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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1917
Page
2
Waterloo restaurants and hotels bar beef from dining today as part of a government conservation effort. Wheatless day follows with bread and wheat products banned until 5 p.m.. fish eggs and vegetables replace beef and pork. Local hotel and restaurant leaders urge compliance and note signs are posted forewarning patrons.
Horace Van Metre, a Courier and Reporter staffer, describes diverse naval boot camp characters at Great Lakes. He details southerners dominating the navy, northern recruits in the army, plus vivid sketches of a New Orleans duo, a Texan evangelist, loyal German and Norwegian rookies, and a respected 10-year navy commander guiding a vivid, humorous, and disciplined company.
A veteran notes the commander’s care for the soldiers and his willingness to share confidence. He recalls a moment when the Kaiser nearly changed events, saying the officer diverted him from sea duty to train rookies, highlighting leadership and duty.
On the 400th anniversary of the Reformation the German Ryan Belical league from Wittenburg releases a manifesto. It applies Luther's militant sayings to modern events and rejects peaceful democratic methods.
An old advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine as reversing dandruff and hair loss within minutes. It claims hair becomes thick, glossy, wavy and new growth appears after weeks of use. The copy urges readers to apply a small strand at a time and promises dramatic improvements in texture and fullness.
A manifesto denounces the Pope's peace proposals as a heresy promoted from America that Christianity requires democracy. It argues religious authority is lacking and cites Luther on Christian freedom not needing government forms.
Poslam is a remedy claimed to clear pimples and itching on all skin types. The ad promises rapid relief from acne irritations and various skin conditions using concentrated healing energy and scented Vestant Soup medicated with Poslam.
A vintage advertisement extols canthrax as a simple inexpensive shampoo that cleanses hair, removes dandruff, and leaves it clean, quick-drying, and fluffy. The mix uses two teaspoons of santhrox dissolved in hot water to make a full cup of shampoo suitable for all hair.
MUNGARPERCTIONS and stubborn coughs and colds that often lead to distressing chronic ailments are banished by Astrie Eckmans Alpt erative. This Cutetum preparation arrests development of wheeze and aids recovery by restoring depleted tissue and strength. No alcohol, narcotic, or habit forming drug. 52 ml? 70 now $1.50 size $1. Sold by all leading druggists. Kokman Laboratory, Philadelphia.
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