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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1918
Page
5
The article argues cereals nuts and cottage cheese can substitute meat for protein. It notes one third cupful equals one fourth pound sirloin in protein and a cupful of baked beans as another equivalent. It promotes using non meat foods to build body mass.
An instructional piece discusses protein sources from dairy eggs beans cereals and nuts, highlighting cottage cheese as highly proteinful and offering a bean and rice recipe. It stresses children and adults need protein for growth and body restoration, with affordable substitutions and meal suggestions.
Iowa reports its first year in World War I shows 32,500 men in army service and 9,000 in naval service. Liberty loan subscriptions and savings stamps totals are listed along with Red Cross and Y M C A contributions and Knights of Columbus raising funds. Food pledges distributed reach half a million and crop production increases are noted.
The article describes Creamed Peanuts and Rice Calcutta Rice and four rice dishes with cheese tomatoes and seasonings. It notes all but the pea souffle provide substantial protein, comparing twenty peanuts to a cube of cheese and urging thorough chewing or grinding nuts as an important meal component.
A guide on turning stale bread into toast to save money. It outlines serving toast with meats, vegetables, and egg dishes, plus creamed milk toast and sweet versions. A simple egg toast recipe uses six slices of bread, milk, salt, and beaten eggs fried to light brown.
An old advertising notice invites readers to mail a slip with five cents to Foley Co. in Chicago for a trial package of Foley products including Honey and Tar Compound Kidney Pills and Cathartic Tablets. The offer is sold through J. E. Lemmon's Pharmacy.
Envious of soldiers in spiral puttees, women imitate the fad led by Miss Helen Maxwell who appeared in a New York hotel wearing spiral putters. Maxwell praises the style as attractive and practical, saying it warms legs, suits shorter dresses, and offers a military look.
Lloyd Weaver of Oroville recalls a California mountain lion chasing him while he rode a tram toward Swayne. He thought it a dog until clouds cleared and a large lion appeared. Weaver reached the top in a burst, the cat keeping distance before slipping into the brush near civilization.
A bride reproachfully questions a groom about debt and presumed wealth, accusing him of secrecy and misrepresenting his finances. The tense exchange hints at trust issues and a troubled marriage looming in a society where financial perception shapes reputation.
A Red Cross ambulance driver back from France recalls near death escapes and nerve wracking night drives in enemy air raids. He describes sixth sense guiding safe passages along mountain roads and a German plane attack on his first day, ending with saved wounded men and cautious secrecy about the danger.
Colleges and high schools rapidly abandon German language study as Kaiser praise in German texts hurts publishers. Demand for Spanish and French texts rises to offset losses. In Marinette and Menominee ground glass found in shipments of fruit from California may lead to prunes being removed from household tables.
At San Quentin California 2800 inmates voted to send half of their tobacco allowance to the trenches bound troops, supporting the war effort with a tobacco gift from the prison population.
The text argues that limited peace is impossible and urges total force to defeat German aggression. It frames self-government, liberty, and justice as core American ideals endangered by German conquest and calls for unwavering military strength to ensure a just world order.
A nostalgic verse laments Riley’s pool room now deserted as friends join the army navy air force and infantry. The speaker, over the draft age with a family, contemplates joining the service if comrades disperse further, leaving the venue empty and silent.
Warning message claims pimples on face and body indicate sluggish impure blood. It promotes S. S. S. as the greatest vegetable blood purifier to cleanse the blood and relieve skin disorders, offering free medical advice from the Atlanta address.
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