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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1919
Page
4
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The author denounces a imagined League to Save the Kaiser and calls for the Kaiser to endure a life of memory and humiliation. He envisions Wilhelm II living with his past glory fading, surrounded by contempt, while the world moves on without him. The passage emphasizes moral judgment and long punishment through remembrance rather than physical harm.
The distinct cone-like look at the southwest corner of the aquare results from thorough pruning of two large maple trees located just west of the Sherman drug store.
A speaker’s past refusal to serve highlights satirical guilt and regret about remaining home while conflict rages. He recalls being deemed unfit and choose writing over battle, contrasting naval and army glory with his own safe, sedentary life. The poem laments wasted potential and moral stance.
The piece notes German exultation over a new republican government via societies to protect the Kaiser’s neck while contrasting claims that the German people were innocent victims of the Hohenzollerns.
Law would limit women to a nine hour workday though housework remains exempt. Housewife duties would stay at a 16 hour schedule as before.
The article notes strong agricultural possibilities in Siberia but says American soldiers fighting Bolshevism there are unlikely to remain to stake homesteads due to the harsh, frigid conditions.
Sioux City Journal reports American flag raisings on the Rhine provoke German reactions as Allied forces push forward, described as waking a sleeping lion.
In the Marshalltown Times Republican a local note jokes about a farmer who will raise merry trouble until he secures a good road. The Grundy item ponders which girl is sweeter the American or the French, concluding both are the world’s sweetest.
The Oskaloosa Herald quips that discussions shift from a League of Nations to a Society of Nations, suggesting the Society Reporter should replace the War Correspondent for smoother times. The remark hints at a softened tone in international discourse as Paris hosts talks.
The Burlington Hawkeye argues that many soldiers come from farms and expect jobs, and that a large pool of unemployed could be over estimated if building, road work, and public projects are encouraged. A busy people will be prosperous.
A World War II letter from a soldier in France to his father recalls home scenes with a dog named Shep. He boasts about rough play and flea chasing while expressing longing to return. The poem blends wartime bravado with domestic memory and humor about the log fire parlor, the dog, and shared past times.
Private Charles Minick writes from the front in France describing field hardships, combat fatigue, and daily life amid shellfire and the presence of cooties as troops press on against the Huns.
The main provisions of the copyright act of June 1 1900 require two printed copies of the work and a $1 fee sent to the copyright office Library of Congress Washington DC as soon as possible after publication. The initial term is 28 years and may be renewed for another 28 years by the author or his heirs or executor if applied within the year prior to expiration.
To water a hanging plant use a stall funnel centered in the basket with the funnel's top above soil and hidden by foliage. Finish by watering daily. the water soaks into the soil gradually and does not spill onto floors or carpets.
The piece asserts the oldest university is in Peking called the School for the Sons of the Empire. It notes a grand register of 320 stone columns reputed to list GOQ00 graduates and underscores ancient prestige.
Miss Grace Tabor, a Huntington resident, suspends landscape work for three months to join the National War Garden Commission. She will campaign through New York, Pennsylvania and New England promoting the commission and wartime gardening efforts.
Joseph J. Given serves as secretary and supervising director of the American commission in negotiations, holding the rank of minister in the United States delegation.
The article argues panic worsens disease by weakening digestion, straining the heart, slowing blood circulation, and weakening the entire system, increasing infection risk and reducing the ability to resist illness. It describes war panic as damaging mind and morale and as a trigger for worse health outcomes.
State of Iowa files divorce action in Washington County District Court against Lewis Lonewell. Laura Long alleges desertion since May 30 1916 and seeks divorce, child custody, alimony, and costs. Case set to begin March 3 1917. failure to appear by then may result in default judgment. Morrison and Morrisonan attorneys for plaintiff.
Confucius is described as not a religious teacher but a great philosopher who taught ethics and human relations rather than duties to God. The piece notes followers often lack religion, yet many Confucianists borrow religious notions from Ludhist or Tuvist traditions.
A reflective excerpt from Great Thoughts urges avoiding self gratification and material gain. It warns that even slight inattention or rudeness wounds a sensitive soul and deprives it of sympathy and approval, hindering harmony and communal goodwill.
In Valais Switzerland near the Aletsch glacier lies Lake Marpelen a small lake that periodically vanishes at irregular intervals every three or four years during the last days of Angret.
A inventive gardener discovers beans can be hulled with a clothes wringer. By slightly loosening the tension between rollers the beans exit the pods without breaking, revealing a simple mechanical method.
Railway timetable lists westbound and local trains with arrivals and departures across the day. It notes freight and passenger services including No. 459, 420, 856, 429, 449, 835 and daily operation with some exceptions.
A brief exchange from the Louisville Courier Journal shows a worried mother scolding a cook about dress fit and implying a change is needed. The dialogue reflects domestic pressures and humor in a regional newspaper voice.
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