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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1919
Page
5
The Red Cross seeks out disabled veterans and arranges free hospital care and government compensation while treatment proceeds. About 50 000 eligible men exist, but only 4 000 have applied. many misunderstandings deter applicants.
No hunting or trespassing on the forty acres east of Button Works. O H Palmer and Mrs Clarence Williams with children Cedric and Clifford return to Des Moines after Thanksgiving visit. Several families from area visit relatives in Wy man Ainsworth Verdi Mediapolis Seattle Aledo and Rock Island during winter holidays.
Classified snippets list wood sales and delivery offers, personal visits and travels across Havre, Crawfordsville, Brighton, Keokuk, War saw, and Rochester. Residents buy stove, rent homes, visit relatives, and plan moves while others convey messages about jobs and relocations.
The American Red Cross has advanced about 50 000 in loans to roughly 4 000 disabled soldiers for personal needs while they arrange vocational training with the federal board. The loans are not charity, but a wartime obligation, with Red Cross liaison officers coordinating with vocational board and public health service officials.
The American Red Cross shipped two million crates or barrels totaling 218,310,000 pounds to twenty one countries from ten U S ports between April 1 1917 and July 1 1919. The shipments went across the Atlantic and Pacific from New York Baltimore Boston Montréal Newport News New Orleans Philadelphia San Francisco and Seattle. The organization also purchased supplies in operating countries for soldiers and displaced civilians.
President Wilson states patriotism must endure peace as well as war and highlights essential duties for the American Red Cross before it can depart Europe. The remark frames a cautious approach to postwar relief and withdrawal planning.
Two former Iowans now prominent nationally urge establishing credits in the United States for foreign buyers. George M. Reynolds of Chicago bank and Herbert Hoover argue that extending credit to Europe safeguards U.S. trade and domestic prosperity amid world food and economic conditions.
A tribute piece proclaims the United States as the premier athletics nation as preparations begin for the Antwerp 1920 Olympics. It notes American dominance across events, records, boxing, tennis, yachting, cycling, swimming, skating, rowing and billiards, with golf and polo led by England and Canadian hockey seen as exceptions.
Leaders in the nationwide campaign of the Episcopal Church have completed plans and budgets for 87 dioceses to raise funds for extension and development. The effort, directed by a commission including Henry P. Davison, aims to finance a three year drive across the United States with top church and lay leaders pictured at campaign headquarters in New York.
A recent New Orleans luncheon featured every dish from soup to dessert prepared entirely from local city products. The event aimed to convince housewives to buy only homemade groceries and delicacies, highlighting regional produce.
A wealthy Dutch planter in Java orders a trip to Buitenzorg the island capital famed for its perfect climate and social life. The governor general hosts balls and garden parties as scientists explore the historic botanic gardens a botanist’s paradise famous for exotic blooms and rare specimens.
The Farr paving law lets cities with 2000+ population form paving districts to fund main roads by special assessments. It requires a council resolution, district plat, and 20 days notice, with limited tax support and a 25 percent cap on assessments. The law, in effect now, aims to accelerate summer paving and link city limits to surrounding highways.
Over eight years a scientific society has recovered Arawak traces in Jamaica including shells pottery bones and 1 500 objects now in the American Museum of Natural History. Cylindrical stone pendants fashioned by sand and rubbing resemble insignia worn today by chiefs in northern South America.
Passersby in Covent Garden and Russell Street would recognize a small spare man in black who walked each day from morning to afternoon. He moved with a short, resolute step and kept his gaze forward, yet his keen eyes seemed to notice everything as he went. His melancholy, clerical appearance and sensitive countenance left a lasting impression on those who studied him.
The passage traces how Nice and Pretty shifted in meaning from foolish and proud to delicate and pleasant. It explains linguistic changes from Old French and Old Saxon roots to modern usage, noting centuries of gradual semantic drift from negative to positive connotations.
The notice lists F P Randall of Washington as a harness maker joining Floyd D Rainson in Brighton. It urges bringing in repairs and notes skilled work across harness making and implements related services. The board meeting reference suggests filing claims by a specified Wednesday in December.
Contrary to the postcard notices mailed Saturday there will be no meeting of the Advertising club this week. The meeting will be held next Tuesday January 6. 7017
NITA BELLE McKOON advertises magazine subscriptions and club arrangements with contact via phone 59 Red or write in care of Journal. The note invites customers to inquire about prices and service.
Lottery schemes to fund public needs are common in Central and South America and occasionally alert postal authorities reveal subscribers living north of the Rio Grande.
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