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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1920
Page
4
In Council Bluffs Iowa a new state policy led to arrests of a carnival manager and fifteen operatives for operating gambling devices. Several women were arrested but four released. Bonds posted, while carnivals with paddle wheels roulette and chance games have drawn fierce press reaction and local crusades to bar such events.
An advertising snippet touts Iowa as a travel destination with pleasant weather improving roads and numerous attractions. It argues most residents underappreciate the state's prosperity and resources and encourages tourism to Iowa. The piece adds a provocative misgiving about child-rearing views.
The writer compares Washington inaction to Iowa towns that grew once they pursued industrial development. He argues that cities awakened by new factories and support for existing plants prosper, urging better national focus on industrial growth.
The column notes Governor Cox’s divorce won’t harm him among most voters, only angering a few single sellers. It jokes that a new straw hat can greatly improve or ruin one’s appearance depending on the wearer.
Poem reflects on blessings and woes as the speaker laments daily miscues and minor annoyances while acknowledging luck and health. The voice ribaldly notes frets about crape bunting and sour milk, yet ends with gratitude for gods and ongoing fortune.
The piece argues Washington would gain size and livability with additional manufacturing plants. It quotes the Times-Republican urging that nominations boost circulation of two Ohio dailies. It notes a White House Governor Cox talk next Sunday on national religious and moral conditions, with a sharp jab at political talk on Sunday.
A reporter notes a surge in brighter store lighting across Washington. McElhinney’s Drug Store leads with city style lights, others follow from Cook’s Cafe to The Evening Journal, aiming to boost business and rival state hotels in illumination. Local print shop lighting also improves.
Maquoketa July 17 Frank Burleson an old Jackson county resident has lived on his farm eighty three years his father bought the place and moved there when Burleson was six months old He married in 1860 and has shared the home for sixty years Shade Burleson was among the county’s earliest settlers
A fragment notes a misnamed kiss scene described by Robert Quillen in the Saturday Evening as not a real kiss but a form of adhesion resembling vulcanizing. The line hints at a linguistic error or playful critique in a popular periodical.
Iowa City July 19 announced official first term attendance at 1265 up more than ten percent from last year’s 1142. Second term opens July 28 and runs to August 31. Lakeside Laboratory at Lake Okoboji reports twelve workers this summer including four professors and several researchers.
The Evening Journal reports local news from Washington County with community updates, public notices, and brief briefs reflecting daily life in the county.
Mrs. Mary Loso of 408 Fifth Avenue Hast Cedar Rapids Iowa credits Tanlac with curing a year of stomach misery weak digestion and nerve and sleep troubles She recounts eating well sleeping soundly and doing housework easily after two bottles Ads note Tanlac sold in Washington by Sherman Bros Wellman by MacGugin Drug Co and by leading druggists.
A mother coaxing her small son to take castor oil faces defiance. She suggests using main force, but the boy quips that when the main force arrives he will try to swallow it, turning the moment into a playful exchange.
An ad warns that driving at thirty five miles per hour loads the crank shaft with ferro 56 tons per minute and a loose bearing delivers a forty pound blow per second. It offers free trouble location advice with no obligation from W E Hender Ford Service and stresses prevention.
An economist compares postwar payments noting Germany pays about 750 million dollars annually in indemnity, roughly double the burden borne by New York tenants, yet Germany’s population is twelve times larger, altering per capita impact.
Eastbound trains include No 12 Express arriving 4 02 am and No 30 Lo Pass depart 6 10 pm 6 35 pm No 600 Pass 9 46 am No 8 Lo Frt 11 30 am Westbound lists No 11 Express 1 26 am No 49 Lo Pass 5 10 pm No 29 Lo Pass 9 10 am No 87 Lo Frt 1 00 pm No 89 Lo Prt 2 30 pm Washington Branch services No 460 Local 9 40 am No 430 Local 6 30 pm No 836 Lo Frt 8 45 pm Leave No 429 Local 9 05 am No 449 Local 6 15 pm No 836 Local Freight 7 60 pm Daily except Sunday with Nos 35 836 85 89 and locals 429 420 459. B & Q schedule shows Arrive No 1 Passenger 9 27 am No 9 Passenger 6 10 pm Depart No 10 Passenger 9 37 am Tuesdays and Thursdays No 92 annulled Stock extra leaves Washington 7 45 am for No 4 Passenger 6 20 pm All trams daily except Sunday.
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