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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1917
Page
2
An Associated Press led column from the Waterloo area reprints labor views on war mobilization and national unity, praising three million workers ready to serve if needed. It cites Rev Bouck White’s flag burning case as an assault on free speech and laments decorum lines while noting Thaw’s institutionalization and Iowa road laws.
The piece argues the sinking of three ships marks an overt act likely to push the U S toward war and urges Congress to act promptly. It lauds railroad managers and workers for averting a nationwide strike, praising the 8 hour day gains while warning of wartime dangers. It cites a labor conference vow to defend the republic and offer industrial service if war comes.
Des Moines letter from Senator G. L. Caswell warns the road issue dominates all issues and could trigger a death squad style committee to stall legislation. He urges Gov Harding to prevent such moves and to resist wasteful partisan power. The Cedar Rapids Gazette notes rising Bell Telephone earnings as a sign of growing contact among Americans.
Springfield mass Republican surveys the tense early WWI argument over arming American merchant ships to resist German submarines. Senators Lodge James Reed Walsh Husting and Williams debate whether firing on sight would be war or self defense, with Roosevelts stance on prohibition quoted alongside.
Medical column outlines gum diseases and tooth decay links to anemia and digestion, urges daily salt mouth rinses and brushing, notes Rigg's disease and tartar-related effects, and discusses probing for malignant sores with X-rays or biopsy, advising professional evaluation and courtly patient inquiries to Dr. Huber.
Ruth Camero shares a humorous tale about Mrs G a genteel pauper and two elderly donors Misses B who send ten dollars for a charity gift. Mrs G plans a select reception with the money provoking irony about snobbery and comfort for winter guiding the reader through class social foibles in a compact, witty sketch.
Letter from Grundy Center urges ratification of the Colombian treaty. Discusses Panama affair, Roosevelt, Lodge, and Wilson. Considers armed forces and munition plants, noting Cedar Rapids may gain an $11,000,000 plant amid postwar preparedness debates.
The remark notes that the population and press will pursue higher and purer ideals in the great questions of war and peace, suggesting a strengthened civic direction and moral stance for the community. WILLIAM G. KERH.
Des Moines Capital reports the U S Bureau of Education pushes better prepared teachers for rural schools. Iowa and many states face a growing normal school system with 300 schools, 100000 students, and state appropriations rising to twelve million. Rural teachers needed yearly. Cedar Falls hosts a strong normal school though rural placements lag.
A retold tale from 1917 follows Witch Neda who sweeps away stars veils with her broom. She captures the sun and moon, plunging the sky into perpetual darkness as the stars wonder what happened. Tomorrow’s installment promises the stars’ plan to reclaim light.
The article argues for improving rural education through three secondary normal schools offering a two year teaching course. It notes private colleges supply many teachers, states like Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri and others compare normal school counts, and asserts normal schools best prepare teachers for the profession.
A New York restaurant scene drew ire when a chorus of girls in bathing suits wore flags and sang Let the Flag Be Taken Seriously, prompting a patron to demand greater respect for the national anthem amid a lighthearted performance.
This vintage ad promises a 25 cent bottle of Danderine at drug stores. Rub into the scalp with fingertips and rinse to clear dandruff by morning. Two or three applications allegedly stop scalp flakiness and hair loss, per the advertisement.
Old newspaper ad copy promotes California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children. It claims to cleanse the bowels, cure sour stomach and indigestion, and prevent illness, urging mothers to buy genuine 50 cent bottles and beware of counterfeits.
Ad touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Ol Capsules as the remedy for overwork and various ailments. Claims three capsules daily restore strength, citing uric acid poisoning kidneys gravel bladder stomach derangements and more. Sold with money-back guarantee and price points 25c 50c and 1.0 per box.
A claim for Zemo as a reliable antiseptic liquid notes it clears pimples blotches and skin eruptions. It promises overnight improvement for minor blemishes and instant relief from itching with a non staining non greasy formula selling for 25 cents or a dollar for a larger bottle.
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