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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1919
Page
8
Butterfat price listed as 40c. Mrs C J Wilson noted as morning passenger for Muscatine. Lyda Hellam, Chiropractor, operates over Lemley’s Grocery with contact 689. Local shopper notices mention Crail’s rugs and Fox & Dewey shoes. Read The Evening Journal for updates.
The list notes Mrs. Owen Grecian visiting her parents in Keota and Miss Carolyn Dumas of Winfield at the H I Ward store on business. Others include Fleming visiting his mother in Newton and Mrs. Gates traveling to Fairfield to see her cousin.
A listing notes mice furniture such as dressers a couch and other items available at the Woodburn sale on Saturday.
Julius Barnes president of the Food Administration Grain corporation told flour dealers and millers there will be no impairment in the government fixed buying price of flour during the current crop year. He stated the corporation will not resell below the standard buying price of flour it holds. Fire Rates Italian Embassy. The Italian embassy in Tokyo was destroyed by fire with Marquis Cusani Confalonieri and his family escaping unharmed. Marquis Cusani formerly served as ambassador in Washington.
A reflection on self-control from Samuel Smiles noting that lack of restraint traps men in constant internal struggle while patient calm and self-discipline allow others to persevere and succeed despite fewer gifts.
An old well known ditty traced to a twelfth century crusader song. The tune survived with many variations and unstable verbal additions across centuries.
A report notes kerosene likely emerged as a lighting fuel in 1826. The idea traces to early experiments and developments that led to its widespread use in lamps and illumination stages.
The piece surveys wartime phrases that became slogans and watchwords. It notes Verdun’s "They shall not pass" and Pershing's "Lafayette, we are here" as driving American morale, plus Gallieni's rallying cry "To the very end" at the Marne and other famed utterances shaping public resolve.
The quotation claiming an American commander replied to French advice to retreat with a vow to counter attack is attributed to Maj. Gen. Robert L. Bullard and another officer. The line stirred American patriotism as troops faced pressure at Chauteau Thierry.
Marshal Joffre urged all out advance and sacrifice even to death. Petain inspired Verdun troops with Courage, we will get them. Foch warned of a crushed right and retreating left, yet attacked with center and pierced German lines.
Gen Gouraud praised the reclaiming of Strasbourg after Alsace Lorraine liberation. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, British commander in France, urged soldiers to hold every position to the last man as the German assault sought to break allied lines toward the channel ports.
P. Lereboullet in Paris Medical outlines listening through the back while coins are uncKed at the chest. A healthy lung yields a distant dull sound, whereas an affected lung with solid tissue produces a clear silvery metallic ring.
The quotation paints nature in lush detail as woods leaf out and fields burst with color, celebrating a peak season of growth and beauty attributed to Virgil’s timeless vision.
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