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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1919
Page
5
Washington county reports the 1919 war savings stamps are blue and must not be mixed with 1918 certificates. The treasury explains stamps of 1919 require 20 stamps per certificate and mature at $5.60 on January 1 1924, with a $100 value at full compliance.
A German aviator named Christian Deonhanzes, weighing 94 pounds, claims the downing of Quentin Roosevelt and that the victory cost him his life. He boasts twelve planes shot down in eleven days and says he hopes to come to America to become a citizen and fly for the U.S. army.
Chicago health officials report a survey of 946 drug stores during Oct 1 to Nov 1, 1918 found 441641 prescriptions for influenza cases and 164910 containing narcotics. Experts warn narcotics raise pneumonia risk and treatment should use substitutes, with efforts to curb opium derivatives citywide.
Iowa exceeded its fourth Liberty Loan target with subscriptions totaling 162,094,200 against 147,900,000, a per capita of 72.86 and 110 percent of the quota. About 643,917 Iowans, a quarter of the population, subscribed for bonds as reported by state director C H H McNider from Chicago figures.
Raleigh dispatch notes serious propaganda from North Carolina University trustees urging President Woodrow Wilson to accept a $20 000 annual salary offer to become UNC president after his term ends The plan relies on the Mary Flagler Bingham bequest intended to aid professors and would pay Wilson whether he accepts before or after going to Europe The article identifies Wilson as a potential candidate and mentions the Bingham family connection in Raleigh
Brigadier General Cornelius Van has been serving at Camp Lewis in Tacoma Washington and is reported to be leaving or reassigned as of January 14 with details indicating his brigadier status and command wrap up.
General Vanderbilt, commanding the Twenty fifth Infantry Brigade of the Thirteenth Division, discharged on leave in New York. The discharge took effect January 3, the first such officer loss from the division. Vanderbilt arrived from Washington last August and served overseas, becoming camp commander until Brigadier General Watson arrived to command the Twenty sixth Infantry Brigade.
A leather dye recipe uses half an ounce of Spanish saffron and a quarter ounce of annatta simmered in water to extract color. The dye is then set with added alcohol.
Des Moines campaign leaders report Victory Boys and Victory Girls of Iowa have made progress on the United War Work pledges. Girls have paid 24184 dollars of 91599 pledged while boys have paid 22838 of 84884. Drive aims to finish by January 16 with school children increasingly earning funds.
Fort Dodge Iowa January 14 state officers L A Fisher H M Terrill Jack Frand and George Adkins seized three drayloads of whiskey brandy wine and alcohol from five leading drug stores including Oleson Drug Co Lockett and Haire George Gillman Welch Pharmacy and J C Waldburger The proprietors were charged with carrying quantities beyond permits and selling outside permit bounds with help from local police sheriff and deputies.
Mrs. Robert Allison of Mattoon Illinois chronicled eight years of indigestion and constipation with headaches and fatigue. She credits one bottle of Chamberlain's Tablets with a complete recovery and improved well being. Lemmon's Drug Store advertises the remedy.
Representative Longworth of Ohio denounced $14.4 million spent by the War Department to build a Mussel Shoals Alabama dam for a water power nitrate plant as criminal waste. He said he would pursue a detailed investigation in the House.
Chicago January 14 A large poultry breeding plant will open in northern France to help restart poultry raising in war devastated districts of France and Belgium. D E Hale secretary of the national poultry show announced the project. Prof John Kilpatrick of Ohio State Agricultural College will transport 2000 pure bred American fowls to France.
Lieutenant Stephen W. Thompson, stationed at Postfield near Lawton Oklahoma, reports being attacked by five enemy planes. After eight a.m. engagements over fourteen months at the front he shot down two aircraft and later learned one victim was a woman. He then killed himself.
A veteran airman recounts an event last July while stationed in the Chateau Thier ry sector after joining the Twelfth aero squadron. The account notes his experience during active duty and the context of the unit deployment.
Washington January 14 Robert W Woolley of the Interstate Commerce Commission told the Senate committee that private railroad control makes fair rates impossible under present conditions He backed McAdoo’s plan for a five year extension of government control to fix reasonable rates for consumers shippers and carriers.
Chicago welcomed home its Blackhawks in a jubilant loop parade and celebration. The first contingent from the American expeditionary forces arrived early, greeted by cheers and prayers from residents. Two battalions of the 333rd field artillery and the 86th Black Hawk division reached Chi vazo in four electricane?
Soldiers of France led in the world's sacrifice to defend liberty and democracy. The ad promotes Mayr's Wonderful Remedy for stomach and intestinal disorders, claiming it removes mucus and inflammation. It cites Lemmon's Pharmacy and druggists as sellers and offers a money back guarantee.
Ninety Duroc Jersey bred sows and gilts sold at J. A. Vipond & Son in Algona for a total $29,000. Forty sows averaged about $? each, fifty gilts averaged $510, top price to $1,450. Buyers came from many states to purchase sows bred to the Great Wonder Am sire.
A motivational note urges doing your best and warns that inattention weakens the mind. It emphasizes steady effort and focus as key to reliable progress and personal growth.
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