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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1918
Page
2
The piece argues farmbred and city girls alike can adapt to farm tasks, noting women’s resilience and suggesting giving them a chance to work outdoors. It contrasts wartime labor with domestic roles and calls for practical opportunities rather than lingering gender limits.
The New York Times calls Lent a path to real religion, critiquing conventional faith as hollow and urging faith as a life changing force. The Springfield Republican reports a New York hotel to curtail luxury for dogs to aid food conservation, reflecting wartime sacrifices and Hoover’s push for no indulgence.
A Chicago News note compares crafting a foreign policy to naming a baby to please all kin, while a Chicago Tribune item mocks Bryan’s pacifism and a Chicago Emerald article derides Washington’s early indecision and inefficiency as a supreme American trait.
An essay praising the Drama Psogue’s first year and a call for beauty in daily life. It argues art sustains the soul, compares aesthetic needs to basic bodily needs, and urges Waterloo to value artists as essential to culture and progress alongside industry.
The Waterloo two independent school districts vote next Monday to elect three members each and decide tax funding for buildings and textbooks. The editorial salutes readers for voting, notes voter apathy, and urges participation to support public schools and tax measures, while acknowledging ongoing district operations despite turnout.
The Women's Land Army of America seeks recruits for active farm work amid wartime need. Dr Ida H Ogilvie says women farm hands succeed, noting Mount Kisco trial and farmer opposition overcome by dedication and speed. Americans cite Civil War precedent and allied example as motivation.
A poem depicts a boy rider echoing Paul Revere calling for thrift and money for soldiers. It describes children gathering dimes and pennies for war effort, urging daily saving through Thrift Stamps to support the nation and its troops during wartime.
Medical column explains pleurisy with effusion symptoms including high fever rapid pulse and painful breathing. Discusses fluid buildup pressing lungs, possible heart or liver displacement, and risk of pus production. notes prognosis and urges temperate living and ongoing medical care.
A Des Moines Register opinion notes that mayoral candidates promise tax reductions echo Woodrow Wilson winning the presidency on the premise of lowering the cost of living, underscoring skepticism about elected officials delivering relief.
The Rotary Club notes a weekly luncheon attendance near 80 percent and plans for Waterloo members to attend the international conference in June as a “win the war” convention. Cadillac speaker A Morris will discuss Speed Bursting Trips, with a 1:30 pm start, and bowling preliminaries are underway for the national tournament on April 19.
Paris reports France has sown nearly a million more acres of wheat than 1916, aiming for about 26,000,600 extra bushels. With good luck spring seeding may surpass 1917, boosting this year’s crop to about 40 million bushels over last year. Commissary Compere-Morel has distributed 600,000 bushels of Manitoba wheat to farmers, while bread rationing faces debate as ministers regulate daily bread to about 300 grams. Deputy Le Rouzic oversees vegetable planting including beans and Jerusalem artichokes, promising an experimental pivot to alternate foods in 1918.
A friend reflects on how educated people sometimes fail to listen truly. True listening means absorbing the other’s meaning, not waiting to rebut or narrate one’s own anecdotes. The piece urges openness to new stories and perspectives beyond one’s own viewpoint.
In a Sandman story Mrs. F A Walker recounts Kushpa the kind forest spirit punishing a raccoon thief by marking its tail with six iron rings. The tale ends with the blind men gaining sight and the punished raccoon bearing the rings forever in folklore. The piece also notes Rome's new 328 foot Tiber bridge and Bethany England's oldest permanent orchestra founded by Beau Nash.
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