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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1918
Page
3
S J Kellogg secretary of the local board of health reported fifty influenza cases in town with no recent increase. No new quarantine cards were posted. Some cases released and the situation improving. Rumors abroad misstate Washington conditions. town cases remain mild relative to rural outbreaks.
The Council of Churches with WC Pearce leads a drive for Christmas offerings from every Sunday school in the state and Canada to aid Armenian and Syrian relief. A county visitation day aims to reach all schools. readers are urged to donate via their Sunday school treasurer or direct to The Armenian and Syrian Relief, New York, or the county secretary, Crawfordsville.
Private John W. Miller writes that French people look and talk odd to him and the country’s peasants in wooden shoes seem funny to him. He mentions not meeting Dewey McAvoy and says he would be glad to return home as the war was reportedly near its end.
Clyde C. Schmoeller, the first to be mustered out at Camp Vail New Jersey, returned to Schenectady to resume work with General Electric. He wrote to his father that he is glad to be free again after receiving discharge papers Friday night and that he was training for a commission in the radio department before his questionnaire placed him in a government job class.
The Rev. Frank A. Gageby preaches his first sermon as pastor of St. Pauls Evangelical Church on Ninety fourth street and Winchester avenue. He succeeds Rev. P F Matsinger who resigned last May after nine years. The stone church is valued at 56000 and was improved under Matsinger. Gageby, a Western college and McCormick Theological Seminary graduate, earned a doctor of divinity from Parsons College. His previous pastorate was five years at First Presbyterian Church in Washington Iowa. he chaired the Iowa synod for one year.
Miss Katherine Stichter county superintendent of schools announces the teachers study center dated for next Saturday Dec. 7 has been indefinitely postponed due to quarantine. The meeting may be held in January.
A concise reflection contrasts optimism with restraint, noting that true prudence tempers confident thoughts. It urges careful judgment to balance hopeful beliefs with practical caution and measured action.
In Cobb's Creek Jewish cemetery 3 PM ceremony unites Harry Rosenburg and Mrs Fanny Jacobs to ward off influenza. About 1,200 Orthodox Jews watch as offerings of money pour in and a feast follows, reviving a Russian ritual thought to halt plagues.
M. T. Davis, Bearsville merchant, reports a patron's child with croup was treated at his store with Foley's Honey and Tar Compound and recovered by morning. He praises the remedy and thanks Foley's Honey and Tar. Lem mon's Pharmacy ad.
Burlington adopts a plan to curb Spanish influenza with a four physician committee guiding citizens to follow state health rules. The proposal favors voluntary public gathering controls and better ventilation over renewed quarantine, aiming to reduce street crowding and health exposure.
Nevada reports five influenza deaths in 48 hours amid a surge of cases, with physicians exhausted and hundreds ill. The board of health closes theaters and social venues, bans nonessential travel, and assigns an officer to enforce stay-at-home rules as cases reach about 500 citywide.
Des Moines reports Camp Dodge, after three hard games in eight days at Nebraska Camp Funston Iowa University, prepares to meet Camp Pike on their field. Capt John L Griffith coaches Camp Pike and predicts a fast, evenly matched contest with Dodge likely to end on the short end.
Deans Kay and Rienow discussed with the student army a plan to use West Iowa City army barracks as a dormitory for the next two quarters. The project would offer board at cost and lodging at a nominal figure, with capacity for about 1000 men and half the building expected to be ready by the next quarter. Currently walls on east and south sides are complete and the others near. 65 masons and many workers labor daily as weather allows.
The 2 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Abraham Thorn died this morning from the flu, the ninth epidemic death in Grun dy Center since October. The city is under quarantine for a second time with all public gatherings forbidden and little improvement shown.
San Francisco story cites EB C McCormick report praising Alaska as a dream land for artists and world travelers. The commission notes 126000 reindeer, fox pelts worth 2500 dollars each, a government railroad from Seward to Anchorage and beyond toward Fairbanks, Montanuska coal fields, rich forests and top quality vegetables.
Descriptions of German prisoners forced to bury dead, executions for refusing to touch bodies, and discovered mines in evacuted towns. Allied officers suffer fatal blasts from improvised devices as German inventiveness in booby traps grows.
Dec 3 report describes German grenades attached to dead combatants near Le Chateau. Australian stretcher bearers were killed while removing bodies, forcing altered burial methods and avoidance of contact with fallen foes. Americans devised a safe handling plan to counter the threat.
The article argues that American sport will rebound strongly in baseball football boxing and other fields as returning soldiers bring trained bodies and disciplined habits. It notes widespread postwar outdoor life and enduring interest in sports among youth who experienced military camp routines and intensified exercise.
A wounded soldier crawled six hours to mend a critical wire then returned to his unit. His town honored him with a watch at a public meeting, but he could only stammer thanks as he held up the gift.
In Oosterland on December 4, the former German crown prince told a correspondent he has not pronounced or signed any document. He says Germany lost the war early in October and that peace talks were blocked by higher authorities despite efforts to persuade generals. The interview notes confusion and claims of misgovernment and failed negotiations.
An advertisement touts Miller's antiseptic oil as a powerful pain reliever for neuralgia rheumatism sprains and bruises. It claims one application provides complete relief and comfort with thousands of users nationwide. It promotes two sizes 60 cents and 1.00 and urges readers to buy for value.
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