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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1920
Page
4
An analysis argues that the high cost of living is driven by strikes and lockouts. It cites 1919 with 3,374 strikes involving over 4,000,000 workers and many unauthorized actions. The piece urges industrial reform to curb waste of time and material and protect the public’s interests through fair justice.
Abe Martin quips about folks who quit work as if escaping heat, poking fun at quitting as a futile habit. The column reflects light humor and rural wit with sharp one liners.
Poet Walt Mason rails at sugar rationing and profiteering as workers face high prices. He mocks grocers excuses and laments bitter tea and coffee, while families endure meals that taste of tar and rust, wondering when profiteers will be stopped.
The speaker argues that society can avoid widespread harm only if arbitration is accepted. Courts should settle industrial disputes as they do civil and criminal matters. Without readiness to accept arbiters from within, self-government is unfit and autocratic control would prevail. The aim is to settle all issues through courts of justice rather than strikes or violence.
Des Moines pursues speed violators with earnest enforcement and fines up to 100 dollars. The note discusses air travel demand, Swea City plane rides, and thrift appeals from Senator Harding. Also cites a County Fair rally by Joe Limeran and quotes opinion about efficiency and persistent advertising.
It was married men night at the revival meeting. The minister asks all husbands to stand, and every man rises except one. The lone seated man explains he cannot get up because he is paralyzed, drawing astonished reactions from the congregation.
July 26. An unusual operation was performed on the child of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Paul who inhaled a peanut lodging in the lung. The boy was moved to Philadelphia for treatment. It took about twenty minutes to extract the nut. A tube was placed in the mouth and the nut removed in pieces using fine wire instruments aided by X rays. Anesthetic could not be given.
Relatives in the area and neighbors describe strong ties to the east of Washington, highlighting shared heritage and ongoing collaboration within the local community.
William Grogan in Allan Dwan production based on Harold Mac Grath novel. James Kirkwood plays Grogan who survives NY streets to inherit fortune and chase love. Anna Q Nilsson stars as Ruth Warren with a large supporting cast in a globe trotting adventure.
California backdrop for the H. H. Van Loan Western shows Tom Mix as hero and rival bad man in a dual role. The Fox production recreates the Four Corners town with village store and town hall. Supporting cast includes Loomis, Cullington, Jocelyn, Jordan, Hadley, Whitson, Robins and Weed. Bring the family.
Threshing has just begun in southwestern Iowa yet farmers report strong yields. Walter Clark of Farragut sees forty eight bushels per acre at sixty three pounds per bushel and sells at 2.70. Gerad Earlywine of Mondamin adds thirty bushels at sixty pounds. C. E. Davidson of Page county and Al Pullian with eighty acres report 64 percent grade. Iowa wheat this year is praised for milling quality and reduced flour shipping needs.
The piece notes that eagles can reach altitudes up to 6000 feet. It emphasizes their soaring ability and uses a concise factual tone without embellishment.
Fred C. Miller of Lincoln Nebraska asserts Tanlac cured his long illness after a year and a half of poor health He describes severe indigestion headaches dizziness nerve exhaustion weight loss and a major weight gain after four bottles He now claims enhanced appetite and energy and highly recommends Tanlac Sold in Washington Wellman and by leading druggists Advt
Des Moines July 26. Three of eleven men will be named Republican candidates for the Iowa Supreme Court at the Republican judicial state convention in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday July 27. The eleven candidates listed include Judge B I Salinger and S M Weaver, both sitting Supreme Court judges, plus others from various counties. There will be 1,042 delegates if counties send full slates. after the convention a meeting of Republican state committeemen will discuss campaign plans. London July 26. British meat consumption has fallen during wartime rations. Food controller Charles A McCurdy reported that per capita meat intake is about three pounds per week versus four prewar, despite a larger population and returning soldiers accustomed to more meat.
Three men George Klontz Ray Anderson and Harold Root escaped the county jail in Adel by sawing through steel bars at midnight. They stole a sheriff’s Ford and fled while many civilians were on the street. Sheriff Stacy was alerted but the trio escaped from his garage before capture. they may have outside help and were headed toward Des Moines. Klontz 87 tall and 125 pounds Anderson 5 ft 8 in dark 18 Root 17 5 ft 7 in dark were described to authorities.
Mary Pierce of Valley Springs was buried in Worthington Minnesota after her death last month. Her husband obtained a court injunction to stop interference with the disinterment then had the body removed from a Catholic cemetery in Larchwood to Worthington. The Pierce family contends the burial followed her wishes and cites ongoing local uproar in Lyon County.
Mr McCurdy remarks that postwar meat intake climbs due to lingering wartime discipline on appetites. He notes the shift appears mysterious and stems from the population's extended restraint during the war as those habits fade.
The word cowboy arose during the American Revolution to describe a band of Tory raiders in Westchester County New York who stole cattle from both sides and caused other mischief in the neutral ground during that period.
Notice is given that at a July 19 1920 meeting in Washington Iowa the Washington Opera House Company of Washington was dissolved by unanimous vote. WINSMOUSE served as president and KH BE DOUGHERTY as secretary. The dissolution is effective and publication is authorized.
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