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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1918
Page
13
American HQ in France reports that parcel post and express packages to troops in France require specific requests from their regimental or higher commands. Distributing one five pound package to every man could tie up two cargo ships monthly and strain overseas transport while troops remain scattered across towns villages and trenches.
In Porto Alegre Rio Grande do Sul German papers faced arson and clashes after harsh critiques of Brazilian affairs. The Journal du Tarde plant was wrecked and burned. Police protected Gazeta Popular and Deutsche Volksblatt offices as crowds were kept back amid the unrest.
M J Sweet a veteran Iowa railroad man has been selected by the United States Railway Administration to supervise a major project removing congestion in Clinton. Born in Mitchell County, Sweet previously served as general agent for Keokuk & Western and worked for New York Central before becoming commercial agent in Davenport. He is the father of Mrs Carl Davis of 216 Home Park Boulevard.
Burlington state rod administrator J. F. Deems and W. T. Harr i er chief of the mill and division of the state food administration were registered at Hoteli Russell Lamson. They were reportedly en route to Cedar Falls and back to Waterloo. Rumors linked their visit to a possible investigation of a 2¢ MK situation. Temperature readings for Sept 26 list values for midnight noon and a prior day.
Chicago reporters summarize the National Food Administration plan led by John J. Stream to curb profiteering in food intervals. The program sets profit caps for cash dealers feed manufacturers wholesale feed dealers retailers and other traders with specified gross and net limits. Profits above these caps would be treated as profiteering and prosecuted.
Ellis J Hoffman son of Mr and Mrs A E Hoffman 1524 Second Street West is critically ill with pneumonia at the Philadelphia naval hospital. His mother departed Sunday on learning of his condition. He enlisted last May and was assigned to the battleship Kansas for gunnery training when illness struck.
Trenton New Jersey September 6 1942 soldiers vote decisive in statewide US senate primary as 5000 New Jersey men in military service are eligible to vote with many southern districts still to report the Associated Press reports all four Democratic nominees claim victory but the soldier ballot could determine the outcome
Funeral services for Michael Jackman are planned for tomorrow in East Dubuque with burial at Calvary Cemetery after mass travel via Illinois Central. The remains of Purl G. B. Lawser from Grant Hospital Chicago arrived in Waterloo and will be moved to O Keefe and Towne Mortuary. he died of pneumonia and is survived by his widow a son Gordon D and several relatives.
Waterloo Service league and railroad officials set allotments for individual Fourth Liberty loan subscriptions, sparking discussion as officials sometimes exceeded service men. Reports say the process of satisfactory afflu rion is under way with efforts from local leaders. address: 418 Jefferson.
Readable portions describe a Littleton scene with a wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Richard. The text also mentions a schoolhouse event, a shoe sale advertisement, and several scattered references to local residents and activities in Littleton.
German observer Ganz reports from Vienna on wartime life with a German lens. He notes jail lines forming Sundays, rising prices, and widespread theft as Viennese struggle to obtain food and basics while corner stores stock champagne for a class of workers. The piece contrasts Viennese indifference with Hungarians, and describes price shocks, profits, and social strains across classes.
A jumble of short items lists movements of residents to Bremerton Ames Des Moines and Davenport updates on visitors Saint Catherine’s College attendance at state universities and army training corps members overseas. Local injuries and a税 for tax payments near deadline plus war era letters from England received by families.
Miss Maude cooprad holds a position with Western Tuion Telegraph Co at Wye terloo in a restricted posting. Opal leaves to join Whittemere Ta for studies. Mr Ringler shifts to a bank post and others plan moves to Osare for business courses at IML college. The M ladies will travel for a wedding event on Sept 28.
English and American students exchange heartfelt letters via President Hoover’s food relief effort. British youths thank Americans for aid, while American children respond, pledging friendship and continued rationing. Hoover will distribute letters to U.S. schools as a symbol of shared effort.
Ontario watchers note two years of wartime prohibition have reduced crime and liquor trafficking. Police report fewer disturbances, though illicit stills persist and enforcement will intensify with renewed cooperation nationwide. Citizens adapt with new labels and a growing candy trade to evade bans.
A man in Mishap, Indiana leaped from his bed in a dream of a car plunging over a cliff and crashed through a bedroom window. He suffered deep leg cuts requiring multiple stitches, drawing neighbors to the scene.
The fragmented text mentions Fairbank, Sept, and various names and places as it describes events, people, and visits. It references a meeting or convention, renewing old ties, and travels between states. The garbled items include mentions of time, people named in passing, and scattered actions.
Fragmentary Sumner notices describe a death and local events with unclear details. The readable parts reference a burial or memorial context, a name variant Sumner, and scattered phrases about dates, venues, and people, but specifics remain obscured.
Fragmentary report from Barclay Center notes a visit by a woman to see her son Joimer and references a sound postscript about late autumn weather in the British Isles. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR text.
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