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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1918
Page
8
The Lily of the Bible, the Vilum chalcedonium, is linked to the sixth chapter of Matthew as the Hly and is described as scarlet or purple like Solomon's robes. It is said to grow profusely in the impist parts of Asia Minor.
A Missouri livery stable keeper put his hand in a mute's mouth to count teeth. The mule clamped down, measuring the man's fingers in reply, leaving both satisfied by the unusual exchange.
A fragmented note from the Buffalo Times cites the Washington Post saying love makes the world go round and quips about the world spinning, expressing dizziness and weariness from romance.
In a brief report, Ivory resources in South America show increased output amid trade and conservation concerns. Local producers, markets, and authorities weigh impacts on ecosystems and national economies.
Communities share ads and brief notices about shopping bargains by Crail's and J B Lemmon's Pharmacy. Gossip mentions Miss HBleanore Bailey and Miss Dorothea Wickham returning from schools, plus travel and visits to relatives. Several residents announce travel for funerals and vacations, with minor local events and promotions.
Advertisements highlight Ford accessories sale at White Way Garage and a 6.60 value for 5.00, plus notices of marriage licenses, moving households, and medical product promos. Reports cover soldiers Rollie Nelson and Raymond Keyes, local funeral attendance, and Camp Hancock assignments with brief family updates.
The Methodist church junior choir, led by C. E. King, now includes about eighty children and played a prominent role in Children's Day exercises. Miss Rhua Armstrong assisted as primary superintendent. The program featured processions, solos, recitations, and multiple choir selections, ending with a benediction.
Prices slashed to the limit on groceries at Crull and Burham closing out sale. J Harvey Burham is visiting grandparents southeast of Washington. Crull and Mrs Benjamine Owen with her son David arrive from Denver to visit Mrs Miles Bradford for a few weeks.
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness and floral offerings during the illness and death of our father Amos Truax. Signed by Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Vanwinkle, Mrs. E. A. Perham, Mrs. William Weber, Maude, Fayetta and Guy Truax.
Today's official high reached 496 degrees above zero amid a weather pattern described as moderating by Seneca Dewey.
Mr. W. L. George argues in Women and Tomorrow that feminism cannot be boxed by a single formula. He defines feminism as broad progress for women, philosophical leveling of the sexes, and social political emancipation.
Pliny the Younger notes a pilot proves skill more in storms than calm seas. In quiet entry to port he is unnoticed, but when cordage creaks and masts bend he shines, showing true mastery.
The method uses soap rubbed on fabric and a top layer of chalk and lemon juice. Sun the garment for several hours before washing as usual to remove mildew stains.
A Life column features a poetic voice praising spring sunrise and a playful aside about watching it. The fragmentary text includes a line about sunrise and a bemused remark on viewing moments of light.
The American Red Cross and US expeditionary force doctors at a British base hospital study trench fever amid high wastage. Sixty New England sanitary corps volunteers test exposure routes and reactions as the fever spreads in France starring relapses and long absences from duty.
Medical experts of the British army describe a disease with back and leg pain and a sharp temperature rise, often 2 to 10 degrees, with a pulse around 100. The heart may be disordered in later stages, and incubation can extend to 22 days, though officials refrain from further announcements at this time.
W J Daniel, city humane officer of Munele Indiana, reports an elderly couple living on twelve dollars monthly pension. The eighty five year old man and seventy eight year old wife struggle to pay rent as prices rise. The Civil War veteran and his wife lack near relatives and receive aid including food clothing and con.
On the Pacific coast OU mills have operated for years using soy beans imported from Manchuria. They report a ready sale for oil cake and other products in the region, indicating growing demand for soy products.
A short quotation highlights marital extremes as it notes the pity of a wife with a husband who is undisciplined and wild versus one with a husband who is overly steady and dull. The line appears in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
A Louisville Courter-Journal reader quote notes that Welsh rabbits, tasted by a man new to the dish, are good substitutes for the real thing, reflecting casual food commentary from the era.
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