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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1920
Page
8
A new photograph features Senator Truman H. Newberry of Michigan as he faces trial on charges alleging violation of election laws. The case centers on campaign financing and alleged improper influence during the election period.
Theodore White, a student of C. H. U., will fill the pulpit at Ainsworth Methodist Episcopal church tomorrow morning and evening. Local notices also list Miss Cecile Belville starting as seventh and eighth grade teacher in Ainsworth schools Monday.
A Tanena valley site near Vairbanks hosts one of several Alaska fox farms. The ten acre cleared parcel contains extensive pen structures where the foxes reside, reflecting the region's fox farming activity.
A reflective quote attributed to Theodore T. Munger who laments low self conceptions at life’s start and urges seeing life’s glory. The piece frames self worth as a supreme hindrance or blessing in early years.
The length of night equals twice the sun’s sunrise interval. Day length is twice the sunset interval. This method yields day or night duration for any time of year using solar timings.
A reflective admonition to balance effort with perspective and dialogue. It urges steady growth to prevent fatigue and preserve vitality, likening growth to feeding a spring so its waters never diminish. The message emphasizes mindful work and ongoing learning.
Windmills generate electricity in the Netherlands where power is scarce. The wind turns the turbine driven generator, producing electricity stored in a storage battery for various uses.
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The text extols affability mildness and tenderness as essential to human well being calling them the bread of mankind and staff of life. It argues such goodwill would restore virtue and good nature in society.
The text notes that one person may see a tree as ornamental while another does not and that the same tree can be ornamental in one location but not in another, reflecting differing opinions and contexts.
A brief look at how pudding was prepared in early times using minced meat stuffed in intestines and boiled. The term derives from words in ancient languages suggesting a short body or inflated skin, hinting at its original meaning.
A skeptic is described as knowing too much for a fool yet too late for a Wiee ta, reflecting a paradoxical view on doubt and timing in a pithy quotation. The line suggests caution about overconfidence and missed chances in critical thinking.
A clump of short local items lists businesses and people traveling for the day. Mentions Foxr & Dewey shoes, Crail's rugs, Mack-like sales, and various residents visiting relatives in Keota Fairfield Columbus Junction Ottumwa Wellston Muscatine Rubio Ainsworth Sigourney What Cheer Fairf ield and other towns with travel notes and weekend plans.
A New York report says the American tank steamer Mielro broke in two and sank off the U S coast after leaving Matanzas Cuba for Philadelphia. The chief officer and 17 crew members were rescued by the Ozette about 150 miles east of Savannah. The captain and 22 crew members remain unaccounted for as heavy seas moderate.
Premier Millerand kept his government intact by a 110 to 70 confidence vote after a forceful defense of his ministry. Earlier, 300 deputies abstained over objections to Interior Minister Steeg, whose past record was questioned, though Millerand defended Steeg in reply to an interpellation.
Early morning heist at Sulix State bank netted about $12000 in securities and bonds. John Eldridge, a watchman, fired a gun at three intruders who fled after being startled by the alarm.
Republican members of the house ways and means committee favored legislation to authorize the treasury to extend additional credits of 50 million dollars for food relief to European countries. Beneficiary nations to be decided later. initial proposal named Poland Armenia and Austria, later reduced from 150 million to 125 million.
Sofia January 31 reports M Takeff former minister of public works and interior in the Matineff cabinet was assassinated at Descera near Philippopolis. The assassin is described as a young fanatic.
A federal grand jury in Chicago indicted six wholesale grocers and seventeen individuals linked to sugar profiteering. The total 24 officials and representatives have faced charges as cases continue with about 20 more pending for presentation next Tuesday. Assistant U S District Attorney Milroy leads the prosecution, part of the 38 arrested ten weeks ago when authorities began the sugar profiteering crackdown.
Sergeant Alvin C. York, famed American war hero, canceled his U S tour indefinitely after an appendicitis attack following a lecture in Post. He spoke at a Worcester Rotary luncheon and refused surgery. He aims to support the Alvin C York foundation to build a mountain school.
A writer notes a monk’s head spots decide meal access in China. Three spots grant free meals at any monastery while twelve yield a month of care. The system ties endurance and privileges to the number of spots on the monk’s head.
Geologists credit bore tunnels for advancing Alpine knowledge and rail links. The Loetschberg tunnel marks a major breakthrough, piercing a seam at the center of the Triassic stone and enabling north south European railway movement.
The Rugby School traces its origins to 1567 when Lawrence Sheriffe of London, a grocer, chartered a free school in Rugby. This initial foundation evolved into the renowned Rugby School known today.
The record notes Portugal's coal output at 22 000 tons annually, far below its European peers. It compares with New South Wales which yields about twice the combined Spain production, highlighting Portugal's small mining scale.
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