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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1919
Page
4
Publisher details from Washington Iowa. Office at 108 East Main Street. Subscription terms listed for in city by carrier and mail options. Rates show weekly monthly quarterly and yearly plans.
Articles detail Dr. Royal S. Copeland’s early response to the influenza outbreak in New York City. Central clearing houses coordinated citywide telephonic alerts, and schools remained central to disease control with medical and nurse supervision to care for ill children.
The strip parodies how teachers and workers react to pay changes with double time and overtime talk. Axioms of fairness and confusion blend as familiar expressions shift to new speech about compensation.
The text praises New York City's health approach during the flu era, arguing sickness costs far more than prevention. It notes churches remained open and health education centers used theaters for four minute talks. Dr Copeland promoted optimism to keep the public calm and functional.
Sioux City plans to spread sand on sidewalks to prevent injuries during the January thaw. The Burlington Hawkeye questions the need for cleaner sidewalks. The piece notes cabinet resignations may force pay raises or abolition of social obligations.
Rock Island officials will study the proposal for a new Union Station in Washington. If not yet convinced, they are invited to attend a morning station meeting to review the plans.
Washington County's Evening Journal reports on community events, civic updates, and brief notices from local governments and organizations, reflecting the day's small-scale happenings across towns in the county.
Clipped comment essays reflect on cultural values and civic duties. Readers from Os kaloosa Herald Humboldt Republican Marshall town Times-Republican and Perry Chief criticize social norms and taxation ideas while praising enduring hymns and punctual mail service.
The Theodore Roosevelt estate valued above 500000 faces probate after his will filed in Mineola New York on January 14. Executors Mrs Roosevelt Theodore Jr and George E Roosevelt may sell or partition property without liability while pending probate. The will dated December 13 1912 also details distributions to children and gifts to Alice Roosevelt Longworth. Col Theodore Roosevelt Jr and George Emlen Roosevelt are serving in France delaying probate until February. Also reported Col Roosevelt carried 85000 life insurance paid by four companies.
Geraldine Farrar debuts in Goldwyn Pictures production The Turn of the Wheel to be shown at Fox Theatre Wednesday and Thursday. The article lauds Farrar as a supreme American icon whose star power bridges opera and silent film with magnificent production values.
At the Greeley Baptist church annual meeting 300 attendees approved a $200 salary increase for Pastor D. J. Coon after a late month postponement due to an epidemic. Trustees, officers and finance roles were filled as reports highlighted strong yearend progress and a wiped out $5,000 debt.
A daylight and night showing system repeats automatically for any period. A miniature theater unit suits show windows, while the moving picture machine runs on direct or alternating current. After each projection the motion reverses and the reel rewinds for another display.
The article notes numerous shrines in Japan devoted to foxes and fears surrounding the badger. It describes the badger as able to annoy people and transform into a priest, while weasel cries and dog bays are regarded as evil omens that unsettle believers.
Professor A C Coolidge of Harvard University heads an expedition of more than a dozen people arriving in Austria. The group, sent by the American peace Commissioners, will study political social and economic conditions in the country.
The piece argues for rapid but thoughtful decision making in business. It warns against impulsive leaps to conclusions while urging a focused push forward or a careful backward step, to avoid the dangers of indecision.
Seattle, Washington features a curious wooden clock three and a half feet in diameter with a minute hand over four feet long. The case lacks guarantee but is said to endure for many years, while the mechanism sits in a Douglas fir leg with the face numerals carved on one end.
A young girl explains she earned a penny after a confrontation with Carter. He called her a bad girl and she proposed a trade, offering not to fight if he gave her a penny, which he did.
Dr Lonard Hirschberg argues that strong will power and measured judgment come from cultivated mental muscles. A flabby constitution leads to weak resolve and poor decisions.
A fragment describes writer William Thackeray habitually delaying work until the last minute. He often left publishers waiting at the door as he finished pages, reflecting a pattern of procrastination and late copy submission.
Mauritius, smaller than Delaware, has 235 native fern species. Java, slightly larger than New York, has 460. Brazil holds 387 species. Europe total is 67. Arctic 26. North America north of Mexico about 175 native fern species.
Carl asks his mother for two lids as she picks a biscuit for a sandwich. The line captures a child’s polite humor over the top of a baked treat.
Writer’s cramp is a disease of those who write much in middle age with limited thumb and finger control. The typewriter has proven the best resource for sufferers easing the condition.
An old advertisement touts Sloan's Pain Relief liniment for cuff joints sore muscles scrati pain rheus twinges and lame backs. It promises quick warm soothing relief, non staining, easy application, and economy in a large bottle available at drugstores.
A Tallon scientist states that six hours of sunlight on a square mile of earth yields heat equal to burning over 2 600 tons of coal. The finding highlights the vast energy contained in daily solar exposure.
A scientific magazine notes the motor car has left the experimental stage yet laments that drivers remain unformed. It argues progress in machines outpaces discipline in operators, suggesting a need for training to match the car’s advance.
Corrected timetable lists eastbound and westbound train arrivals and departures for No 12 Express No 30 Local Passenger No 88 Freight and others with Washington Branch locals. Notes that several locals and freights run daily except Sunday and provides times for arrivals and departures across routes including the B&Q line.
An old health advertisement warns that careless living harms kidneys and urinary health. It promotes GOLD MEDAL Linseed Oil Capsules from Holland as a remedy claiming quick relief and a money back guarantee, urging immediate action at first symptoms.
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