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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1918
Page
2
A chaotic column blends political chess and wartime rhetoric, praising leadership like President Wilson and Charles Schwab while warning of ongoing investigations and the need for unity. It notes American troops avoidance of Prussian forces, a Red Cross surge in Hinton, Iowa, and calls for coal, ships, and national resolve.
The article reviews medical and surgical approaches to thyroid disease, noting serum from sheep and varying success rates. It cites experienced centers and warns surgery requires skilled hands, with potential recurrence if partial removal is done. It also includes reader questions and Dr Currier’s general health guidance.
The speaker urges swift clarification of the aircraft muddle to expose the real facts. He says Americans endure hardship but demand honesty and accountability, asking for proof against Borglum if accusations exist and calling for an end to shifting blame.
In Waterloo Illinois Central shops workers plan to move next Sunday to aid the New Hampton Plainfield region. The plea urges rapid action and broad aid from Central men to restore conditions and support volunteers, highlighting the war as a calamity and emphasizing humanitarian service.
A group of Associated Press and Newspaper Publishers' Association members condemn the postal zoning scheme. Critics from the New York Evening Post to the Des Moines Register call the law a tax on publishers and a threat to the newspaper system, delivering a twelve to one verdict against Sundine.
Iowa editors report a national push to save wheat for soldiers and allies with inspections of bins and farms. If households do not reduce consumption, domestic use may be halted and future legislation possible.
The US Supreme Court affirms the consolidation of the Cumberland Presbyterian church with the main Presbyterian body after a May 24 1996 vote. The text notes property disputes as a common hurdle in church mergers and recalls Cumberland Presbyterians dating to a Kentucky revival in 1800. At union time the Cumberland group had 4572 ministers 2922 churches and 335786 members.
The Sioux City Journal notes a peace effort by Prof G D Herron of Geneva Switzerland. It recalls his Grinnell College chair in applied Christianity and ties to Mrs Rand widow of a Burlington capitalist, with reports of a marital separation and an estate settlement in Northwestern Iowa.
An acquaintance, a widow with a comfortable income, notes rising costs leave less to give. She urges simple acts to ease suffering of soldiers, aid the Red Cross, and support the needy, acknowledging the hardship of turning away pleas for food and charity.
Mrs. Possum bears the burden of a chronically lazy Tim Possum who fawns over food while she toils at home. A ruse by Mrs. Fox includes a staged house fire to test Tim’s excuses, revealing his shirking nature. The tale closes with a setup for Part II titled Lazy Tim: Possum.
Marshalltown Times-Republican contrasts the Garman card system with Black Hawk Marshall county and other county flour cards. It argues flour cards offer simple sales registration, relief from clerical work, and equal access to flour for all residents regardless of means.
Albert J. Lytle, a bridge draftsman with the Twenty third Engineers, writes from France describing daily life, weather, and field conditions in an engaged tone. He notes housing, meals, and camaraderie, mentions a Frally paper aboard ship titled The Hatchet, and sends regards to his parents while urging them to write.
In a living room scene Uncle Harry explains the big shipbuilding effort under the Emergency Fleet Corporation. He hints at the supply of ships and identifies the builders, while conversing with family by the fireplace.
In a group discussion, Uncle Harry explains that privately owned shipyards build ships under government direction. He outlines the roles of the Emergency Fleet Corporation led by Charles M. Schwab, and the Shipping Board chaired by Edward N. Hurley, as the parent body overseeing production for the United States and its allies.
Captain W. M. Hodges, 86, ex Confederate soldier, tows his mattock for 10 hours daily on Boone railroad grading. He works not from need but to show devotion to completing the road to his county seat, a display of patriotism beyond the battlefield.
The New York World and Milwaukee Sentinel advocate German language press influence to reveal that German leaders willed World War I. They cite testimony from diplomats and Krupp figures, urge German-Americans to read original texts, and argue America must deploy troops soon to end the conflict. A Stamford birth notice appears amidst commentary.
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