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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1919
Page
4
An editorial defends the Y M C A against attacks over a few faithless workers, arguing the organization remains a major moral force. It compares scrutiny of the Y M C A to that of the church and Red Cross, noting rare lapses do not condemn overall purpose or achievements.
A dialect poem laments honest poverty during winter as the speaker battles cold winds and scarce coal. It contrasts social contentment in warmth with the sudden desire for wealth and luxury when hardship bites, ending with a yearning to be a plutocrat despite preferring a frugal life.
The passage discusses broad efforts improving conditions in war zones and military camps far from combat, emphasizing collective achievements aimed at bettering the living and working environments for service members and civilians affected by war.
Ft Leavenworth releases aid workers while Curtis M Johnson gains attention as a speaker in Washington at the sanitary engineers convention. He previously spoke in Ottumwa Des Moines and Marshalltown, with Washington authorities praising him highly. A note explains that the term plumber no longer fits the profession’s broader duties.
The Burlington Hawkeye urges Iowa lawmakers to form a fair commission to probe charges against the Amana society. The paper notes the society’s presumed innocence but argues public trust demands a thorough inquiry to settle rumors and protect community welfare.
Almost all of the night shift at the American Railway Express depot was arrested on charges of embezzlement and stealing from the depot. Five men were jailed: George E. Gillette depot foreman P. P. Townsley J. R. Sater M. F. Thies and Louis T. Clarke. Loss estimated near 500 dollars with goods including silk stockings shoes silk shirts silk underwear and silk stockings butter eggs silverware and more recovered in part.
A clipped compilation quotes editorials from various papers criticizing German conduct in World War I and reflecting on wartime leadership. It questions German actions, postwar responsibilities, and the reluctance of officials to embrace faster progress, while noting Iowa pride in organized militia and debates on national army ideas.
A Marengo Sentinel-Democrat column questions the Amana society in Iowa County amid anti German and pro war charges. The editor urges presenting substantiated offenses to the county grand jury or state officials.
Des Moines January 28 A half dozen liquor bills from Attorney General Hawner and Corporation Counsel Byers aim to curb drunkenness. Proposals include banning liquor permits to druggists and restricting alcohol for beverages and sacraments. Other measures would seize vehicles used for transport, publish violators' names, and indict landlords renting to violators.
Governor Harding told Muscatine county farm bureau members that Iowa farmers must organize as business people to solve marketing and labor issues. He warned against political parties and praised the farmer as a pivotal business entrepreneur, urging state help and biennial farm reports.
Mr Coverdale spoke on future farming challenges and marketing. Representatives from seventy two county farm bureaus met in Marshalltown to organize the Federation of Farm Bureaus to improve farming welfare and competitiveness, stressing it as non political and urging Muscatine county to affiliate.
The District Court of Washington County Iowa holds L J Cherry deceased last will on file and a hearing for probate is set for February 1 1919 at 10 o clock A M before Clerk J D Glasgow in the courthouse.
The article notes tin undergoes allotropic disintegration in a process called tin decay. It states the disease occurs only at temperatures not exceeding 64.5 degrees Fahrenheit and is most prevalent in cold climates.
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