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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1919
Page
4
The Sioux City Journal notes gossip about what women do when they meet and contrasts it with what men do when they meet, drawing on a clipped comment about social behavior after July 1st.
Late reports from Munich indicate Bolsheviks have captured the railway station and the contest for the post office and the collectorship of internal revenue remains unresolved.
The Webster City Freeman Journal reports the next pardon seeker faces a difficult path as Governor Harding will not grant such favors for some time, signaling a stricter stance on clemency.
The Times-Republican quotes Burleson musing on traveling to Europe with Baker and others. The line imagines officials wishing them well and hoping they discover pleasant things that keep them away for a long time.
The Burlington Hawkeye notes a photo from the City Garden committee showing a garden scene with blooming radish and onion sprouts. It praises the vigor and tenderness of home garden plants and invites readers to try the experience in their own plots.
A collection of quips from period newspapers including Baltimore American and Washington Herald snippets. Joke lines reference social foibles, a drug store future, propaganda, and a joking inheritance tax exchange, ending with a question about a war book.
Mrs Tilford reports a letter from her Iowa nephew saying he is doing well with a wife and baby. He mentions a new touring car and other comforts. The tale questions a hotel cutting good meat for hash, noted by the observer as unlikely.
Walt Mason vents satire on Kaiser Wilhelm II linking the ills of flu to wartime blame. The poet imagines recurring illness fueled by war and curses Kaiser Bill while lamenting creative woes and death imagery in a tongue in cheek verse.
Snippets from newspapers show playful quotes on government, auctions, typing habits, and hats versus houses. The London Passing Show and Life offer humor on daily life while New York Evening Sun and Los Angeles Times trace light banter about prices and perspectives.
The piece notes a homemade prohibition fad with a clever boove for spirits. It recalls a Siwash woman who made a crude whiskey from tobacco, tomato can, and cayenne, rejecting the Scotch offered to her. The tone is observational and humorous about frontier ingenuity.
A mourner quips to the widower that he enjoys the walk and jokes that, in business, it is hard to find time away. The widower replies that his work keeps him tethered to daily duties, highlighting the strain of loss and responsibility.
A brief exchange quotes a man warning a boy that swearing sends him to hell, while the boy insists he would rather be with his father. The excerpt reflects a child’s defiant resolve amid stern parental sentiment.
The reader asks about poetic license and rhymes in a line by Eddie Guest. They reference a license number and challenge aloud what license applies to a poem that rhymes failure with assail you.
A colored woman enters a drug store asks for white shoe polish and a clerk questions her father’s reaction to a bold claim about love, eliciting a sharp expletive from the father. The vignette captures streetwise humor and social speech.
Marshalltown Times Republican reports James W. Gerard, former U S ambassador to Germany, asserting no repentance exists in Germany. He argues Prussia dominates, Kaiser should be interned, German Austria should unite, and Germany will accept Allied terms while paying damages.
A brief notice appears in the want column highlighting a listing or opportunity. It directs readers to consult the want column for details about goods services or opportunities offered locally.
H J Monthie reports a break in at his Capitol Avenue home where he lost $800 in liberty bonds and $100 in war savings stamps. He kept both at home awaiting bank cashing and planned to register stamps. theft highlights need for post office registration to recover losses.
U S Food Administration has shipped about 20 000 tons of flour to Romania with American Red Cross distributing clothing and relief supplies from Budapest Jassy Constanza Galatz Focasni and Pitesti soup kitchens aid the destitute population Queen Marie backs relief work with Prince Carol coordinating efforts Colonel Henry Anderson reports three large consignments arrived and a fourth is en route to help all affected people along the Mereth River areas face the worst conditions while northern regions are less acute
Poem recounts a repurposed Marine Corps jeep named Elizabeth Ford used to carry physicians, ammunition, and supplies on French roads. It highlights combat service, resilience under fire, and a Croix de Guerre nod to the crew’s effort in the Canal du Nord sector.
Examiners of the state banking department took charge of the Carrell Trust and Savings Bank in Carroll Iowa after finding assets not meeting approval. The bank will stay closed until a receiver is appointed or acceptable assets are provided. No shortage is claimed. Police protected bank president John Roelfsema amid fears for his safety.
The speaker extols abundant wealth in farming with egg output surpassing all US oranges and farm product values above a billion dollars yearly. Daily farm income nears 3 million, stock is high grade, and at the Panama-Pacific exposition the industry earned 285 prizes. Electric lighting and city comforts reach 99% of farms in many townships, signaling widespread prosperity and optimism statewide.
The windmill palm, Trachycarpus excelsus, is noted as the hardiest palm in California able to withstand low temperatures. Experts warn it fares poorly when boxed and advise careful handling to avoid damage.
Des Moines April 26 Ralph Van Vetchem vice president of the Continental and Commercial Bank of Chicago argues Bolshevism poses no danger to Iowa. He praises Iowa's wealth and farming strength noting 10,000,000 hogs yearly production and that farm mortgages remain popular with investors amid rising land values. He cites Iowa as the greatest balanced farming state and highlights farm prosperity as a shield against European unrest.
Local druggist touts Jad Salts as a harmless inexpensive remedy to flush clogged kidneys and ease bladder disorders. The ad urges readers to take four tablets in water before breakfast to stimulate kidney activity and prevent complications.
Frank J. Cheney swears he is senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo, promising one hundred dollars for each uncured catarrh case. The notarized oath dated December 6 details the medicine’s internal action and invites testimonials, listing Toledo as the selling point and urging purchases from druggists.
The notice lists numerous Westinghouse branch trains and freight numbers with specific arrival and departure times, including local passengers and freight services. It notes daily operation with Sunday exceptions and references corrections dated December 8, 1918 for Westbour and related lines.
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