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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1919
Page
7
Rural Route News and Local Social Updates
J C Carris underwent an operation at home with Dr Droz as surgeon and Mrs May Jay as nurse. Rush Helwick delivered eleven loads of hogs to Washington. Mrs Joe Wilson is in Iowa City hospital for tonsil removal. Mrs Carl Olsen hosted the Swedish church ladies. Pleasant Plains Red Cross met to finish refugee work. Mr and Mrs Axel Anderson visited L B Donaldson. Ralph Stewart returned from Chicago. Willis Todd hauls corn to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Carris
Droz
May Jay
Rush Helwick
Washington
Joe Wilson
Iowa City Hospital
Carl Olsen
Ladies Society
Pleasant Plains Red Cross Society
Fred Cannon
Rubio Rubio: Local Notes From January
Mrs Vacha spent time in town after returning from Washington visiting her daughter Elma. A Brighton Telephone Company employee installed a phone for Bert Cook. J A Luithly and family visited W C Luithly in Nichland. Ernest Rudolph returned home after an honorable discharge. A R Gowey of Brighton called on his niece Mrs FE Bennett. Vera Bond and children from Gladwin are visiting. Teachers and pupils flew the flag at half mast for ex President Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rubio
Vacha
Washington
Elma
Brighton Telephone Company
Bert Cook
J. A. Luithly
JL. B. Luithly
Ardeth
W. C. Luithly
Nichland
Ernest Rudolph
A. R. Gowey
Brighton
FE. B. Bennett
Vera. Bond
Gladwin
Roosevelt
Local Notes From Brighton Iowa Residents
Lieut W R Green left for Des Moines. Mrs. Ezra Seeley and two children visited Ida Seeley. Mr and Mrs Ford Wells and son Ralph of Montezuma visited Mrs H E Bryan. Mabel Davis and son Billie visited G A Heacockc. Theron Lowery and children attended the funeral of George Crandall. Melinda Bridewell went to Adams County for a visit. Griffiths move from Madison to Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Iowa
W. KR. Green
Les Moines
Ezra Seeley
Cedar Rapids
Ida Seeley
W. H. Lloyd
W. W. Kientz
Des Moines
Ford Wells
Ralph
Montezuma
H. E. Bryan
Mabel Davis
Billie
Mediapolis
G. A. Heacocck
Theron Lowery
Gladwin
Little George Crandall
Melinda Bridewell
Adams County
Jennie Stearns
Malcolm Griffith
Chas. Mumpher
Griffiths
Madison
Wis
Iowa City
Local Notes From West Chester District
West Chester reports include Charlie Johnson's return from Chicago and social visits for Mrs. F G Martin before her move to Waterloo Iowa. Local banking notes praise Eva Smith as assistant cashier with L P Jackson as cashier and discuss growing business. Residents trade land prices and reference recent Keota Eagle sale at 405 per acre while noting their own purchase at 500 per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
Charlie Johnson
Chicago
K. EB. Coffey
F. G. Martin
L. P. Jackson
William Parker
Ray
Jeff Taft
Keota
Business Outlook Good in the West
Chicago reports 1918 saw record high business value with war production surging. Munitions plants rose, prices fell to protection, while labor scarce and wages high boosted dry goods, clothing and shoes sales. Brick maker warns of losses at $9 a thousand, urging slow readjustment as banks note strong deposits and Liberty Bond subscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
West
Federal Reserve Banking Act
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve
New York
General Wood's Division Is An Unusually Fine Outfit
Damon Runyon assesses the Eighty-ninth Division as a standout unit in the American army of occupation on the Rhine. He credits Gen. Leonard Wood with training it at Camp Funston and notes its composition from Missouri Kansas and scattered western states. The piece praises its officers and character while reflecting on its pivotal battles from St Mihiel to the Meuse and its role in the Rhine deployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damon Runyon
Chicago Herald Examiner
Coblenz
Rhine
National Army
Leonard Wood
France
St. Mihiel
Meuse
Eighty-ninth
Wood
Camp Funston
Kansas
Real Problem Ahead wage questions and postwar finance
A contemporary-voice analysis outlines wage-reduction questions and labor supply dynamics as central to postwar prosperity. It notes Federal Reserve banking stability, high wage effects on farmers, and low bank failures despite wartime losses, with industry resumes and skilled labor demand ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Federal Reserve
