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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1918
Page
4
The piece extols a favorable wheat and corn outlook and praises farmers who shock oats. It wryly notes A E Atchison and A ze may be hunting Maud Muller, while urging the value of fresh air, sunshine, and rustic work for healthy men and women in civic life.
A wartime poem argues that Allied troops should advance to German soil to convey the horrors of war. It envisions soldiers marching along the Rhine and destroying German symbols of power to deter future aggression. The speaker rejects indiscriminate slaughter but urges forceful action.
An obituary style note speaks to A E known as A. E. who wanders rural country lanes. The passage references harvest work dairy farms milk pans butter crocks and farm life while advising A E to keep going with practical work.
A humorous poem set on a day of extreme heat. The speaker paints a sun baked scene where a usually merry father becomes irritable and quarrelsome, while the family endures the discomfort. The father vents in exaggerated, comic language as heat worsens everyone’s mood.
A Boston report spreads claims that England has more troops in Ireland than in France and uses colonial soldiers, wheat for whiskey, and restricts cable news to 50 words at a time. The piece highlights the number 58 as a proving detail.
A wartime article denounces a German agent’s anti English tales as propaganda aimed at sowing discord with Britain. It asserts British statistics on troops and casualties are misrepresented, and concludes there is no truth to the accusations about English morale or war production.
The narrator notes a man drives all day while the ladies admire scenery. The driver is focused on the road with little time for conversation, and after a long day he is too tired to speak at night. From the Atlantic.
A traveler praises the shovel fish of South America for its unique features. He notes its shovel-shaped snout and behavior of leaping onto banks to dig bait, making it unusually accommodating for fishermen. The colorful remark is attributed to the New Haven Register.
A London diary notes meat coupons used and shared rations amid war. The week covers rain, window gardens, Queen Alexandra day roses, Trafalgar Square Flower Fair for wounded soldiers, strawberries under Food Controller limits, and a wartime Albert Hall concert uplifting crowds.
A reader recalls discovering that English servants shun modern cleaning tools preferring old fashioned hand brooms and dust pans. She notes the maid’s refusal to use a cedar mop or dusters, insisting on scrubbing linoleum by hand despite easier methods available.
A three year old named Irene overhears a heated guardianship dispute about her grandfather. Quietly she awakens and asks in bed if the guardian has been tied on grandpa yet, reflecting the scene’s tension.
Frank, the youngest of three brothers, proudly rushes to a neighbor to share the family’s glad news. He exclaims that a new baby at another house is a girl, showing innocent excitement.
A new photograph features Mad Bennett Clark of the National army, son of Speaker Champ Clark of the House of Representatives, highlighting his service record and family ties to congressional leadership.
Delegates from Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island New Hampshire and Vermont met in Hartford December 15 1814. The convention drew odium for secret proceedings and for resolutions protesting the war with England.
A reflective statement highlights a prince of talent who recognizes and values the abilities of those around him, embracing an uplifting view of collaborative genius and mutual growth.
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