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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1918
Page
4
Officials report a second flu wave is less deadly relative to cases. Citizens urged to learn symptoms and fight the disease, noting improved understanding, government backing, and a movement toward normalcy after the war.
The piece humorously notes that women have reformed drunkards and wild men but not tightwads and that nobody admits grand plans are the first baby buggy. The ramblingquery reflects the satirical voice typical of ABE MARTIN columns.
Poet Walt Mason retorts to Wilhelm and Bill with a biting mock-epic warning against tyranny and war. The piece rails at feudal nostalgia, Prussian vanity, and rulers who threaten freedom, ending with a refrain that the speaker warned them all along.
A collage of clipped comments from Burlington Hawkeye Sioux City Journal Burlington Gazette Marshall Times-Republican Cedar Rapids Republican and Des Moines Capital reflect political satire reactions to union unity and leadership while noting a culture of attentive listening as a valued trait.
A fragment from a vaudeville stage between Shiper Kenadyn Reeves and Carrol Keating Pay shows rapid one liner exchanges about trains, money, coats, flirtations, and a joke about ancestors. The dialogue hints at a lively Chicago theater program and comic sketches.
A playful exchange recalls ancestral journeys on the Mayflower and a comic tale of a strong family member. The talk shifts from immigration to exaggerated feats, including breaking a street with bare force and a quip about colonial days.
Elizabeth, working amid a busy hospital scene, inherits her grandmother's longlost homestead after a will reveals extra funds. A wish to escape the clamor of the medical world rises as she contemplates returning to the rural once beloved home.
In a village, Elizabeth longs to own and keep a cherished old home. Her piano melodies awaken Lawrence Parry, a famed singer, who, moved by her last passage, buys her compositions. He then performs as if thinking of Elizabeth and the house she loves.
An old advertisement extols Mother's Friend by Bradfield Regulator Co. for expectant mothers. It claims the product relaxes nerves, eases abdominal muscles, and smooths carrying during pregnancy, urging women to prepare for childbirth. It lists Avants Georgia address and mentions a bottle offered through a druggist.
Maj O B Zimmerman of La Grange Illinois claims to co invent Iberty Tuel a new kerosene based fuel for war use. He says it explodes below zero and delivers greater mileage per gallon while remaining safe from premature explosions. Washington County's Only Daily reports the development.
The article explains that the honorific prefix won before a name in German denotes a privilege bestowed by a monarch for meritorious service. It notes the title was once limited to military or feudal families but later extended to commoners including industrialists scientists financiers and artists. The title may be hereditary or end with the holder’s death.
A fragment from the Wilmington Journal reflects on worry about a fatal tomorrow, noting that many people overlook the present. The tone contemplates fate and common anxieties in daily life.
Railway time table corrected to June 1 1918 lists arrivals and departures for several trains including No 12 Express No 80 Long Passenger No 50 Long Passenger No 66 Long Freight and westbound No 11 Express. Washington Branch shows local passenger Nos 450 439 429 449 and freight Nos 826 835 836 with daily service except Sunday under agent H W Russell.
Local passenger and freight train times listed with corrected December 1915 dates. Times show departures and arrivals for Nos 25 and 26, Nos 91 and 92, with freight and local service notes and agent J. W. Calvert.
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