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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1919
Page
5
A 1919 guidance by Collector Louis Murphy outlines who must file and how to compute gross income. It covers wages, property, rents, interest, dividends, business profits, farming income, exemptions, and allowable deductions including depreciation and charitable gifts.
James G. Blaine Jr. of Providence resigns as director of the Red Cross department of development to join Liberty National Bank of New York as vice president. He is succeeded by Edward C. Crossett of Davenport Iowa, formerly associate director in the same department.
An editorial style promotion claims French soldiers led sacrifices in the war with six million offering themselves. It touts Mayr's Wonderful Remedy imported by Geo. H. Mayr as a simple cure for stomach liver and intestinal issues including appendicitis. Available at Lemmon's Pharmacy and general druggists with money back guarantee.
Lois Weber directs Mildred Harris in For Husbands Only at the Gra ham Theatre Friday and Saturday. Harris portrays Toni Wylde, a convent girl turned wife who endures love, rage, betrayal, and fear as she confronts a cruel heartbreaker and risks her happiness.
Three first degree murder indictments were returned by a special grand jury in Corning Iowa over the January 11 death toll from John Hoskins who beat his wife Hulda Hoskins and killed her two children Gladys Campbell 18 and Roy Campbell 15. Hoskins pleaded not guilty and was remanded without bond. He plans an insanity defense.
A French translation of the Divine Comedy is described as the smallest printer volume known. It measures under half an inch square and weighs in at 500 pages, yet was produced using only two sheets of printer's paper.
American wounded from France and England begin six month homeward flow via Southampton and Liverpool. From hospitals they move in stages to liners with hospital wards, while many seek homecoming despite injuries. English women greet the Blighty trains with kisses, as released prisoners arrive amid Red Cross escorts.
An advertisement explains how unhealthy kidneys fail to filter poisons, causing pains in joints and muscles. It promotes Foley Kidney Pills as a quick-relief remedy and notes Lemmon's Pharmacy as the source.
Professor Ruth A. Wardall of the University of Iowa home economics department conducted a six month program in Cleveland with Myron T Herrick and Society for Savings to guide families on budgeting and child allowances. She worked with stores clerks teachers and public accountants. tax and war drive quotas spurred openness. The bank will make the program permanent and Wardall plans to train students for similar service.
Oskaloosa January 24 At a recent Bell Cows chapter meeting officers were elected and committees formed to promote a memorial building in Oskaloosa. The proposed center would serve as a community hub for large gatherings fairs and future military groups.
Homer Roland of the Stars and Stripes staff dies in Paris on Christmas Eve from pulmonary illness. His passing marks the 29th frost star on the University of Iowa service flag.
Tuberculosis was given as the cause. Mr. Roland held a prominent place in University life. When he left the University last year for the service he was acting director of athletics. He had been editor-in-chief of The Daily Iowan and was active in social and dramatic affairs. News of his death came as an answer to a cablegram to the Stars and Stripes. No word has been received from the government.
The Italian community in Chicago mourns Col. Roosevelt noting his friendship with Italy for aiding Messina earthquake relief and recalling his 1910 Italy visit. His Chicago farewell referenced the Sardinian Grenadiers and a return trip to New York after speaking for the Fourth Liberty Loan.
Officials from the department of justice and the internal revenue bureau are studying methods to enforce the dry law after July 1. No special enforcement agency will be created until Congress acts on pending legislation transferring this function to the revenue bureau. The bureau currently employs about 500 personnel.
Officials outline a plan to assign agents to liquor violation detection with about 300 already engaged. They argue enforcement must be expanded many times, with state and local police handling most work while federal agents focus where local officers fail. Early violations are expected from pre prohibition liquor sales and clandestine distilleries already found in southern mountains and major eastern and midwestern cities.
An ad touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a safe substitute for calomel to cleanse liver and bowels. It claims most sickness stems from digestive impurities and promotes vitality, describing tablets as olive colored and sold in 10c and 25c boxes by druggists.
An advertisement promotes Sloan's Liniment for rheumatism neuralgia sprains bruises backache and body pains. It claims rapid relief without rubbing and says the clear liquid penetrates skin and reduces inflammation and stiffness after first application. Buy a generous size bottle from your druggist today.
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