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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1918
Page
4
A collection of brief remarks attributed to David Lloyd George James P Sinnott Leon Trotzky and Robert Lynd. The lines touch on character diligence cold remedies revolutionary outcomes and pacifist ideals in a compact newspaper quotation feature.
The piece questions Sunday labor in war gardens and fields as citizens observe work and defend offenders against local custom. It argues weeds and Kaiser fighting cross the ocean, proposing a Sunday effort at home as a symbolic front in the war.
A wartime call to action argues that enemies like the Kaiser and Prussian powers threaten humanity. Citizens are urged to maintain labor and morale on Sundays, with canning efforts framed as patriotic defense and religious community activity.
Willie jokes about starting school to escape parents spelling lessons. Neighbors discuss the twins named Henrietta and Henry with a sharp reply that one of them is Etta. The piece closes with the phrase Where Her Money Went.
Two clergy members debate the value of schooling. One boasts college education while the other, claiming little schooling, says the Lord opened his mouth. The exchange likens education to a Balaam anecdote as a humorous comparison.
Mrs. Jones rushes into John Jones's office announcing Norah tried to start a fire with gasoline. John asks if it started, she says it blew her out the window. He notes it was her afternoon out anyway.
A neighbor jokes about a hen cackling to suggest she laid a corner stone across the street. The scene shifts to a Sunday remark by an old Scotch clergyman who admits the kirk needs money and proposes a bazaar as a solution.
A boy named Charles explains to his mother that he asked Mrs. Smith for the pie recipe during dinner, but she gave him a second slice without asking. The mother remarks that no second piece was requested yet she offered more pie.
An old advertisement touts Mother's Friend as a trusted remedy for pregnancy and childbirth. It claims to ease abdominal tension, prevent pain at the crisis, and help the abdomen expand gently. Sold by Bradwell Reuoletor Co in Atlanta, with a free motherhood look guide.
Advertises EATONIC by L Kramer as a fast acting relief for indigestion. Claims neutralizes excess stomach acids after meals and ends gas belching and discomfort. Encourages trial with money back guarantee from druggists.
Don Esteban Varona guards a hidden treasure on his Cuban estate. His wife Donna Isabel schemes to seize it, killing the master and his loyal slave Sebastian. Years later Rosa and Evangelina face capture as Cuban insurgents plot to recover the wealth. O'Reilly leads a filibustered expedition toward Rosa, aided by allies, through treacherous landscapes and a dangerous specter of betrayal.
An instant and a Mauser shot start a night ambush as sentries fire toward attackers. Antonio draws his Remington while Hilario urges caution and a curse on the spider’s web. They hack through a dangerous, wire entanglement as alarms erupt and pursuit begins.
A reflective line about weighing one’s own duties and bearing the burdens they carry, stressing personal accountability and resilience. The saying frames responsibility as manageable through balance and effort.
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