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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1919
Page
5
An analysis cites US car production figures for June August and six months totals showing over 6.5 million cars produced and a rising American momentum. The piece argues Britain faces extinction unless it reorganizes factories and adopts new production methods to meet a feared American invasion.
The American chamber of commerce in Brazil urges immediate registration of foreign trade marks to avoid loss of rights. Current law requires registration in the federal capital and all states, with ownership fixed at registration and six months after. Calls include centralizing in Rio de Janeiro and extending suit time to two years.
One of the new 3,000-volt electric passenger locomotives of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway passed through Bellevue, en route from Erie, Pennsylvania, to Deer Lodge, Montana, for final inspection before service on the mountain line.
Report from Council Bluffs describes rural South Dakota residents burning twisted hay and shed lumber to heat homes as coal shortages worsen. Mentioned are farmers near Winner and ranch families moving to towns, with rail crews noting intense cold and improvised heating amid heavy snow in the Black Hills region.
A new electric locomotive 76 feet long with 24 drive wheels and 3600 horsepower will haul passenger coaches up Washington mountains. It runs entirely on electric power, uses oil heated boilers, and can move a 96 ton trailing load of twelve Pullman cars at 25 mph up a 2 percent grade or 65 mph on level track.
A fragment from Iowa history notes a humorous report by the military committee in the 1856 7 House Journal. It jokes that state arms are safely preserved except on holidays and praises old patent arms said to be wielded by women, referencing the Spirit Lake massacre as a sobering context.
For over two weeks the Casino Theatre on Broadway New York filled to capacity every afternoon and evening for the seven part feature Wives of Men starring Florence Reed. The sensational drama promises thrilling revelations from the first wedding reel to the final surprise ending. See Wives of Men at the Fox Theatre tonight and Monday.
A conference of sixteen leading Iowa business activities will meet in Des Moines December 15 to discuss social and economic problems. Labor capital and middle class representatives will attend as the Greater Iowa Association seeks to establish basic facts to guide democratic policy. Delegations include Iowa Manufacturer's Association Iowa Bankers Association Iowa State Federation of Labor educational institutions Press Association and others.
Secretary A R Corey told the Iowa state board of agriculture that the state fair showed a profit of 72 490 05 this year. Receipts totaled 85 538 31 with all other expenses 163 542 19. The board financed improvements, land purchase, and grounds expansion from these funds.
Samuel C. Pandolfo, Pan Motor Company promoter, was found guilty by a Chicago federal jury on four counts of mail fraud for selling $5 par stock at $10 each in a promised future industry. Twelve other Pan directors were acquitted on conspiracy and mail misuse charges, while some Spokane and Chicago associates were freed. The verdict followed nine weeks of federal probes into misrepresentation claims tied to Pan stock sales to about 69,000 holders. Judge Landis set a December 15 date to hear a motion for a new trial.
In Newton Iowa on December 13, a coal shortage forced a court delay as Judge Wagner refused jury instructions until the next day to spare jurors from deliberating in a frigid courtroom.
John S. Capper urges to raise production and reduce hours to lower living costs. He argues current wage cuts and shorter hours worsen prices, urging 44 hour weeks and diligent work to avert economic collapse. He cites Pullman workers and farm labor as examples and emphasizes honest effort.
Walter Hast stages Cosmo Hamilton's comedy Scandal at the Graham Theatre on Monday December 15. Beatrix Vanderdyke plays the tempestuous heroine in a plot of secret marriage masquerade and midnights with a rascal artist. The cast includes Coates Gwynne Ebba Andres Clara Reynolds Smith Mary Condon and others.
Subscriptions sought for The Christian Herald under L. E. Orcutt manager of agents at Bible House New York City. Includes five ministerial names and two additional references for credibility.
Virginia Stewart, Joseph Burton, Chas Guthrie and J Hartman Roeder are among a group of individuals listed in an on-page notice or notice of involvement. The fragment hints at names connected to a local event or matter, with others unnamed.
In Siberian monasteries Buddhist monks handcraft books by carving each page on solid wood blocks. Movable type is not used, so every new book requires fresh newsblocks to be carved and printed.
An old health note warns that meat creates uric acid harming kidneys. It recommends Jade Salt as a remedy to flush kidneys, neutralize acids, and reduce urinary irritation, describing Jade Salt as safe and effervescent with lemon juice and lithia.
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