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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1920
Page
4
A editorial argues the 1920 presidential race looms as a major event with new crises and opportunities. It urges measured optimism, warns against sentimentalism, and calls for practical, 75 percent efficiency in national organization to seize potential furthering progress.
The speaker visits an auto show admiring a Brewster green limousine and other fine wagons. He sighs at not owning a luxury bus or coupe, noting the alluring cars beyond reach and mislaid funds as he walks, eyes bright yet strapped by circumstance.
The speaker urges steady eyes on national stars while tending stump work. They warn of bumps ahead and stress the upcoming presidential election as the most important ever. Preparation focuses on soil study to yield a better crop through the right leader.
A listed selection of new titles appears at Chilcote Library. Works include biographies of Henry Wallace and W. P. Hepburn, Cicero and Roman history, the making of novels and writers, a Putnam automobile handbook, and government priced surveys on war finance and immigration. Also featured are nature studies, war service memories, humor, and journalism theory.
IO WA funeral directors meet in Denison plan convention for April 29 and 30 with Charlies Barteher Chas Hopkins P. J. Barret and Charles Kirther on program committee. Officers elected include President Charles Bartcher and Secretary Treasurer C A Mellott.
Earl Caddock easily defeated Gus Kervaros in a two fall victory at the Auditorium Sioux City winning 42 minutes then 16 in a match that revived talk of a return bout with Joe Stecher for the world wrestling championship. Caddock showed mastery with his famed offense while Kervaros pressed only briefly with a headlock. The bout drew a large crowd and carried implications for both men including the American army championship.
The film Eve in Exile stars Thomas Santschi as Sheen and Charlotte Walker as Eve with Wheeler Oakman, Violet Palmer, and a cast including Melbourne MacDowell Martha Mattox Harvey Clark George Perioat and L C Shumway. Cosmo Hamilton calls it greater than Scandal and Graham Theater in city will show it all next week with trimmin's promising clean drama over fluff.
A curiously small cadre of experts is claimed to number scarcely over 100 individuals globally who are regarded as premier bank note engravers.
Lesson on Christian growth through renunciation and appropriation of spiritual food. It urges believers to live as pilgrims and citizens, honoring all, loving the brotherhood, and submitting to rulers, following Jesus Christ as the example of patient suffering.
A meditation on temper and timing urges delaying sharp letters overnight. The speaker cites Lord Avebury noting mornings often change views and that scathing words may fade if held until the next day.
A reflective note on how today struggles to live up to yesterday's high standards, urging continued perseverance and determination to uphold quality and values. The text emphasizes recognizing the ongoing effort to improve while honoring past achievements.
The Olds area voters approved a $107,000 consolidated school building effort by 189 to 17. The enlarged district and overcrowded facilities spurred the majority, with construction to start promptly though site location remains to be chosen.
In La Porte City on February 27, plans to present the Orange township consolidated school on screen as a national educational example are under way. The model rural community will feature a modern school building along with an up to date church and residences to illustrate consolidation advantages.
The page lists trains and times for multiple lines including express, local passenger, and freight. It notes arrivals and departures, daily and Sunday exceptions, and corrections to December 8, 1918, with agents and route notes for westbound and eastbound services.
Regular meetings set for LODGES Washington Lodge No 26 A B A M on the first Friday night Langworthy W M and Glenn B Mace Secretary. Cyrus Chapter No 18 R A M meets on the second Friday night and J W Morton Secretary. Bethlehem Commandery No 45 K T meets on the third Friday night with H Richards Recorder. Washington Chapter No 98 O B S meets on the second Thursday night with Rose Reid Secretary visiting fraters welcome. Damascus Shrine No 10 W B S of J meets last Thursday at Moose Hall with Rose M Reid W H P Mildred Rice.
Covenant Lodge No 101 invites invited members to attend the I O F ball on N Iowa Ave every Tuesday at 7 30 PM. Noble Grand M D Lee and Secretary R 8 Keller sign the notice urging attendance.
In the District Court of Washington County Iowa, Lewis Vorel and William Vorel seek letters of administration for the estate of Frank Vorel an absentee who left Iowa about 1890 and has not returned The hearing is set for March 9 1920 at 2 pm at the Washington Court House The petition asks the court to determine heirs and their interests and grant relief If you appear by the deadline the court will decide The defendants are Lewis Vorel and William Vorel Ry Eicher Livingston & Eicher Attorneys jan 9 16 28 30 feb 6 19 20 27
Doubtless many sufferers ask what causes rheumatism and how to end the pain. The ad claims a germ in blood and promotes S. S. as a long-used remedy with testimonials, urging readers to write Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta for treatment.
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