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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1919

Page

4

Immigrant Radicals Land Debate Stirs Rural Journal

The piece criticizes Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman along with about 200 other radicals likely seeking refuge in Russia. It labels them as anti labor and argues for preserving traditional home life and discipline, warning against extreme leftist ideas and broad social change.

Emma Goldman Alexander Berkman Russia Goldman Berkman

Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason on Red Scare Fears

The poem mocks anti-communist rhetoric as the speaker insists banks and saved money guard society. It defends traditional suburban values and warns against radical ideas while praising stability and home life. Strong wordplay critiques loud agitators.

We are not cows we are humans ahead of the cow

Opinionated editorial argues against abolition of traditional marriage and motherhood based on social and moral grounds. It contrasts family life with radical theories, claiming advances demand preserving home as the core of civilization and warning against sex status reforms. The author questions whether radicals are better off than ordinary people.

Fragmented Clipped Comment and Misused English Observed

A clipped comment notes misapplied English in ads and editorials across newspapers. It cites examples from Des Moines Register Oskalooza Herald Boston Transcript showing awkward phrases and misreadings in light humor sections.

Santa Claus Labor Worries Quiet Amid Strikes

In a brief note from the Dubuque Telegraph readers are reminded not to worry about labor unrest as long as Santa Claus does not go on strike, reflecting a light holiday sentiment.

Santa Clius Dubuque

Nation Maintains Calm Through Fuel Strike

The Sioux City Journal notes the nation kept a cool head during the fuel strike, avoiding panic and maintaining steady public sentiment as tensions rose. The report highlights resilience and orderly conduct nationwide amid energy disruption.

Sioux City Journal

Promoters urged to build paper mills nationwide

Des Moines Capital suggests newspapers must advertise for new paper mills as stock promoters overlook this need. The remark notes a shortage of mills and questions why promoters who sell stock did not consider establishing mills themselves.

United States Des Moines

Bolshevist Talk Fails to Translate into Action in America

In a Marshalltown Times-Republican item, rhetoric against bolshevists remains unacted upon as a bolshevist is encountered in the United States.

America Marshalltown Times-Republican

A Gloomy Outlook on Bipartisan Legislation

A Waterloo Times-Tribune editorial argues that meaningful laws are unlikely as Democrats in Congress concede Republicans can do no good while Republicans concede Democrats can do no good, signaling a paralysis in Washington.

Congress Waterloo Times-Tribune

Marshalltown Attitude Toward Peaceful Years Ahead

A Marshalltown remark expresses desire to avoid war with Mexico and Balkan border clashes by focusing on domestic affairs. The speaker advocates settling disputes through nonwar means and tending to home and community improvements for years to come.

Nature at Harvard No one exclaims about Nature here

Davenport Democrat reports Cambridge findings from over 900 Harvard freshmen showing 43.6 percent without tonsils 9.5 percent with removed appendixes and 37 percent wearing glasses. The tone notes students’ altered status after Nature’s influence.

Harvard Harvard UN University Nature Cambridge Davenport Democrat

Tanlac credited with curing Burling ton woman

Mrs. Carrie Dehn of 214 South Fourth Street Burling ton says after two bottles she feels like a new person. She suffered indigestion and a run down condition for over a year with heart palpitations and body pains, and reports improved health, digestion, and energy after using Tanlac.

Carrie Dehn Burlington Taniac Tanlac Washington

Local Ad Notices for Sherman Bros Crawfordsville Brighton Riverside Kalona Ainsworth

Classified advertisement listing multiple local business notices across several towns. Mentions Sherman Bros in Crawfordsville Lemuel J. Stites Brighton G W Cash Riverside M J Wilkinson Kalona C N Rog Eva Ainsworth A B Sands and an advertisement tag.

Transportation of the Future

A concise argument extols electricity as the primary future carrier of energy. It asserts that energy can be transmitted via copper wires without vehicles and that this method will drive national economic progress.

Man Offers Body for Sale at Medical College

A down on his luck man entered the Syracuse Medical College office and offered to sell his body cheap. The superintendent, aiming to uplift the discouraged man, warned that students would likely take his heart out if he sold it to them.

Syracuse Medical College Cartoons Magazine

Who Owns the Ring Engraged by Court Ruling

An English court rules an engagement ring is not the property of a broken hearted fiancée. The woman kept 28 keepsakes after breaking the engagement until the court intervened. The Savannah News reports the ruling and its implications for ownership of sentimental tokens.

Savannah News

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