The Morning Artist Day Traces Heaven on Earth
The artist Day works through the morning tracing the sky’s varied hue with light and shade. She labors in clear hours with a brush of dew and languid grace.
View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.
Start Free Trial
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles
Articles on This Page
This newspaper page contains 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1921
Page
4
Smuts Warns Europe Decline Shifts Global Power Focus
The article notes General Smuts saying Europe no longer dominates world power as Germany’s aggression and World War I aftermath left Europe weakened. It emphasizes Britain, the United States, and Japan as the naval and military leaders and foresees an era of international justice if their differences are settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Smuts
Europe
Germany
Russia
Pacific
Great Britain
United States
Japan
Alex Meadows Begins Life Sentence for Cashier Shooting
A report notes Alex Meadows starts a life sentence today for fatally shooting a cashier. The piece questions whether he can survive the lengthy term. It also mentions Fawn Lippincut downtown today, dressed for an Arctic expedition around her shoulders and head, as she moves through the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Meadows
T'Day
Fatigue and Honest toil in Walt Mason verse
A verse by Walt Mason reflects fatigue from hard work baling, cutting ice, and hoeing beans as neighbors in limousines pass by. The speaker finds solace in restful sleep after a week of labor, feeling his efforts were worthwhile and his days not wasted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
The Three Great Powers and World Peace
The text notes Great Britain the United States and Japan as the leading powers in world affairs. It praises their strength and peaceable peoples, arguing they can promote world harmony and justice without entanglements, and reflects on shifts in global power dynamics and the diminished roles of other nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Great Britain
Garry
Japan
Germany
Methat
Regulating Dances Wins Washington City
The town plans licensing for dancing and higher nightly fees to dance. A female supervisor will enforce space and conduct on the wax floor and may issue kicks for overbearing dancers. UT views this as a forward move expected to raise revenue and uphold the town’s boast as The Cleanest City in Town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield Beacon
Washington
Iowa Sugar Beet Industry Thriving in Mason City Region
A survey by Earl Moore of Northern Sugar and assistant E. T. Hickman reports a record sugar beet yield across 14 000 acres from Azove to Mason City and Armstrong to Garner. About 1300 acres are blocked. other fields finish this week as June warmth, moisture, and scattered showers boost root size and growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Earl Moore
Northern Sugar Corporation
E. T. Hickman
Azove
Armstrong
Garner
Belmond
Corwith
America
Belmont
Waverly
Tinley to Command Iowa National Guard
Mathew A. Tinley of Council Bluffs is named brigadier general of the Iowa National Guard. He will take command of the One Hundred Sixty-eighth Infantry, with Col. Guy B. Brewer succeeding him. Tinley, a 25 year guard veteran, led preparations for the Rainbow division in France and helped reorganize the Iowa infantry brigade before assuming rank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
General Tinley
Mathew A. Tinley
Wiuffs
Iowa National Guard
One Hundred Sixty-eighth Infantry
Guy 8. Brewer
Iowa Guardsmen
N. E. Kendall
Geeral Tinley
Clonel
One Hundred Sixty-eighth
Rainbow Division
France
St. Mihiel
FE. R. Bennett
Iowa Guard
Tinley
Iowa
Hubert A. Allen
Cedar Rapids
Allen
Catalog Price Dispute Stirs Curiosity in Puneb London
A reader from Puneb London asks an amused question about the catalog price exposing brisk chatter. The note captures a casual exchange reflecting market interest and local curiosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puneb
London
Stolen Goods Prompt Town Reckoning Forecast
A stranger told Sergeant Mike McLean that his grip overcoat and umbrella were stolen before arriving in town. He warned of an awful reckoning when Gabriel blows his horn. McLean replied that Gabriel would not blow his horn here as the town steals first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike McLean
Gabriel
Mike
Lackawanna Journal
80 Year Old Fritz Leiber Interview Echoes Shakespearian Gloom
The New York Evening Post recalls an 80 year old interview with Fritz Leiber where a female reporter asks if Shakespeare would be viewed as a curiosity if alive now. Leiber agrees and muses that Shakespeare would be over three centuries old today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fritz Leiber
Leiber
William
New York Evening Post
The Politeness of Mr Johnson and the Falls
A humorous tale from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch describes Bill Johnson rushing to aid a slipping lady after she falls on an orange peel. He helps her up and apologizes, prompting her serene thanks. The piece ends with a wry interjection about law and propriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Johnson
Bill Johnson
William
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Cedar River Automobile Club plans July clubhouse
