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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1918
Page
4
Public notice from Elder and Eran s publishers appears in a Washington Iowa newspaper. The item lists postal classification and post office processing details indicating second class mail matter for the edition.
The author warns Germany bears a debt equal to half the wealth of all Germans, risking national bankruptcy unless victory yields indemnities. The piece argues Allied food needs and manpower are focus, while Germany faces prolonged hardship from war debts and the devastation caused by its leaders.
A fragmentary line shows Mixes Towney Apple ordering a steak while quipping about the old red nosed figure who needed three drinks to make a stick. The humor hints at social quirks and local character sketches.
The passage urges Germans to recall a period when egotism led to the belief they were superior to other peoples. It notes that Germany and its people have already paid dearly for this folly and still have more consequences to face.
A letter to the Evening Journal calls for adjusting grain prices in Washington county. It notes wheat and oats rates are higher than peers and proposes Te per bushel for wheat and 3% ec for oats. The writer suggests remittance to the Red Cross or YMCA fund and requires threshers to keep and report mile by bushel tallies for fair pay and funds.
A WWI era notice urges farmers in Washington County to harvest and conserve food, arguing Sunday work can be a necessity to defeat Germany. It cites U S Food Administrators and Purdue ministers alongside the President’s call to avoid unnecessary Sabbath work, debating when work on Sunday is justified.
A preacher urges adherence to the Sabbath as divine command and cites biblical verses to warn that Sabbath desecration invites divine punishment. He links current war and Kaiser to God’s discipline and stresses keeping the Sabbath to prosper the harvest and avoid sin’s consequences.
A farmer jokes about portraits and potatoes in a rural chat. Ol Dunno and Dugan speak of a failed photo session after an hour of work before a moving picture studio is found. An Easterner visits California to fetch potatoes but is told the farmer will not eat a potato for anyone.
A boy voices concern that his baby sister will grow up to be a bad wife. He demands his mother give everything to the smaller child and, after the mother deflects, he rips a toy train from the crying baby and declares they must start training her.
In a classroom exchange a teacher asks Charles the meaning of celerity. Charles replies with a humorous misdefinition that it is something you put hot plates down with. The moment highlights innocent wordplay and student naivety.
In a folksy exchange, Johnny asks Pa about a bookworm. Pa explains it as a person who prefers reading to eating, likening it to a worm that favors eating over reading.
A mistress explains her malaise to a servant. the servant replies she heard something sad too, then reveals the alarm clock struck the punchline. The exchange hinges on a humorous misdirection about a morning alarm.
A Boston Transcript line jokes that pets nearly rule the house with a tongue in cheek remark about reigning felines and Yidoes as a playful domestic comparison.
Rousing call urging timely payments to support the war effort. The verse contrasts Johnsing Bulger DeJones and thrift stamps with the failure to settle accounts, arguing that without paying debts no broad sacrifice can occur and national aid is hindered.
Poem notes escalating heat as the author laments summer days. The speaker references melting, sweating, and previous verses while contrasting winter rigor with current nuisance from heat and insects.
Officers raided a card room where six patrons played the great American in door sport. Distelhorst faced charges for selling intoxicants after twenty six bottles on ice were found. He posted 300 bond and was released. Longnecker watched as an interested spectator.
A distressed narrator laments wartime shortages as coed mechanics join the front. He imagines a village vet patching engines with dubious remedies while longing for a trustworthy non-drug mechanic, frustrated by Kaiser Bill and vanished talent.
In a cellar at 1600 Osborn Street, early yesterday, a casual poker game was interrupted by Sheriff Earnest and Deputy Galladay. The Rev Longenecker led the occupants to pause as officers explained the game was over and no money would be cashed.
Morning worship at 11 oclock with the sermon Man's Pride vs God's Sovereignty Evening worship at 7 30 oclock on Love's Revelation Sabbath school at 9 45 a m Lessons this quarter focus on the Christian life Endeavor at 6 30 p m You are welcome F A Gageby pastor
Illness of Rev Glen Dinning shifts morning service to Rev W R Stryker. Evening service led by Rev Fields of Ainsworth.
Amusements notice reviews Constance Talmadge in Up the Road with Sallie a lively film version of Frances Sterrett’s novel adapted by Julia Crawford Ivers. The plot follows Sallie Waters inheriting five thousand dollars and a comic, suspenseful pursuit with mistaken identities ending in dramatic unmasking. Also Toto stars in His Busy Day as part of the program. German crop hopes rise after late spring rains improve outlook. Berlin reports better cereal prospects for the new year.
A new attachment allows singers to view song lyrics on a paper reel while a record plays, enabling accurate live accompaniment. The device projects words as the music unfolds, aiding performers and reducing mispronunciations or misremembered lines.
John K. Gowdy a longtime Indiana Republican leader and Civil War veteran died at his Rushville home at 75 from nephritis with complicating illnesses. He served six years as state party chairman and eight years as consul general to Paris earning Legion of Honor honors. He is survived by his widow and daughter Mrs. Robert J. Mansfield.
Fragmentary OCR shows bus or rail schedule notes with numbers 25 3 1 26 8 and 91 92 daily times 12 01 pm 1 37 am 10 40 am. mentions local service exceptions and an agent. Contains garbled terms Paathan Lim LB t and YOSAY.
Poetic reflection on rekindled connections and the difficulty of mending bonds after separation. The speaker questions whether reunion will restore former sympathy and sentiment, noting time’s distance and differing paths between souls.
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