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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1919
Page
4
A brief notice outlines payment options: 44 per week for mutual aid with three months in advance and an option for a yearly advance by mail. Details on eligibility or organization are not specified in the readable text.
The audience at a YMCA contributor banquet in the ME church heard Mr Evans discuss YMCA work in France and Italy, defending the organization against charges and noting its extensive human effort. Maud Booth of Volunteers of America commented on YMCA work in Europe, praising its systematic approach compared with other charities.
A local wedding in a small town met an odd twist last night as the groom did not show up. ABE MARTIN notes the scene of the interrupted ceremony and humorously reflects on wartime service with a saw mill job offer.
A satirical verse recalls a wife lamenting her marriage while a neighbor complains of her fate. The poem mocks dignity, luck, and status as a husband’s flaws and social opinion drive the couple’s tensions.
The author defends the Y M C A’s war efforts noting 80 percent of work in the war zone. They credit Y M C A canteens and recreation, funded by donations, with aiding soldiers. The piece argues criticism falls on the grocer and praises the Y M C A as a pioneer needing local support.
The NC-4 will not fly back after its Atlantic crossing. It will be dissembled and shipped home, with the Atlantic given a final once over.
A lighthearted adage from the Oskaloosa Herald notes that allowing a wife the last word speeds up harmony. The quip suggests humor about domestic disagreements and communication.
A Sioux City Journal line notes the German protest against peace terms as “biting off more than it can chew,” while a Perry Chief remark contrasts France’s $15 an acre roads with Iowa’s $300 per acre soil still in mud, reflecting regional attitudes.
A Russian reading quotes a remark about Bolsheviks not recognizing the legal profession and saving trouble by trading another man’s chickens, as reported in the Minneapolis Journal.
Editorial notes a shift away from government ownership as utilities no longer appear highly profitable. The public dislikes absorbing failing ventures and compares it to labor profit sharing, arguing profits drive willingness to share gains.
Praises Dustin Farnum in The Light of Western Stars as a masterful Western with grand scenery and brisk action. Raves over Farnum’s portrayal of Gene Stewart and the film’s desert backdrops, beauty of treatment, and engaging plot. Critics hail it as one of the most picturesque Westerns, filled with human interest and excitement.
Cosmo Hamilton's drama One Week of Life is reviewed as a stylish study of two women played by Pauline Frederick. The piece keeps audiences guessing the denouement until late, with camera work and clever plot turns challenging perceptions of characters including Tom Holdings and Sydney Ainsworth.
David Brant editor of the Iowa City Republican and former state representative from Linn County died in Iowa City at 2 A M after a brief illness from a blood clot on the lung. Funeral at 4 P M Friday at the Unitarian church. Survived by two sons Irvine and Archer and two daughters Miss Dorothy and Mrs James A Meade.
The piece notes a June day’s whimsy by a poet while farmers face ongoing rains that keep weeds ahead in corn fields. Washington loses a packing plant chance, Muscatine nears one, and locals may invest as a promoter offers 25 percent. T. J. Harvey recalls wagon-tongue days before Washington paved its streets.
Virginia showed keen interest in duck eggs and visited her aunt shortly after. She was asked if she had any little ducks yet. She replied seriously that they had a ton of them planted.
A Siamese freshwater species shows marked aggression when two are placed together, provoking immediate conflict. When left alone the fish display dull colors, but upon combat readiness the scales flare with vivid, wet-bright coloration.
A brief meditation on choosing action despite external pressure. It contrasts doing what others deem proper with following personal judgment, highlighting the folly of yielding to communal expectation when it clashes with one’s own inclination.
Twelve pre-dreadnoughts will be relieved from active duty and scrapped or used as targets. The historic squadron includes Oregon, Indiana, Iowa and Massachusetts. others are Kentucky Illinois Alabama Wisconsin Maine Missouri and Ohio. About 460 officers and 10,000 enlisted will be reassigned.
The text notes boroughs are being fortified and could serve as defensive forts, with as many as four potentially repurposed for this use.
Cleveland on June 6 transformed saloons overnight for the first dry day. Buttermilk and near beer appeared, ice cream and food sold, and barrooms featured new soft drinks. Managers outlined tests of demand while proprietors packed leftover liquor for shipment to wet states.
The Independent School District of Washington Iowa will auction the McKee School property on June 10 1919 at 2 30 PM. The sale includes real estate Lots One and Four Block Twelve Original Plat City of Washington and movable fixtures reserved include slate boards town clock and appliances. Purchaser pays 1500 at sale with possession deed and abstract August 1 1919. balance due in cash. District may reject bids.
A public spirited housing program forms the Community Housing Corporation with 5 million dollars in capital. Subscriptions to the stock will be offered to the general public as part of the drive to provide homes for wage earners.
A health advisory argues daily hot water with limestone phosphate cleans the bowels and purifies the digestive tract. It claims internal sanitation prevents headaches sickness and foul breath by flushing toxins through the alimentary canal.
Rail timetable details list arrivals and departures for multiple trains including No 13 Express No 30 Lo Pass No 80 Lo Frt and local freight Nos 825 429 430 450 with daily except Sunday pattern. Also notes cancellations and special stock extra from Washington and agent H W Russel.
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