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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1919
Page
4
The Davenport Commercial Club passes a resolution to repeal Daylight Saving. Last week's motion pictures include A Little Mother To Be And the Children Pay Are You Fit To Marry. Filmmakers address sex problems under philanthropic guise, but critics say they are commercially driven and mockery.
Washington observers debate locations for a proposed hotel while the agricultural department gears up for its annual campaign to "swat the rooster." Angered gardeners may push the idea further and target the hens.
Supporters of cleanest city effort urge the new administration to adopt a weekly curbside garbage collection plan. Health authorities say the system was popular when in use and worth its cost for convenience and public welfare.
Readings from Cedar Rapids to Sioux City quote editorials on liquor self determination and juvenile crime measures. Other notes urge saving Liberty Bonds and hint at evolving political caution amid business circles.
A fragmentary exchange recalls Cleary Nugent telling ABE MARTIN not to cry as his wife and daughter were involved. The speaker muses about a hypothetical 25 cent baked potato cafe price, reflecting casual chatter amid a funeral scene.
A verse lament decries high taxes on barns and goods while criticizing public spending. The speaker notes wartime costs and postwar bills, claiming personal funds limp under rising levies as family needs press for essentials.
The Daven port Democrat notes a large quarterly income tax payment surpassing one billion dollars, contrasting past legal challenges that once found such taxes unconstitutional and highlighting progress since those court rulings.
A dialogue fragment contrasts consumer identity with personal anonymity. The speaker claims to be “one of the ultimate freezers” living in a steam heated flat, challenging the idea of being a typical consumer. The line hints at social or psychological themes.
A verse passage contrasts a lonesome loon’s murderous cry with a gull’s glug and murmuring sounds. The loon is described as a terrible, demoniac tune while the gull is called a bibulous bore. The lines mix harsh imagery with playful mockery of bird songs.
Tommy invites Little Clarence to join a Sunday school class. Clarence expresses doubt about the immortality of the soul, while Tommy reassures him that belief isn’t required. The exchange hints at a lighthearted dispute over faith.
Poem emphasizes resilience and social response to joy and sorrow. It contrasts shared happiness with personal suffering and suggests life’s pleasures draw crowds while pain remains solitary. The speaker notes material favors and communal praise do not ease dying.
Educators bankers business men and political economists across Town rally behind the 1919 thrift campaign and the plan to establish household budgeting in every home. War experiences have shifted spending habits as many now invest weekly and monthly in Thrift and War Savings stamps with government rates. Community leaders and students of prosperity praise savers and thrifty families for strengthening the state's economy.
Coupon payments on March 1 for the third issue Liberty bonds will be accepted toward Thrift or War Savings stamps. A $100 bond coupon yields $4.25, paying for a $5 War Savings stamp plus change. Many bond owners plan to convert coupons into stamps on March 15 to earn more interest. Post offices had limited purchases to cash before.
Economies in the home and trimming expenses rise in focus as living costs grow. Ruth Wardell head of the home economics department at Iowa State University is quoted as an authority on thrift for housewives, with her articles distributed via Iowa daily papers.
From Day to Day. Don’t imagine the doctor can cure your ills without your own daily care. What you do daily matters more than medicine, and proper food and sleep form a daily dose not to be overlooked.
Across South America French enjoys broad readership with classic editions in many homes and bookstores filled with modern French prose and verse, available in translation and original.
The Trudsoen's Bay company was chartered in 1670 by Prince Rupert and others. The North West Fur company of Montreal formed in 1779, with the ten int head foread in 189] (text incomplete) detailing early colonial trading concessions and corporate origins.
A family consoles Elizabeth after she breaks her cherished doll Golly. She remains inconsolable, crying over her lost toy until a moment when her mother asks what troubles her. The child replies she cannot unthink about her doll.
An old advertisement advocates Sloan's Liniment for rheumatic aches musculoskeletal soreness neuritis lame backs neuralgia and headache. It promotes quick relief and economy and suggests asking a druggist for Sloan's Liniment.
The note reflects Cicero’s paradox that approving a youth with old man traits pleases and an old man with youth traits also pleases. It emphasizes the continuity of virtue and wisdom across ages.
Monday chapel featured David Livingston, a WWI veteran, sharing war experiences and France travel notes. Principal Williamson led readings. the assembly ended with the Battle Hymn and a sense of relief from six weeks of tests. Basketball season closes with strong Washington team growth and anticipation for next year.
Armenian and Georgian historians of southern Russia recount ancient Jewish settlement around the Black and Caspian seas before the destruction of the first temple. They cite evidence of Israelite presence trading in raiment and horses among Phoenician port cities such as Acco Tyre Sidon and others.
About 300 students from Iowa colleges gather in Iowa City for the annual Iowa State Student Missionary conference, April 4 to 6. Prominent speakers include Dr P H Serrigo, Dr Belle Allen, Professor Vartanian, and the Illinois Y M C A secretary, with hosts from the University of Iowa and local youth groups.
A facetious remark from the Indianapolis Star notes that many husbands go out to sit in, riffing on weather and social habits. This brief quip frames domestic routine in light humor.
A chemist treats fish oil with hydrogen to create a food grade oil and a tasteless solid resembling lard. The process yields two distinct products suitable for culinary use and fat replacement.
A inventor has patented a finger saver device for moving a live electric fan. The tool features a sword-like handle design to safely maneuver a spinning fan, reducing the risk of contact with the blades.
A well known Ohio physician, Dr F M Edwards, promoted Olive Tablets as a gentle liver and bowel remedy made from vegetable ingredients and olive oil. The ad asserts the tablets cleanse waste, improve complexion, and offer pale faced or listless patients a nightly dose, selling for 10c and 25c per box through druggists.
A discussion of acid stomach starving victims despite appetite, its digestive impact, and varied pains. Promotes Eatonic tablets as quick relief, claiming they absorb excess acid and ease indigestion, heartburn, belching, and bloating with a money back guarantee.
Railway time table corrected to December 8 1918 lists westbound arrivals and departures for multiple Express Local and Frt trains with daily operation except Sunday. Agent W R Russel notes authority for Central, Minnesota and St. Paul Railway lines.
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