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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1918
Page
4
Fourth of July Noise and Calm Reflections Across a Nation
An essay contrasts a calmer July Fourth with past noisy celebrations. It weighs thrift stamps against fireworks costs, defends traditional gunfire noise as patriotic applause, and imagines postwar rejoicing when victory and democracy prevail.
War garden rhymes and flags in a patriotic poem
A fragmentary wartime poem depicts a garden laborer tending beets peas beans and tomatoes with martial imagery. It blends domestic farming with calls to support war effort and oppose submarines, referencing figures and symbols of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Henry
Bunker Hill
Kaiser Bill
National
Battles That Shaped the World at Sea and Land
Describes naval clashes that altered world history and affected Napoleon's invasion plan of England, noting their costly impact on Britain and the strategic outcome in favor of a shifted maritime balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Napoleon
England
Sunday work debate stirs faith in wartime food policy
A letter to the editor criticizes a Department of Agriculture bulletin endorsing Sunday farm work to boost food production. The writer argues it undermines Sunday observance, cites Queen Victoria on faith as England's strength, and urges Christian citizens to uphold religious principles during national stress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Germany
England
Victoria
Clergy Sound Alarm Over Food Waste and Sabbath Law
The editorial denounces converting food supplies into alcohol to satisfy drinkers and criticizes the Perdue conference of ministers for Sunday labor support. It argues secular bodies sanctioning Sabbath desecration oppose Christian convictions and threaten the nation’s God given foundation. It upholds charity as noble while condemning other work as sin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perdue Conference of Ministers
Church
Jesus Christ
Miss Bhima Zalzaney Indicted in San Francisco Conspiracy
Nineteen year old Russian girl Bhima Zalzaney faces conspiracy charges tied to an alleged Bolshivist party network in San Francisco. Federal officials accuse her of plotting an uprising against British rule in India and holding a $1000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bhima Zalzaney
Hinegus
India
Bolshevik Party
San Francisco
Nelson at Trafalgar Defeats Villeneuve in Naval Battle
The 1805 Trafalgar action saw Nelson command the Victory against Villeneuve's fleet off Cadiz. Despite heavy casualties, Nelson broke the French line, with Collingwood and Hardy aiding in the decisive engagement. Nelson died from wounds after securing a British victory and ending Napoleon's invasion plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
England
St. Helena
Admiral Villeneuve
Channel
Boulogne
Nelson
West Indies
Cadiz
Velleneuve
Villeneuve
Naples
Collingwood
Royal Sovereign
Singland
Alava
Santa Anna
Rotherham
Santissima Trinidad
Scott
Hardy
Beatty
Victory
Harvey
Adair
Tokyo barrister fights tobacco then relapses
Masuo Soeda a Tokyo barrister once banned tobacco at home and burned all pipes cigars and ashtrays but on June 1 he admitted lighting a cigar saying his doctor diagnosed fatty heart and prescribed tobacco as medicine, quipping it was his first cigar in five months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Masuo Seeda
Soeda
No single American Indian language exists says Popular Science Monthly
The article notes there are over a thousand languages in the Americas and about five hundred in the northern regions, making it impossible to provide a universal Indian word for an English term. Any word offered likely reflects the tongue of the tribe from which the inquiry originates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithsonian Institution
Popular Science Monthly
Americas
Mexico
The Rolling Stone and the Unyielding Adventurer
The piece portrays a restless, incorrigible man driven by adventure. It argues that perseverance and tempering restraint cannot curb him and that he would not fear poverty or removal from society. His life aims at an exchange of ordinary measures for a braver, different existence.
Happiness and Pleasure, Ignoring Inner Joy
Edgar Saltus notes that happiness differs from pleasure and arises from within. He argues outward riches or gaiety do not guarantee joy, while giving happiness to others often returns to the giver as a blessing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Saltus
Local Train Schedule Fragment With Times and Stops
Fragmentary timetable notes show passenger and local train numbers with times such as No 25 Pass Lo west and No 3 Passenger 9 10 a m plus Nos 91 and 92 dates. Local service appears at 12 01 p m and 1 37 a m with weekday exceptions. Station agent indicated as INDSAY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. KE. Kunath
Lo’'west Lim
Loral
Fowler Named To Lead Fight On Fish Supply
The burden of increasing the supply, distribution and consumption of fish in the United States rests on Kenneth Fowler, a young New York businessman, to push a food conservation measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Kenneth Fowler
New York
City Bus Line Calls For Phone Orders
Public transit notice urges riders to call 589 blue to place bus orders or request services with prompt attention.
Rich Platinum Rock From Siberia Chromite Slag Source
A Siberian chromite rock rich in platinum is being mined and processed. Grinding and washing extract platinum from chrome-dron ore, with a recent experiment yielding 200 ounces from 9,720 pounds of chromitic slack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siberia
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