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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1919
Page
4
The Evening Journal Elder and Shannon list Bruce Cowden as publisher and city editor. It notes mailing details in Washington Iowa and publishes subscription terms for in city, carrier, and mail options with prices quoted for week month and year plans.
Treasury promotes new 100 and 1000 dollar certificates urging purchase for patriotism and financial benefit. Post Offices sell 100 dollar certificates while banks handle 100 and 1000 dollar issues. Prices rise monthly toward December list with 4 percent interest compounded quarterly and 3 percent premium on maturity. Certificates mature January 1, 1924 and back by U S resources. touted as superior to War Savings Stamps and Liberty Bonds. Authorities claim no higher return elsewhere. Citizens urged to invest now.
The piece urges embracing recreation as a vital part of sane living. It argues that enjoyment remains possible with age and that adults often resist this, but the capacity for laughter and shared moments endures despite morbid self‑vision.
Cleaning guidance for white enamel furniture using methylated spirit and warm soapy water. Rinse, dry, then polish with whiting and a dry duster to maintain brightness over time.
Joe yells for his mother as Buddy the baby begins walking and suddenly skids into a kitchen dash. The scene shows a tense moment of toddler balance and a lively family household.
A poem contrasts a luxurious mansion with modern comforts to a crowded, harsh camp with heat and pests. The speaker imagines wealth and ease but ends in a crude shack where mountain lions howl, water runs dry, and a white man endures heat and flies, mocking comfort.
Figures from draft rejection tabulations show 62 000 men rejected for tuberculosis 20 000 discharged for TB and 6 000 in service in TB hospitals. Officials push a national program with a new division in the Public Health Service and widespread hospital and clinic care across states for free or low cost treatment.
A Times Union note discusses visitors at a museum punching holes in the myth of giants in armor. It mocks ancient armor as too tight for a regular soldier and even for a modern schoolboy, who would find the leg pieces uncomfortable.
Abner Lincoln celebrated his 100th birthday in Philadelphia with flowers and congratulatory letters from China and Korea. He credits life longevity to activity optimism and temperance and plans to live beyond the century age. He avoids liquor and tobacco and eats three meals daily. His grandfather fought in the revolution and his grandsons served in the Civil War. He was born in New England.
A physician questions the prospect of recovery while the Consulting Specialist admits doubt. He notes his own bills as the patient’s fate hangs in the balance, bluntly suggesting personal gain if recovery fails. The exchange underscores malpractice risk and the conflict between care and profit.
Doctor Dunn the Catholic bishop of Nottingham has the cathedral wall opened to create a weather shelter recess for a legless beggar outside St Barnabas. Doors are installed and the bishop has given the beggar the keys, an act that has stirred local comment.
James was a quick to anger boy who resisted dares and fought others. His mother warned him against fighting yet he defended his stance saying she would not want her son to be a coward. The passage reflects a child’s claim of courage amid parental guidance.
The article notes gulls roost and nest in trees on Big Duck Little Duck and Old Man Islands in Maine and similarly on many other Maine coast islands. It also mentions sea gull roosting in trees around Boston harbor and nearby water places.
Typists’ fingers travel vast distances far beyond the feet and legs in a filming journey of work. An expert says ordinary type writing allows a hand to cover about 10 000 miles annually without reducing efficiency. The remark refers to the typical office typist.
A damaged extract records a grateful note about a clock gift. The text mentions the clock arriving soon and being placed in the parlor, with hopes regarding the husband. The legible parts show appreciation but are incomplete.
Joan Garruthers clings to a fantasy of sunlight amid poverty and hardship. After a fire and a fall, she heals in the home of Dr Stanton Strickland and Mrs Smith on Carmine Street. The patient heroine discovers real color and purpose as she joins them to brighten others lives.
A column notes burglars and pickpockets often rely on omens to guide actions. Burglars may avoid big jobs after dreams or rainbow sightings, while donkey shoes or coal are kept for luck. Pickpockets avoid squints and fear misfortune with foreign money. weddings and funerals carry luck or disaster implications. Some thieves cut worn boots into tokens for confederates.
The line suggests caution in affection when suspecting a partner. It implies doubt undermines true feeling and warns against idealizing love. The sentiment contrasts optimism with mistrust, urging clearer judgment in personal relationships.
Railway timetable lists express and local passenger trains through Washington with arrival and departure times. Notes indicate trains 429 450 460 local freights run daily except Sunday, and 92 is annulled on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Stock extra operates at 7:45 a.m. to aid passenger service.
Our flag now controls one fifth of world shipping and 46 percent of traffic between our ports. Routes once free of our flag for half a century are now traversed by Uncle Sam’s merchant fleet.
A brief party moment as a three year old child approaches the hostess and asks in a simple, engaging way if they have had a terrible time, reflecting a child's witty social reading. The scene captures the child's charm and party atmosphere with light humor.
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