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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1918
Page
8
Notice to the Public calls for city teams and men to gather cans since the last drive on July 22. Citizens should place cans in boxes and barrels near their street and alley for efficient collection. Street and Alley Committee. 2905
The article notes Gotham as a lage near Nottingham in England and describes it as the reputed home of the wine pen of Gotham.
Miranda Blick visits Ainsworth for the day and advertises a $3.50 all leather workshop in the south window Tracy and Weidner. Names Mare and Dade Shearer plan to visit relatives in the northern part of the state with their sister and several locals attend a Bible conference in Monmouth lasting ten days.
Clerks advertise rugs from Cratl s and shoes from Fox and Dewey. Carl Combs mentions butter fat at 42 cents. Mrs Thelma Fish travels to Ottumwa. D W Mannhardt visits Davenport on business. Cook s Bakery offers threshers orders. Laundry Queen promises easier wash days. Read page 7 for details. Mrs Flave Hagist visits from Keota. Mrs Roy Mallory travels to Davenport. Sanol remedy advertised for kidney and bladder troubles at Lemmon s Pharmacy. advt m w f
This morning two marriage licenses were issued as a precursor to a double wedding at Riverside. The couples are Hubert John Swift of Omaha with Coletta D. Quinn of Riverside and Clair August Swift with Leona Rose of Riverside. Hubert Swift is one of the men bound for Camp Pike and the twins are among the parties.
Mrs P David McLaughlin heads the surgical dressings today with Mrs Lou Stewart in charge tomorrow. Shipments from branches total 1900 compresses from Liighton 550 from Crawfordsville and 500 drains 600 compresses from Wellman 500 drains from West Chester and 300 drains from Haskins. Nearly 600 trench pads toward the July quota have been completed.
An American officer refuses to retreat as a French staff officer suggests withdrawing a battalion facing annihilation. The clash occurred amid savage American counter attacks that pushed German forces back across the Marne in the Fossey sector.
In Washington on July 19 Senator King of Utah denounced petitions for Irish independence as traitorous. Senator Lewis of Illinois sought to place the petitions in the record but King objected, labeling signers as "traitorous so-called Irishmen." The petition was referred to the printing committee.
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