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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1918
Page
3
Mrs Frank Webb of Los Angeles reports a recent California quake with chandeliers swinging plate glass cracking in banks and stores. She notes ground bulges water mains breaking downed poles and frightened hospital patients, with deaths and widespread panic.
Reports describe a crowd surge at a Santa Monica pier where a man, trying to flee the crush, fell and struck his head, dying almost instantly. Police and medical units rushed to the scene and transported injured bystanders to nearby hospitals for treatment.
An old advertisement urges relief for morning fatigue indigestion and constipation with Foley Cathartic Tablets. It promotes quick comforting action and wholesome health benefits and lists Lemmon's Pharmacy as the retailer.
Twenty nine Washington county men depart Tuesday morning at 9 40 for Camp Dodge to enter the selective army. A large crowd will greet them at Rock Island station. This is the county’s largest single sending, surpassing the fourteen who went before. A parade from the courthouse at nine is planned with an escort to the train and possible speeches. The men report to the exemption board at four this afternoon and must be at the courthouse by eight tomorrow morning.
Major Glenn L. Laffer intelligence officer with the Thirty-fourth Division at Camp Cody writes from the front praising British, Canadian, Australian, and other Allied troops for their courage and endurance in the great German drive. He notes heavy Allied losses, British resilience, and explains the term Boche as a Belgian expression meaning hog or swine.
The New York Store continues its sale through Saturday May 4 with discounts of at least 25 percent off original prices. Shoppers show strong interest in buy-by-the-box hosiery as prices are expected to rise soon and many are stocking up.
Madame Petrova presents her first self produced film at Fox Theatre Tuesday titled Daughter of Destiny. Marion Ashley, an art student and ambassador’s daughter, falls into international intrigue via Franz Zorn who seeks her father's secrets. Petrova praised for performing a demanding role in a film lauded as a notable screen literature contribution. Admission at usual prices.
Mary slips while playing on a fence and becomes suspended a foot off the ground. Bobby tries to free her and then resolves to fetch help as Mary waits loyally on the lone picket.
A definer argues nonessential items belong to others and should be discarded. The remark, from the Cleveland Plain Dealer, frames belongings as nonessential to compel one to proceed without them.
Between one's ancestors and posterity one leads a life with limited freedom and heavy duty. The Chicago News muses on the burden of legacy and duty spanning generations.
In a tale of courtship the woman accepts the man who sent orchids while all others sent flowers like violets lilies and roses. A poor young suitor sent only daisies yet won her hand, echoing George Jean Nathan in Puck.
The Washington community shows revived interest in knitting as the New York Store reports ample stock of yarns and needles for enthusiasts. Local ladies embrace craft sessions and create items for home and gifts.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes cautious speculation that crocodile eggs may be edible but questions whether crocodiles will stop laying when prices rise, implying a need to observe behavior before ordering a flock.
The couple married Saturday at the Methodist parsonage in Ainsworth with T. C. Kennedy officiating. Nellie May McConnell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. McConnell, and Reuben Floyd Hamil, son of J. D. Hamil, will reside on a farm southwest of Ainsworth after May 15. The event drew many friends from the Ainsworth community who wish them happiness.
F B Fairbank of 55 Grand River Ave W Detroit Mich reports kidney and bladder trouble. He states he woke six to seven times nightly and credits Foley Kidney Pills with remarkable improvement. Sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy wadyt.
A large python lies camouflaged in the jungle waiting for prey. It strikes fast and swallows its quarry. A tree toad clings to a branch like bark and escapes notice until a long forked tongue snatches it.
Probation began in Massachusetts in 1881, marking the origin of the modern practice.
Uncle Eben notes that several men adopted the workless-day concept with such zeal that they will not abandon it. The remark highlights the movement's strength and persistence among participants.
A reflective note asserts that great powers bring contempt for mere appearances, emphasizing inner substance over show. GarBeld argues real strength lies beyond surface displays.
The Women's Auxiliary to the County Hospital meets for a quarterly social at the new M E church on Wednesday at 2:39 PM in May. A local-interest musical program is planned and a silver offering will be taken.
The Ladies' Aid society and the Women's Christian Missionary society of the Christian church will present a combined quarterly entertainment at the church on Tuesday evening. The program features two playlets including Interviewing Servant Girls performed by the ladies.
Leopold Stennss of New York volunteers for inoculation with trench fever germs in Vienna. American and British doctors test whether trench lice carry the disease and if bites infect. Volunteers recover after hospital stay. After two months the medical commission announces fever is transmitted by lice.
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