Home focus after war may prevent future domestic trouble
The author argues postwar America neglected internal readjustment eight months after the armistice, focusing too much on European affairs. He cautions that domestic problems, not world matters, dictate national strength and urges rebuilding the home front to avoid race riots and industrial collapse.
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America
National Congress
Europe
United States of America
United States
Rippling Rhymes on Friendship and Fair-Weather Friends
The speaker laments that true friends smile while they prosper but would shun him if he exposed his hollow schemes or failed to share their dust. He notes rivals and critics claim friendship is a trap, yet he observes neighbors who would flee if he used friendship to profit.
Commentary Clip From Marshalltown Times Republic
A clipped comment from the Marshalltown Times Republic discusses the world likened to a man with bells and carbuncles, noting discomfort in sitting and standing. It reflects editorial expression rather than a reportable event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Jump Keeps Telegraph Editor at War Tracking Peace
The Sioux City Journal notes the editor’s constant vigilance as conflicts rise since peace was declared, illustrating a persistent wartime beat that shapes reporting and public awareness.
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Telegraph
Sioux City Journal
Disadvantage of Owning Your Own Home
A humorous note from the Oskaloosa Herald: owning a home means no landlord to blame when walls need renewing. The phrase highlights self responsibility for home maintenance and potential self-blame for needed upkeep.
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Oskaloosa
Rich by My Brother's Poverty Quote
Poetic excerpt attributed to Lucy Larcom noting wealth seen as hideous and blessing found in shared humanity rather than material gain.
I Can See Through You Says He To Fair Clasp
A Pittsburg Post fragment describes a tense exchange where a man says I can see through you as a young woman clutches her open work shirt waist in a startled gasp. The snippet hints at an intimate or confrontational moment amid an unclear full context.
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Pittsburg
Wenger Oaly
Velat Wrize
Bias Regulator Company
Pept. N. Lamar
Atlanta
Georgia
Its four years now since he left me
A deserted wife recalls the day he left, remembering how he stood in the doorway until six flies entered the house, reflecting on memory and loss. The exchange, cited from the Boston Transcript, contrasts witty lines about heredity and social economics with a personal scene of abandonment.
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Boston Transcript
Suggestions to the Band for Local Support
Editor urges public backing for the Washington Concert Band arguing business men miss the benefit while farmers families enjoy the concerts. Proposes a Saturday crowd tagging drive and a large committee to raise funds as many would contribute but no concerted action exists. Mrs. J. H. Humston.
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Washington
New York Actors Strike Ends after Equity Rejection
New York August. Actors' Equity calls off a Broadway strike after the Practicing Managers' Protective Association rejects an ultimatum on actors' working conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Equity Association
New York
Aug. S
Actors’ Equity Association
Crop reports lift food prices, asks for economist view
The Waterloo Times-Tribune notes that brighter crop prospects tend to raise food prices and invites an economist to explain why the market reacts this way. The snippet frames the relationship between agricultural outlooks and consumer prices.
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Waterloo Times-Tribune
Amberson family feuds over alleged attack on boy
Rev Malloch Smith reports Georgie Amberson assaulted an eleven year old boy in his home and insulted his family. Georgie resents the accusation and compares his status to a dismissed outsider as his mother Minafer and Isabel Amberson debate propriety.
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Malloch Smith
George
Air Mail Pilots Threaten Strike Seen As Modern Industry
The Storm Lake Pilot Tribune notes air mail pilots threaten a strike, elevating airplane flying beyond novelty and into serious industrial status amid ten year trends.
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United States Mail
Storm Lake
Borrowed Smiles in Delegation Speech On Suffrage
Fragmented excerpt shows facetious member denying old or married women in equal suffrage delegation and a counter viewpoint on representation. It contrasts a Baltimore American line about witness by meadow path and mountain stairs with a poetic note on shared best things, grass, and the wild rose.
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Baltimore American
Contested Exchange Over Speech Among Siblings
In a tense domestic exchange, Georgie asks about his words to a man who dislikes them, while a companion questions whether he uttered a dreadful accusation. The dialogue hints at tension over free expression and perceived offense.
