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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1922
Page
4
Tariff Lobby Seeks New York Action on American Valuation Plan
Manufacturers plan a New York meeting to press Congress for a tariff bill based on the American valuation plan. Labor groups urge duties on imported values, arguing prosperity at stake for American workers. Senator Penrose pushed a favorable bill representing Pennsylvania interests, with ties to Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Congress
New York State Federation of Labor
Central Trades and Labor Council
Hpming
America
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Iowa
New York
New Jersey
Kansas
Nebraska
Europe
Changes in drinking culture since old days
The speaker notes big shifts in drinking customs from earlier times. He recalls stricter social penalties for crime and forgery, claiming horse thieves and men who deceived women faced severe public exile.
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason Boozy Bootleg Lore
Poem depicts furtive midnight drinkers and bootleg booze with macabre humor. It satirizes illicit spirits made from odd, grim sources and warns of dire fates for those who drink. The piece uses vivid imagery of coffins, graves, and skeletal comeuppances to lampoon illegal liquor.
Tariff Debate Promotes Protective Measures Amid Economic Strain
The piece argues for rapid protective tariff legislation to restore factory output and employment. It traces tariff history from Cleveland to Taft and Wilson, contending low tariffs depressed prices and employment, while protection boosted prosperity. The author links policy to national labor pay and consumer prices and urges swift action.
January thaw ends as budget ethics stir debate
A reader notes the January thaw may be ending and weighs the tension between living up to a budget system and a tendency to live down to it. The piece reflects on how searching for family roots can make men feel justified in looking down on their ancestors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. S
A Swell Shindigger Slips Slippery Slang Meaning
A playful exchange shows slang on the meaning of sliding a slippery heel. The line reveals that the speaker intends a wicked hoof shake, illustrating period dialect and humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Notoriety and publicity in advertising debated by The Evening Journal
The piece contrasts advertising publicity and notoriety, notes Webster's distinctions, and critiques listing staff in film introductions. It parodies a newspaper layout with names and roles, then ends with a quip about divorce and social ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Webster
Journal
Chinese to Rebury Dead in China From Cypress Hills Cemetery
Natives of China petition to distinter 300 Chinese burials from Cypress Hills Cemetery New York for reburial in China. Each coffin will bear shipping directions in Chinese and English plus the name of the deceased and the note to the hereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Cypress Hills Cemetery
New York
Vinci Promises Strength For Worried Women Says Mrs Trottier
Mrs. F. E. Trottier of Toronto credits Vinci with lifting her from weakness nerves and fatigue after a week of use. She urges other women to try the product noting it improves appetite digestion blood circulation and overall vitality. Sherman Bros. druggists advertise Vinci at 1.00 per bottle with a guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Ont
Vinci
FE. Trotter
Wardell St
Mrs. Trottier
Coal aid reaches record for county needy families
Don Fish notes 29 coal loads delivered to Washington area families this season overseen by A Hunter. This marks the largest coal distribution in the county for a similar period, reflecting growing hardship and relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
A. Hunter
Fossil giant dinosaur bone found in New Mexico
A USGS explorer discovers the largest shoulder blade on record in San Juan basin New Mexico. The bone, part of an extinct dinosaur, exceeds five feet in length and suggests a creature about 100 feet long. Remains from Upper Cretaceous deposits imply dinosaurs lived later than previously thought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan Basin
New Mexico
United States Geographical Survey
Bonded Whisky Linked to Deaths Warns Chemist
Cleveland experts warn that adulterated bonded whisky contains fusel oil and other dangerous additives. J M Kovachy notes many samples show toxins that can cause methemoglobinemia and asphyxiation. The city investigates counterfeit labels and bootleg revenue stamps found in a downtown printing shop raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
J. M. Kovachy
Kovachy
Hueit
M. EF. Curtis
The
Chemical Laboratories
Curtis
Federal
Public School Building Contract Bids Crawfordsville Iowa
Notice calls for sealed bids by the Crawfordsville Consolidated Independent School District for a fire proof school building per plans by William Gordon Des Moines. Bids due to J P Jones secretary by 10 pm Tuesday January 24. Separate bids requested for general construction plumbing heating and ventilating electric work temperature control electric light fixtures program clock system window shades and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Board of Education
Washington County
Iowa
Wiliam Gordon
Des Moines
J. P. Jones
Lydia Pinkham Vegetable Compound Helps Menstrual Troubles
Mrs Detta Scrooz of St Louis recommends Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for monthly cramps pains and backache saying it ended her cramps allowing full housework all month She notes the preparation has a fifty year history and restores balance by gentle effective action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkhham
Detta Scrooz
Salisbury Street
Scholz
Nobody Does It Best In Palm Beach Drama
The Fox Theatre screens Nobody at the Fox with Carmen as a memory impaired victim in a Roland West directed drama. Supporting cast includes Fawcett Harlan Studiford Hatch De Grasse Davidson Billings Frank Pape and Darling in a high society mystery set largely in Palm Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland West
Jewel Carmen
Fox Theatre
Carmen
Charles H. Smith
George Fawcett
Kenneth Harlan
Grace Studiford
Riley Hatch
William de Grasse
William Davidson
Flornce Billings
J. Herbert Frank
Lionel Pape
Henry Sedley
Charles Wellesley
Ida Darling
Palm Beach
Stamps Confiscated in Raid Ties Bootleg Rings Across Cities
Federal secret service operatives report six arrests tied to a raid on counterfeit revenue stamps. Investigators say about ten thousand stamps were seized and that statements indicate as much as 50000 dollars was cleared in the past year from selling labels to bootleggers in Kansas City New York Chicago and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Secret Service
Kansas City
New York
Chicago
Poem Rejected Over Meter Concerns in Debate
The Mediey in New York reports a dispute as an aspiring poet defends verse while editor notes the piece lacks rhyme and rhythm. The exchange highlights tensions over poetic form and meter expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
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