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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1918
Page
4
Hoover and allied food administrators plan strict harvest preservation to build a food reserve. Home front sacrifices, small daily acts like saving bread and sugar, will feed soldiers and aid Europe, while breaking the Hun’s morale.
Tilford Moots jokes about living by his own clock not by Democratic time. The line “We go t' bed an' git up when we se” captures his homespun humor. The passage ends with a folksy gag “Give till it quits hurtin'.”
A rural verse piece features hens laying fruit and hens and a cow turning milk to aid canning. Dobbin the horse pulls a plow while the speaker imagines battles with Prussian foes, hinting at wartime sentiment and critique of leadership.
The article argues that postwar relief must extend to Germany as citizens suffer hunger due to wartime excess. It condemns German leaders as self-serving and urges saving every garden yield and home-provision to feed a defeated populace and support moral innocence amid the enemy.
A twilight scene describes a bird crossing a lawn toward a glistening lake as day fades. The stillness of twilight envelops trees and an apparent small organism remains immobile, compared with the vast quiet of water and sky while the sun releases its pale fingers to night.
Sitka spruce, maturing in 70 to 80 years, is light compact and nearly odorless with light yellow sapwood. It has long been used for shipbuilding masts spars and by instrument makers for sounding boards. Douglas fir or spruce forests along the coast are also favored but heavier than Sitka spruce.
The Y M C A outlines a nationwide program for Independence Day in France with athletics, music, drama and patriotic speeches. It includes prints of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address in English and French, field days and baseball across 150 athletic centers, and events near front lines for thousands of soldiers.
A pithy reflection on courtesy as a divine gift applicable to all, elevating social conduct. The quote links courtesy to God’s generosity toward just and unjust and to charity that cools hatred and fosters love.
Mattilda Highbones lectures Mose about junk dealing and corsets. Mose suggests tying them to her ankles to avoid interference. The exchange appears in Life as a humorous overheard dialogue.
The first English guidebook titled Instructions for Ferrains Travels appeared in 1602. It was published by Janes Howell, a noted traveler of that era, marking a landmark in travel literature.
A historical meditation on battles that altered empires, focusing on the fall of a famed ruler and the Second French Empire. It contrasts the bold French soldiers in defeat with the larger strategic outcomes that changed Europe.
The 1870 Sedan clash near Mezieres on the Meuse saw Marshal MacMahon's forces cornered as Wimpffen seized command, leading to a French surrender of 72,000 soldiers and 558 guns. German victory cost about 9,000 men, with French losses about 17,000, marking the fall of Napoleon III and the rise of the French Republic.
The piece recalls how wartime economies used counterfeit operations. It cites two episodes: Paris gendarmes uncovering an Austrian and Russian notes factory ordered by the emperor before Napoleon's 1812 campaign, and Wellington’s hunt for counterfeiters during the Peninsular War to fund a French invasion.
A health authority urges keeping all windows wide open rain or shine to ensure constant fresh air. Damp homes are linked to insufficient ventilation, and even rain should not stop airing out living spaces. The article likens outdoor living and continuous airflow to the healthiest people.
A reflective passage discusses the habit of withholding advice as a sign of character. It notes that youth and age alike show a tendency to avoid responsibility, allowing others to steer their lives. The piece links consent to inaction with a broken mainspring of temperament and a lack of humor amid suffering.
A clipped rail transit snippet shows numbers for No 26 Pass, No 8% Passenger 6 92 Local and Nos 91 92 daily runs. W E LINDS appears as a partial attribution.
The custom traces to Roman practice of wearing a light loose robe before the main meal. It was kept ready for guests traveling long distances who arrived without a chance to dress.
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