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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1920
Page
4
A fragmented passage references a winter waste pile for garbage collection and a pamphlet from a department of Agriculture with advice on clothing care and selection. It notes stockings may be made of wool or silk and should be long enough to prevent toe constriction, reflecting period guidance.
A clipped comment in the Des Moines Register questions if calling the governor's manuscript the tank corps of the Democratic Party is proper. The piece critiques partisan rhetoric and labels used in political discourse.
A Cedar Rapids Republican column questions the idea of forcing people back to rural areas due to city housing shortages. It suggests cramped urban life and labor needs may push moves back to the country for relief. The piece labels the topic as a portent in a city paper.
An anonymous note from Rockwell City Iowa recalls a day of social flubs and small annoyances. The speaker reflects on imperfect exchanges with a man named Sam A der and on noticing flaws in outfits homes and ads as a passing child briefly shifts attention before the moment fades.
The poem mocks a housing shortage with homeless cries for shelter and the sting of high rents. It paints urban distress as men and families beg for lath and plaster homes while the wealthy hoard wealth and refuse aid. The speaker vents about social inequity and a crisis-inducing rent gap.
Brighton residents hear of major lumber yard expansion with new enclosures and office, while band reorganizes under Cleve Dayton and plans May concerts. Visitors include Mrs. Ringshausen and Mrs. Weible with ill brother Henry Heyde, and Mrs. Torriba Maya dies of pneumonia. others relocate or plan remodels and visits from Blue Island, Denver, Ottumwa, and Little Falls.
Moving pictures filmed over seven months by an expert in wilderness expeditions of Hudson's Bay Company are to be shown as free exhibits in Winnipeg Edmonton Calgary Vancouver and Victoria for the 250th anniversary. The journeys with Captains Mack and O Kelly cover Labrador Hudson Bay regions Athabasca and Great Slave Lake with harsh blizzards near 60 degrees below zero and near-starvation perils. The films show Moose Factory Albany Rupert House Ungava Wolstenholme Cape Dorset and fur trapping life from baited ambushes to cured pelts and fur-laden journeys.
Mrs Reginald Owen, eldest daughter of W J Bryan, served as a British nurse and was present when General Allenby entered Jerusalem, a moment noted in wartime reports.
Fred Kennett aged 30 a World War veteran died in Clinton Indiana after drinking large quantities of patent medicines found in his room. Numerous bottles labeled hair tonic and bay rum were present and he was estranged from his family believed to live at Clarinda Iowa.
Washington County Board of Supervisors meets in March 1920 with minutes approving February claims and vacation bills. Items include federal aid work, supplies, lodging, provisions, and salaries. A major action grants Iowa Gas and Electric Company a twenty year franchise to use county highways for transmission and distribution of electricity.
United Presbyterian leaders report strong support for the New Worlds Movement campaign to raise 16 million dollars from April 26 to May 2 to expand church work at home and abroad. Early pledges show wide regional enthusiasm as synods in Punjab and Nile prepare campaigns with home church delegation plans for September.
A Burgettstown Pennsylvania United Presbyterian church reports 130 tithers from a 178 member rolls, about 73 percent, with unofficial notes suggesting 80 percent. The New World Movement aims for 50 000 tithers as part of a nationwide drive among Protestant denominations. The effort totals 12 772 enrolled members across the United Presbyterian church and anticipates strong future gains.
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