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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1918
Page
5
Fragmentary note reports conditions tied to paying the principal feature of the Waterloo Cedar Falls road waaling. No definite action was taken and wording remains unsettled.
Citizens respond to the War Stamp Drive as the Service League reports efforts to sell 700000 in junior bonds. A recanvas shows awakening patriotism with pledges from those missed earlier. Sergeants urge complete outreach, including Sunday canvassing to reach laborers and avoid overlooking any resident.
Federal officers planned to arrest a Waterloo man on sedition charges with a late day warrant. They conducted a search before noon but had not located the man. A marriage license was issued yesterday to William Butler, 22, Waterloo, and Miss Lillegard, 18, Webster City.
Waterloo soldier Lewis Simons, who earned the French Cross of War for gallantry, is reported fatally wounded on the field according to a memory recollection from Camp Cody. Another soldier, Lewis Deits, is said to be only slightly hurt. The report reached Waterloo via a letter to parents, with no further details available.
A Cincinnati man introduced Freezone a liquid remedy sold by druggists for a small price. Apply drops to a tender corn or callus to instantly relieve soreness and loosen the area so it can be removed without pain. The product reportedly dries quickly without harming skin and works on ward, soft, and toe-between-the-toes corns as well as calluses.
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