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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1919
Page
4
A reader condemns waste as meat rots in ninety cars at an Iowa station while starvation looms. The piece links the failure to regulate economy to public suffering, calling the disaster a black crime against common decency and asking who is to blame.
A narrator counterpoints summer heat with icy travels through Arctic literature. He recalls Dr. Cook, Sir John Franklin, and Greeley in frozen settings while a neighbor laments worsening Augusts and Julys. The poem blends heat, cold, myth, and memory with vivid, stylized lines.
A protest voice condemns a profiteer and government inaction as ninety car loads of meat lie to rot on a side track. The author calls for accountability and public outrage at a time of national hardship. The piece emphasizes moral failing over policy details.
A call to attend the upcoming gathering of Rural Letter Carriers of Iowa in Washington with tickets for Chautauqua available at local banks. September 11 promises exceptional attractions and a day of general enjoyment, urging plans and ticket purchases this week.
Clipped comment from the Sioux City Tribune reflects on past fashion habits with phrases about galluses and a silk four in hand sometimes included with hand me downs. The piece nostalgia themed notes a bygone era and social customs.
Orlando is benched, Clemenceau says he will retire, Lloyd George calls reports of his resignation a canard. Wilson has not hinted at a third term. The Latin line Sic transeunt the Big Four signals uncertain fates amid global leadership queries.
A navy shipbuilder and father of a newborn objects to christening his baby the minister would likely harm the infant by breaking wine on its head. The Sioux City Journal reports on the protest amid wartime duty and family events.
The Marshalltown Times-Republican notes Col. Tinley dodges a democratic committee push to nominate him for governor on that ticket praising him as a mighty good man who deserves a better fate.
A Jewell Republican reflection contrasts the old time farmer who keeps late Saturday hours with the new fashioned farmer who drives the family to town for shopping and shows. The piece notes late returns leave all tired for Sunday school and work, asking what effect this will have on the next generation.
A Louisville traveling salesman recalls a severe cholera morbus attack in summer 1888. He paid a hotel porter to buy Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy and followed the double-dose directions, then slept and woke well by five the next morning to continue his journey. Lemmon's Drug Store advi.
In Minneapolis a sharp drop in pawned valuables since July 1 and a surge in second hand goods sales is blamed on prohibition. Pawnbrokers report fewer pledges, especially watches, with loans down while redemptions rise. Soldiers passing through keep some business, but dealers say prohibition drives the shift as liquor sales decline.
Edward T. Leech editor of the Memphis Press began a ten day sentence for contempt of Chancellor Israel Peres' court after a parade through principal streets led by a band and business leaders. Former Mayor Litty spoke to a crowd at the jail before Leech was jailed for an editorial during a prior local campaign.
Scientists report a plant fat resembling coconut oil that can be produced from species growing abundantly on waste lands. The finding suggests a potential sustainable fat source with broad cultivation prospects for future industrial use.
An old advertisement claims Hall’s Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh by acting through the blood. It promises noticeable health improvements after a short course and urges readers to start now for testimonials and free information from F P. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
A note on the copyright of Magnificent Ambersons credits Doubleday Page Company as the rights holder.
In a lavish wedding in Amberson addition, Wilbur and Isabel begin married life amid high hopes and a designer debut. Their only child becomes Georgie Minafer, a privileged boy whose bold swagger, curls, and streetwise clashes reveal a father’s faded grandeur. The prophecy of heirs falls short as Georgie’s life blends wealth with battles and bravado.
In a summer scene at Rev Malloch Smiths gate a strange boy provokes George Amberson Minafer on a white pony. The confrontation escalates with taunts about sisters and hair, ending in a chase and a tense clash as Mr Smith intervenes to stop the disturbance. The exchange hints at a future confrontation as Minafer is accused of disgrace.
Eastbound and westbound train listings with arrival and departure times for multiple passenger and freight services. Includes notes on local freights daily except Sunday and specific train cancellations and corrections dated December 8, 1918, with agent signatures.
LODGES Washington Lodge No 26 A Fr A M meets first Friday. Cyrus Chapter No 18 meets second Friday. Bethlehem Commandery No 45 meets third Friday. Washington Chapter No 08 O B S meets second Thursday. Officers L Langworthy W M Morton Sec. Visiting fraters welcome.
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