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Newspaper
Arcadia Journal
Location
Arcadia, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1918
Page
2
The message urges owners to keep Liberty Bonds despite market dips and dismisses fears of a U S decline. It argues the United States has a massive, shared war effort and that bonds are the best investment, advising citizens to buy more and not worry about par.
A woman enters a Los Angeles saloon after Prohibition and orders soda water at the bar. She stands with one foot on the brass rail, seeking the lingering thrill and memory of past nights, alone and contemplative as she searches for a cue from the old bar’s past.
Congress voted down a proposed social insurance commission that would cost 50 000 dollars a year and travel the country to investigate. Opponents warn it wastes taxpayer money while backers say it would prevent unrest after the war and aid the unemployed and sick as California weighs a similar measure next November. The piece notes fear of job scarcity for commissions and questions the enemy’s indifference to waste.
Resolution of Intention No 28 announces street work on First Avenue Arcadia including five foot cement sidewalks curbs crosswalks and ornamental street lighting. Bond issue sought nine year term at seven percent to cover costs with public objection period set for May 16 1918.
Wartime promotion highlights Lucky Strike cigarettes as essential for soldiers in France. Toasted Burney tobacco gives the familiar green packs with a red circle its homey appeal. The American Tobacco Co. ships millions daily while Red Cross distributes many packs to troops.
The House of Feature Films presents April 19 to 23 with Elsie Ferguson in Barbary Sheep and Ruth Clifford with Monroe Salisbury in Hands Down on Friday and Saturday. Franklin Farnum leads The Fighting Grin Monday plus a Bud Fisher cartoon. Tuesday features William Desmond in The Sea Panther with Triangle Comedy. Showings at 7:30 and 9:00 p.m. Regular prices.
Mary Garden stars in The Splendid Sinner in a Quinn's Rialto production. Matinees Thursday at 3 30 p.m. Evening shows 7 30 and 9. Matinee 15 cents, children 10. Evening 15 20 and 25 cents, children 10.
A playful remark compares sugar settling in a tea or coffee cup to sugar resting at ocean depths. The image likens small dissolves to vast, hidden depths, implying both are ultimately wasted.
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