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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1918
Page
4
A column reprints Henry Ford's provocative wartime quotes on history, patriotism, politics, and pacifism. It notes Ford’s shift toward socialist reading, his antiwar stance, a declared peace ship venture, and his claim to have changed his mind only once, casting his remarks as imprudent for his stature.
Rousing verse urges readers to fund the war effort through thrift stamps and bonds. It mocks showy talk without backing money and praises patriotic buying of bonds as more effective than noisy criticism. September demands another loan to aid soldiers.
Antho Van Sickle discovers a Berlin marked hat and muses on Kaiser Germany in remarks unlikely to be published. Sherm Welch fears his barber shop may close for war, while Iona keeps wartime saving quotas rising. Homer A Miller notes July War Savings Sales down over two million, and Washington auto wrecks trend as a warning to slow down.
Observers note that the German retreat appears to be progressing as swiftly on the return leg as it did during the initial advance toward Paris with lines of equipment and troops moving orderly through the countryside.
Drivers report smoother pavement since the storm roller finished work. Motorists who kept speeds low to avoid bouncing are urged not to interpret the improved surface as an invitation to speed.
Federal investigators visiting this week report two local grocers have sugar accounts checked with wholesale houses and found error free. They note these are the first in seven counties with completely correct sugar records.
Report notes Marty’s return from the Michigan primary held yesterday and suggests Henry Ford remains somewhat more popular among voters.
A French mother Mme Vandr Eecken names her eleventh child a daughter Wilsonne Edith Vandr Eecken honoring President Wilson. The practice mirrors others in France with future boys commonly named Wilson. The mother’s rationale remains a puzzle to observers.
Song lyric style note from a mother expresses farewell as Company K sails abroad. The speaker bids good luck to U S soldiers, vows to fight the Hun, and mentions crossing the ocean to join the unit Beyond the ocean blue. The verse blends patriotic sentiment with a personal goodbye.
Private Edwin R. Martin of the Canadian engineers, arriving at Fort Des Moines hospital with other Overseas veterans, describes the Rhine crossing as a huge task for Allied engineers. He says pontoon bridges must span the river under heavy German fire and predicts the retreating Germans will destroy bridges. Martin, a Normandy, Missouri native, notes Somme and Perrone comparisons and praises artillery, recalling the March 21 Kaiser offense and his unit’s bridge-blowing actions.
The ad claims the product provides prompt relief for indigestion and biliousness while cleansing the bowels and benefiting the liver. It touts gentle yet thorough action against indigestion, bad breath, bloating, and gas with a Lemon’s Pharmacy contact.
At Great Lakes naval training station the daily hospital census has averaged over 850 patients for five months and no natural deaths in six weeks. With about 46,000 recruits at the facility, officers call the record remarkable amid ongoing wartime training.
F W MeGlone of Tama was killed in action last week, wife says in a telegram from Ottawa. A Scot by birth, he worked for Tama News papers for years and lived in the United States about two years. He leaves a Tama wife and a five year old daughter. Three brothers are serving with the British Army.
The account follows Pat OBrien from enlisting in the Royal Flying Corps through training in Canada and France to active duty. It details battles, a fatal crash, capture and daring escape across Germany and Belgium, aided by Belgian peasants and the British consul, ending with arrival home in Momence Illinois.
Lieutenant Louis Grand recounts his return from Germany after eight months as a prisoner of war. A banquet at the Hotel Hevey celebrated his survival. he mailed a telegram to a friend noting he had come home due to war bread. On the Atlantic crossing he met Lt Laschelles, who mistook him for Pat O Brien before recognizing him.
A veteran recalls a voyage from Canada to France during the war and reuniting with a small group. He meets a doubtful crewmate on deck and later lands in Momence Illinois, revisiting childhood memories while fearing the journey may still be dreamlike.
In Es Marshalltown on August 28 a woman attempted to mail a letter but sent the alarm instead. The fire department responded to the southern part of the city and found the misplaced parcel triggered the fire alarm.
Six members of the Lake Eden crew are believed drowned or killed after a torpedo explosion near foreign waters on August 21. Nine crewmen and one naval guard member remain missing, as officials report the disaster.
Mrs. H. Ott credits Vinel with curing her milliner daughter in Long Island City after medicines failed. The product reportedly includes beef and cod liver peptones iron manganese peptopates and glycerophosphates to rebuild a rundown system and restore appetite. Sherman Bros. advertises the remedy in drugstores nationwide.
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