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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 02, 1918

Page

5

Iowa Bar association hears push for pure Americanism

Governor W L Harding urges lawyers to preach 100 percent Americanism as he defends his language proclamation before the Iowa State Bar association in Des Moines. Emmett Tinley rails against pro German sentiment while Nat Guernsey and James B Weaver praise allied ideals and a strong war effort.

Des Moines W. L. Harding Iowa State Bar Association Chamberlain Hotel United States Iowa Red Cross America Tinley Pottawatomie County District and Lown Supreme Courts Guernsey Nat Guernsey New York City Dee Moines Germany Weaver Appliuderd

Letter Predicts Help For Local Illnesses In 1916

A Savannah Missouri letter from October 12 1916 notes Chamberlains Coke and Diarrhoea Remedy cured flux and dysentery in past attacks and recommends the remedy to many readers. Lemmon's Drug Store advertised the product.

Savannah Chamberlain Lemmon Advt

No Work of Fight Changes Yet in County Exemption Board

The county exemption board has not reclassified any registrants under the work or fight order. They will await General Crowder's guidance while reviewing occupations and considering changes to classifications as needed. The piece emphasizes sacrifice and duty, noting conversations about national service and wartime duties.

Crowder

The Joy of Living with Chamberlain’s Tablet

A Lemmon’s Pharmacy advertisement touts Chamberlain’s Tablets to improve bowel movements and digestion. It argues good health yields real joy and claims the product clears constipation and poisons from the system.

Chamberlain Lemmon

Letter from Bert V. Chapel on Navy Life and Giving Up

Bert V. Chapel, a former Ainsworth banker now at Puget Sound navy yard, writes a wartime letter describing the harsh reality of military life. He details losses of comfort and income, the strain of separation from wife for nearly five years, and a stern call to action against slackers while urging support for the war effort.

Ert V. Chapel Ainsworth Merchants Bank of Cedar Rapids Chapel Bert V. Chapel Puget Sound Navy Yard

Germans Raid Bouresches as American Forces Hold

June 13 dispatch from France reports a German attack on Heuresches held by American troops. A reporting officer learned Bouresches reportedly fell to the enemy, prompting a harsh exchange over why German soldiers remained after orders to remove them.

France Heuresches Bouresches

Aswell resolution to seize telegraph and allied lines endorsed

The house interstate commerce committee favorably reported the Aswell resolution at President Wilson's request authorizing seizure of telegraph, telephone, cable and radio systems. Letters from Wilson Burleson Baker and Daniels were read. officials say power is needed to prevent service suspension and protect government secrets from the enemy. Action on the resolution to empower seizure of telegraph lines was postponed.

Washington Wilson House Interstate Commerce Committee House Aswell Burleson Baker Navy Daniels Sims

Banks of Washington county subscribe to treasury certificates

Banks in Washington county subscribe to twenty percent of resources totaling 9,050,905.36 for the fourth Liberty Loan. An initial $219,500 is allocated among twenty banks, with plans to invest about 1.8 million in four months, supporting the government loan effort.

Washington County Treasury Tank

Advert for Chamberlain's Liniment at Lemmon's Drug Store

An advertisement explains a sore shoulder caused by rheumatism can be treated with absolute rest and several applications of Chamberlain's Liniment. It promotes Lemmon's Drug Store as the supplier.

Lemmon’s Drug Store Advt

Wheat Substitutes for Baking in the Home Kitchen

The Food Administration and USDA provide tested substitutes for one cup of flour. Acceptable weights include barley, buckwheat, corn flour, corn meal, cornstarch, peanut flour, potato flour, rice flour, rolled oats, soybean flour, and sweet potato flour with specific cup equivalents. Mix two substitutes for better results. a standard measuring cup equals half a pint.

Food Administration Home Conservation Division U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Home Economics

Substitutes for biscuits and pie crusts guidance

The text notes batter thickness affects baking results, with measured amounts yielding good outcomes after baking. It advises baking substitute mixtures slowly and longer, claims drop biscuits outperform rolled ones, and notes pie crusts often resist rolling and must be patted into the pan without chilling before baking.

Polishing Steel for Finely Lusterless Surface

The method describes tempering steel and rubbing it on a smooth iron surface with oilstone until perfectly smooth, then laying it on paper and rubbing back and forth until a fine dead noliah is achieved.

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