Foch Deliverer Praised In War Victory and Political Outlook
A late 1918 editorial lauds Marshal Ferdinand Foch as the decisive strategist who turned the war in favor of the Allies, detailing his coordinated moves across fronts and the collapse of German resistance. It also comments on postwar politics, urging Republicans to mobilize top talent for reconstruction after the next Congress.
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Marne
Paris
Chateau Thierry
Nacadonia
Germany
Bulgaria
Fock
Marshal Fock
America
Ferdinand “Peck
Marshal Foch
Brain as a delicate organ and disease effects
An early article explains the brain as soft tissue nourished by blood, with function controlled by nerve centers. It discusses how inflammation or hemorrhage can damage brain regions, cause loss of nutrition, and lead to softening, pus formation, and tissue destruction. It includes reader Q A about child threadworms and baldness, with doctors advising general guidance and requests for stamped self addressed envelopes.
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Ebby
Fionatary
Individua
Meg
Side Talks on Decisiveness and Courage in Nursing
An editorial piece urges firm decision making, arguing hesitation undermines judgment. It cites a nurse who chooses promptly in a child’s medical case, warning that compromise and vacillation weaken outcomes. Success rests on weighing factors and acting decisively without fear.
The Sandman Story of Goblin Gold Folklore
An impoverished shoemaker aids goblins who gift him gold in exchange for repairing tiny shoes. His fortunes rise while his jealous rich brother is ruined by greed. The tale ends with the shoemaker sharing wealth with his sister-in-law and living happily.
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Shesnaker
Oman
van Nest
Ofiis
Fand
Pasihe Hut
Fat Cu le
Lawvill Sea
Hhem
Bacunkhy
Yesterday and Today Echoed by Crowds in Iowa
Readers in Marshalltown react to wartime and peace hopes as editorials reflect on yesterday’s fears and today’s resolve. Local supporters voice optimism for future stability amid ongoing world events.
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Marshalltown Times-Republican
Uncle Harry Tells About the Deliverance of Towns
Uncle Harry, his nephews and Helen imagine liberated French and Belgian towns. They note 45 French towns freed, 165 square miles cleared, and praise American and Allied efforts. The tale contrasts German destruction with Allied rebuilding, predicts rapid recovery for France and Belgium and enduring German hardship, and invites reader inquiries with signed letters.
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Helen
France
Belgium
Gersman
Joe
Uncle Harry
Roubaix
Tourcoing
Ransi
St. Quentin
Germany
Jimmy
America
Debe
Etelen
Great Britain
Spi
World enters era of duties and shirt-sleeve labor
The Sioux City Tribune notes a global shift toward practical work ahead. It argues there is too much big business to allow hard times, asserting all work must be found and progress made while men work.
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Altho
Sania
Holland
Cete
Sioux City Tribune
How to Fight Spanish Influenza by Dr F Willows
Handful of health tips advise avoiding crowds and maintaining good hygiene to fight influenza. It promotes exercise, clean lungs, liver and bowels, plus Dr Pierce’s pills and tonics as remedies. warns of relapse risk and recommends bed rest, hot drinks, and herbal tonics available at local stores.
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Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Iran
Morders
Totel
Anitlo
N.Y
The Whale Skeleton Averages 25 Ton Weight
A marine exhibit note states that the skeleton of an averages whale weighs about 25 tons. The fact highlights the whale’s substantial size and skeletal framework within display contexts.
Bill's Problems Narrated in Marshalltown Notes
A fragment from the Marshalltown Times-Republican hints at Christmas hardship and care in a local household. It mentions Bill facing a lean year and the need to provide meals, reflecting community concerns about shortage and frugality in holiday times.
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Bill
Marshalltown Times
Republican
Mother and Her Pets Love Candy Cascarets
Careful mothers know Cascarets in the home means less sickness and worry. When a child has a white tongue tainted breath sour stomach or a cold a Cascaret quickly works the poisons from the liver and bowels and all is well again.
Doctor Baker answers readers on health remedies from the press
In a series of general medical replies a columnist offers cures for kidney trouble dandruff cold and cough nervous fatigue and constipation. Treatments include Balmwort Tablets Three-Grain Sulpheric and Cadomene preparations with directions for self use and a note praising the Doctor’s free advice.
Mail subscribers urged to renew to prevent service stop
Readers urged to check their Waterloo Evening Connex label and remit for a year or part to avoid interruption. War Industries Board order enforces suspension to save white print stock. If misdated or erroneous, subscribers should write with last receipt date to correct.
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Plesse Watch
AOL
War Industries Board
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Iowa
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Webster St
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