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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1918
Page
4
Old Doc Robin treated a sick Robin as crowds called in from West Washington Street. The worm illness forced him to warn the gluttonous mate and advise worm storage for winter while voices complain of politics and sedition in a separate reflection.
Poem critiques Russia as a nation led by demagogues and bloated whiskers that obstruct progress. It imagines a future rise only when the population sheds facial hair symbolic of ignorance, while lamenting past missteps and foreign pity.
The piece presents Walt Mason's verse urging loyalty in a tense season. It contrasts calm talk with treason and criticizes those who chatter while the nation faces uncertainty in a land praised for freedom.
O H Dunlap announces candidacy for the Washington Henry county state senate district. He lists June primaries as the decisive step and asks Republican voters for support in the nominating process.
Walter B. Boyer declares his candidacy for the Republican nomination for state representative from Washington County in the June primaries subject to voter will.
Codified statement by Hugh H. McCleery declaring candidacy for representative on the Republican ticket at the June primaries subject to voters in the twenty third district.
The speaker announces candidacy for the office of county sheriff subject to the will of James S. Stevenson. The statement frames a forthcoming campaign aligned with Stevenson’s backing.
Judth tt Ww. C. Hotle announces candidacy for the unexpired term on the Washington County Board of Supervisors. She seeks Republican voter support and states her commitment to county governance under the rules of the party.
J H Squire declares his run for county treasurer on the Republican ticket in the June primary, subject to voter support within Washington County.
Mrs Maynard Ladd of New York and Paris opens an atelier in the Latin Quarter to sculpt copper masks for French soldiers whose faces were horrifically burned. The masks reproduce the prewar countenance and allow breathing and smoking, with lips parted for expression.
Twenty two thousand submitted photographs for a war campaign poster. Frances Jordan was chosen and expressed her gratification. The scene notes the other hopefuls feel disappointment yet accept the outcome.
A Wheeling ill worker who cannot read or write filled out a form with lawyer help and stated earning twelve dollars a day. The excerpt notes a debate over education and literacy in the workplace.
Harry A. Wheeler of Chicago has been elected president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States He is the food administrator for Himnels and was the chamber’s first president.
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