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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1918
Page
2
Waterloo will stay its major manufacturing plant as Frank Siloway of John Deere & Co. declares, We’ve heard of Waterloo, we’ll stay. The $2,000,000 deal transfer of Waterloo Gasoline Engines works to a foreign corporation prompts hopes for expansion and local jobs.
Dispatch from the front recounts American soldiers in France sparing wounded German troops and Red Cross workers while Germans reportedly bomb hospitals and ignore the emblem. The piece argues German leaders misuse the term kultur and contrasts it with Allied conduct.
The Rev Aloysius Daniels stationed at Marathon Wisconsin describes German kultur after visiting Germany. He denounces German policies, condemns war tactics, and urges anti propaganda measures while praising democracy in the United States. Readers are urged to hear his tour through the Dakotas and Non Partisan League audiences.
Examines syndicalism as a labor movement opposed to capitalism and political parties. Compares IWW aims with Bolsheviks, notes emphasis on class unity and sabotage, critiques trade unions, and suggests reading Harley and WalLing for further details.
A wartime exhortation urges farmers to reinvest profits in liberty bonds and Hib arty funds while backing thrift stamps and Red Cross drives. It stresses accelerated food production, fuel planning for next winter, and preparing for shortages as communities rally to support the war effort.
Marshalltown minster horseshoers convention calls for a law allowing owners to hold a horse until shoeing fees are paid, noting high horsefeed costs. The Sioux City Tribune questions the war department releasing marriage license lists from France, suggesting many resemble shell shocks.
A historical health column discusses stomach ulcers including hemorrhage signs, possible perforation, and protracted course. It contrasts with gastralgia, notes risks of peritonitis, and recommends bed rest, milk or buttermilk diets, eggs, beef, and bismuth subcarbonate, plus pain relief methods and careful hemorrhage management. It includes a Q&A about tonsil infections and rheumatic risk, urging medical consultation and not ignoring professional advice.
Pete Dog lives with three half grown kittens Blackie Kitty Nimble. Blackie dominates and ties the kittens to a wash basket to pretend ride them as horses. Pete grows tired and lures a mouse, prompting Nimble to chase and topple the basket that scares Blackie, who hides. Pete sees his chance for playful revenge.
A reflective essay extols the allure of new clothing and the comfort of well worn items. It argues that garments and furnishings gain character and fit when slightly shabby, given they are originally quality pieces and cared for, as seen in anecdotes about new shoes and a cherished, well loved living room.
Blackie fled in fear not of the mouse but to avoid blame. He then treated Pete kindly and insisted Pete join any game. Pete forgets the day Blackie ran away as Jet Nimble catches the mouse, showing kindness can erase a wrong.
A collection of editorials from Burlington Hawk-Eye Vinion Eagle Hampton Chronicle and Cedar Rapids Republican praises a wealthy agrarian figure, argues for a county farm agent in every Iowa county, and notes mixed public fear or amusement at Hoover among Middle Western residents.
Under a pact between the post office department and the labor department about 55 000 third and fourth class post offices will serve as farm employment agencies. Postmasters and rural carriers act as farm labor agents for the United States employment service. The plan aims to address agricultural unemployment by creating a rapid information network for collection and distribution of farm labor data.
A wartime proposal urges using farm post offices to register workers and farmers seeking labor, speeding demand transmission and stabilizing conditions to prevent labor shortages. It argues farm labor agencies in post offices can maximize acre yields and support public benefit. The piece also discusses French perceptions before WWI and praises French heroism and sacrifice despite tourist stereotypes.
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