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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1919
Page
2
A wartime weekly, Stars and Stripes, is praised for boosting morale with 600 000 weekly readers and direct soldier delivery. The column calls for fair action in the Rathbun pardon case and questions political influence in governor Harding’s handling of parole matters.
The piece criticizes a wartime era congress as a mere recording body and not a decisive lawmaking force. It contrasts intense wartime measures with late sessions. A Marshalliawa Times-Republican quip notes that people often overestimate their own influence, highlighting self-deception.
A medical explainer outlines embolism, embolus formation, and effects on lungs heart and brain. It notes symptoms such as difficulty breathing and coughing blood, and recommends rest, inhaled oxygen, ammonia, and morphine for palliation while urging readers to write for answers. Dr Currier provides guidance and address.
A column discusses balanced social life featuring two archetypes: stable, pleasant neighbors and unpredictable, stimulating companions. It argues for variety in friendships, comparing moods to foods like olives and roast beef and urging readers to vary their menu of minds and acquaintances.
Little Mouse and brothers lure Tabigal into a pantry bargain to fatten her. She eats milk and cream while they hide, pursued by Rover Dee. Tabigal learns the moral as Rover comments on motive and kindness versus appetite.
An Iowa article notes State Senator Asa Bennett of Sussex county wears a 125 year old hat once owned by his great-grandfather. The velour dark green hat, kept in good condition, is described as a ceremonial piece tied to past loyalties and family history amid broader reflections on nations and heritage.
Waterloo readers note Robert Clark a Waterloo resident among the victims in the Spirit Lake massacre of March 8 1857. The piece recounts Sioux attacks across western Iowa including Gardiner Gardner and Luce households, the long trail to Minnesota, ransomings and fatalities totaling about 32, and local Waterloo ties to Adam Shigley and early settlers around Des Moines City now known as Spirit Lake region.
Advertising copy touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as the great remedy for improving appetite digestion and blood nourishment. It claims the first dose initiates renewal of strength and nerve force amid epidemics and seasonal change, urging readers to buy a bottle now and consider Hood's Pills as a mild cathartic.
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