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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1918
Page
4
The notice outlines weekly, quarterly, and yearly subscription prices for city delivery by carrier and for mail service. Rates include per week and advance payments for three months and one year, with different figures possibly reflecting payment methods.
The passage argues the war proves the nation is wealthy enough to demand and fund high quality public goods. It urges saving ten percent of prewar waste, expanding education, religion, hospitals, housing, parks, streets, and roads, and diminishing hardships to restore happiness. It promotes prudent investment for future prosperity.
The piece looks back at 1918, noting it as a watershed year whose memories will be shared by old timers and future generations as they recount the era’s wild days and events.
In a local column ABE MARTIN quips about drivers blamed for accidents and the irony of paying high repair bills. He jokes that an owner might feel glad to be robbed when faced with costly fixes, remarking on seller memories and weary boredom.
A humorous poem notes the flu waning yet jokes that other ailments like gout hair loss corns measles mumps and croup remain. It mocks public fear and urges reading almanacs to pick a new health woe while cherishing stubborn old ills.
The piece calls for nationwide housing expansion and suggests Washington’s share of a postwar program. Town City plans a large Community Center to house the Y M C A Farm Bureau and Commercial Club, urging cooperation over past fragmentation. Public health officials urge support for quarantine measures to combat the Flu and warn against premature termination of bed rest.
The Oskaloosa Herald notes a warning that during reconstruction periods a man with a good job should guard it firmly. A Grinnell Register snorts at Zionist era bias suggesting Germans fascinations justify empathy for Kaiser while Italians Spaniards Russians and Americans face analogous allegiances all tied to controversial figures.
Roads across the state are nearly unusable for autos due to continuous rains snow and cloudy weather. Experts say Iowa’s roads have reached their worst condition in 15 years with deep ruts up to 40 inches and gravels worn away leaving vehicles scraping axles. Only light cars can barely pass in some areas and even old wagons struggle to traverse the terrain.
The Humboldt Republican argues that persistent mud and gravel roads hinder travel and urges using auto tax funds to build hard surfaced roads. It asserts Iowa must adopt year round roads to permit traffic in all weather, noting some gravel roads fare better but are few.
The 1912 cross state run from Davenport to Council Bluffs by Don P. Meinure, in an Oakland roadster nicknamed Green Bay, covered 246.2 miles in 9 hours 12 minutes averaging 37.6 mph. McClure’s feat drew crowds, with a rival Pete Peterson defeated on River to River road.
Des Moines December 31 Ernest F C Laub of St Ansgar faced a Camp Dodge court martial for AWOL and refusing to wear military clothing. Ordered executed, President Wilson commuted the death sentence to twenty years hard labor at Fort Leavenworth. The July 15 trial at Camp Dodge was led by Col Harrison J Price with Lt Charles R Stafford and Lt Walter J Barngrover.
A compact reflection on embracing ideals like Idesit while avoiding overemphasis in judging others, attributed to David Swing. The note frames balance between personal striving and fair assessment of others.
The text argues for enduring friendship between nations through a robust conference machinery to readjust differences before they grow. It emphasizes frank talk over pride, the core role of commerce and good will, and links trade to global cooperation, while noting Prohibition-era social shifts and New Year celebrations in Rock Island and Davenport.
Rock Island prepares a dry New Year with temperance measures likely to curb celebrations. Cafes and cabarets that drew crowds last year face substitutions as authorities push for restraint and orderly observance.
Iowa teachers will lobby this winter to pass a pension bill. The legislative committee led by Superintendent H. B. Mackmar of Ottumwa recommended drafting a bill requiring teachers to contribute 50 percent of the pension fund and to use interest from public school funds for the pension. The group planned to spend $1000 on advocacy.
An old advertisement touts Dr. King’s New Discovery for cold symptoms. It claims the product relieves coughing irritation and throat soreness, speeding recovery with a long history and pricing at 60 cents to 1 20.
An advertisement promising relief for sluggish bowels through Dr. Kine's New Life Pills. Claims include easier bowel movement and a gentle cleanse of the system. Packaged in a small 25 cent price offer.
The passage notes officers chosen per nomination committee guidance with Professor F C Ensign of Iowa City named as president. The item highlights the expenses needed to press the measure before the legislature and confirms the election of officers under the committee’s recommendations.
In Greenburg Indiana on December 31 a collie attacked visiting dogs during a corn shredding event. The collie’s tail got caught in the shredder belt and was fatal, ending the festivity.
Railway timetable corrected to June 1 1918 shows eastbound and westbound train numbers and times for No 12 Express No 30 Local Pass No 60 Local etc on C B I P and Washington Branch. Includes arrivals departures and freight services with daily except Sunday notes and agent signatures.
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