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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1920
Page
4
A historical column argues Jack Dempsey bears a public stain as a supposed slacker while Edsel Ford is praised as a true pacifist. The piece contrasts Dempsey’s wartime record with Ford’s conscientious stance and notes the personal and financial hurt the slacker label could cause.
ABE MARTIN Constable Plum, famed for arresting a prominent car owner for parking before the fire station, is set for the Republican presidential nomination. An old time woman who sang at work now has a daughter who nags her maid.
The verse laments a world of crime and chaos yet argues the world is worth enduring. It jokes about grim news while noting humanity’s stubborn hope and a wish for cooler heads to prevail for the planet to earn its medal.
A fragment describes a man named Jack facing insinuations that threaten his reputation and purse. It notes how rumors travel across the United States and reach England, France, Australia and Ireland, stirring concerns about his fair name and finances.
The Kansas City Star questions if anyone can counterfeit money that cannot buy anything under current wages. The Council Bluffs Nonpareil urges ratification of the treaty with sensible reservations to clarify the record and move on to other business.
The Marshalltown Times-Republican notes widespread changes in divorce records across Iowa counties as part of a chaotic period. The editor urges a return to sanity despite potential personal costs inside the “machinery” of the system.
Nellie McClean and W E Simpson sue as plaintiffs in the District Court seeking a decree to quiet and confirm fee simple title to Lot eight in block one and lots one and two in block four in Mary Orr Subdivision of Outlet six and part of outlet seven in Washington City Iowa. They claim errors in the record title allow unknown claimants to oppose the plaintiffs rights and request general equitable relief. If defendants fail to appear by noon on the second day of the next term starting March 8 1920 a default will be entered and judgment rendered.
A historical medical advertisement urges readers to abandon sprays and douches for catarrh and try S. S. S as a proven remedy. It claims the product reaches the source of catarrh and has earned praise from sufferers for decades, with free medical advice offered from the Swift Laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia.
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