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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1920
Page
4
A National Clothier critique questions how workers, families, and investors spend and save. It contrasts a $25 weekly wage, a $85 suit, a $350 fur coat, and rising costs with choices on buying, investing, and thrift. The piece labels attitudes toward savings and government securities as key to national trouble.
Commentary suggests President Wilson must consider the Senate as a factor in treaty formation. The note from the Mason City Globe Gazette mentions this political dynamic amid ongoing discussions. A separate line references wage issues faced by two Illinois miners.
Mort Pusey tells his doctor he loses pace after lunch and feels unable to complete daily tasks. He comments on missing people and living within his income as a recurring matter.
A humorous verse contrasts the lean and the fat man’s dieting woes. The lean man enjoys rich foods and quick gains, while the fat man endures a bleak, punishing diet and grueling walking rules, yet still fluctuates in weight as neighbors mock his efforts.
The Iowa City Press notes that increase claims rise while yardmen strike, suggesting the dispute and the trust act as a commercial octopus affecting industry. The piece frames labor action and consolidation as broad economic pressure.
An exchange claims one third of the fools in the country think they can beat a lawyer in expounding the law one half think they can beat the doctor in healing the sick two thirds think they can beat the minister in preaching the gospel and all of them think they can beat the editor in running a newspaper
The Newton Daily News notes 242 auto accidents in Iowa during January and February with ten deaths and 200 injuries. It urges pedestrians to stay vigilant as drivers bear much responsibility for avoiding crashes.
A. J. Tiss will lead the Fort Madison school system next year replacing James W. Fish who resigned. P. I. Brownell also resigns as Fort Madison High School principal. Thomas W. Kersoot of Slater Missouri chosen as the new principal.
Henry Howard of King Hill Idaho reports losing fourteen pounds in six weeks and gaining appetite after using Tanlac. He says rheumatism and indigestion for twelve years vanished, his walking stick is stored, and he can work again. Sherman Bros. and others sell Tanlac in town.
Washington County's only daily reports on a busy day with updates from city council, school events, and community happenings. Officials discuss projects, residents attend meetings, and local businesses announce new openings.
An ensemble production features Anders Randolf as the ambitious heavy, delivering a masterful performance. He portrays a man driven by power and wealth with unscrupulous resolve, while the all star lineup supports the strong dramatic arc.
A 1920 timetable lists multiple trains of the O., M. & ST. P. line with westbound and eastbound express and local services. It notes departures arrivals and daily operation except Sundays, with several trains annulled on Tuesdays and Thursdays and a stock extra from Washington at 7:45 a.m. for passenger accommodation. Agent signatures: H. W. Russel and J W Calvert.
A cafe proprietor complains that prices rose to meet overheads while the orchestra leader unveils a new jaxx number that supposedly kicks a hole into the bass viol at every performance. Washington Star.
A listing of regular meetings for Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M Damascus Shrine No 10 W S of J and related bodies with names of officers including Charles Freding W M Arthur Goodin Secretary HH Carris H P J D Glasgow E C and Rose M Reid W H P visiting Fraters welcome at Moose Hall and other lodge details and officers such as Mary Lavada Kerr W M Myrtle Speer Secretary and Mildred Rice with relevant meeting nights and locations.
Covenant Lodge No 101 invites visiting members to the I O O F hall on N Iowa Ave A for a Tuesday 7:30 PM meeting led by Noble Grand M D Lee and R S Keller assist.
The article praises actor Randolf for his versatility and stage training in Denmark and the American method. It highlights his prominent screen roles in Wheels of Justice Mothers Roses Ways of Transgressor and his lead in Sins of Ambition as a career peak. It previews the film opening tomorrow.
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