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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1918
Page
4
The Evening Journal Elder and Shannon listing shows publisher Bruce Cowden and city editor. It notes mailing details in Washington Iowa with second class mail. Subscriptions offered include weekly 12 cents, monthly 1.26, quarterly in advance 1.26, and yearly 5.00 by mail 4.00 in advance.
A collection of quotes references General Pershing Geor gy Carver and Rudyard Kipling. It includes warnings about German language prominence in America and a grim note on wartime social tensions and labor. The overall tone reflects fear and nationalistic concerns of the era.
An editorial on wartime strategy argues for Allied perseverance and decisive action to counter German offensives. It lauds patience, strategic buildup, and timely mobilization as the tide turns in the critical hours of conflict. It cautions against overconfidence and stresses unity in facing the adversary.
ABE MARTIN comments on the puzzling need to solicit a red blooded American to buy a Liberty bond. He recalls past times when mowing and cows were common chores, using humor to question wartime patriotism.
A wartime farmer reflects on home gardening as a patriotic effort to aid the war. He contrasts toil in the fields with combat, insisting that planting prunes, beans, squash, beets, and potatoes can contribute to victory while remaining grounded at home. The verse mixes martial imagery with rural labor and dreamlike visions.
The passage portrays a world engulfed in a vast global conflict described as the biggest war in history. It emphasizes the high stakes for democracy, freedom, and human progress against autocratic aggression, and it questions whether liberal ideals will endure the looming threat.
In Paris at a Regina hotel on Rue de Rivoli near the Tuileries a Swiss commissionaire greets guests while diplomats preside over clerks and a cashier’s desk. Overheard American voices mix work talks with requests for laundry and theater plans in a bustling wartime hotel lobby scene.
In a European hotel, discussions on the American plan provoke sharp exchanges among attendees. The exchange centers on pricing, services, and guest rights, signaling broader friction over hospitality norms abroad.
Political announcement from Dunlad announcing candidacy for state senator in Washington County district subject to Republican voters at the June primaries.
Political notice states Walter Boyer will seek Republican nomination for state representative from Washington County at the June primaries. The formal declaration was published as a candidacy announcement.
Hugh H. McCleery declares candidacy for representative on the Republican ticket in the June primaries. He runs subject to the will of voters in the twenty third district and outlines intent to seek the seat.
James Stevenson declares candidacy for county sheriff subject to primary voters. He states his intent to seek the office and to campaign through the party process.
Candidate Samuel Anderson announces run for re election to the County Board of Supervisors for the term starting 1919, subject to Republican voters at the June primaries.
Political notice states Cocklin will seek a two year term as member of the Washington board of supervisors starting January 1 1919. The campaign will run through the June primary under Republican voters guidance.
Mrs. Wesley Hollingsworth is in poor health and Lester Van Dyke suffers a stiff neck. Hadley paints Hollingsworth barn while Jones visits from Richland. Joe returns from Florida and remarks on the country there. Hadley and thirteen boys hike to the bluffs by Rubio and McCain bridge. dinner features baked potatoes. Doris Benn returns from Excelsior Springs. Willie Felch moves west of Rubio. The community pays last respects to Leartey Leslie Woolems, who died of pneumonia at Camp Upton after six weeks service. Rev. Hadley conducts funeral at Hopewell church, underscoring wartime loss.
Lexington April 15 highlights visiting relatives include Mr and Mrs Joe Shalla and daughters Lucile Blanche Zdarsky Mela Shalla plus several neighbors at Ji Shalla s Sun day. Blaine Holmes and wife and C Patterson entertained at Ains worth Sunday. Warren Matthess and wife dined at Tom See s ring Me. Me Mr and Mrs siva sha On Melo hosted Mela Shalla s supper Sunday. Newt Gardner and wife of Wellman called at Tom Selully s Sunday afternoon. Also John Oldfield and Mr and Mrs Chas Faulkner Henry Withoff and family visited John Kurtz s Sunday. Blaine Holmes and wife Mrs Mela Patteson and Miss Mary Patterson were Washington wailers Saturday. Several attended the class play at Washing ton Friday night. Will Schulty doing papering for Wall Patterson Irene Oldfield visiting sister Mia Alba Knotts Harold Timmins has the measles.
The candidate declares intent to seek the Republican nomination for the unexpired term of Mr Stevens as Member of the Washington County Board of Supervisors. The announcement is subject to the will of Republican voters in the county.
The text asks if a clerk knows goods, if a teacher follows pedagogical works, if a student attends lectures on child life, if a mother understands chemistry and home nursing, if a writer knows the literary market, and if one is familiar with world literature and life study. It surveys breadth of practical and scholarly knowledge across professions.
A local court in Dauisville settles a case involving a man accused of ignorance. The Journal notes the court action and the defendant's status as unable to recognize his own ignorance.
In an American Magazine essay, Steinmetz argues that blind alley jobs are an inevitable part of large systems. He suggests workers must apply the same restless energy that drives a swimmer toward air to move out of such positions. Discontent, properly directed, can spur advancement.
An advertisement promotes Gets-It for corns and calluses with a lighthearted college party vibe. It teases relief from corn pains and damp shoe discomfort, urging girls to laugh at sore feet while using the product. The copy emphasizes various corn types and shoe irritation.
When itching stops there is a safe treatment that relieves itching and skin irritation almost instantly and cleanses and soothes the skin. Ask any druggist for a 50 cent or 1 bottle of zemo and apply as directed. Irritations pimples blackheads eczema blotches ringworm will disappear with a little zemo, a penetrating liquid that banishes eruptions and leaves skin soft and healthy. Cleveland, O.
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