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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1922
Page
4
A child recounts caring for a sick grandfather, acting as nurse through rest and meals. She reads to him and monitors his pulse while the doctor jokes about liking the sickroom fun. The grandfather improves and urges continued care to stay spry.
Iowa health workers assert a year has been added to the average citizen’s life due to intensive public health efforts. They say these efforts have lengthened lives and saved thousands of dollars by preventing disease, with nurses at school, city, and county levels cited as leaders in the progress.
ABE MARTIN notes Lafe Budan family has lived beyond their means and will move back into the west half of the four room house east of the saw mill. Em Pash, speaking at her death hearing, quips that he hasn't done as much as a senator or judge.
Poetic tribute to Jim Simpson the blacksmith who shoes horses amid a changing world. It praises his skill with hammer rasp and file and his steady business despite fewer horses and modern tractors replacing traditional livery. The piece blends humor and admiration for the craftsman’s work.
An Iowa health campaign boasts three years of statewide activity with 361 405 school children enrolled in the Modern Health Crusade. Advocates urge continued doctor involvement yet lament reduced medical work in some areas, warning neglect of childhood health leads to later costs and lost lives. The piece stresses prevention over cure and praise for the campaign’s momentum in Iowa.
Over the past year Iowa hosted 20 county tuberculosis and child welfare clinics and promoted public health nursing in 61 counties including Washington. A million and a half health literature pieces were distributed, health legislation advanced, and local health agencies were formed or aided, a vital state effort yielding dividends in health, efficiency, and economy.
The fragmentary text presents a brief nostalgic vignette about a woman named Irene wearing crepe-de-chine and a stray aphorism about money. A miscellaneous cultural jumble follows with playful lines and a stray definition of menace referencing any worldly part not in one's dwell.
Yesterday morning the B. E. O. class at the Methodist church discussed selfishness. W. E. Hender argued that business is driven by selfish motives, while C. K. Gray and others urged unselfishness as the path to success by serving humanity.
Cartoonish ad copy promises a grand blackface revue with a deluge of wit and humor. The chatter centers on a sprawling production described as a mammoth spectacle with scenes of enchantment and a rush from the ad club to see a generous promoter.
A collection of light items notes a New Yorker leaving $100000 to a woman who refused marriage. Funlines mention a hard times party planned midweek with a joke setup and clothing trade hints from Winfield and Davenport.
An advertisement extols Tanlac as a powerful reconstructive tonic to restore nourishment, energy, and red blood for soldiers and civilians. It claims benefits for sour stomach, indigestion, and fatigue, with testimonials across the United States and Canada and notes on associated Tantac vegetable pills and bowel movement importance.
A speaker proclaims readiness for tough times and a steadfast approach. The remark signals resilience and a call to stand firm through adversity, inviting others to join in without pretense.
Elizabeth Moir, 16, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Moir of 1700 River 8 Street, died yesterday morning in Washington D C after an attack of sleeping sickness. Her parents were with her, along with nurse Miss Anna Enberg of Burlington. She had been ill for four days.
Friends say the attack followed her travel east to the Holton Arms School in Washington and an illness likely contracted during last year’s Philadelphia epidemic when she studied at Bryn Mawr near the city.
In Dayton Ohio Cox criticizes the Harding administration and Lodge, calls for league of nations revival, and asserts Democrats are ready for the next fight after his Jackson Day speech. He stressed no retreat since the 1921 votes and highlighted national and state campaign momentum for 1924.
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