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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1917
Page
2
An opinion column critiques Waterloo's citizen response to a national crisis. It laments low enthusiasm for home guard drafts and Red Cross service, urging immediate patriotic action while noting broad concerns about unity and government trust. The piece makes broad references to Jerusalem's potential capture and world events.
A London describe belies the suffering of Belgian and northern French women and children starved by war. The Waterloo Ministerial association raises funds in the city for Belgian relief with Children’s Day on June 3. American relief workers have been withdrawn but duties remain. money will be directed by Dutch organizers to maximize aid.
The article adds a romantic touch to daily war reports from Palestine. It mentions Jerusalem and other historic sites such as Jricon Gaza Jaffa and the Dead Sea, painting the conflict in biblical terms and highlighting the vivid names that rise from the front.
From Mount Vernon three car loads of walnut logs 10 to 20 inches in diameter were shipped to a Des Moines mill at 25 dollars per thousand feet. The note laments cutting trees and urges planting more walnuts in Linn county along creeks and rivers, proposing reforestation by European methods to boost future wealth.
The piece argues loyalty to country overrides factional divides, comparing Civil War loyalties to contemporary German allegiance. It urges Americans to unite, foresee trials, and honor sacrifices for a strong, indivisible nation, citing Rosenwald's gift and editorials on crisis leadership.
In Rochester Anna Simpson plans a funeral for her spaniel Prinnie after her husband George Simson, jailed for assault, is released to attend. A body removal, suspected city complicity, follows, hinting at municipal ties to disposal at a garbage plant amid a chaotic sequence of events.
Health advice covers tuberculous neck glands, seaside cure, cod liver oil iron and nourishment for recovery, plus reader questions on speech and smell disorders. Dr Huber answers about causes of speech difficulty after illnesses, olfactory issues, nerve conditions, and giant urticaria with general guidance and an offer for personal replies.
Ruth Cameron sketches the Timid Mother, a shy, self-doubting figure shaped by a home life of impatience and mild scorn. The piece contrasts her old fashioned views and cautious speech with a world that has moved beyond her memories of plum gowns and youth.
Satires and gossipy quips lampooning peace talk and public life. It blends wry social humor with topical jabs at politicians scientists and manners, invoking Meek May Inherit the Earth and light domestic musings amid wartime tone.
An advertisement extols the combination of Hood's Sarsaparilla with Peptiron Pills as an ideal health tonic. It claims enhanced iron benefits, blood purification, and nerve strengthening to combat modern fatigue and prevent sickness, urging daily use before meals for strongest results.
In a country house during a cold winter, Marion and Bertha envy a pretty comforter while Marion’s old blue gray blanket sits overlooked. Uncle Dan recalls sleeping under that blanket as a Civil War soldier, teaching Marion that the rough heirloom holds brave memories.
The Chicago Herald editorializes that the 1917 revolution ends centuries of religious persecution for Jews, predicts abolition of pogroms and ghettos, and envisions Jews aiding Russia’s progress as political prisoners gain access to professions and farms across a vast Siberia-like empire.
A vintage advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a quick, safe antacid for dyspepsia, indigestion, gases, and upset stomachs. It claims relief within five minutes, promotes meals free of distress, and notes wide annual sales. A large fifty cent case is advertised for drugstores.
Dr Lewis extols Bon-Opte as a home prescription claiming 50 percent eyesight improvement in a week. Testimonials from men and women describe reading without glasses, reduced eye pain, and clearer vision after using Bon-Opto tablets dissolved in water and bathed in the eyes two to four times daily. The piece notes a physician endorsement and lists S. W. Schuneman & Co as local distributors.
The author argues that centuries of oppression shaped Jewish adaptability in trade and resilience. He predicts gradual integration into Russian society, with clannishness yielding to tolerance as Jews build influence and repay Russia for lifting chains. He cautions that progress will take time as national opportunity dawns.
Aberdeen Idaho Mrs Percy Prestidge testifies that after suffering a year with weakness and nausea she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports improvement after one bottle and continued benefit after three. The ad urges other women to try the remedy and contact Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co for confidential advice.
A 1916 advertisement extols Cadomene Tablets as a cure for nervous ill health and grippe after one week of use. Letters from H Pennington of Wharton Arkansas D McBride of Rochester New York and F W Barbean of Denver Colorado praise improved strength appetite and sleep. The notice promises a health book and guarantees satisfaction or money back.
DE. W. E. PATTERSON offers specialty care in diseases of the eye ear nose and throat with hours from 9 to 12 a m and 2 to 4 p m. Office phone 69 residence 1848.
Dr C W Bruner dentist advertises in Suite 505 Black Hawk Building with emphasis on orthodontia and PHORE 523.
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