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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1918
Page
4
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A local article reports H. M. Eicher’s attempt to resign as county food administrator was refused by state official Deems. It defends current administrators Kicher and Wilson, praising Hoover’s wartime food orders and urging public support to avoid swapping leaders mid crisis.
A reflective poem recalls warnings four years past about peace and world conflict. The speaker derides so called prophets and urges action over pessimism as nations wage war and the planet endures hardship and fear. The piece laments ignorance and predicts a bleak future forged by current choices.
A wartime speaker urges citizens to endure shortages in bread sugar and materials. He stresses unity to support soldiers abroad and finish the defeat of autocracy. The call emphasizes small sacrifices are necessary for the greatest task of the era.
The Civil Service Commission says steps will begin to ease Washington housing for war needs. Temporary hotels and restaurants under government supervision for federal employees will open, with first units ready by September for 5000 occupants, expanding as needed. The Room Registration Office has over 5000 rooms available and staffed by DC Council of Defense at Union Station for late arrivals.
Lt. V E Bellinger of the M O R C develops an eye gymnasium to correct landings. His method strengthens focusing muscles to help pilots judge descent distance. He will conduct an eye school for British and American flyers at Greenwich after joining the Royal Air Service.
The article notes sugar from cane was known in China and India around 4000 TC. Cane sugar originated in those regions and in the early middle ages traders from the Indies brought cane sugar to Europe, where Europeans called it honey made from reeds.
The smile that beautifies a face comes not from muscle alone but from a cheerful heart. Some smiles are surface level and wearying, yet no one tires of genuine cheerfulness that shows in true happiness.
A war correspondent describes thousands of German prisoners in France, many youths and veterans mixed, exhausted and dispirited after battle. He notes their somber expressions, broken spirit, and altered morale as hunger, propaganda, and the long war press on German society and army.
The Birmingham Age Herald notes a witty exchange on euphemisms about a widow who remarries being described as “led to the altar.” The erudite speaker defines the term and illustrates how language softens awkward connotations.
London July 13 A wartime photo of a baby demoralized a Yankee captain at the London base. He had never seen the child born after he left America. The captain yelped with joy and roamed the base grinning, rubbing his left ear as officers watched the dolllike image.
The centenarian told the reporter he does not know what has kept him healthy and alive. He jokes that if he could live life again he would find a better way to cherish it, expressing wit and resilience.
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