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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1921
Page
4
A government report counters liquor industry forecasts by noting rising savings among workers and stable rents. It highlights increased sales of footwear and cheap clothing, greater water use, and a shift of saloon sites to value-adding business houses, concluding prohibition remains a valuable asset.
The article suggests President Harding intends a formal reception of his disarmament proposal by the powers and discusses potential bonus payments to soldiers. It notes possible timing and the belief that prior understandings among nations influenced the call for the disarmament conference.
A mix of Walt Mason verse on aging and duty contrasts with wartime notes on American forces. The poem laments old age toil while praising persistence, followed by commentary on World War I training, Pershing led reorganization, and the harmony sought between regulars guardsmen and reserves within the U S army.
The proposal is presented as simple and understandable with broad public support. It argues Russia and Germany are currently out of contention while future peace compacts among other powers could relieve the world of the costly system of alliances.
A reader survey at the University of Iowa in Iowa City finds seventy five female students cite pleasing their parents as their top life aim. The rest of the text offers scattered notes from a paper with stray phrases about hogs markets chautauqua vacations and casual editorial asides.
A school trip led by Walter in a Rage truck travels from West Chester to Amana visiting Keota Kinross and Williamsburg. The group sees the Eveliah river vine covered houses mills and a woolen mill before sightseeing lily blooms and a picnic. The day was postponed to Thursday due to rain and involved Mrs. Leet and two children joining the party.
A group surprised by bringing ice cream from the truck then carried lilies and toured sights in Iowa City. They visited the museum the old capitol building and Iowa University. They ate in the city park and returned home via Sharon Center and Kalona around ten p m feeling happy and safe.
Rock Island Argus discusses censorship as producers lament restrictions while women's clubs push for age appropriate screenings. The piece weighs parental judgment against film edits and questions who bears responsibility for unsuitable content in cinema.
Gen. Pershing moves to eliminate partisan ties between the regular army, the national guard, and reserve forces. The Sioux City Journal examines the long history of snobbish attitudes by regulars toward guardsmen, noting jealousies from early organization and perceived superiority amid full time training.
In Ainsworth Friday July 24 a surprise party at Mr and Mrs C P Nichols home honored Mrs Margar et Nichols 6th birthday. Harold Nichols and wife brought the guest to the door as neighbors gathered. Mrs Nichols assisted by Vera and Myrtle Roses provided the chicken dinner and all the trimmings. Also noted was Mrs J P McKenzie celebrating her 92nd birthday July 19 with quiet calls and congratulations.
Longtime Los Angeles resident Claud McClelland, once a Colorado frontiersman companion of Cody and Carson and later linked to George Pullman through bunking in Gregory Gulch, dies at home on July 10. He gifted his Keokuk home to the First United Presbyterian church before moving west, remembered for philanthropy. He leaves three sisters in Iowa County.
The Leipzig trial opens with German judges and a presiding president as Britain and France watch. Reports describe harsh exchanges, translation flaws, and a mix of brutal charges and defenses as twenty five cases, including Heynen and Muller, unfold with sentences ranging from six to ten months.
A Rampur nawab owns a remarkable watch valued above 90 dollars. The case is formed from a topaz and emerald piece, with a ground diamond as the crystal. It tracks seconds to leap years in a single ornate mechanism.
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