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Newspaper
Arcadia Journal
Location
Arcadia, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1918
Page
2
The Arcadia Journal, published every Saturday in Arcadia California, is registered as second class mail matter at the local post office. The notice confirms the paper's mailing status and weekly distribution.
A San Bernardino Sun column reflects on military justice and mercy through Lincoln era stories. It narrates a boy who asked for clemency after sleep did not come, Lincoln’s pardons and warnings, and the heavy burden of guarding discipline in war.
A compilation excerpt critiques soldier housing in tents during harsh winters and contrasts with barracks. It notes large numbers in the Dakota campaign, emphasizes heaters and blankets, and comments on wartime austerity and public strains. The piece cites Downey Eagle and Chicago Evening Post opinions.
The Venice by the Sea warns local towns about proposed consolidation of Los Angeles city and county. It decries Taxpayers League propaganda and notes smaller towns value independence over central control. It argues LA expands tax scope while counties resist distant consolidation.
Walt Mason laments a world moved to war by a tyrant's ambition. He recalls a time of innocence four years past and contrasts it with modern battles and upheaval. The poem pleads for steadfast effort to defeat warlords and their schemes and restore peace.
The writing praises Cain for not dwelling on origins and building a city in Nod, using his example to urge workers to stay with their jobs during wartime. It argues against strikes, urges national unity, and promotes dietary changes like rye bread to support the war effort and feed those fighting in France.
Arcadia, a 1500-population city, boasts a free public library, municipal water, gas and electric services, two grammar schools, a weekly newspaper, and a large packing house. The town sits on Foothill Boulevard near Mount Wilson, with Pacific Electric interurban service and ample irrigation water. It ships significant orange and lemon cargoes, has 18 miles of oil macadam roads, a new $10,000 city hall, and a climate cooler by miles due to Santa Anita canyon air flow. For information, contact the Board of Trade secretary.
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