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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1918
Page
4
A household discussion notes that the crown prince is a capable leader despite harsh cartoons. Gerard asserts the Hohenzollerns are strong rulers, but the prince’s fault is a desire for war, with world events forcing war into daily life.
A poem-like critique unfolds accusing rulers and war leaders of Kultur through stark images. It condemns slayings, bombings, burning churches, and propaganda while contrasting sacred duties with brutal acts. The speaker laments homes ruined and treachery, labeling such acts Kultur.
The piece contrasts old style divinely appointed rulers with a rising self styled kingship. It notes rebellion against monarchies a century and a half ago and suggests the Kaiser faces an unpredictable future as both styles collide and steer toward an uncertain destination.
The Burlington Hawkeye notes Iowa’s strong Red Cross involvement with 42 percent state membership, leading in the Third Liberty loan, Stamp loan, and Food Conservation efforts. It humorously suggests 58 percent of Iowans remain untapped while praising farmers and overall patriotic work.
The questions require grocers to state their on hand sugar as of July 25 1918 and total sugar sold from July 1 to July 25 1918. They also seek the portion sold for canning and preserving purposes during that period.
Washington reports American foreign trade declined slightly in fiscal 1918 to 8.874 billion dollars from 8.949 billion in 1917. Imports rose to 2.946 billion while exports fell to 5.928 billion, with gold imports dropping sharply and silver movements increasing.
A nine page report to Attorney General Havner details Burlington clean-up results including 31 men bound over on liquor nuisance charges, 12 unpursued gambling warrants, 55 temporary injunctions against sale of liquor, 58 licensed liquor business places, and $15 800 collected in mulot taxes during the operation.
July 25 marked Swearing Day in Iowa with about 15 000 grocers candy makers and others sworn to disclose sugar sold and on hand. Statements go to Wot McElroy Ottumwa chief sugar division of the U S Food Administration Iowa. Oath compliance determines August sugar allotments and noncompliance bars future sugar.
Chicago and Cook county liquor dealers announce a ban on selling bottled goods over the bar starting August 1. Liquor must be served in glasses at the bar or delivered to customers by the sellers’ messengers. Saloons and drug stores are affected as part of a drive to curb liquor sales to soldiers and sailors.
Fragmentary inscription from Maeterlinck quotes about pursuing a brighter life by addressing ordinary days. It emphasizes steadiness and the value of everyday work as the seed of greater fulfillment.
Pat O’Brien narrates his WWI escape after being shot down in France. He recounts air combat, capture, and life as a prisoner of war including a prisoner banquet, bribes for food, and a muttered plan of escape while reflecting on comrades left behind.
The narrator recounts fanatical schemes during war time including disguises as a woman or stealing a German Gotha bomber, to slip past Belgian borders into Holland. He details electric wire barriers, multiple security walls, and the audacious hope of reaching liberty, noting that relief arrived sooner than expected.
In September the author and six officers are told of a transfer to a German prison camp. A map stolen from an interpreter proves crucial for an eventual escape plot. The group awaits transport at Ghent before boarding a grim fourth class train headed for Germany guarded by soldiers and jeering crowds.
Corrected timetable dated January 20th 1918 shows Westbound No 26 passenger service with low limit 12 62 am No 3 passenger 108 me and No 91 local at 12 01 pm. This update clarifies arrivals and departures for the C M and St P line.
Beulah Margaret Kauffman two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs FF A Kauffman died Wednesday in Stanhope Iowa from tubercular meningitis She had won the sweepstakes prize as Iowa s prize baby at the state fair last year
A fragment from a 19th century piece describes Jessica Toor as she lies awake waiting for her husband and questions him through the night. The tone hints at domestic strain and social norms of the period.
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