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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1918
Page
3
County Red Cross proposes a monthly one dollar pledge from residents to fund central district needs. Letters outline signing, bank payments, and receipts via a local chapter treasurer. The plan aims to reduce repeated fundraisers and avoid auctions while supporting wartime relief.
Next Monday afternoon Washington county plans a large public meeting in Central Park to honor 161 young men leaving for Camp Pike Arkansas. Several thousand residents are expected with delegations from Brighton Crawfordsville and Riverside bands. Final program details to be announced tomorrow.
The Red Cross calls for a June fund campaign funded by suspending the check plan. Donors are urged to respond, with letters kept on record and return cards noted. Those needing a card should contact the chairman, and the committee considers publishing subscribers' names at campaign close.
In Champagne on July 19 Sergeant J. F. Brown returned to American headquarters with 150 prisoners after killing or capturing four machine gun crews and clearing a trench. He reported four wounded died, saying he could not bring all in.
At Woodmen Hall a general meeting discussed a large Labor Day celebration on the first Monday in September. Plans include a Camp Pike contingent demonstration, speakers from St. Louis and Ottumwa, and a rental for a Trade Assembly Hall. An organizing meeting is set for next Thursday to appoint committees.
Geo Jenner of 416 Labor St San Antonio Texas reports Foley Cathartic Tablets as the best laxative for constipation and biliousness and says they should be in every traveling man's grip. The ad notes relief from sick headache bloating and other digestion issues and mentions Lemmon's Pharmacy.
In Ainsworth Nebraska 33 merchants closed their shops for three hours to work the harvest with farmers. The time spent is recorded and earnings go to the Red Cross for hospital supplies. The effort aids the harvest of all small grain and strengthens community support.
Federal officials announced that a slacker drive will mobilize 5,000 Chicago men of draft age after screening more than 100,000 registrants at theaters, ball games, and public gatherings. Those who failed to register or submit questionnaires are eligible for immediate induction.
Hundreds of American regulars and National Guardsmen wounded on the Marne front are cared for in Paris hospitals. American women visitors distribute cigarettes and ice cream and attend to the injured as part of the relief effort.
Joseph Campbell aged twenty one a jackey at Great Lakes was electrocuted while repairing a boiler at Camp Dewey power house near the station Incantation on an incandescent sight Campbell was carrying became frayed and he received the 110 volt current through his body.
Chicago greeted the American victory over the Huns with wild enthusiasm. Fire Chief O Connor and fire boats announced the news, signaling triumph as sirens wailed. Hungary Rejects Suffrage Bill in the lower house, Budapest dispatch reports.
A compact reflection on how experience serves as a crucial guide for learning. The quote emphasizes that real lessons come from lived practice, outweighing cautions from forewarnings.
Local rail stations gain a public drinking fountain connected to city water mains after long public demand. Milwaukee buildings receive a new dark yellow exterior paint, while interiors stay unchanged. Burlington work focuses on ballast and tidying yards. Washington line road beds are being upgraded with crews at work. Agent W E Lindsay to leave for Polo Missouri. J W Calvert named as replacement with thirty years at the line. Calvert has a son in France.
Increased travel and resort costs will keep hay fever and asthma sufferers home this summer. Foley's Honey and Tar is recommended as a satisfactory remedy for hay fever and asthma. It heals and soothes inflamed airways and eases choking sensations. Lemmon's Pharmacy.
A lively adaptation of Edward Peple’s play features Taylor Holmes as T Boggs, the poker twist linking two business partners. The plot follows a wager that makes Boggs the partner’s servant as Beggs eludes the amorous maid Coddles while Florence, Boggs’s beloved, awaits the finish at the Fox.
The text asserts that initial rough sketching in painting and engraving should lead to a careful finish. It warns that careless beginnings offend the artist and that work done as a pleasure must be respected and approached as dignified and honorable.
A Missouri livery stable keeper put his hand in a mule’s mouth to count teeth. The mule snapped shut its jaws, counting fingers instead of teeth, ending the amusing exchange with both parties satisfied by the outcome.
Director C A King of Washington calls a general Boy Scout meeting at First United Presbyterian church next Tuesday at 7 40 pm. About one hundred Scouts from four troops are expected with all local boys of Scout age invited. Col D J Palmer and Mr King will speak and War Savings Stamp medals by the Treasury will be presented to top performers.
From a justice of the peace in Detroit Texas comes a strong endorsement for Foley Kidney Pills. The ad states they are the best of all used and have done the work where others failed addressing backache rheumatic pains sore muscles stiff joints and frequent bladder action as kidney trouble symptoms. Lemmon's Pharmacy carries the product.
A special union labor meet is planned for Thursday evening with all union men invited. The July social of the Ladies Aid society at the Methodist church is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon July 23 at 2 50 p m in the church parlor. The AUL girls of the Honor Guard are to meet at the old M E church corner at 5 45 p m Monday. The BR C regular meeting is Saturday at 2 30 p m with good attendance desired.
Bethlehem Commandery will hold a regular conclave this Friday evening to conduct routine business and discuss special matters. J. S. McElhinney serves as E. C. and urges all members to attend.
A Bulwer poem wonders if lovers can reunite after a breakup. It questions whether time and distance heal the ties or if the same feelings and sympathies endure. The speaker muses on whether souls will join again with the same sentiment or drift apart as a dream.
A quotation extols calm over anger noting rage harms health and shortens life. It argues that passion destroys dignity and can even cause a person to choke themselves with fury, urging restraint as the wiser path.
The regal python, native to India, is among the hardest reptiles to capture. It can reach extreme lengths of up to 30 feet and possesses enough strength to crush an ox. A 10-foot specimen could strike a man with enough force to topple and crush him, with pythons caught by snake men often twice or thrice as long.
A humorous line reflects how giving a friend a thrill in a racing car can backfire as it yields fear rather than fun. The narrator notes that people misunderstand what constitutes a good time when danger is involved.
A Melbourne man tells a friend of his troubles and sighs that the only girl he cared for was out of reach. He explains his wife felt same, as the girl demanded two pounds a week while they could only pay thirty shillings.
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