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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1918
Page
4
The Primary and Rotating Ballot Positions
The article argues for rotative placement of candidates on primary ballots to balance chances among contenders for offices such as recorder. It notes voters often vote with limited knowledge and may rely on chance or stubbornness, risking unpredictable outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Doe
Say
The Worm Turns in Washington Town at Our Paper
A reply to Joe McElherney from Sam White and locals accusing him of advertiser manipulation, self sales, and pranks with household goods. The piece mocks his business practices and lampoons his elevator stunt and claims of truthfulness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Town
Journal
Joe McElherney
Joe
Saell
Sam White
Joe McElhinney
Are Martin and the revolving public offices noted
The passage mocks politicians who switch offices quickly and celebrates the lingering stereotype of aging party leaders whose social image improves with time as they shift to new roles and pass favors.
Rhythm of Farms in World War I Verse
The poem praises American farming as a wartime tool against the Kaisers Carl and Billy. It extols improved crops, molasses from sorghum, diligent plowing, and collective effort to bolster the Allied nations while depicting enemy leaders as defeated by harvest and labor. The verses blend agricultural imagery with anti‑enemy sentiment and patriotism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Faker
Carl and
Billy
Carl W
Primary system repair discussed amid uncertain fixes
Officials acknowledge a misfire in the cylinder and seek the source of the problem. They plan to proceed with available tools while continuing to search for a proper fix to improve reliability.
Mozart Always Composing Portrait Emerges in Letters
Nieme tschek notes Mozart’s vivid inner vision of a whole work during composition. The composer spoke of constant immersion in music and a life spent speculating studying and reflecting. His wife adds that his mind was perennially in motion and he was continually composing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mozart
Niemetschek
Prom
Fighting for Truth and Human Dignity
A compact quotation by Thomas DeQuincey on truth and human rights, contrasting sanctity with systemic outrages and the grim potential of bloodshed, urging vigilance and moral courage in defending human dignity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas DeQuincey
Hidden Treasure and Tumult in Don Esteban’s Cuba
A serialized tale follows Don Esteban Varona and his slave Sebastian guarding a vast fortune on the Cuban estate. Schemes by Donna Isabel threaten secrets, with murder, childhood loss, and shifting loyalties as Insurrectos stir and O Reilly seeks Rosa and Evangelina amid perilous journeys and pirate filibusters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Esteban Varona
Sebastian
Don Esteban
Esteban
Rosa
Isabel
Evangelina
Donna Isabel
Hrangelina
Don Mario
O'Reilly
New York
Pancho Cueto
Cueto
Cuba
O Reilly
Leslie Branch
Cobo
Alvarado
America
Weyler
Asensio
New , York
O’reilly
Norine Evans
Billy
Kora
Nerine
Nauree
Rose
Matanzas
Raiding Cuban jail and retreat through San Antonio
O'Reilly and Judson lead a night raid on a Cuban jail, freeing inmates and looting a drug store. The raid ends with a perilous retreat under fire as Lopez’s force covers the escape, while Branch rides out for a fresh shirt amid cheers from the Cuban audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redding
Branch
Judson
O'Reilly
Calaboose
Lopez
Ramos
San Antonio
San Antonio de Los Banos
Johnnie
Les Ne
Leslie
Caramba
Esteban Recognizes Rescuer Amid Distress in a Silent Moment
In a tense scene, O Reilly bends over the motionless Esteban and cries his name. Johnnie and Judson watch as O Neilly pleads, asking what has been done to his friend and urging Esteban to respond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie
O'Reilly
Judson
O'Neilly
Esteban
Train timetable fragment shows multiple eastbound and local services
A fragment from a timetable lists passenger trains with numbers 3 9 26 93 91 92 and local services. It includes times 1 37 am and 7 24 pm and indicates W BE Lindsay as the agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kmnath
Lo West Lim
W. BE. Lindsay
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