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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1918
Page
2
The piece weighs on the emotional impact of entering war and the loss of personal autonomy. It contrasts the upheaval of leaving home, the fear of death, and the shift from individual will to obedience, with a glimmer of purpose found in duty and morale. It likens war to marriage in life-altering stakes and notes limited room for personal initiative within the military structure.
The Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America urges a nationwide Easter week of prayer from Palm Sunday to Easter. The appeal calls for united prayer to deepen fellowship, with sermons focused on joy and sorrow and daily themes for March 25 to Friday dedicated to the suffering and children.
Soldiers and sailors are urged to attend Easter Sunday sermons on the triumph of Christ and his gospel. The program aims to generate spiritual forces to bear wartime burdens and to fight with renewed strength for victory.
Anxious readers wonder how newspapers will read after victory. The piece argues peace will bring new, gripping stories in politics, governance, and industry, with revealing wartime matters surfacing. It notes drafts and exemptions, German actions, and March snows aiding the war effort, while pondering future headlines.
Iowa editors report parcel post rules will rise weights for zones beyond the first two. Outer zone limits increase from twenty to fifty pounds and first two zones from fifty to seventy. Parcel post aids shipping though farm products to consumers remain limited. News delays during war prompt reflection on information and censorship. Iowa City welfare notes report Perkins law admissions of crippled or diseased children and favorable outcomes exceeding sixty percent.
The article outlines daylight saving origins from 1907 English inventor William Willett to first implementation in Germany in 1916. It notes widespread European adoption within three months, Nova Scotia introducing the system in the New World, and argues wartime coal savings as well as increased daylight for motorists, with mixed effects on gas prices and usage.
The editorial urges unity in Britain as a major offensive looms on multiple fronts. It notes potential German and Austrian preparations and stresses rapid adjustment of service acts, reinforcements for armies, and steadfast home front resolve to endure privation and death for freedom. It also warns Italy could become a front, with renewed efforts and possible breakthroughs. The piece insists the allies will withstand the grand stroke.
The Cedar Rapids Republican argues against plowing up parks to aid the war effort. It says rest and recreation are needed, parks help recuperation, and much land will remain unproductive. It warns thousands of acres near roads may stay uncultivated and grazing could waste grasses.
Health column discusses disease prevention physical and mental well being sanitation in homes industries ethics and rural areas. Readers may send questions with stamped self addressed envelopes for general inquiries. do not seek prescriptions or personal diagnoses.
A dated medical column discusses alcohol's damage noting alcoholic gastritis and neuritis as major symptoms. It urges personal resolve to recover and cites a reader with six children as motivation. Additional letters cover knee pain after trauma and advice on evaluating knee disease and weaning a breastfed baby, with cautions on milk adequacy and timing.
A reflective piece argues against social climbing on inadequate means. It cites the strain of maintaining appearances among wealthier families, urges self-improvement and genuine companionship, and defends using worthiness over snobbery to attract real friends.
A toy tale in a playroom follows Jack the jack in a box who, after secretly loving Yarn Doll, breaks his spring to reach her atop the table. Teddy Bear and others misread the situation, but Jack defies odds to declare lasting love to Yarn Doll, changing their quiet world.
Uncle Harry urges readers to study maps to follow World War I news, joking about inviting President Wilson on a summer camping trip and planning to place maps in every room. The tale notes the kids’ realization that Europe is filled with real people and places, not just colors on a map.
Uncle Harry explains the Trans Siberian Railway from Vladivostok to Petrograd and how Japan and the United States supplied Russia during the war. He discusses whether Japan or Germany could invade Siberia, the route length, and the region's rich forests and minerals.
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