Articles of incorporation filed for the Cedar River Automobile Club outline plans for a 400 acre tract in Pike township Muscatine county near Pearl City. A $50 000 clubhouse with up to date equipment baseball diamond tennis court game preserves and bathing beach are included. Shares are $250 each and capital stock is not for profit. Board includes Judge F D Letts Colonel R P Howell Cable Von Maur Judge Ralph Otto Senator F M Mossberry J W Wilson C A Dewey Alfred Wagner Frank Moylan Dr W A Cooling and F E Skola. Dedication aimed for July Fourth but postponed. construction planned for July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Tree Reporter
Cedar River Automobile Club
Pike Township
Muscatine County
Pearl City
Buried Snippets of Street Wit Across Early 20th Century
Brief humorous quips and social asides from a Detroit Motor News page feature sign lines on a speeding car and a motorcycle cop in pursuit. Observations touch on home life public quarrels and maritime murmurs with wry reactions from a dawn of modern urban life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroi
Motor News
Clothes drama at Fox Theatre previews star studded Metro hit
Metro presents the all star production of Clothes at the Fox Theatre on Monday a Broadway stage success brought to screen. Olive Tell leads as Olivia Sherwood in a tale of vanity extravagance and downfall set in New York society with a cast including Crauford Kent Cyril Chadwick Jeffie Tillbury Rae Allen Frank Currier and Mary Beaton. Director Fred Littenham and art director M P Stauleup oversee the screen adaptation by Arthur Zellner with Maxwell Karger supervising the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopwood-Pollock
Metro
Fox Theatre
Avery Hopwood
Channing Pollock
Grace George
New York
Olivia Sherwood
Olivia
Arnold West
Arnold
Oliva
Olive Tell
Crauford Kent
Cyril Chadwick
Jeffie Tillbury
Rae Allen
Frank Currier
Mary Beaton
Arthur Zellner
Fred Littenham
M. P. Stauleup
Arthur Cadwell
Maxwell Karger
Cynical Definition Quips by a Disappointed Lady
A witty remark frames a bachelor as a man who lives alone with the one he loves, asserting a cynical view of single men. The quip reflects a humorous social observation from a disappointed woman and captures a tidy, period tone.
District Court Notice in Washington County Iowa Case
Original notice filed in the District Court of Iowa in Washington County. Plaintiffs Milton C. Dayton and Arthur N. Dayton name A Bunker Lizzie N Bingham and Eliz as defendants in a civil action seeking court relief and future proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court OF
Iowa
Washington County
Milton C. Dayton
Arthur N. Dayton
A. Bunker
Lizzie N. Bingham
Eliz
Legal notice listing multiple defendants over real estate in Washington County
Petition filed in the District Court of Washington County Iowa by plaintiffs asserting ownership in fee simple of two described land tracts and alleging adverse claims by named defendants and unknown claimants, with notices to all defendants and unknown claimants of the court action and title correction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abeth L. Bingaman
W. A. Bingawan
William A. Bingaman
Nancy E. Cook
Howard Cook
Anna Campbell
Anna Belle Campbell
Anna B. Campbell
Amy J. Campbell
Nathan Campbell
Jesse H. Campbell
Nancy Elien Craven
J. Craven
Anny Dayton
Annie Dayton
Anna Dayton
Emerson BE. Dayton
Emmerson FE. Dayton
Eva Dayton
Eya M. Dayton
Elizabeth Dayton
Glaphrey 8. Dayton
Hiram T. Dayton
Hiram P
Martha C. Dayton
Mary J. Dayton
May Dayton
Nicholas Dayton
Pat Dayton
P. Jt. Dayton
Patrick H. Dayton
Rachel C. Dayton
Sarah E. Dayton
T. C. M. Dayton
Thomas C. M. Dayton
James F. Elliott
J. F. Elliott
David Fisher
J. F. Henderson
M. ©. Henderson
Samuel Heagy
Kalona Savings Bank
Joseph R. Lewis
M. A. Lewis
Mary A. Miller
W. L. Miller
the Northern Trust Company
Joseph Pollard, Jr
Anna Pollard
As Powell
Sarah Powell
W. A. Stewart
Addie FE. Stewart
H. D. Smouse
Washington County Savings Bank of
Washington
Iowa
Washington County Savings Bank
Wellman Savings Bank of
Wellman
Washington Loan & Trust Company
A. C. Yoder
Clerk of the District Court of
Washington County
Quieting title sought in real estate petition
Said petition prays that the title in fee simple to the described real estate be forever quieted and established in the plaintiff. Defendants and unknown claimants are barred from any right or title. If you fail to defend by September 5 1921, a default and judgment will be entered. Attorney W M Keeley represents the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Washington
Washington County
Iowa
Newburgh Woman Credits Vegetable Compound for Relief
Mrs EowanD Pitts of Newburgh New York says backache from female trouble kept her from walking seven blocks yet after using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound she can do her own work and walk with ease she recommends the remedy and offers to share her letter for others seeking help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Pitts
Newburgh
N. Y
Mrs. Eowand Pitts
High St
Also Mentioned on This Page
Evening Journal
Elder
Shannon
Bruce Cowden City
Winfred Chandler
August
Lippincott's
Jaar
Walt Mason
Prat the
Stouprnat
Hoepsen
Christianta
J. M
Sid
Township Seventy -Six
Township Seventy Six
W. M. Keeley
Paige
Glenbrook
Paige-Detroit Motor Car CO
Detroit, Michigan
Paige Motor Cars
Schulty Motor Car CO
Search the Washington Evening Journal Today with a Free Trial
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Washington Evening Journal?
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
Browse Newspapers
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
By Location
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
By Date
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
By Publication
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.