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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1919
Page
4
The piece notes rain aiding the strawberry crop and imminent shortcake season, while warnings emerge about safety for drivers and pedestrians in busy streets. It references a Ford-Tribune trial potentially setting a record and urges caution in traffic and tree trimming issues.
The Sioux City Journal notes a turkey aged fifteen centuries challenges even seasoned Thanksgiving and Christmas diners as a tough old bird carving feat.
In Iowa editorial voices urge a Good Roads initiative. The Marshaltown Times-Republican questions past fiscal foresight while Cedar Rapids Republican argues landowners should cover only one of four costs as public funds cover the rest.
A columnist argues men should act as their own congress and lawyer, noting that congress and the legislature rarely aid individual advancement. The piece contends successful men shape conditions themselves rather than rely on public bodies.
Mrs Min Nu meats warns that trimming round steak edges can ruin shape and suggests using a wire cutter to preserve form. The playful tip appears in a casual exchange about kitchen tricks.
The piece extols tomorrow as antidote to despair and crime urging forward focus. It contrasts yesterday and today with hope resting on tomorrow and encourages abandoning complaints and lingering sorrow.
Editorial questions why public worry focuses on Germany’s obligations rather than on those who suffered, urging attention to the victims and the plundered, not the raiders. The Cedar Rapids Republican voices this stance.
The Grinnell Register notes a playful clash between Roly-Poly Sutherland of the Herald and the Community Inspiration editor. They joke about violence while pretending it, claiming only kiddin' and that a doodle would have toppled them if real.
The pocket testament of Willis Rowe, a March 23 1862 Iowa Infantry soldier at Gettysburg, found in Mississippi, is being forwarded by J D Chisholm of Memphis to the survivor’s kin in Iowa. Chisholm seeks a brief history of the testament and its presentation.
Curator Edgar Harlan will contact the letter writer to settle the fate of a testament. He plans to return it to the relatives or keep it as an historic relic if family members wish.
Deep interest surrounds the Waterloo Iowa vote on hard surfacing and a $1,500,000 bond plan. The Black Hawk County Good Roads association led a countywide campaign with twenty rural meetings and ads. J W Holden and Professor Marston spoke at campaign close as farmers rally behind the plan for eighty miles of primary roads.
The passage describes four reader archetypes: hour glass readers who absorb then exhaust, sponge readers who soak up and regurgitate, jelly-bag readers who keep the leftovers while allowing the good to pass, and diamond readers who discard the worthless and retain only gems.
The text urges perseverance over speed, stressing that endurance wins races and fortune. It cautions that many fail when courage wanes near success, and that what you desire may be one step ahead, so keep going.
A facetious Indianapolis News quip mocks the notion that a man is handy about the house as the worst left handed compliment. The piece adds a wry aside about such remarks from a famed philosopher.
The article outlines the Austrian peace treaty provisions, noting omissions identical to the German treaty, and details the preamble recognizing the Republic of Austria after the 1918 armistice. It states that war ends with the treaty and official relations begin between the Allies and the Republic of Austria.
In western Alaska near Kotvebue Sound large asbestos deposits are described as rivaling the world's richest. The mineral is noted in its natural form as very white and soft, easily torn into long strings or layers.
A column reviews Cap Big Mitch Lewis in Children of Banishment noting his departure from earlier Fletcher style. The piece highlights Mitch as a refined diamond in the rough with a sweet sad ending. Bessie Eyton appears and Herbert Heyes plays a good for nothing husband. Mitch’s self sacrifice and rescue of a reforming life define the finale while Hill the lumber magnate is also mentioned.
Urges care for kidneys to avoid uric acid buildup and Bright's disease. Warns of back pain, loss of appetite, and indigestion as early signs. Recommends trial GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Capsules from Holland labs with money-back guarantee. Never elsewhere.
An article extols preparing for childbirth with exercises and safe practices. It praises abdominal muscle relaxation and preventive care to ease the crisis, urging expectant mothers to use certain remedies and routines for calm labor and reduced danger.
By E. R. Nichols the article notes a Theo Roberts lookalike and another actor resembling him. Tom Bates, known as the Muff Potter from Paramount's Tom Sawyer, shares duties in the cook shack with a belligerent stern martinet named Arthur Morrison.
Ontario county Methodists held special services at Naples honoring Mrs Samantha Stanton Nellis born 1810 whose life has spanned the centenary movement of the Methodist Episcopal church making her the oldest living Methodist known.
Rail timetable notes revised departures and arrivals for Nos. 429 449 and 835 836 88 89 locals and Nos. 3 9 10 passengers with adjustments on Tuesdays Thursdays Fridays and Sundays. Corrected to December 8 1918 listing Washington stock extra at 7:45 a.m. and noting annulment of No. 92.
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