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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1918
Page
2
A Waterloo Evening Courier column discusses prospects for German peace under Wilson's terms, noting delays and ongoing Allied initiative. It laments Hindeburg's age and possible succession moves, and critiques street safety amid casualties. The piece contrasts eastern fronts, Liberty Loan efforts, and rural Iowa life with wartime anxieties.
The president insists on immediate withdrawal from occupied territory as a prerequisite to any peace talks. He frames Prince Max’s appeal as a vague basis for negotiations while seeking a categorical reply to force a definite stance, anticipating Allied pressures and German hesitations. The piece mocks German delays and warns of consequences for noncompliance.
The Courier argues for delaying victory celebrations until allied success is confirmed fully. It warns against joyous demonstrations over a claimed win that may prove illusory and urges public displays of joy be postponed for 24 hours or until peace is firmly established following Saturday night reports.
In analysis of prolonged 1914-18 style conflict, the piece argues that even vast wars extend beyond prediction, exhausting nations and threatening civilization. It urges stronger steps, including a more defined league of nations, to prevent future wars and secure lasting peace.
Iowa editors hail President Wilson for rapid progress toward national suffrage and his stance on allied victory. Des Moines and Webster City papers comment on political duty, gratitude from the West to the South, and looming clothing price regulation amid ongoing economic pressures.
Washington note presents an inquiry rather than a reply seeks exact meaning of German chancellors terms and questions war aims while denying armistice without full withdrawal of central powers. Secretary Lansing releases German peace proposals with translation by F Oeder Mo.
The article defines facial neuralgia as severe paroxysmal pain in facial nerve branches, often accompanied by muscle spasm. It notes the condition can affect different facial regions, may last weeks or be constant, and can be aggravated by dental issues or environmental factors. Treatments range from injections like osmium oxide and alcohol mixtures to surgical nerve trimming, with caution about drug habits and incomplete cures. It also mentions galvanism and skull-opening surgeries as possible remedies, and encourages patients not to despair.
The tale opens with Mr. Fox recovering from near drowning after a morning return to the house. Mrs Fox laments Reynard’s death while Mrs Rabbit Mr Coon and Mrs Possum comfort her as they mourn the kind husband who always brought fat ducks and hens.
New York praises Iowa for its war bond support and unity, highlighting the state's enthusiastic, efficient lending as a model for the nation. The piece lauds America's collective sacrifice, noting Iowa's stance strengthens the overall war effort and Franklin Roosevelt era pride.
A writer recalls a conversation about liking all flowers but disliking petunias for color, name, and childhood garden memories. She links names to feelings, praising roses daisies and Queen Annes lace, while musing how names like Zinnia fit the flower and Sweet William disappoints. The piece ends with the old question which came first the egg or the hen.
Waterloo reports rapid building growth with better class dwellings and ongoing development. An ordinance limits fence intrusion into streets for shade tree protection. Samuel Owens brings two large squashes. editor dwarfed by fighting editor. Judge Foote sold tobacco shop to J W Var Duyn as agricultural fair runs. MC A organized, leasing Capwell store space with life memberships pending. George F Root plans December musical convention. Oyster feast at Donaldson's noted with good cigar finale.
In a Cedar Falls tale shared with neighbors, Reynard the fox fakes a drowning to win his wife’s sympathy and status. Mrs Fox pretends sorrow as Dr Fox pretends concern, until Reynard confesses in the barn. Mrs Fox drives him to reforms with a warning over pantry misdeeds. The piece then shifts to local notes and short obituaries in Black Hawk county news.
Jacksonville report notes J H Hildebrand, a soldier with typhoid fever. Daisy Hileman and Jay Hileman will sing at Grace church for the diamond medal contest on October 15. Loomer, Powers enjoyed a bicycle ride to Waverly. Twenty years ago Simon Shanks cured of eye blindness. Rev W S Craft appointed pastor at First WB church. Bert Lane and Matilda Lyle married at Kirksville. Lieuts Geist and Gary recovering from typhoid. Frost first frost on October 5. Vera of Waverly Junction and Nellie Webster married here last Wednesday.
War is a leveler and a shaper, clearing frivolity from minds. Those fighting in Europe confront life or death, gaining rapid, intensive learning. Returning veterans will be sober, thoughtful leaders who influence social life and govern the country, just as Civil War veterans did for decades.
World War I notes for Oct 9 1917 record a British push near Ypres while earlier dates recall US destroyers rescuing submarine victims at Newport Rhode Island and Austro German forces seizing Helgrade. The piece mentions a high explosive weapon and liddite shells used by Britain during the conflict.
A speaker urges returning servicemen to lead with higher ideals, predicting a cleaner nation with less venality and greater candor. The speech credits government protection and YMCA influence for healthier soldiers and a stronger republic, noting Germany pays about $1.20 a day in leather and rubber industries.
Aug 15. A testimony from F B Price of Indianapolis credits Resinal Ointment for ending weeks of severe eczema on legs. He describes night sleep finally restored after first application and full recovery after using about one jar. Resinol Ointment and Soap sold by druggists.
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