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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1919
Page
4
Bruce Cowden listed as publisher and city editor for the Washington Iowa Evening Journal. Office located at 108 East Main Street with contact numbers Washington 6 and 64 and Mutual 44.
Former President William Howard Taft spoke at the new Y M C A building in Minneapolis praising the organization for its war work. He recalled a summer tour to sixteen encampments and defended the canteen service as essential, noting the Y M C A has divine inspiration yet remains human and vital to American life.
A garbled extract discusses advertising and goods with remarks on road conditions and transportation. It mentions a growing boy needing a new suit and Washington's hands dangling, suggesting political or social commentary without clear context. The fragment ends abruptly, leaving incomplete thoughts and missing conclusion.
A brief quip notes that a temporary chairman is always temporary, joking about leadership permanence in a village meeting setting. The line frames a local political tone with rustic dialect and community governance humor.
Poem reflects on ceaseless labor and thrift shaping a personal fortune while critics and thieves push for sharing wealth. The speaker contrasts diligent work with those who chase drink and upheaval, insisting thrift persists despite unrest and anarchist threats.
A brief selection notes new homes and a new hotel amid today’s news. It contrasts Germany and Russia, suggesting they offer little in the way of a secure roosting place.
A collage of light quotes and jabs from Sioux City Journal Marshalltown Times-Republican Burlington Gazette and Minneapolis Journal. The notes touch on a peace conference, wartime feats, fashion costs, naval lines and political shifts.
General Pershing establishes an American Army university in Beaune France for 15000 to 20000 soldier students. The M A C A office moves from Paris to Beaune and offers courses in engineering liberal arts science and music. The program costs 700000 monthly and 1200000 in books and supplies have been sent overseas with the army paying and distributing them.
A letter from Vinton Eagle urges friends to support the United States control of the Panama Canal, stressing ownership and defense by the U S A now and forever and warning against any layoff or interference.
The YMCA will supervise educational courses for as many as 500 soldiers at base camps and ports of shipment with the army of occupation. Short courses will be offered for those to be moved soon, ensuring there is something of interest for everyone.
A crowded dime museum displays Prof Nervoline who bets forty thousand dollars by smoking a campaign cigar daily for forty days. The scene quotes a spectator conversation and notes another satirical poem about a windy day and a coughing girl with a flying hat.
Notice to Washington County Iowa citizens that the Iowa Gas and Electric Company filed a written application in Washington County for a franchise. The hearing before the Board of Supervisors will address the franchise request and related proceedings.
A clipped advertisement urges readers to mail a cutout with name and address to Foley & Co. in Chicago to receive a trial package including Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and colds, Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets, via Lemmon's Pharmacy.
London reports that about six YMCA hotels including the Palace Cosmo and Grafton are now under American YMCA operation. The move expands the organization’s wet plant as part of a broader occupation program in the United Kingdom.
H B Stecher Racine Wisconsin YMCA worker and 91st Division veteran denies reports of fraternizing with German troops after the armistice. He says officers would stop any such acts and expresses contempt for the German soldier while praising the fighting discipline of American troops.
The pool and billiard facilities in the Y.M.C.A. huts across Merrie England offer a welcome pause for American soldiers awaiting orders home. Despite their impatience, they find relief from the tense pace of duty in quiet games and the familiar leisure of pool tables, a small comfort during service.
The Knoxville Journal notes oysters are sensitive to heat extremes which explains why few littler offerings appear in bowls of soup.
A public notice describes an application for a twenty year franchise to use and occupy roads in Washington County Iowa for light and power. It lists routes from Nira to Wellman and other county roads across townships 75 76 74 north and ranges 7 9 west detailing sections and boundaries. The notice seeks authority to lay and maintain lines along these routes.
A long standing patent remedy advert claims it nips coughs and grippe before they worsen and has been used by men women and children for fifty years. Available in generous bottles priced at 0c and $1.29.
The Iowa Gas and Electric Company applies for a right of occupancy over townships in Washington County Iowa to erect and maintain poles wires and fixtures for electric light heat and power. The Board of Supervisors set a hearing for April 7 1919 at 1 30 p m to decide on the grant and notice was prescribed by County Auditor A L Griffith.
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets provide a gentle vegetable laxative without calomel. The product highlights no griping, acts to normalize bowels and liver, and is taken at bedtime for quick, pleasant relief. available in 10c boxes with many users praising regular use.
Railway schedule updates list eastbound and westbound arrivals and departures for multiple lines including No. 13 Bzpreas No. 30 Lo. Pass No. 50 Lo. Pass and local freight entries. Washington Branch shows several locals and freights with daily except Sunday service. C M & ST P and B Q lines provide additional passenger and local freight times with agent stamps and note corrections to December 8 1918.
Advertisement touts Dr King s New Life Pills as relief for constipation and clearer thinking. Claims include improved digestion clearer skin and steady action mild yet reliable available at drug stores for 25 cents.
A vintage notice urges readers to treat pimples as signs of sluggish blood and promotes S. S. S. as a purifying vegetable medicine. It claims to cleanse the blood and relieve skin irritations without minerals or chemicals, offering free medical advice from a Georgia laboratory.
Regular meetings scheduled for LODGES Washington Lodge No 26 A F A M and related bodies. L D Laneworthy W M Glenn E Mace Secretary Cyrus Chapter No 18 R A M meets second Friday. W Morton Secretary Bethlehem Commandery No 45 K T meets third Friday. J D Glasgow E C J W Morton Recorder Washington Chapter No 98 meets second Thursday. Mrs R H Walker W M Mrs Roseveld Secretary. Visiting Fraters welcome.
Covenant Lodge No. 101 meets each Tuesday at 7 30 in the I.O.O.F hall on Iowa Avenue N. Official invitation extended to visiting members. Noble Grand Carl B. Schneider and Secretary R. B. Keller listed as contacts.
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