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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1918
Page
4
A critical reflection on American confidence before and during World War I. The text argues the United States ignored warnings from a few voices, misread global dangers, and failed to mobilize early, noting Lindley M. Garrison and Senator Chamberlain urged arming up to 400000, but were thwarted.
The poem laments July's heat as unbearable with blistering sun and exhausted life. It portrays people longing for shade and relief, describing parched birds and wilted nature, and a mood of fatigue and despair under a relentless, hot sky.
The narrative recalls 1915 when Navy leadership sought ten million dollars for air service but cut to one million by Secretary Daniels. The nation entered World War I without effective aircraft. Pacifists and leaders like Jordan Bryan influenced policy and public mood, with Wilson reelected on keeping us out of war while privately acknowledging it must come.
With the first frost the wild grapes offer themselves for use and ask a place in the winter supply cupboard. There will be nuts to be gathered butternuts chestnuts black walnuts and hickory nuts. They contain protein and may be used as meat savers in nut leaves. They may be used in salads cakes cookies desserts sandwiches and baked stuffings.
The piece argues that quick breads and berries support wartime effort by aiding American housewives in saving resources. It notes wild berries like strawberries blueberries raspberries and blackberries taste superior to cultivated varieties and that none should go to waste. Mulberries grow in some states and elderberries are abundant along highways in the east and middle west.
The last Pacific coast whale meat shipment reached Boston and sold quickly, prompting calls for more as the Food Administration seeks a steadier supply. A larger Pacific shipment is due mid July and may be labeled sea beef. Cargoes bound for South America may carry only one way with beef, pork, mutton and other items. Two Glenwood wheat fields yielded 42 and 50 bushels per acre, prompting optimism about continued threshing into Christmas. County Food Administrator George E Masters notes progress in a telegram to Administrator Deems.
The Waste Utility Branch of the British Ministry of Food urges a systematic waste collection across all sectors. About 500 depots serve rural districts and towns for material usable in reconstruction or government use, with 20 000 schools enlisted through the board of education to support the program.
The War Trade Board slashed ship food lists from June 1 to 24 for excess purchases beyond Food Administration limits. Wheat, beef, pork, sugar and butter were reduced while wheat substitutes rose by 85 000 pounds. Ships bound for Uruguay Argentina Chile India and Australia may only load enough wheat flour for outbound legs and must supply return voyage provisions from foreign markets.
U S Food Administration reports that garbage grease collected in May from 11 American cities yielded enough explosive charge to manufacture more than 750000 shells along with millions of pounds of soap and other products.
Plaintiffs L B Luithly trustee John W McClure and Rolly M Black sue numerous defendants including John P Adsit Jacob F Anderson Sanford A Anderson and German Creek Church trustees over property in Washington County Iowa seeking to quiet title in three described tracts and bar unknown claimants from asserting rights. The court requires appearance by September 2 1918 else default and decree.
An Allied aviator recounts a daring escape from a German prison train in Belgium. He considers leaping from a speeding carriage with eight fellow prisoners, notes warnings from a sympathetic English officer, and ultimately resolves to seize freedom before arrival at a reprisal camp. The scene ends as dawn nears, with the escape bid in progress.
The Sells Floto Circus brings a two mile parade and a ballet of fifty girls in Yankee Doodle costumes. The show employs 600 people and 200 horses and closes with the Goddess of Liberty greeting veterans from Over There. Over one hundred acts entertain across rings stages and hippodrome. Ad.
Lodges and chapters announce regular meetings for the month. Washington Lodge No 26 meets the first Friday. Cyrus Chapter No 13 meets the second Friday. Bethlehem Commandery No 45 meets the third Friday. Washington Chapter No 98 meets the second Thursday. Visiting fratres are welcome.
A compact verse describes a small humble house framed by thick grass and a cricket song. Stars hover at dew filled hours as hands decorate flowers with silver lace. Dawn kisses the house while roses and clematis bloom outside the lintel appears worn by years.
Railway timetable page listing eastbound and westbound trains with arrivals and departures at local stations.Includes passenger and freight schedules for various lines and notes daily operation except Sunday paths, with agent names H W Russell J Be Kunath and others.
The poem describes a sparrow singing as wings and elfin winds create morning light. A roottree basks in lovelier light than ancestral halls while the speaker imagines a tiny house, sole tenant, where rest comes dreamless in time. James B. Kenyon in Reed Voices.
From a Justice of the Peace W H Hill Detroit Tex reports Foley Kidney Pills as the best of all he has used and says they have done the work when other remedies failed. The ad notes backache rheumatic pains sore muscles stiff joints and frequent bladder action as symptoms of kidney trouble. Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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