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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1919
Page
4
A writer argues that men disdain housekeeping and endorses washing dishes before meals. The piece mocks gender norms, cites farm routines, and claims pre meal cleaning is more sanitary, urging future practice of washing dishes prior to eating.
A poem praising winter sunshine as the blues lift and people smile despite lingering illnesses. The piece humorously notes aging readers, wayward birds, and the frailties of health, ending with a wary reminder that spring is not yet here and tomorrows bring aches if care is neglected.
A promotional pitch extols a new system that delays washing dishes after a meal. It argues dishes can stay unwashed until needed, allowing diners to enjoy meals first and wash with greater motivation once they must eat again.
The piece notes a cold wave boosting ice dealers and clothing sales in Washington with woolens fur mittens and ear tabs in demand. It also reports the Newton Daily News predicting failure of air mail service echoing past tech failures and mentions Ford’s 200 percent dividend among seven stockholders as a fair year amid the war.
New York officials are preparing another push to extradite Harry K. Thaw from the Pennsylvania state asylum amid debate over the possibility of a renewed Thaw trial.
Experts warn German mines remain afloat in the Atlantic and may take twenty years to clear. The speaker concludes they will wait out the danger before traveling to Europe next summer.
The Marion prairie letters discuss Hoover as the man of the hour for president, while cautioning against border raids and noting German generals praising American soldiers. The writers argue civilians can fight and question long military training.
Parkington Hawk Loy asserts the war’s supreme lesson is that no single nation should rule the world and that all nations large or small deserve sovereignty. He warns Bolshevism with its fanaticism hinders this democratic dawn and urges unity among peoples.
Mrs. Vincent Astor, after a year and a half with the YMCA in France, says women’s war roles were vital and recounts canteen duties and soldier loyalties. She recalls front visits near Metz, the bond with doughboys, and urges continued YMCA support at home and abroad.
Norway covers about 124 500 square miles with forests spanning roughly 26 340 square miles. Large timber tracts extend into the southern and central regions where terrain is gentler and climate more favorable for forest growth.
In a Rome address the speaker argues for a new, independent Balkan future underpinned by friendship and disinterested aims. He warns empires fractured by coercion give way to a united league of nations and a shared moral framework guiding postwar peace.
Des Moines January 4 legislation to improve Iowa schools is urged by State Superintendent Albert M. Deyoe. He calls for a state school building architect and sanitary engineer, mandatory health inspections, expanded aid for normal training high schools and consolidated schools, and funding for vocational education under Smith Hughes. He notes funding needs and cautions on taxation limits and compulsory attendance reform to strengthen public education statewide.
A young woman, left to housework, tries to cook a rabbit caught by a ferret. She consults the family cookbook for rabbit dressing guidance but finds none. Using boiling water from a teakettle, she proceeds, while a neighbor calls and she struggles with the task.
In the want column readers are urged to check for listings of services, jobs, rooms, and sales. The column notes timely opportunities and local offerings posted for the public, inviting quick replies and neighborhood exchanges.
Des Moines reports push for tougher controls on vice including prostitution and bootlegging. Former Attorney General Webb Byers, now Des Moines corporation counsel, leads the anti vice drive and may urge new measures. Sheriff John Griffin supports seizing illegals tied to liquor transport for school funds. Polk County Attorney Rippey backs bootlegging penalties. Additional calls seek stronger venereal disease prevention and continued wartime health campaigns.
A short aphorism states that riches without charity are empty while charity without riches proves true worth. The message emphasizes moral value over wealth and generosity as true character.
Railway schedule update lists eastbound and westbound passenger and freight trains with arrival and departure times for No. 12 Express No. 30 Long Pass No. 60 Long Pass and others. Washington Branch trains No. 450 No. 439 No. 836 No. 429 No. 449 No. 825 Nos. 835 836 88 89 and local passengers 429 430 450 daily except Sunday. Also B and Q lines with trains Nos 8 9 10 92 4 and 10 daily except Sunday. Agent signatures: H. W. Russel and J. Calvert.
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