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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1918
Page
4
Publisher Elder and Shannon and editor Bruce Cowden noted as city entries at the Washington post office. The text lists pricing 1.25 5.00 4.09 and references second class mail matter.
Fragmentary lines discuss fairness in how air sun and rain are allotted. The text hints at a metaphorical dispute about natural resources and how they should be distributed. No clear people places or events are named.
Ainsworth letter argues threshers deserve higher prices to cover rising costs and support Red Cross and Army Y M C A drives. J W Martin contends farmers behind the energy and repair of machines cannot accept low rates while funding Liberty Bonds and relief efforts.
A sermon notes that while prices rise for food, clothing, and travel, sunshine rain and air stay free. It argues the universe’s ruler is not a profiteer and warns against turning natural goods into commodities through coercion or tribute. The piece laments dependence on material demands and calls for universal access to essential elements.
A July 10 1918 message from County Council of Defense signed by Marsh W Bailey and others urges authorities of Washington County to deny any carnival proposals during wartime to protect national duties and public safety.
In a skirmish tale Pat from a regiment breaks and flees the line. An officer orders him to halt with threats of firing. Pat answers with bravado asking what one bullet would do to a bushel of corn, revealing fear and audacity in wartime peril.
At a dinner Marconi was mistaken for the composer Mascagni by a lady who praised his Intermezzo. He responded gravely that he would play it only if she brought a wireless piano, implying a wireless device joke.
A fragmentary dialogue shows a prospective mistress testing Norah on truthfulness and duty to the family. Norah affirms her honesty and willingness to speak for the family to callers.
A new bride returns from her honeymoon and visits a butcher to arrange dinner offerings. She hesitates to name the preferred cut and awkwardly asks for a leg of lamb, showing subtle embarrassment as she speaks to a total stranger.
Simp son Burke Jr., brother-in-law of Serge, and Karl Caddock of Camp Dodge, world wrestling champion, secured a military service entry. Burke learned of a vacancy in Camp Dodge HQ company and obtained consent from the provost marshal in Washington. Governor Harding informed the local draft board, and Burke departed for Camp Dodge.
In a vivid wartime scene dated July 11, Allied American and Australian troops push across a misty Somme front on July 4. They endure shelling, machine gun fire, and barbed wire as they advance toward German lines, sharing grit, camaraderie, and a cautioned pace advised by Haig to avoid influenza and overreach.
A Savannah Missouri reader recounts using Chamberlain's Coke and Diarrhoea Remedy nine years ago to cure flux and again for a later dysentery attack, stating it worked and recommending it to many others. Lemmon's Drug Store advertises the remedy locally.
In Juarez on July 11 Francisco Villa is described as a Robin Hood figure for future generations. Local natives recount legends about the bandit leader who joined Madero, fought Diaz, and later opposed Huerta and Carranza. Some stories reflect truth, others are legends that Vill a dared to grin at.
The article debunks several popular legends about Pancho Villa. It asserts he had no sister or six wives, was born in Durango not Oklahoma, and never left Mexico except to border towns. It notes no children and calls many stories fiction or false.
Spokane Washington reports a weekly death rate of 5.3 per 1000, the nation’s lowest, for the week ending July 6. Memphis shows the highest rate at 125 per 1000, while New York City stands at 104 per 1000.
Bruce N. Culmer of Martinsville Indiana was killed in an aviation accident in Mineola New York on July 11. The report notes the fatal incident occurred while the flyer was operating there.
In dialect narration a rabbit warns others to avoid cooking and waste, urging them to hide food from soldiers and ration grain. The piece emphasizes saving meat and wheat, noting an owl mentions feeding soldiers in the conflict.
In Dubuque on July 11 Theodore Langen, a naturalized German, argued with Clarence Sheffield in jail, with Sheffield planning to join the army and Langen making unpatriotic remarks amid the heated exchange.
Eastbound and local rail services listed with numbers 9 26 8 92 91 92 and times 1:37 a m 1:24 pm 10:40 a m. The fragment notes daily schedules and an agent W. KE Lindss.
An argument led to Langen pulling a knife and vowing to kill Sheffield. A fight followed until other prisoners separated them. Sheffield sustained considerable injuries. Langen faces an assault with intent to kill charge.
A historical reference notes that Hooleum is made from two main ingredients cork and Hinseed olltos with smaller additions of kuri gum resin and pigments of various kinds used in its manufacture.
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