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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1920
Page
4
A Journal report recalls a visitor’s satire on Washington being the cleanest city in Iowa after Central Park appeared littered with papers. The piece notes the park is cleaned for a big event tonight, but warns it will fray afterward as thousands gather for peanuts, popcorn and a band.
The Chautauqua program committee led by Miss Anna Dawson plans an engaging season in August from the 14th to the 19th. Directors through proper counties arrange campers and expect strong attendance, with feature announcements to follow soon.
Lafe Bud jokes about craving cold slaw as a sign of return to normalcy. Abe Martin style line captures local humor and everyday craving amid hard times.
A verse lamenting prohibition era hardship and wage labor under a ban on alcohol. The narrator mocks officials and asks what wages can buy when gin, beer, and rum are barred. The toiler must save for basic needs and housing, not for spirits, fueling discontent with the dry regime.
Patrons are urged to keep dates in mind and be ready to move homes to the White City for the session period. Reports from early Chautauqua sessions nationwide show good attendance and steady public interest in programs.
The Chicago Herald Examiner is ready to start a third party but has not chosen a name yet. Iowa City Republican noted the status.
Private Jones, a former stenographer, is dying after taking a bullet and sends his final messages to Dorothy, Frances, Anna, and Grace. In a separate scene a shavetail and a lieutenant answer a headquarters phone with comic misidentifications as they await an officer’s return.
The Oskaloosa Herald quotes a critic arguing that when entering the war President Wilson declared Americans sought nothing for themselves, yet now he is urged to surrender even their modest gains and possessions.
A Breda News quotation notes a young man tired of farm life seeking city work with high wages. The remark reflects rural longing and urban aspiration amid agricultural hardship, illustrating regional attitudes toward migration and employment opportunities.
In Fort Madison Democrat reporting, the Chicago convention leaves the Reds overwhelmed or silenced by the surprising volume of non-radical support and public uproar.
William Russell stars in a galloping comedy drama based on Snap Judgment. Francelia Billington Harvey Clark and Adda Gleason support a New York millionaire who travels west to mend a broken heart after his fiancée halts their wedding. The tale blends daring stunts with comic mishaps as he battles a gunman and finds true love.
The Grand Lodge of Masons of Iowa met in Fort Dodge on June 12 and elected officers. Grand Master Jesse A. West of Des Moines leads the slate, with T. W. Wellington of Fort Madison as senior grand warden, Wright of Clear Lake as junior grand warden, E. R. Moore of Cedar Rapids as grand treasurer, and N. R. Parvin as grand secretary, among others.
Webster City will gain a community house as a gift and endowment from the Kendall Young estate. The project includes an auditorium swimming pool and gymnasium and rests on public support to ensure use and ongoing maintenance. The house will stand beside the Kendall Young library, aiding local schools and easing future school construction costs.
Ruins of Inca palaces at Cuzco Peru showcase stonework hailed as the finest in the world. Great blocks fit so tightly that a needle cannot be inserted between them. Microscopic analysis reveals tool marks from champi an alloy of copper and tin.
In Bloomfield, facing scarce print paper and high costs, the Davis County Republican and Bloomfield Democrat suspend separate papers. They will publish a single issue with each editor keeping his own column and view, doubling ad rates and printing only major local news. The papers will be divorced when feasible. This strange country journalism move comes from the Oskalooosa Herald.
One of the best 160 acre farms in Howard County Iowa is for sale. Land is as good as in the county with fair improvements. Contact the office Room 307 Farmers and Merchants Bank Building for details and price.
A 1920s western railway timetable lists arrival and departure times for multiple express and local passenger and freight trains. It includes Washington Branch trains, notes on cancellations such as No 92, and remarks by agent H. W Russel. The schedule covers daily operation except Sunday with several service corrections and special notes about capacity and days.
Amusements notice hails the Metro screen version of Alias Jimmy Valentine starring Bert Lytell at Fox Theatre this afternoon. Lytell’s restrained, dynamic performance elevates the melodrama with an excellent supporting cast including Vola Vale Eugene Pallette Wilton Taylor and James Farley. Finis Fox Sol Poli to and Sidney Ullman contributed to production with Maxwell Karger supervising.
Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M meets first Friday monthly. Damascus Shrine No 10 W S of J holds last Thursday monthly at Moose Hall. Washington Chapter No 8 EB S meets second Thursday monthly. Bethlehem Commandery No 4% ET holds third Friday monthly. Cyrus Chapter No 13 Royal Arch meets second Friday monthly. Visiting fraters welcome.
Plans by the Interchurch World Movement to station ministers in lumber camps amid migrant labor work. An appropriation of 1 165 370 dollars is included in the joint budget of thirty denominations. The survey notes mixed views among lumbercamp workers, with some openness to preaching and literacy, while concerns about influence from the IWW and skepticism about religion persist.
C L Fry, head of the Interchurch survey of Migrant Groups, says that if churches can place good red-blooded Christian preachers in lumber camps, the program could be the best way to counter extremist ideas spreading among workers in those camps. He warns revolutionary views have gained some traction there.
The State Historical Society of Iowa documents diverse immigrant communities across Iowa. It highlights Amana villages as rare successful communism ventures, Tearian Community in Adama County, New Buda in Decatur County, English younger sons near LeMars, and Hollanders Bohemians and Scandinavians. It notes Quaker, Amish Mennonite, Morman and Trappist monastic settlements in the state.
report notes that daily operations remove 1600 wagon loads of mud and dirt from London streets, reflecting extensive city cleaning efforts and ongoing urban maintenance.
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