Complex 1919 Iowa mortgage notice in Washington County
Original Notice for September Term 1919 in Washington County Iowa. William D Augustine files suit to quiet title against numerous Augustine and related parties and unknown claimants over five separate land parcels totaling about 45 acres in township 75 9 west. The petition seeks fee simple title, removal of adverse claims, and equitable relief with a warning of default if defendants fail to appear by September 4 1919 in Washington Court House Iowa.
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John Augustine
Michael Augustine
Hannah Augustine
Michal Augustine
David Augustine
John A. Augustine
George W. Augustine
George Augustine
G. Augustine
G. W. Augustine
Geo. W Augustine
Margaret A. Augustine
J. A. Augustine
Godfrey Augustine
Hannah Agustine
David Agustine
John Agustine
Samuel Bathurst
Elizabeth Bathurst
William M. Bathurst
Roland C. Bathurst
Henry A. Bathurst
Margaret A. Bathurst
Emily 8. Bathurst
John R. Boyle
Mary J. Boyle
Mary
Catharine Ellen Snodgrass
William G. Snodgrass
Wm. G. Snodgrass
Samuel Singmaster
Samul Singmaster
State Bank of Keota
Keota
Iowa
William W. White
Wm. W. White
James Williamson
Nancy A. Williamson
Nancy Ann Williamson
Wm. J. Williamson
Wm. J. Wiliamson
William J. Williamson
William I. Williamson
Joseph Williamson
John Williamson
M A. Williamson
Manerva A. Williamson
Mary W. Williamson
Washington County
Clerk of the District Court of
District Court
Washington
Train schedules and adjustments issued by various rail lines
A dated notice lists westbound and eastbound trains with numbers times and freight status along Washington branch routes and B&O C.M. & St. lines. It notes daily schedules with exceptions Sundays and specific days for certain trains and a correction dated 1918 by agent W Malvert.
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Malvert
Freemason and related lodge meeting notices
Lodges Washington Lodge No 26 A F and M regular meeting first Friday night monthly. Cyrus Chapter No 18 Royal Arch Masons regular meeting Friday night monthly. Bethlehem Commandery No 45 Knights Templar regular meeting third Friday monthly. Washington Chapter No 8 O E Kel C regular meeting second Thursday night each month. Visiting fraters welcome.
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Washington Lodge
L Dd. Langworthy
W. M. Glenn B. Mace
Cyrus
BR. A. M
L. D. Langeworthy
H. P. J. W. Morton
Bethlehem Commandery
K. T
J. D. Glasgow
EB. C
J. W. Morton
Washington
O. KB. C
R .H. Walker
W. M
Rose Reid
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Evening Journal
Pure City
Mutual
Home Sweet Home
Abe Martin
Tell Binkley
Lucy Larcom
Blanche
Lallie
J. H. Humston
N. Y
Actors’ Strike
Ambersons
BY Booth Tarkington
Doubleday, Page & Company
Mr. Smith
Georgie
Isabel
Amberson
State OF
William D. Augustine
H. W. Russel
O. F.—Covenant Lodge No
O. O. PF
Iowa Ave
Carl B. Schneider
Noble Grand
Keller
Physicians and Surgeons
A. John Droz
Irvin E. Huston
Southwest Corner Square
Lemsey’s
Washington, IA
DR. &. H. Bateman
Blair Bldg
Chiropractors
Cordelia EK
Klopfenstein
F. & M. Bank Bldg
M. H. Sartor
Sartor & Sartor Chiropractors
Klein Klothing Ko
Red
J. D. Dayton
Westchester, Iowa
Tee Wale
Bome
Austin Sutherland
Brookhart Bros. Law
Opera House
Mutual Phone
T. A. Michels
Temple Building
Washington, Iowa
Black
J. Wilson
CO. C. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson
Journal Office
Morrison & Morrison
Morrison Bldg
North Bide Sq
Eicher, Livingston & Eicher: Law
Abstract Department
W. M. Keeley
W. H. Butterfield
Courta
Crafl's
Brighton
LO. O
Han
North
Iowas Avenue
Clair Pooth
Elmer McPadden
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