Officials Grab Lots of Booze in State
Ottumwa reports liquor seizures by U S Marshal N F Reed and deputies totaling 7 565 bottles 15 barrels and five cases of whiskey and beer plus 26 gallons in varied containers. Ottumwa division provided 456 bottles and two barrels for hospital use. Distribution went to Sunnyslope sanitarium St Joseph hospital Ottumwa hospital Wapello county home City Emergency hospital Albia hospital Miners' hospital Centerville and other divisions' institutions. Destruction of 2 988 bottles occurred in Davenport division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Towa
United
N. F. Reed
M. J. Wade
Sunnyslope Sanitarium
St. Joseph Hospital
Ottumwa Hospital
Wapello County Home
City Emergency Hospital
Albia Hospital
Miners’ Hospital
Centerville
Davenport
C. W. McVarty
J. J. Smith
EE. C. Loomis
Musterole Advertisement Promises Fast Neuralgia Relief
An old Musterole ad touts relief for neuralgia and various pains using a mustard oil ointment. It claims quick relief, notes fewer side effects than plasters, and lists 30c 60c jars and a hospital size $2.50 option.
Ottumwa’s Second Baptist Church Destroyed by Fire
Fire that began Sunday evening razed the Second Baptist Church in Ottumwa, an 1865 landmark. Officials believe an overheated fire caused the blaze, destroying the church and a prized library owned by Pastor Rev. B. F. Abner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Baptist Church
Ottumwa
B. F. Abner
Wapello County Plan Approved Gains National Notice
Ottumwa reports that Wapello County’s coordinated plan linking the agricultural agent club leader and home demonstration work has drawn praise from state and federal agriculture departments. J. W. Coverdale of Ames and R. W. Berry note the model could be adopted statewide and nationally for unified county farming programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Trinity
State Agricultural Department
Ames
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Wapello County
Farm Bureau and
Commercial Club
J. W. Coverdale
R. W. Berry
County Club
Wapelo County
Iowa
County Farm Bureau Leads Unified Countywide Effort
The movement integrated leadership with a scheme of harmonious operation across farm bureau and community work tied to the commercial club. Its activities extended beyond city limits to every township in the county, a model unmatched by other counties in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken
Team Fine Horses Fall Thru the Ice
A team owned by W. E. Meyers valued over 400 dollars fell through Iowa River ice while scraping snow. Driver Oscar Hostetler narrowly escaped, one horse died before rescue, another died shortly after, and a third horse in a separate run was saved with precautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
W. E. Meyers
Iowa River
Oscar Hostetler
TO CONSOLIDATE SCHOOLS
Carson Iowa voters approve school consolidation after a lengthy debate. In town seven opposed and fifty two favored while rural districts cast thirty three to eleven in a total eighty ballots. The move unites the town and surrounding territory under a single school system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson
Altho
Consolidated School Plan Backed by Vote
The tally shows five for to eighteen against as residents approve consolidation. The plan would form a single district by including eight rural districts in addition to the town.
Origin of Tea Drinking in History
The article discusses tea's origin in China with Prof. King claiming boiled water first served as a sanitary measure to prevent typhoid, later using tea leaves for palatability. It notes Dr. R A Gortner of Minnesota questions the exact sequence and cites tea’s broader adoption as a pleasurable drink before its medical use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
King
R. A. Gortner
University of Minnesota
Science
Daily Optimistic Thought
A good Judge will decide according to justice and right in preference to strict law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Promises Health Through Kidneys
An old advertisement claims old age begins with weakened kidneys and digestive organs. It touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a centuries old home remedy to restore kidney action, detoxify the body, and slow aging with a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haarlem
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