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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1920
Page
4
The piece argues Hoover is a great administrator fit for a cabinet role rather than the presidency. It stresses the need for decisive leadership, unity, and a strong cabinet to steer the nation, and suggests Hoover could prepare for higher office by serving in a key government post.
A poem laments sour spirits who dwell in gloom and mock merriment. It contrasts bleak outlooks with optimistic cheer, noting how negative thoughts dampen even sunny moods and mock lively humor. The speaker expresses weary pity for persistent gloom and seeks brighter perspective.
The passage discusses an unnamed figure whose health remains fragile and whose current notoriety is insufficient to secure broad endorsement from voters seeking clear guidance before casting ballots.
Reinbeck Courier notes a count of thirty two automobiles and one baby carriage in front of a church last Sunday morning suggesting a curious community observation without stated conclusion.
A Fort Madison Democrat note recalls a former champion of woman’s place in the home who also urged men to stay in saloons. The article remarks that both advocations are now busted.
A tip warns that a apparent severe cold can leave a child unusually susceptible to diphtheria. It advises removing the child from school during a diphtheria outbreak and keeping him indoors until fully recovered, noting Chamberlain's Cough Remedy may shorten the cold and reduce the germ risk. Lemmon's Drug Store.
The H C of Counterfeiting Banks and the public are warned that a counterfeit twenty dollar bill is in circulation. Authorities note that counterfeiter intelligence would likely avoid small denominations and focus on larger bills.
In Britt Iowa April 15 R A Dickson rents eighty acres near Hutchins for 40 per acre to grow sugar beets for Northern Iowa Sugar Corporation of Mason City He plans to yield twelve to thirty tons per acre depending on year and beet prices while nearby Sheets land will also be farmed by G P Harper and G A Dickson The beet growing area is expanding and the success of this rental may push up future beet farm rents across forties and eighties acre tracts.
Earl Caddock won a finish wrestling match from Wladek Zbyszko in Des Moines last night, taking two straight falls to claim the victory.
Mrs. Caroline M. Ogilvie reports from Des Moines that New England shoe factories are closing due to wage demands, foretelling higher prices. Shoemakers seek higher hours and pay, with some earning 350 to 400 dollars monthly. Boston households face help shortages and rising costs for domestic labor as housing shortages worsen.
Poetic line expressing that persistent efforts at seeking affection reveal that true openness comes from a woman's love and emotional response. The image compares doorways to hearts and emphasizes intimate connection as the core outcome.
Railway timetable details list arrivals and departures for multiple lines including Westbound and Eastbound services, Washington Branch trains and special notes. The document notes corrected schedules, daily patterns, and lines with exceptions or closures, with agent signatures and dates.
In Marshalstown Times Republic reporting, Democrats use opposition to a third term as a rallying point to oppose and seek removal of a policy or office they dislike, framing the debate as a chance to root out an undesired extension.
More than 2,000 farm hands are needed in Iowa, according to Des Moines employment agent George B. Albert. The office has sent about 100 men weekly to farm jobs, but federal and state support is waning, threatening continued free employment services statewide since war end.
Critics laud Emerson Hough's The Sagebrusher as universal and emotionally potent in a W. W. Hodkinson film adaptation directed by Benjamin B. Hampton. The Fox Theatre engagement opens Wednesday with star-led cast delivering a mix of tears and laughter.
Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M Regular meeting first Friday monthly Charles Freding W M Arthur Goodin Secretary Cyrus Chapter No 13 BR A M Regular meeting second Friday monthly H T Carris H P Arthur Goodin Secretary Bethlehem Commandery No 45 KT Regular meeting third Friday monthly J D Glasgow Ef C H Richards Recorder Washington Chapter No 08 O E Regular meeting second Thursday monthly Mrs Mary Lavada Kerr W M Mrs Myrtle Speer Secretary Visiting fraters welcome Damascus Shrine No 10 W H of J Regular meeting last Thursday monthly Moose Hall Rose M Reid W H P Mildred Rice
Covenant Lodge No 101 holds meetings every Tuesday at 7 30 in the I O O F hall on N Iowa Ave A cordial invitation is extended to visiting members M D Lee noble grand R Keller secretary
The Iowa Engineers Society publicity committee concluded a two day Ames session to boost outreach among Iowa engineers. Secretary RK W Crum said about 1200 engineers exist in Iowa, with only one sixth previously known. Attending members included Maxwell of Des Moines Waterloo Kilpatrick Cres ton Des Moines Price Missouri Valley Fahey Spencer Crum Sclick Nichols Ames.
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