Radicalism versus Christian Socialism in religious society
The article contrasts radical movements with Christian Socialists who blend faith and social ethics. It contrasts religious communities living simply with tithes and common meals to radical atheistic strains that scorn religion and seek a present earthly paradise. It argues both extremes converge toward worldly aims despite differing doctrines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolshevisem
Bach Social
England
Earth
ABE MARTIN On Boys and Girls Wasting Time
Abe Martin vents about youths chasing pleasures as girls waste a year or two on handsome loafers. He riffs on money brains and smoking stogies in a tongue in cheek regional column with his usual humor and satire.
End of Hating Poem Reflects Forgiveness Shift
A reflective poem traces a change from wartime hatred of Germans Turks and Bulgars to a stance of conditional forgiveness. The speaker admits prior fury before and after meals and vows not to celebrate vengeance, noting the tyrant's downfall frees personal peace while trust requires time and solemn reflection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beernel Hunn
Two Worldviews Clash Over Self Denial and Salvation
The piece weighs extremes in religion and philosophy, contrasting materialist aims with ascetic devotions. It cites Penitentes and Asiatic ascetic practices as examples of self punishment, then argues both radical socialism and extreme religiosity dodge practical worldly concerns. It concludes that true salvation requires balancing spiritual duty with worldly care.
Friday the Thirteenth News and Widespread Influenza
The piece notes gloom on Friday the Thirteenth, remarks on secret service and Count Bernstorff, and highlights widespread influenza in Iowa papers. It mentions public sentiment, poetry sparks from calamity, and a Lone Tree Reporter editorial about multiple flags, framing the day with contemporary anxieties.
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Iowa
War Savings shortfall worries Washington county
The Lone Tree Reporter notes Washington county is about $25,000 short of its War Savings Stamp quota. The item questions neighbor compliance and suggests imposing German reconstruction work to have Germany cover wages and material costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Lone Tree Reporter
Germany
Topsy Turvy World Reflected In Narrow Span Of News
In editorials from multiple papers the pieces note political figures avoiding accountability and public figures defending high salaries while others push for justice. The column contrasts social aims with personal pursuits as citizens pursue housing, marriage, and divorce amid economic strains.
NOTHING DOING IN THE HOUSEHOLD CHAOS
In a poem by Mal Rose in the Oskaloosa Herald a housewife wakes early and finds no gas and no coal for breakfast. The startled household leads to the husband waking, kicking the cat, jerking blinds, and swearing in frustration.
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Hubby
Mal Rose
Oskaloosa Herald
The Quarantine and Influenza Control
Davenport closes many public venues to curb an influenza outbreak. Observers doubt proof of cause and effect, noting quarantines may not distinguish illness from wellbeing while public panic diminishes. Authorities argue reduced activity lowers fatalities amid varied district results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Durlingtor Hawkeye
We Won't Work. Walter H. Rowe protest note in Macon
A fragmentary protest text titled We Won t Work attributed to Walter H. Rowe from Macon County U1 objects to labor, phrased with garbled lines about stalling and a gun wheel. The readable portion conveys a stance of nonwork or strike rhetoric.
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Walter H. Rowe
Macon Co
General Armstrong Crowing at Obethele Obstacle
A garbled reminiscence notes General Armstrong aiming to rise above an obstacle and crowing if unable to stand in the way, reflecting a wartime morale anecdote about a military leader.
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Genne
Armstrong
Eliib
Marshal
Quaker in Loyalty Court Defends War Position
Samuel Embree a Whittier area Quaker testifies before Linn county Loyalty court that hewill not fund wartime causes or buy Liberty bonds citing his Christian creed. He compares war to biblical figures and says he will leave aid to the Lord. another defendant Frank Ressa is fined for failure to buy bonds and Red Cross support.
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Cedar Rapids
Samuel Embree
Linn County
America
Red Cross
Temple
United States
Embree
Whittier
Thear Activities Bureau
Loyalty Court
Frank Ressa
Reisa
Mail service resumes between New York and Chicago
The New York to Chicago mail route will start December 18 with a nine hour schedule, subject to head winds. The first mail trains will depart Elizabeth New Jersey and Chicago at 6 a.m., according to Postmaster General Burleson.
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Washington
New York
Chicago
Burleson
Elizabeth
N. J
Dr. King’s New Discovery and New Life Pills Ads
A vintage ad urges readers not to stay home when sick. It promotes Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs colds and bronchial attacks claiming fifty years of reliable relief. Also advertised Dr King’s New Life Pills as a gentle laxative priced 25 cents.
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Dr. King
Mother's Friend Promises Easier Childbirth Advice
An advertisement touts Mother's Friend a penetrating external preparation to relax muscles and ease pregnancy pains. It claims reducing nervousness and danger during delivery, urging expectant mothers to obtain the product through the Bradfield Regulator Company and request their Motherhood Book.
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Nature
Bradfield Regulator Company
Dept. F. Lamar
Atlanta
Georgia
Notice of Quiet Title Case in Washington County Iowa
In Washington County Iowa the District Court hears a petition by Mary Scranton seeking to quiet title to Lot five in Leonard Smouse Addition to East Washington now Washington City. The defendants and unknown claimants are summoned to defend before January 6 1919 or default will be entered and judgment rendered.
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Wington County
Mary Scranton
Mtaintiff
Nathan Baker
Thomas Baker
Sarah Baker
Mary Baker
Joshua Marshal
Joshua Marshall
Margaret Marshall
John Hendee
Phebe Hendee
George W. Thompson
John T. Burris
Martha Ann Harris
Martha A. Burris
G. W. Thompson
Nancy Ann Thompson
Nancy A. Thompson
John Gibson
Elisabeth B. Gibson
James Dawson
Nancy
Washington
District Court of
Washington County
Towa
Lmw
HICH
Livingston & EK Vk
The Once Over Life Is a Book Read It Carefully
A brief Boston Transcript item invites readers to engage with a single careful reading of life as a book, echoing a reflective, allegorical notice.
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Boston Transcript
Railway timetable corrected to June 1 1918
Rail schedule updated for May 1918 operations listing eastbound and westbound express and local trains. Includes Washington Branch local passengers and freights with daily except Sunday service notes and agent H W Russell.
Train schedule fragment from December 1918 shows westbound and eastbound passenger trains
Corrected to December 1918 the timetable lists westbound No. 25 passenger with Lim 1:05 am No. 3 passenger 9:10 am No. 1 Loew? and eastbound No. 26 passenger Lim 1:27 am No. 8 passenger 10:47 pm No. 92 local 10:40 am. agent JW Calvert notes service on Tue Thu Sat and Mon Wed Sat.
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Bo'weet Lim
Lo'west Lim
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McAdoo
New York Federal Reserve Bank
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Egypt
Joseph
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Orient
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RL & P
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H. W. Russel
C. M
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Physicians and Surgeons
A. John Droz, M.D
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Southwest Corner Square
Lemley
Washington, IA
DR. S. TL Bateman
Blair Blde
M. H. Sartor
M. Ti
Sartor
Sartor Chiropractors
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J. D. Dayton
Westchester, Iowa
Austin Sutherland Auctioneer
C. J. Wilson
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Wilson & Wilson
Opposite Journal
Washington, Iowa
Morrison & Morrison
Eicher, Livingston & Beicher
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W. M. Keeley
W. IL
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