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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1919
Page
4
The page shows the Evening Journal title with editor Bruce Cowden and city office at 108 East Main Street Washington Iowa, plus post office listing and two phone numbers. Subscription rates listed include in city by carrier and by mail options with weekly monthly quarterly and yearly terms.
Secretary Glass proclaims a crucial era and urges Americans to rally for the Victory Liberty Loan. He emphasizes teaching the nation its wartime achievements, rebuilding world order, and resisting Bolshevik threats while urging every citizen to take up the duty of democracy and public finance.
A reflective verse laments wartime hardship and neglect at home. Figures loaded with waste and decay contrast with imagined postwar renewal. The speaker urges tending the farm, repairing the house, and embracing peacetime tasks to restore the homestead. Pride and duty mix with satire of Kaiser era imagery.
The Burlington Hawkeye comments on the youngest modern nations, praising their strides while noting they are ignored in world councils. It suggests they may hold a rightful self opinion but should learn to refrain from entering spaces where not welcome.
J Stanley Brown principal of Joliet High School visited Washington yesterday afternoon and spent the evening at the R L Coulter home, his niece. He spoke at Muscatine on supervised study in high schools and is known nationally for educational methods.
A local discussion notes the new hotel lacks a name despite site choice and funding nearing. A stockman favors pure bred Shorthorns over banks, while Washington builds push many houses but demand remains. The Herald jokes on warm days, and a family adjusts to new time schedules.
Work has started on trading and other improvements for county roads this season. Crews with two tractors and graders, plus teams, will grade main traveled roads under the direction of County Engineer W. P. Rawn and county supervisors, with progress planned until cold weather returns next fall.
A Stringtown district school, near Wayland, was broken into Monday night and damaged. The intruders are identified as known youths, and authorities expect investigations if such incidents recur.
A collage of clipped comments reflects on tax, fashion, and war sentiment from several Midwest papers. The musings mix humor about Easter ties with garden worms and wartime calls, while warning of legal dangers and cultural tensions in early 20th century journalism.
Des Moines report on the Rathbun pardon investigation shows Attorney General Havner defending his bargaining with men under indictment as legal. Governor Harding faces scrutiny as Witt and Havner testify about money, motives, and procedures, with possible censure or impeachment considerations looming.
The investigation nears practical end with a possible last session Monday. Oscar Thorson, wrestling promoter, paid Witt 500 for publicity and Thorson received monthly state expenses in 1918. Witt could not account for 600 in deposits or two 250 checks, saying he could not remember recipient or purpose. Thorson admitted paying Witt 965 for publicity services in the prior year.
The Alexander expedition notes that waters in Lake Chad rise and fall swiftly with the day, turning mornings crossed by rivers into dry stretches by evening. The region lies at the heart of East Africa and lacks an outlet for its tinny rivers.
An advertisement urges readers to treat kidney and blood vessel troubles with GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules. It promises quick relief, emphasizes kidney health, and notes a money back guarantee in three sizes. The ad uses persuasive language to urge purchase and identify Haarlem Oil as the remedy.
Select Pictures presents the Abraham S. Schumer directed feature Ruling Passions starring Julia Dean and Edwin Arden. A tale of Hate and Revenge clashing with Love and Mercy follows John Walton a broker who renounces the world after betrayal. Nurse Eveline Roland heals him rekindling youth and forgiving the former partner as Walton becomes betrothed to her.
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears under oath in Toledo that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. He notes the medicine is taken internally and acts through the blood. The firm and notary public date this claim as December 6, 1886, and ads mention testimonials and a 76 cent price for the medicine.
Train timetable snapshot shows eastbound and westbound schedules with local and express passenger trains, freight trains, and branch lines. Key entities include Washington Branch and Correspon ding agents J W Calvert and H W Russell, noting daily except Sunday service and December 8 1918 revision.
Regular meetings are listed for Washington lodges and chapters. L D Langworthy and J D Glasgow are among the officers. notices invite visiting fraters to attend. The schedule covers first, second, and third Friday and Thursday evenings for multiple bodies.
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