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Newspaper
Arcadia Journal
Location
Arcadia, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1918
Page
2
Arcadia Journal notes A J Wool Jr as editor and owner with publication details and post office filing in Arcadia California. The weekly paper indicates second class matter status and Saturday issue cadence.
The former German ruler William Hohenzollern is stripped of power and hunted by international authorities. Extradition requests from England and Belgium loom as Holland offers uncertain refuge. The text depicts him as a fugitive facing judgment by civilization with no safe sanctuary.
A veteran returns, wounded in spirit yet resolute, prompting reflections on duty, sacrifice, and how communities should welcome the returning soldiers. The speaker imagines the eyes of the home front and questions whether they conveyed gratitude or remorse for wartime sacrifices.
The writer laments the war’s end and mocks the lack of armed ships guarding seas. Mention is made of Crown Prince Willie retiring with his father and a playful warning about retaliation. The tone suggests relief and disbelief at postwar calm and German leadership.
The piece evokes autumn abundance in the Mississippi Valley. It describes possum and persimmon days along with hounds in bottomlands and greased sweet potatoes baking. A vivid rustic scene highlights harvest time, harvest nights, and the year’s final bounty.
An article laments government growth and idle public payrolls as California officials resign or reform. It notes Sacramento building inspector Fred Harrison quit, arguing cheap deputies can replace him as jobs vanish. The piece cites rises from 900 to 9000 state employees and urges accountability.
Saturday Evening Post editorial warns labor shortages threaten wartime production. It cites Congress spending for war gear and criticizes reliance on women and schoolchildren, noting immigrant and minority labor, including Mexicans and Chinese workers, as essential to maintaining labor supply and preventing famine.
The newly elected Republican lawmakers vow to back President Wilson on his proposed legislation. The public forgives past party shifts, praising Wilson as a great leader whose lasting impact marks world progress.
The piece notes that only 14 000 farmers filed taxable income in 1916, about 1 in 400 landowners earned $2000 or more net income. It contrasts farmer gains with urban costs, defends rural independence, and criticizes the Non Partisan League proposal to tax others to aid farming.
A call from Mrs. Rena Mooney urges seven million union members to strike if Mooney, a convicted bomb planter, is not given a new trial or released. The circular labels this a labor war and claims the attempt will be historic while defending Mooney’s history with United Labor.
The Fairbury News in Nebraska humorously speculates on a government seizure of papers. It envisions a 50 percent subscription price hike, sheriff patrols for delinquents, a 25 percent wage rise, salaried editors, merchants jailed for late ads, and a linotype operator sent to Leavenworth for desertion, ending with support for the idea.
The Siskyou News notes constant pressure for more courts and judges as western states grow. It contrasts large eastern states with fewer judicial officers and asks why business groups should replace professional courts. The piece ends by recalling memories of theaters or movie shows.
Arcadia, a city of 1500, features a free library, two grammar schools, a weekly newspaper, and a large packing house. It has utilities, an elevated city hall underway, extensive rail connections, and rich citrus agriculture with 150 carloads of potatoes and 400 tons of peaches annually.
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