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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1920
Page
4
The Evening Journal notes the city editor located at the port office in Washington Iowa as second class mail matter. Office address is 108 East Main Street with phone numbers for Washington and Mutual. Subscription terms list 4 cents per copy by carrier and city delivery details.
The piece rebuts the idea that lawyers soldiers or schoolmasters are unsuitable as president. It argues a democratic process favors capable leaders regardless of their previous roles and notes that war has shaped civilization while hoping future conflict can be avoided. It critiques a writer who prefers none of these professions in the nation’s top office.
Squire Marsh Swallow quips that a mayoral candidate must show an X ray of his spine as prices bite. The remark reflects local tone on campaign costs and integrity in the era.
A poem depicts a town hit by strikes and shortages as coal and wood vanish. Families endure freezing rooms and rising prices while workers demand higher wages and shorter hours. The speaker laments cold houses, empty shelves, and a society paralyzed by industrial stoppage.
A call against rigid autocracy in classrooms and breakfast tables urges practical experience over theory. The author argues prominent leaders across politics law religion and public life have been teachers, praising educators and demanding higher pay to reflect their worth to society.
In brief notes from Marshalltown and Waterloo, editors urge fiscal restraint as the new year begins. The messages promise no pork barrel spending and emphasize a public building bill as a focus for the Republican Congress this year.
A brief note from the Oskaloosa Herald compares Shaunig the Eagle’s claimed high flight to a tame turkey kept in cold storage for a year, implying the historian may be unaware of such a case.
In a modern take from the Sioux City Journal the old woman who lived in a shoe is imagined selling her house to live comfortably, a playful economic reflection on changing times.
A Keota Eagle excerpt argues for removing certain persons via wood alcohol, claiming it would improve the world. The writer jokes about supplying more wood alcohol to others to “start with a clean slate.”
The pollack tree yields soft wood used by natives for pillows and mattresses. The fruit has a hard shell that darkens to nearly black when ripe and contains a short brown fiber resembling silk.
Jules, the head waiter, seeks to submit a amendment or reservation to alter the restaurant motto to Eat, Drink, but Be Wary. The proposal aims to replace the old guiding phrase with a cautious twist reflecting current menu ethics and service tone.
Muscatine contemplates building a stock pavilion near rail access to house cavalry mounts and host livestock exhibitions. Two national guard cavalry troops may be formed with 34 horses per troop, boosting drill pay and tying pavilion use to weekly drills.
The notice touts drinking hot water with limestone phosphate each morning to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and intestines. It claims benefits for headaches backache bilious attacks constipation and other stomach troubles. It promotes a daily internal bath as a simple health measure.
Iowans report rapid weight increases after using Tanlac with several testimonials. Mrs Isabelle Rowe gains ten pounds and Mrs L E Sputter reports twenty. C E Rowe also gains ten pounds after two bottles, crediting Tanlac with revived appetite, calmer nerves, and better sleep. Sold by Sherman Bros in Washington and others in Crawfordsville Brighton Riverside Kalona and Ainsworth as an advertised remedy.
An old science note states four miles of a common spider’s thread would weigh scarcely a grain, illustrating how tiny and delicate the material is in comparison to its length and potential strength.
Rail timetable update for various lines including Washington Branch and Westbound Eastbound services. Lists arrival departure times for trains No 2 39 50 80 88 11 49 29 87 89 and freight, local and express services with notes on days of operation and cancellations. Officials include O B Q and M STP agents with corrections by W Calvert and H W Russel.
Washington Lodge No. 26 A M M convenes first Friday night monthly with W M L Langworthy and Secretary Glenn E Mace. Cyrus Chapter No. 18 R A M meets second Friday with H P L D Langworthy and J W Morton, Secretary. Bethlehem Commandery No. 45 K T meets third Friday with J D Glasgow E C and J W Morton, Recorder. Washington Chapter No. 98 O B meets second Thursday with Mrs R H Walker W M and Rose Reid Secretary. Visiting fraters welcome.
O O F Covenant Lodge No 101 holds Tuesday evenings at 7 30 in the S O O F hall on N Iowa Ave with an open invitation to visiting members. Brighton Encampment No 58 meets Mondays at 8 pm in the I O O F hall on North lows week Avenue with visiting Patriarchs welcome.
In this reflection the value of possessions is weighed against their use for others. It suggests that whether one has much or little, possessions are best measured by their contribution to communal benefit when utilized wisely.
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