Waterlooo Evening Courier front matter and policy note
This item presents the newspaper masthead for the Waterloo Evening Courier and Daily Reporter, listing ownership, price, office addresses, and advertising policy terms. It notes Associated Press rights, circulation details, and claims of publication standards, with various city and service credits.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Daily Reporter
Associated Press
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Sundsy Ty WH. Hartman CO
West Park Ave
John C. Hartman
Foker
A.W. Peterson
Treas
Gen
Watecoo
Iowa
Renat
Washington, D. Tureau
Minnse
G. Dovty
Corr
New York
Jadelphia and
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Story, Brooks & Fintes Ren's
Ide Ds Tide Ds Jackson McCoy
A local item highlights individuals Jackson and McCoy tied to a community event. The notice outlines involvement likely in a civic or school activity with no further details available.
No single element escape in postwar world change
A long reflection on postwar gains across politics, agriculture, manufacturing and ethics. It predicts a new world order better than the old, noting America’s vast military and economic mobilization and the sweeping impact on everyday life. The speaker foresees a bright, transformed America and world.
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America
Mississippi
Atlantic Ocean
Six Days To Liverpool Delivers Fast Overseas Transport
The Toledo Chronicle reports a six day overseas voyage from New York to Liverpool for H. B. Kelly, ex secretary of the Waterloo Chamber of Commerce, praising new convoy safety and ship capacity that boosted troop movements to France. It notes retired German ships repurposed, new American builds, and occasional submarine threats as under control. The piece also veers into satirical asides on tax, widows in India, and social topics, closing with a note on a Waterloo Cattle Congress lunch on Sept 20.
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H. B. Kelly
Waterloo
Estia
Gond
Frances
Sthem
Levingthian
Vaterland
France
England
Lodge calls for “complete peace” reshaping Europe
Iowa editors summarize Senator Henry Cabot Lodge's speech urging a peace based on dismantling Germany's power. He envisions Lorraine coal and iron mines turned over to France and a red-blooded Americanism guiding postwar policy. The Elkaner Register notes a home motion picture camera ad.
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Mason City Globe-Gazette
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Senate
Shold
War Party of the Union
Washington
Germany
Lorraine
France
Elkaner Register
Month of Victory Signals German Retreat Across Northern Front
The article marks the first month of Fochs offensive ending with German retreat toward the Belgian frontier. It cites Allied gains, over 100000 prisoners, 2200 cannon, and 2000 square miles of French territory as Rawlinson Mangin and Byng offensives push toward Cambrai and Douai. It notes German morale weakening and outlines three battle phases leading to a potential broader break to the frontier.
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Rawlinson
Mangin
Mona
Montdidier Gallent
Paris
Amiens
March
Tolt
Cambrai
Douai
Drocourt- Queant
Sommer
Haig
Gommecourt
Somme
Bynghes
Anccre
Canal du Nord
Albert
Peronne
St. Gobain Forest
France
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Lille
Soissons
Reims
Lens
Ypres
Flanders Salient
Verdun
Holding postmortems on expenses and the budget idea
A columnist muses on budgeting and household accounting as tools to prevent waste. He argues postmortems on spending mirror causes of death and that a budget turns saving into a gratification, guiding buys and reinforcing discipline, while noting abuses when taken to extremes.
War News Highlights September 9, 1917 Through 1914
A recap of World War I events dated September 9 across years from 1917 to 1914. Included are charges against M. Nikttine over Petrograd evacuation amid enemy advances, reports of Austrian withdrawal from Hallez in 1916, a claimed Russian victory in Galicia in 1915, and German retreats along the Marne and Ourseg fronts in 1914.
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M. Nikttine
Petrograd
Hallez
Fastarn Galicie
Fearless advice on marriage and savings prompts reader reflection
A Kansas City Star note quotes a writer advising a man earning $16 a week to marry if he saves a fund. The piece counters that saving from a $15 weekly salary suffices, suggesting such a fund makes fear of marriage unfounded.
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Kansas City Star
Your Health: Caution Against Self Treatment of Heart Disease
Public health piece by Dr Currier warns readers to avoid self diagnosis and self medication for heart disease. It explains how heart symptoms may mislead, highlights dangers of digitalis and nitroglycerin misuse, and stresses consulting a physician. The column notes heart disease types, advises lifestyle changes, and invites readership questions to answer.
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Currier
Fenera
Dr. Currier
Chicken Little Defies Fox in Barnyard Tale
In a farmyard tale Chicken Little resists elders guidance claiming self reliance. Mr Fox stalks the yard but is foiled when Chicken Little hides under a pail and later boasts his escape. The hens and dogs chase the fox as the bird learns future caution.
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MR. Fox
Mr. Foxi
Mr. Rooster
Mr. Pax
Chicken
Miracle Man of the War Charles Pergler Rising Leader
Des Moines Capillain Charles Pergler named delegate for the United States and Canada to the Czecho Slovak National Council. Born in Bohemia, he emigrated at age eight, opened a Cresco law office in 1908, and seeks a judgeship in Iowa after aiding Bohemian independence. Rowland Thomas lauds him as a wartime miracle man, though Pergler calls himself American.
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Des Moines
Rowland Thomas
New York World
Charles Pergler
Pergler
Charles Pergier
United States
Foreign Born Farmer Proves True American
A Wood Lake Minnesota Falls tale recounts an old pioneer farmer facing solicitors for the YMCA, testing his patriotism and resolve as an immigrant in rural Minnesota life. The narrative frames his decisive stand as proof of loyalty to his new homeland.
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Wood Lake
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Minnesota Falls
The
Uncle Harry Explains Neutrals Shifting Attitudes at Ballgame
In a playful tale Uncle Harry follows boys to a baseball game. On the way home Jimmy asks about what he saw, hinting at a lesson on how neutrals may change their views after activities with friends.
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Jimmy
Jos
Helen
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Uncle Harrry
Neutral countries shift stance echoing war news
Jimmy notes a baseball crowd mirrors neutral nations amid WWI shifts. Uncle Harry explains Spain’s threat to seize interned German ships and Germany’s mild replies signal waning German chances. The Sweden alliance with the Entente is seen as further proof of a turning wind toward the Allies.
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Jimmy
Uncle Harry
Germany
Joe
Helen
America
Spain
Sweden
Victory at Last Hovers Over Allied Standards
Neutral nations increasingly sense a turning tide against Germany as Allied victories mount. The text notes Sweden's trade concessions to the Allies, including iron ore quotas and 400,000 tons of Swedish shipping to be chartered, while discussing Holland's acceptance of wartime terms and broader shift in neutrals toward supporting the Allied blockades. The piece contrasts neutral hesitations with pressure from powerful commercial interests and cites the Western Front advances as proof that the outcome favors the Allies.
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Sweden
Germany
Holland
United States
Great Britain
Belgium
Denmark
Hindenburg Line
America
Danish Farmer Donates Half Wheat to YMCA War Fund
Hanus Olson, a Danish-born farmer, invited solicitors into his yard while loading a wagon of wheat. He pledged to give half the proceeds from his grain to the YMCA war fund, declaring pride in his country and commitment to liberty. His contribution totaled $50, leaving the solicitors impressed by his devotion.
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Hans Olson
Father John’s Medicine Origin in Lowell Apothecary
In Lowell Massachusetts a Merrimack Street apothecary opened in 1827 preserves an 1855 ledger entry showing the original Father John’s Medicine prescription for Father John O’Brien. The remedy, praised for colds throat trouble and tonic use, earned its name as parishioners recommended it to friends.
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Mass
Merrimack Street
Father John
Father John O'Brien
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