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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1918
Page
8
A store discussion mentions needing a new flashlight battery and references cold time and items like MUS TEROLE. The fragment hints at stocking a 0-cent jury and cold conditions impacting purchases.
The phrase gag rule refers to a May resolution 18% that directed three fourths of petitions memorials resolutions propositions and papers touching slavery or abolition to be laid on the table without printing or reference. The policy was abolished a few years later.
An old period tone urges virtues of patience at home abstinence from disparagement of others and resistance to self indulgence. It emphasizes steady kindnesses and public duty over personal flaws in daily conduct.
The market shows strong interest in old mahogany and oak tables with historic associations. While many pieces have genuine historic value, few are available for sale. A Napoleon signing table is deemed priceless, and an English mahogany table linked to a shipwreck near Clare is noted among notable relics.
A handbook note emphasizes prompt replies to letters and social notes. It urges timely acknowledgments for invitations, wedding announcements, or death notices, and suggests friendly letters deserve a reply within a week as true courtesy.
A minute book from Selkirk reveals burgher Thomas Kerr choosing to take the temperance pledge, vowing not to drink. The relic, preserved by the Scottish Society of Antiquaries, shows an early 19th or 20th century pledge and a noted personal token.
William visits his grandmother and asks why they call the dog Zero. She explains they got him in winter and questions what to call him in summer revealing a playful seasonal pun.
A fragmented passage describes Annie avoiding the neighborly pastime citing unclear reasons and mentioning a euphemistic term Our Hispoditions with a garbled parenthetical. The text implies social friction or misunderstanding rather than a direct event.
Local notices mix retail ads and society news including clothing, pharmacy offers, and hometown greetings. Ed Willits returns from Marianna with plans to live here. Miss Grace Adams aids Red Cross worker ill at home. Rheuma stock arrives at Lemmon’s Pharmacy for rheumatism sufferers. updates on Simpson family and Barham household. A wave of routine notices accompanies troop service changes and health reports.
The page lists show promotions at Fox & Dewey and Crail's rug shop, local buys like butter fat and walnuts, and multiple social visits across towns including Ainsworth Crawfordsville Columbus Junction and Havre. It notes medical ads for osteopathy and chiropractic services, plus water rent reminders and small commerce notices.
Washington reports the fifth Liberty loan will likely be issued in spring and styled the Fifth Liberty loan possibly with a subtitle like Victory issue. War loan managers favor the Liberty loan branding for its proven advertising value and will present the plan to Carter Glass after he assumes office. National war loan officials will meet in Athletic City Thursday and Friday with district directors to draft sales publicity for the next issue.
Chilean newspapers view Washington mediation as refused after President Wilson offered to assist. Argentina's President Taft? no Trigoy? sent a mediation note to Chile to resolve Tacna Arica issue, while Chile shows signs of leaning toward accepting Argentina's proposal over the American offer.
Surgeon General Rupert Blue outlined a nationwide effort by the United States Public Health Service to prevent epidemics among returned soldiers. The organization under the treasury department includes uniformed surgeons, ranking with army officers, and has national and interstate jurisdiction.
Berlin reports 2600 American prisoners of war from Camp Rastatt freed and sent toward Switzerland. About 200 more Americans scattered in German camps depart via Holland and Denmark. Last Americans expected to leave German camps by midweek. Washington, at Brazil request, raises issue of release of Turkish prisoners in Germany.
Warsaw dispatch in Weser Zeitung says Polish American divisions have embarked at Havre to occupy Posen and Silesia. Headquarters for the Polish American forces are reported to be at the town of Tosén.
The Volkszeitung of Cologne invites President Wilson to visit the city and suggests officials from Germany’s foreign ministry meet him there. The note signals growing German interest in diplomatic engagement with the United States.
A reflective quote explores how trials expose value and instinct, awakening insight and heroism within the sufferer. The passage references a变, noting peril and catastrophes can awaken surprising courage in the faced individual.
The Times reports Russia launched a counter revolution and besieges Thorn, a fortress on Germany’s eastern frontier. Revallet troops call for hauling down the red flag as Paris reports a state of siege and martial law in Berlin amid revolutionary agitations.
Twelve additional influenza cases were reported to the local board of health since yesterday afternoon, bringing this week's total to 42 for the three days. Secretary Kellogg expects more reports this afternoon as some doctors have not yet filed.
The partnership Bowman and Knupp dissolves on December 20 and will be followed by Bowman and Wilton. Creditors and others with accounts are urged to call and settle at once.
An ounce of pulverized borax mixed into a quart of boiling water and boiled for use helps remove grease spots from woolen goods.
The Shottery farm tenant's home near Birmingham was reportedly the site of a medieval wedding ceremony between Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway under the traditional hundredfast rite. The house was put up for sale at auction in Birmingham.
The author argues that no instrument or red technique can accurately locate minerals underground. While iron ore beds may slightly affect a compass or surveyor’s instrument, there is no reliable method to find precious metals.
The railroad administration ordered an embargo on hog shipments to the Union stock yards in Chicago until Thursday due to immense country hog shipments. About 50,000 hogs were at the yards exceeding packing house capacity to kill.
Christian Herald notes that springtime relies on violets and autumn on vivid foliage and asserts life remains incomplete without poetry. The quote frames poetry as essential to seasonal feeling and personal experience.
London reports the general election enters its final week with a record number of contests featuring more than two candidates. A total of 471 coalition candidates are listed including 522 Unionists, 181 Liberals and 1 National Dominant party.
A Princeton Review excerpt notes two paths for education the halls of learning or the conflicts of life, emphasizing that true education exercises and develops mental powers beyond mere schooling.
A garbled verse and scattered phrases about letters prayers or prey provoke confusion as readers question meaning and origin. Local voices speculate on misheard sayings and odd wordplay in a playful but puzzling jumble.
A compact meditation on recalling phrases as herbs plucked from sentences. The author likens reading to nourishment and memory to a high throne where these thoughts are stored for later use.
The article argues Africa possesses vast wealth including coal fields of 50000 square miles, 5000000 fertile farming acres, iron ore rivaling North America, 90 percent of the world diamonds, 10000 dollars worth of rubber annually, and immense ivory nuts and oil along with copper and gold.
The smallest national park spans thirty eight acres on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska. It was established by presidential proclamation about a year before. The park preserves an abandoned Indian village noted for its totem poles and includes buildings showcasing classical Lalas lodian architecture.
The text explains how to calculate night length by adding the sun’s rite and setting times to find duration. It shows a method based on time of year and sun position to determine dusk length.
Scientists in a leading research institution unveil a new theory advancing the understanding of quantum mechanics and its applications. The study proposes refined mathematical models to describe particle behavior at subatomic scales and hints at potential experimental tests in the near future.
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