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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1918
Page
5
A British aviator repeatedly faced near destruction as German forces attacked a fragile trench line near Cambrai. He flew four different aircraft, downing enemy planes and shielding the infantry until darkness ended the bombardment, then returned to base.
A wartime appeal urges American women to convert worn kid gloves into warm verminproof jackets. The glove weltecat is cheap to make, weighs only ounces, fits in a pocket, and can be produced quickly for the war effort. A photo shows a United States wearer modeling one.
Surgeon General Gorgas urges young women to enroll in nursing courses to serve at the front or fill roles at home. About 30,000 nurses are needed. training costs covered by Red Cross chapters with only room and board, uniforms, and laundry paid by students. The program aims to secure future employment and patriotic service beyond the war.
Iowa Governor Harding proclaims strong patriotism as the state rallies for the third Liberty Loan. Quotas may be met quickly with over-subscription and eager farm participation in spring wheat, while German instruction dwindles and local papers shift to English. Towns report draft calls and school policy shifts accompany the war effort.
A Chambers Chamberlain's Liniment advertisement promises relief for rheumatic pains when the affected part is bathed. The notice extols surprising comfort and directs readers to Lennon's Deus Store for purchase.
William Max presents a vivid reimagining of Cleopatra featuring chariot races and desert clashes with speararmed troops. Octavius forces march toward Alexandria as The Sphinx and the Pyramids overlook the historic spectacle in a period-appropriate production.
Mrs Dorothy McDonnell Rolph a Denver widow deemed the only women insurance actuary in the United States has accepted the position of director of The compensation bureau of war risk insurance in the war department at Washington.
The American Defense Society of New York launches a campaign urging Governor Harding to rename towns and streets with Teutonic names. It lists Berlin in Iowa and twenty six other states, notes four Berlins in Ohio, and cites a 1915 Berlin population of 143. The appeal argues names reflect affection and urges de-Germanization to show Germany an outcast status.
A fragmentary remark notes that some men lack strength yet carry a big opinion of themselves, with a stray Boston reference and uncertain context. The brief hints at self-importance without clear event or人物 details.
Treasury department reports the daily war cost per American at 28 cents. It outlines loans to allies including Great Britain 2.52 billion and France 1.11 billion while detailing per capita costs for the United States and other nations. The piece notes Liberty Bond financing and the personal sacrifice of soldiers.
An advertisement asserts catarrhal deafness arises from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local applications. It claims a constitutional remedy via Hall a Catarrh Medicine that works through the blood, offering one hundred dollars for any cure it cannot achieve and lists Cic circulation free and a Toledo, Ohio address.
The exchange riffs on a poem sale and a lunch date, with humor about payment. One scribe notes the editor used the poem and invited them out, while the other reveals the lunch cost just one dollar more than the poem’s income.
The dialogue discusses Willis Bump’s modern office setup and Gillis notes it enables finding desired items by exploring unconventional places. The exchange highlights a streamlined, responsive office system and its efficiency.
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