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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1921
Page
4
A short verse by Walt Mason mocks letter writers who accuse him of dull verse. He recalls how a harsh reply backfires, leaving the sender humiliated and their own aims unfulfilled as they vent in print and mail.
English writer Sir Philp Gibbs reports Germany’s economy is rapidly recovering as mass labor and cheerful resolve drive reparations efforts. He notes heavy losses in empire and population, large wartime debts, cheap exports, and Berlin’s revived manufacturing scene with millions saved annually for armament reduction.
The author argues Germany must rebuild wealth to pay reparations and fears a global fear of Germany can end if it remains part of a lasting peace. He notes a shift from militarism among German workers and junkers, predicting economic vigor through peace and labor and questioning the impact of higher exports on other nations.
The Journal reports a complaint about conditions on the creek and a call to hurry the swimming pool. W. W. Wilson notes this year's ice comes from Minneapolis with profits lost on the road to Washington. The piece praises Washington advertisers for lively ads and jokes about home ice.
Two friends in Bie Hole Basin Montana meet on a street corner and swap stories about marriages and money. One plans a second wife after losing his first, while the other boasts wealth but complains of stinginess and disapproval from future spouses. The dialogue reflects comic miscommunication and shifting fortunes in a frontier town setting.
A fragmented dialogue describes mixed reactions to insurance and fire incidents. References to taking sides with a mother, collecting insurance, a new machine, car on approval, a house fire, and various losses appear in a colloquial, possibly immigrant speech pattern.
A lake scene poem speaks of placid waters and fishing as the speaker fears others seek to steal the job. The setting shifts to a shaded road and a prancing cob while dusk and sighing winds evoke looming anxiety about competition. The speaker’s thoughts return to town with the same worry.
In a humorous exchange from the Evening Journal, a police officer spots a placard at a house and mutters about a peevish stork during a quarantine for chickenpox. The line suggests a light, old time banter amid a tense scene and adds local color.
Des Moines July 6 Henry C Wallace secretary of agriculture urged mobilizing dollars to stabilize America's credit likening it to wartime mobilization. He said many face financial troubles like farmers and predicted the agriculture department will soon provide cost data on marketing and production. He noted a new farm credits corporation in Des Moines but gave no details and said he will not take a summer vacation while Mrs. Wallace plans to join him.
Des Moines July 6 The Northern Baptist convention heard that missionary education surged in 1920 with broad denominational support. World Wide Guild grew by 404 chapters to 3,275, spanning American Indians Poles Hungarians Romanians Italians Japanese and chapters in the Philippines and India. Children’s World Crusade added 1,653 bands including Indian and Chinese youth groups.
Twenty four states employ secretaries for mission study training through institutes and assemblies. Four thousand four hundred ninety six mission study groups and one thousand three hundred sixty one other reading groups are recorded. One hundred ninety six schools organize churches into schools of missions. Institutes for teacher training occurred at 111 centers with teachers supplied to twenty summer Baptist assemblies and eight interdenominational conferences.
The St Louis public welfare director John Schmoll says the death rate for Black residents is double that of whites in the last fiscal year. He cites improper housing and careless living, with undernourishment of children also blamed. Tuberculosis deaths among negroes are three times higher than the white rate.
The report notes the death rate among negro children is fifteen times higher than among white children. It calls tuberculosis a menace to the population and urges appointing a commission of nanization experts to investigate health conditions among nervoes.
Richard W. ONeill a sergeant in Company D 165th Infantry New York City earned the Medal of Honor for gallantry on the Ourcq river in France on July 36 1918 He charged a 25 man enemy detachment despite wounds and remained in command to relay critical information before evacuation to his battalion commander
A brief quoted line attributed to O Kem wick M P suggests quick business insight. The phrasing mocks a casual, brisk approach to business talk and public discourse.
The Army Air Service outlines a continent wide network of model airways with landing fields emergency fields markers and meteorological stations. A Washington to Dayton route would include five main stations ten subsidiary fields and twenty emergencies with civilian groups and the Boy Scouts assisting.
A concise study remarks that language teaching requires more than grammar and dictionaries. It discusses Wake and literature as essential to mastery, arguing practical use and cultural context enhance understanding beyond rules.
Local freight and passenger train numbers listed with times and routing. Daily except Sunday services noted. correction date June 1. Co M. and St. Paul lines referenced.
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