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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1920
Page
4
A cautionary essay warns that overeating harms health more than underfeeding, noting prolonged indulgence reduces recuperative power after age forty. It recalls ancient beasts that starved themselves to death and argues moderation extends life, contrasting abundance with restraint in daily meals.
The poem depicts Walt Mason answering the jays about heat with a wry pride. He recalls loving heat since Death Valley childhood and coal shoveling at sea, then admits, with humor, that he has had enough warmth for now. The piece blends comic self reference with enduring fondness for blazing heat.
A Des Moines report notes rising unrest among Iowa coal miners with idle Buxton mines and threatened walkouts in Albia as day laborers protest working conditions and US coal commission adjustments. A 13 member operator panel in Iowa weighs fixes while unions push for satisfactory terms amid shrinking miner numbers from 17,000 to about 12,000.
The text urges moderation in eating, warns that excessive or unhealthy foods can harm the body, and emphasizes the risk of a polluted bread basket leading to danger. It links persistent fatigue nerviness and weakness to overconsumption and poor fuel intake, urging better dietary choices.
The note discusses gasoline possibly rising to fifty cents and oil companies earning twenty cents more profit. It mentions motor trucks aiding threshing crews traveling to town for dinner and notes housewives may favor the change. It ends with a practical tip about customers replying to ads to specify exact needs.
A collection of anecdotal lines from period papers noting a physician’s remark on beauty via alcohol rub, Johnson’s jail views, Emma Goldman’s stance, a fragment about a Crawford home story “Trail’s End” and a nostalgic recall of 1888 Indianapolis streetcar rules detailing stops, rein handling, and safety notes for female passengers with young riders on the rear.
H F Weston, a young man who took a Ford from James Van Nice with a worthless check, was brought from Omaha to Vinton on a cheating by false pretenses charge. He pled guilty, was sent to Tama by Sheriff J A Ruhl, and sentenced by Judge Jas W Willett. He hid the car between Cedar Rapids and Marion, rode to Denison and Omaha, and was later jailed in Omaha for intoxicated driving before admitting his identity to detectives.
Warren Kerrigan leads the sixth Robert Brunton production The Dream Cheater a W W Hodkinson release premiering at Fox Theatre. Adapted from Balzac Peau de Chagrin the tale follows a penniless aristocrat under a magical skin that grants wishes at a cost of his life. Fritzi Brunette leads a strong supporting cast with Sam Southern Wedgewood No well and others. Ernest C. Warde directs.
In the Strand the morning after an air raid two friends exchange grim humor. One asks about damage, the other replies that the house’s owners were blown from the window and the neighbors note it’s the first time they’ve left the home together in seventeen years.
Aug. 2 report from Fort Madison states convicts John Newman Earl McVain and Joe Roper escaped from the Iowa State Penitentiary by sealing the walls. McVain a life term for first degree murder from Blackhawk County. Newman a fifteen year term for second degree murder from Woodberry County. Roper from Scott township for twenty years on theft. Absence noted at roll call around seven o clock. Read The Evening Journal.
Three remaining veterans of The Charge of the Light Brigade live in London, according to the report.
A bride and groom once used gray horses to pull the bridal carriage to ward off warlocks. They avoided marrying in a month containing the letter A and did not allow guests in black or green. Engagement rings with Opals or emeralds were considered unlucky.
Brighton Enterprise reports a plan to convert T. Thompson residence into a modern hotel with a two story east wing and up to thirty more rooms. City water sewerage and steam heat will upgrade facilities and a successful hotelman from Winfield is ready to operate.
Notice is given that at a meeting of stockholders of the Washington Opera House Company of Washington Iowa held July 19 1920 at 10 am at the company office in Washington Iowa the stock was represented and a resolution to dissolve the company and publish notice was adopted The corporation is dissolved The president Rh Be Dougherty and secretary J 19 26 A 2 9
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