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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1918
Page
2
Local column reflects postwar sentiment with brief notes on flu dangers, veterans' homeward return, and political opinions. Mentions Liberty torch sighting, Battle of Waterloo reference, La Follette, air mail, justice courts, and farming notes. Includes social and advertising boilerplate.
An old Courier piece argues the United States released silver to ease India’s currency needs during wartime. It notes silver’s intrinsic value, hoarding by various groups, and India’s demand for silver coins. The column urges early Christmas shopping to reduce clerks’ hardship.
Major J. R. Scott, a U S Army Medical Corps officer, writes from Fort Riley about a Thanksgiving proclamation urging public gatherings to praise and give thanks. He notes his wartime service, leadership of a surgical unit, and that he and Mrs. Scott have avoided the flu.
The article outlines a term for several disease types with early life onset and varying recovery prospects. It notes prevalence among hospital cases, core features like mantle impairment, memory changes, judgment loss, and possible violent impulses in some forms. It also covers associated physical symptoms, causes, care approaches, and a reader question about throat issues despite past surgeries.
In a friend and I compare how different doctors treated many influenza cases. One favored fresh air, another warm care and gargles, while a country doctor with 573 cases never lost a patient. The piece muses on the burden of medical judgment and the humility doctors deserve.
Iowa editorials urge postwar repurposing of rail and land programs as returning soldiers and civilians move west. They call for price stabilization after war boosts and question keeping uniforms as relics while warning clergy about four minute men and postwar sermons.
Telegram from Petrograd says Russia has issued new passport books for the bourgeoisie in testimonial form. Directors, managers, merchants, brokers, ex-officers and lawyers receive these, with travel rights limited by notations. Foreign trade requires licenses, and cross-border correspondence is forbidden under penalties.
With Allied forces in France Oct 26, German authorities renamed major streets in occupied towns to Kaiser Wilhelm Strasse and similar names. They warned France would be split north to Germany and south to remain French. Inhabitants faced rigid discipline as officers toured homes, and breaches drew harsh punishment.
Fragmentary text questions moral shocks of war and occupation. It contrasts American and British forces with German oppression and mournful reactions of the people. The tone hints at upheaval, relief, and the costs of conflict.
A mother mouse tells her family they must move from a pantry near a trap. Willie Mouse peers into the pantry, mistakes a pumpkin for cheese, is trapped inside, then narrowly escapes a cat and returns to safety with his family. The tale ends with a lesson from his mother.
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