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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1919
Page
6
The lesson centers on showing kindness and the Christian duty to help others. It uses the lawyer's question about eternal life and the parable of the good Samaritan to teach loving God and neighbor, stressing active neighborly aid beyond ethnicity or status.
Detroit authorities report two and a half tons of opium enter the city yearly most used for illegal purposes. Estimates say about 40000 residents are drug addicts with calls for a municipal treatment facility. The underground traffic is run by a nationwide drug-smuggling network sourced mainly from Canada and Mexico.
The author contemplates how poetry and compassion reveal the struggles of a fallen heart. He urges mercy over anger, urging readers to imagine the temptations and hardships that shaped an erring life and to leave judgment to a higher hand.
A quotation contrasting serving God with doing good, noting they are materially the same and that serving God is an imitation of the divine. Attributed to Benjamin Whichcote.
A spiritual quip by Spurgeon notes that no crown in heaven is earned by those who did not bear crosses on earth. The line emphasizes enduring faith through life’s trials as a prerequisite for reward.
A brief exhortation encourages cheerful diligent work and constant readiness for our future tasks with a northern motto attributed to E. H. Nevior.
Mons Picard is portrayed by Earle Williams in A Rogue's Romance at Fox Theatre on Tuesday August 26. Williams delivers a suave crook and detective performance, with supporting cast Brinsley Shaw Harry Van Meter Herbert Standing Marion Skinner Katheryn Adams Maude George Sid Franklin and Karl Forms. The plot follows thefts a stock swindle and a rescue ending in retirement with love.
Des Moines reports a committee of the National Guard association battles the War Department and Secretary Baker over federalizing guard companies on a 65 to 100 man basis. Adjt. General Lashier says the militia bureau refuses the old size and seeks federal pay attendance. A conference with Baker was hoped for but not assured.
Dr I F Griggs of the National Geographic Society reports from Mt Katmai Alaska that the crater is the largest in the world. It measures nine miles in circumference and 3060 feet deep, according to his exploration findings.
A quoted dialect snippet shows Uncle Eben arguing that steady progress is better than flashy gains. He warns against rapid rises and abrupt falls, preferring steady, honest effort over risky shortcuts. The line captures mid century rural speech and humor.
Westfield Mass August 22 Professor Lewis B Allyn argues alcohol occurs in many foods through fermentation and cannot be fully prohibited by prohibition. He notes near beers stay within one half of one percent and fresh vegetables contain none.
Gov. Harding commends Iowa draft boards for handling 528,578 registrants and sending 67,944 to camp with 35,000 awaiting armistice. State finances show higher taxes next year, with a 7 1/4 mill levy and major appropriations for education, boards, parks, hospitals, and tuberculosis eradication. Frederick Schack of Waverly leaves large educational gifts. Wartburg institutions and German relatives receive bequests. A Maquoketa board reveals a boyhood keepsake to Kansas magnate Willie Clark. Des Moines figures discuss patent on a unique brick by Claus Light valued at 1 million dollars.
Three are dead and two injured after a railroad train struck an automobile near Lake View. Mrs Frank Kies of Carnadén and Miss Gertrude Arne of Ackley died en route to Carroll hospital in a work train. Kies’s five year old son also died. The injured include Kies’s two other children and Miss Ashe, driver of the car, who failed to see the train and stopped on the track.
A brief quotation notes that honesty enhances a good thing and credits George Donald as the author. The line reflects a simple moral about truthful reception and value.
George W. Carver, once at Simpson College and Ames, graduated from the state college in 1894, and declined a $170,000 yearly offer from Thomas A Edison. He heads agricultural work at Tuskegee Institute and is famed for plant life research and potato flour. James Wilson mentored Carver at the state farm in Ames before supporting his Tuskegee move.
Miss Blanche Graham of Burt Iowa 17 was taken to the Iowa City hospital for observation after an X ray showed she had swallowed three safety pins one open and all lodged in the stomach. Doctors decided not to remove them and will monitor her progress with frequent X rays.
Belgrade Serbia proudly notes it was the first municipality to employ women architects, marking a historic milestone in urban design and gender inclusion in the capital.
Maj Gen Charles D Rhodes USSA former commander of the 157th field artillery brigade and the 42nd Rainbow division led the interallied armistice commission head of the zone No 2 base. He was knighted by England and awarded the Legion of Honor from France and the Distinguished Service Medal by the United States.
London reports a new era of greater money circulation in English villages driven by higher wages for workers, maids, and farm laborers. More bikes and motorcycles appear, garages and repair shops multiply, and dancing clubs and whist games spread. Sociologists see this as a lasting shift toward a more comfortable lifestyle.
The Zuyder Zee or Southern Sea was a lake once ringed by marshes. Flooding in the thirteenth century shaped its current basin of about 2,000 square miles with depths of 10 to 19 feet. Dutch reclamation since the sixteenth century has turned land from sea, lake, and river totaling about one million acres.
The 1899 agreement among the United States Great Britain and Germany split the Samoan islands between the United States and Germany, with Britain retiring and receiving compensation in colonial concessions elsewhere. It ended years of unrest blamed on German intrigue and aggression.
A London Blighty anecdote recalls an elderly man chatting with friends about a telephone kiss. His granddaughter Dorothy replies that a kiss over the phone is like a straw hat not felt. He explains a kiss is still there in spirit even if not touched.
An Exchange quote argues happiness requires a clean heart and conscience. It says profit or thrills cannot compensate for inner guilt or envy, urging readers to avoid revenge and hatred to achieve true contentment.
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