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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1918
Page
4
A tribute to Theodore Watts-Dunton, praising his rare blend of erudition and friendship. It traces his life from Cambridge to The Athenaeum, outlines his influence on poets like Tennyson, Browning, and Rossetti, and highlights his theory of The Renascence of Wonder guiding his critique and fiction.
A literary critique reviews Watts-Dunton's The Coming of Love as a romantic verse expansion from a Gypsy tale. It highlights Aylwin and Winnifred, Percy and Rhona Boswell, and the journey through love, curses, and nature’s beauty. The piece compares the work to Coleridge, Keats, and Rossetti, praising its blend of mystery and nature while urging a broader Renaissance of Wonder.
A fragmented reminiscence contrasts youthful wisdom with poetry and poets such as Coleridge Wordsworth Morris and Watts-Dunton. It envisions a day when a small place will value the tree and treasure, as prophets and seekers once did.
The Red Cross chapter hosts a sale of pureblood White Loghorn chickens donated by M. J. Leclay. Chickens on display at the Red Cross shop with auction set at Firth and Sycamore. The benefit committee seeks a large turnout to maximize proceeds.
Jitton AliLon reported smoke from an upstairs gap in the county jail yesterday afternoon and found a transient asleep on a nearly burned bed. The man had lit a cigarette, then slept before the fire began. Only bedding damaged. prisoner’s brother paid the damage.
Dr C S Chase Iowa City addressed a meeting of women at the W C A parlors on nursing with focus on moral and religious aspects rather than concrete training details. Mrs F W Sigworth led patriotic numbers with Miss Helen Larkin acting secretary presiding. Beach Yaw concert seats advertised at Schuneman's and Cal Miller's drug store.
A vintage ad touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle safe substitute for calomel to cleanse the blood bowels and liver. It claims clearer skin and elimination of dark breath bad disposition and pimples with a nightly dose and prices 10c and 25c at all druggists.
er, and Mrs. Harry T. Fisher of this city have volunteered for war work with the Y M C A and Y W C A. Mr Fisher has not yet passed his physical but is favored for active service. Mrs Fisher returned from Goslar Rapids after conferring with a territorial YWCA committee and expressed willingness to serve at any needed point in the country. Both have long been active in local associations and Greco M. & church members.
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