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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1918
Page
7
Doings in Washington County neighborhoods are summarized in brief notices. Residents report local happenings, events, and everyday activities across communities in concise items.
Mrs F A Turbott of Cleveland Ohio visits family in Ainsworth staying with Mrs Turbott's mother and relatives. The Quinn funeral in Washington DC is noted. R L Stephens and family visit Ottumwa, K Gray departs for Ottumwa on business. A Carson of Burlington and wife visit, Ronald Hay and Luella Sands wed in Sigourney then return for a short trip before settling in Lincoln Nebraska. Dr Hulse and wife visit in Sigourney with Mrs Hulse's parents S B Sands.
Town City hospital reports Lewis Coon ill after appendectomy but progressing well. Local residents bring updates on health, visits and social events as Fern Harrison recovers, Vera Eckels visits Fern Palmer, and George Albauch family attend birthdays. Coal shipments and nearby visits, plus a funeral in Washington, mark the day’s notices.
Katheryn Miller and Maude Welte may attend summer school in Cedar Rapids after visits in Kalona. Mrs. Mary Sommers and Nettie visited Wellman today. Henry Snider and Joy Miller report transfers to Augusta from Camp Cody New Mexico. Pauline and Illa O Laughlin vacation with AJ Hinber family in West Chester. Zacha Fry Grace Miller Gladys Page and Gladys Sleichter head to Cedar Falls for summer classes.
The text notes flowers lacking petals still display color through bracts. Examples include rougeinvilleas poinsettias dog woods and the milk white spathe of the calla.
A compact reflective line notes that retribution does not always follow a man’s deeds, suggesting optimism about outcomes beyond immediate justice.
The Sunday program for Children’s Day at Lexington Church lists songs and recitations including America Columbia the Gem of the Ocean The Star Spangled Banner and various poems prayers and dialogues toward a benediction with offerings and an emphasis on moral lessons and patriotism.
Mrs. Effie E. Kieppe of Averill Minnesota reports rheumatism and kidney trouble at a sanitarium with no relief. After using Foley Kidney Pills she felt immediate relief and completed a half bottle to cure. She advises use when back pain arises. Lemmon's Pharmacy advertises the remedy.
The Stage at the Colonial Theatre features a film adaptation of The Garden of Allah with cast including Helen Ware Boris Androvsky Thos Seantschi Count Anteoni and Lord Rens along with supporting players James Bradbury Miss Eugenia Besserer and others in a Robe rt Hichens story adaptation.
Critic notes Colin Campbell praises The Garden of Allah for its cast, Moorish settings, and desert backdrops. He emphasizes dramatic storytelling over spectacle, calling the sandstorm sequence remarkably realistic and the performances nearly superhuman in portraying suppressed passion.
Instructions outline proper flag display in windows with the starry field upper left and stripes horizontal. The guide notes many Washington flags are hung incorrectly and urges correct placement.
Iowa aims to boost sorghum syrup as a sugar substitute for allies amid shortages. Extension agents outline planting timing May end, seed rate two pounds per acre, soil needs, weed control, and milling availability to support a grow-an-acre campaign.
Governor Harding will speak in Kalona on Saturday June 15 during the dedication of the honor flax and the towns third Liberty Loan display. Camp Dodge bands will play as Kalona’s achievement features three blue stars and bonds purchased equal to over four hundred percent of the requested sum. A large crowd and visiting delegates are anticipated as Kalona hosts a day of patriotic ceremonies and a full program is planned.
The text outlines flag orientation with the starry field to the observer's left and away from the house when displayed from a window or pole. It notes a parade scenario with the star field in the upper left from the viewer and badge use with the union on the right. The War Department allows all night flag flying during war for patriotism, and no token should be worn above the flag on clothing. Saluting flags is common worldwide.
A European inventor presents a metal blank with four clamps that carries a pen at its end. The device clamps around the forefinger and is claimed to ease writing compared with a traditional penholder.
A Middletown Connecticut testimonial states a five year old girl with a run down nervous condition improved within a week after taking Vinci. The ad touts beef and cod liver peptones iron manganese peptonates and glycerophosphates as body-building tonics and credits Sherman Brothers and local druggists.
The peanut, once grown as an edible nut, gains importance from the seed crushing industry in India and abroad. Efforts focus on improving stock to boost oil yield and value.
The ad warns rheumatism flares with cold weather and cannot be cured by liniments. It promotes S. and S. vegetable blood remedy that purifies the blood to remove disease germs. Readers are urged to obtain a bottle from a drugstore and seek free medical advice from Medical Director at Swift Laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia.
A reflective musing on how lofty ideals reveal character Yet reverence or worship shapes the person offering homage The speaker J H Jowett D D argues homage exposes moral stance and humility in the observer.
Gemall investment delivers surprising gains as investors note steady performance and robust demand. Analysts caution about market volatility but emphasize Gemall’s resilient revenue stream and expanding client base.
Information from the Providence Journal reports delays in aircraft production across several factories tied to Curtiss Buffalo operations and plans for de Havilland aircraft. The Star of Chile sailing for Alaskan canneries was towed to safety by the government steamer Roosevelt, with other endangered ships also pulled from ice.
Secretary Baker announces Ernest M Hopkins president of Portmouth College is appointed assistant to the secretary of war in charge of industrial relations.
Federal and state officers captured eight of a gang of sixteen alleged draft resisters and conspirators in a remote part of Saline County about fifty miles southeast of Little Rock. The operation occurred on June 12 as part of ongoing enforcement against draft evasion.
Washington County Evening Journal reports on local events with concise notes. Readership gets brief notices, sports results, and community updates from the county’s only daily paper.
London Mail recounts seafaring lore from Whitby where hazy skies and moon dogs signal a weather shift. A Torquay fisherman recalls predicting a gale after noticing a star ahead of the moon, claiming foresight as the celestial chase began.
A short, sharp reflection compares generous hospitality to the temptation of robbing pigs, illustrating the fine line between generosity and theft in a rural habit.
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