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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1918
Page
2
The piece critiques revenue stamp proposals on bank checks, notes banks’ opposition, and urges Senate finance action. It discusses German peace plenipotentiaries, postwar reparations, and a proposed conference excluding Teutonic allies. It cites Springfield Waterloo bond comparisons and hints at Belgium restitution.
The editorial argues the US Senate failed to justify radical political change with a narrow 2 to 6 finance committee vote favoring a 2-cent revenue stamp on personal bank checks. It recalls postwar stamp use and the burden on banks, noting the extra effort and losses tied to such stamps.
In a blend of editorials from Vernon Record Des Moines Register and others, editors call for bond purchases and Red Cross support as communities brace for hard times. They stress practical effort over complaint, urging persistent work and civic duty to weather economic strain.
The article reports a fast spreading influenza epidemic starting in Spain and reaching major U.S. cities including Boston Philadelphia and New York with thousands of cases and deaths. It notes hospital and military camps like Camp Devens and stresses reporting gaps and public health efforts. It cites Pfeiffer's bacillus and offers Dr Currier's health Q and A column with limits on diagnosis.
The piece argues wartime conscience inflates responsibility toward others duties, causing moral indig nation and criticism among neighbors. It questions excessive patriotism and urges self-change first, then influence others by example.
A young Tabby Kat eyeing a tree nests with two parent birds climbs toward the nest and is frightened by a fierce animal with glassy eyes. She escapes, hides atop a board fence, and later learns the danger is not in the yard, while a girl from the house reflects on the incident.
The girl recalls a wild creature once living in a tree and vows to avoid trees. She never sees the creature again, yet she keeps horses safe and watches the bridles and nests until the young birds grow and depart, easing parental worries about Tabby.
On Oct 13 1517 Giekiany claims capture of Moan islands. Oct 13 1916 John Redmond references home rule for Ireland. Oct 18 1915 Allied action at Enos Bulgarian port and Belgian resistance near the Channel coast.
Winnipeg Pree Presse notes a London Times Literary Supplement volley on English corruption. Editors urge precision over pomp with examples from politicians and military terms, criticizing inflated diction and advocating plain wording and American usage such as airplane.
The Marshalltown Times-Republican jokingly offers to explain U S bond selling to Secretary McAdoo, saying if he visits Iowa they will gladly take time to show the process. They quip that it is as simple as paying taxes and imply ease of sale.
The article proclaims a new birth as a dawn of a glorious future. It highlights expectations tied to the infant and frames the event as a hopeful symbol for communities and families.
Scientists claim prenatal disposition affects infant health and future wellbeing. The Bradfield Regulator Company promotes Mother's Friend, a preparation said to relax abdominal muscles and nerves, reduce nausea, and shorten delivery. Contact Dept. E Lamar Building Avanta Georgia for information and obtain a bottle from a druggist.
The Springfield Republican argues against year round daylight saving noting Congress should detect fallacy even without science. It cites Prof. Jacoby of Columbia University warning thousands could die if workers rise earlier in winter, then suggests shifting clocks could endless loop noon to 10, and concludes winter daylight saving is nonsense since there is no daylight to save.
A first person reflection from a New York Evening Past writer on war’s ruin and emotional numbness. The narrator recalls gas attacks and mangled bodies, noting how hardship silences him and shapes his duties. The fragment ends with a question about picturing a man arm- and the impact of conflict.
A Lynn Massachusetts carpenter recounts twenty years of rheumatic pain worsened by thin blood. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with relief and urges others to seek the remedy, noting how blood restoration is key to lasting improvement and offering mail order details.
A patent health tonic praised as effective against persistent coughs, claimed to strengthen lungs and restore health. Advertises bottles at 80 cents and 150 dollars, available through druggists with postpaid options. Manufactured by Germ an Laboratory in Philadelphia.
Guidance on treating sore throat and chest colds and preventing complications like rheumatism and pneumonia. Promotes Hamlin s Wizard Oil as a safe, simple remedy usable as a gargle or chest rub with a money back guarantee. Also advertises liver pills and guarantees customer satisfaction.
A Sioux City Tribune passage reflects on brutal warfare imagery and political language. It contrasts the brutal consequences of modern weapons with the phrasing of a German note, noting the omission of the word imperial while discussing government actions.
Drewsville New Hampshire reports a case where a daughter became healthier after taking Vinci sold by Wangler Bros. Co. and C. A. Miller. The ad claims Vinci contains beef and cod liver peptones iron and manganese pentonates and glycerophosphates to build up blood and strength. Saxel Salve is also advertised with a money back guarantee.
A fragment notes increasing awareness of external views shaping the impartial business image. The text hints at evolving opinions about how outside impressions influence corporate conduct and credibility.
Amid wartime economy talk readers are urged to trust Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood-purity aid and healer for scrofula eczema boils pimples rheumatism and other eruptions. The ad proclaims forty years of tested use and urges readers to obtain a bottle from local druggists.
Advertising copy touts Dr King’s New Discovery as relief for colds and coughs with a claimed half century of use. It promotes availability through druggists at 60 cents and 1.20 dollars and emphasizes sleep restoration by loosening phlegm and soothing hoarseness.
An advertisement promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills to relieve constipation by improving bowel movement, clearing toxins, and improving complexion, stomach feel, tongue coating, and breath. The claim emphasizes mild positive effects and a 25 cent price.
New York reports the organic phosphate Bitro-Phosphate as rapidly converting to healthy nerve tissue. Physicians cite its use to increase strength vigor and endurance, and a hospital physician notes improved nerve energy and body vitality with its regular use.
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