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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1920
Page
3
In a 1 220 vote yesterday the soldiers' Memorial building proposal failed by 240. Total 490 yes 730 no with men 504 405 against and women 226 185 against. Men 509 votes women 411 voted, proposal lost in every ward by varying margins. First Ward 92 for 105 against, majority against 12.
This week the Washington high school basketball team headed by Coach Whitford will play at Muscatine tomorrow night. A strong showing is expected after a season opener loss by Washington 29 to 19 to Muscatine.
Advert shows Chamberlains Cough Remedy favored by mothers for children. Lemmen's Drug Store and druggists nationwide promote it as pleasant tasting and safe with effective cough relief.
A brief classified item notes a local want column listing goods and services available for sale or trade. Readership is invited to contact sellers through the newspaper’s conduit for inquiries and offers. The notice emphasizes quick replies and clear descriptions to facilitate exchanges.
The First United Presbyterian church seeks 200 fathers with their boys for a father and son banquet next Monday evening. The basement will seat over 400. tickets available at Washington National Bank Lemmon's Drug Store Commercial Savings Bank Washington Loan and Trust Co Farmers and Merchants State Bank or from listed ticket sellers. Bring your boy and attend. each father may bring multiple sons. tickets good for one plate.
Clyde D. Jarvis, seeking Marine Corps enlistment in Houston, bears a six inch scar from a mule kick in Missouri six months earlier. He explains a mistaken diagnosis led to an unnecessary spleen operation. surgeon later found the spleen is fine. The scar is tattooed with the words Opened by mistake.
A reflective aphorism notes that every thing has two handles one to hold with effort and weight the other with ease and lightness, suggesting perspective changes how we bear situations. It frames a choice between struggle and acceptance.
R F Crawford Nebraska editor praised Iowa’s consolidated schools at the National Rural School Conference in Cedar Falls. He predicted country districts will outpace cities in coming decades as farming prospers and roads and aviation improve access. He cited Iowa’s rapid consolidation gains in Orange township near Waterloo and counties like Buena Vista Marshall and Woodbury for brick rural schools.
The Democratic ward canvass at City Hall elected delegates to the county convention next Saturday on February 21. First Ward C M Keck Ka Wells Ed Harmeier. Second Ward George G Rodman Lawrence Wilson A N Alberson T J Berdo St L Lane. Third Ward G G Sigler Samuel Knupp Alex G Marbourg B C Bicher Clyde Hilihones C BE Lem ley. Fourth Ward Wm M Sutherland W W McFarland A R Miller T J Dempsey.
Rev and Mrs W N La Mance who held evangelistic meetings at the Methodist church left last night for the east and will open meetings next week in Morgantown West Virginia The closing service last night was well attended and the revival was profitable and the church enjoyed a distinct revival of religion
Funeral services were held in Richland for Clarence Melvin Pratt infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Pratt who died of influenza at home Tuesday aged nearly two years The Pratt family formerly lived in Washington The father is a son of Mr. and Mrs A O Pratt of this city The child was the youngest and suffered from whooping cough before contracting influenza The whole family including the parents now have influenza
Local groups announce upcoming meetings and activities. Loyal Sons and Daughters of the Christian church host a pre supper Thursday February 19 at the church. Rebekah lodge and Ladies Aid societies schedule Friday and weekend gatherings. Fortnightly club postpones, meeting March 1 at Mrs. F. L. Wilson’s, combined programs for Feb 23 and March 1. Knights Templar Bethlehem Commandery 45 meets February 20 with Red Cross work. Father and Son week features services, banquets, and lectures Feb 22–26. Woman's Relief Corps meets February 23. Presbyterian Missionary Society hosts a Friday gathering at Mrs. H. W. Russell’s.
Article warns against overuse of mineral waters and strong cathartics that worsen constipation. Recommends Chamberlains Tablets as a mild laxative tonic producing gentle, hardly noticed relief. Lemmon's Drug Store advertised as supplier.
Washington reported no clear progress after two days of vigorous debate. Republican efforts to modify the reservations to article 10 falter as leaders let the debate drift without a vote, leaving ratification prospects murky and both sides skeptical. Minority Leader Hitchcock warned the dispute may resemble a cycle of backsliding as factions search for a path forward.
At the University of Iowa, 7239 students cast first choice votes for governor Frank Lowden of Illinois in a straw poll by The Daily Iowan. Hoover led second choices, with Wood and Lowden trailing. Lowden, an Iowa alumnus, heads a 1200-member campus Lowden for President club.
The article notes gloves in England date back to Saxon times with little change in style since then. Variations have mainly concerned decoration, including a fourteenth century pair valued at five pounds for its jeweled adornment.
W. S. Reister & Sons report a letter of recommendation for their butter from the Wellston neighborhood cannot be published without the writer's name. They note losing a memorial building but remain supportive of a home for ex-service men and caution about majority opinion.
Ninety Iowa high schools are enrolled for the statewide extemporaneous speaking contest under the Iowa Patriotic League and the Iowa Extemporaneous Speaking League. Schools from Sioux City Fort Dodge Iowa City Waterloo Marshalltown Grinnell Cedar Rapids and many towns participate. Winners will advance to district tournaments and state competition at the University of Iowa in late March.
Berlin reports fear that Britain may open negotiations with Soviet Russia through Copenhagen as part of a strategic peace effort. Germany worries Britain could gain vast trade advantage and push a peaceful penetration in Russia. Unconfirmed word also suggests Britain notified Merlin government of talks to seek a working peace basis.
In Ceylon elephants are hunted chiefly for sport, as they do not bear much meat compared with African elephants. The practice reflects local attitudes toward wildlife and hunting culture.
Article notes dumplings come from the English term dumpen meaning to throw down and the diminutive ending ling. It describes a small cake made by dropping raw dough into boiling water as an early method.
London reports a sharp rise in H C L in Britain with a 5 percent monthly average increase. Sewing cotton climbs 5 cents per spool to 20 cents, tobacco rises 2 to 4 cents per ounce, cigars up 10 to 20 percent, tea up 5 cents a pound to 7 cents, and other goods follow. Signals point to upcoming increases in taxi fares, trains, buses, sugar, rice, jam, and shoes as postal workers demand higher wages.
Dr. Malcolm Keir of the University of Pennsylvania cites that 15,000 to 20,000 businesses fail each year due to inexperience, poor capital use, hiring relatives, poor location and accounting, excessive credit extension, and dishonesty.
Halifax reports suggest unprecedented Arctic ice packs plague Newfound land with waters seals and other creatures trapped. Overland travelers relay leebo und evidence of widespread ice and raft routes blocked while reports of a strange malady reach Gonder Bay amid chaotic conditions.
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