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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1919
Page
4
The piece notes widespread favor for a memorial question with only form differences remaining. It suggests soldiers would receive a unanimous vote of honor and appreciation, while the public response to the memorial idea appears highly positive. A Washington reader calls the Journal’s Want-ads the best news, though other features are praised too.
The entertainment committee has booked a trapeze act to captivate crowds. The performer will swing from the F. and M. Bank building at a height of seventy to eighty feet above the street, with plans also considered for the standpipe but deemed too risky.
Costa Rica lies between Nicaragua and Panama with Cocos Island as an outlying possession. The country spans from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. High tableland areas enjoy a temperate climate while coastal regions are low and tropical with lush vegetation.
A clipped comment from the Davenport Democrat quotes a congress statement that Americans entering Mexico should carry a plate of beans in one hand and a hand grenade in the other, noting the remark still seems to hold good.
Des Moines Register notes Czecho Slova ks pains while urging relief on pork chop prices. It also mocks a reckless youth speeding down Fourth Street with one arm around a girl, highlighting urban rowdiness.
The piece extols optimism showing joys outnumber woes with steady daily balance. It argues happiness outgrows sorrow and cautions against dwelling on gloom while noting daily cycles of gladness and hardship. Executed in reflective, moralizing tone.
The remark compares a man’s head to a hollow gourd, delivered by Vinton Hagle. The line humorously criticizes perceived emptiness and folly.
A Times-Republican remark suggests the president ignored early signs of a strike emergency due to personal concerns like rent and home repairs. The comment implies a failure to notice economic pressures until later.
The Cedar Rapids Republican lauds Iowa corn as rounding out magnificently and a major factor in restoring normal food supplies nationwide.
The United States Treasury authorizes Savings Certificates in 100 and 1000 denominations to boost postwar capital. The move widens investment options beyond Savings Stamps, urging citizens to save and exchange stamps for these secure, tax exempt, redeemable securities. Each certificate is registered and nontransferable, reducing loss risk.
The article urges clear explanation of policies to improve the financial condition of American citizens and the national Treasury, presenting it as a national duty for every man, woman, and child in the United States.
Report notes a woman's brain attains its greatest weight around age twenty five while men peak about ten years later. It suggests twenty one year old women may provide more mature judgment than men of the same age.
A quip explains Nincompoop or Ninecompoop as a refined insult meaning a fool or blockhead. It traces the term to the Latin non compos mentis signifying not sound of mind and notes its classical origin and perceived refinement.
Maj Warner B Marline commander in chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States has been presiding over their annual encampment in Providence Rhode Island. The society organized in 1899 includes veterans of the Philippines Cuban Mexican and Boxer wars and the recent great conflict.
Sydney Amberson appears pompous and portly while Amelia shines with glittering hair and a white hot tiara. George introduces them as his aunt and uncle, revealing the Ambersons’ entrenched nobility behind polished, glittering barriers that seem permanent and secure their riches.
In a moonlit party scene, George Minafer guides Miss Morgan past wary guests to the floor. The escort of Old John Minafer exits, while George senses a rising, undefined emotion as they glide to La Paloma.
In a ballroom scene Miss Morgan attracts suitors while George Amberson Minafer shields her. A bold, well-known dancer, the aunt Fanny Minafer’s partner, stands out by dancing with flair and waving to George, who resents the interruption and misreads the moment. The night reveals social dynamics and youthful longing.
A fragment shows a tense moment between two speakers as one woman hides her reaction with a bouquet and the other teases her for silence. He presses for words while she deflects, hinting at deeper tension beneath the surface dialogue.
An article advocates an inside bath by drinking hot water with limestone phosphate each morning. It claims cleansing the stomach liver kidneys and bowels improves health and skin. suggests lasting results for those with bad breath coated tongue dull head and constipation. recommends buying a quarter pound of limestone phosphate cheaply.
Washington Branch trains run daily except Sunday with local passenger cars Nos. 450, 429, 430, 449 and freight Nos. 835 836 88 89. specific arrivals and departures listed, with some services cancelled on select days and adjustments to westbound eastbound services. Local stock extra to accommodate passengers. agent signatures included.
Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M Regular meeting first Friday night monthly. Cyrus Chapter No 18 Royal Arch Masons Regular meeting fourth Friday night monthly. Bethlehem Commandery No 45 Knights Templar Regular meeting third Friday night monthly. Washington Chapter No 8 O E S Regular meeting second Thursday night monthly. Visiting fraters welcome.
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