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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1918
Page
4
A reflective piece questions Kaiser William II's responsibility for starting World War I and whether he would act the same again. It contrasts strategic failures, failed Paris aims, and the heavy price paid by German troops with pacifist voices arguing for ethical limits in war.
A satirical verse condemns idle rich youths who enlist and train for war, trading cushioned comfort and costly toys for patriotism. It contrasts sunny home life with the brutal front lines as gilded fathers pay taxes while heirs swing battleaxes and drive Teutons to flight. The poem paints millionaire volunteers as bold yet shallow, chasing glory across land sea and air.
The piece contrasts pacifists in wartime, criticizing pro war extremists while examining Quakers. It cites John Bright as a historic model and notes a New York yearly meeting supporting peace efforts while opposing peace agitation that would delay defeating autocratic militarism. It also references Philadelphia Quakers aligning with the President on a higher value of right over peace.
The committee chairman addresses a teachers institute as he fumbles through misstatements about schoolwork and civilization. The audience snickers while he strains to recover, losing his composure and collapsing into unconsciousness before regaining a calm, self confident look.
While ruling the Republican National Committee Senator Mark Hanna grew irritated by a persistent applicant seeking a headquarters messenger post. After several visits Hanna confronted the hopeful who admitted wanting Hanna’s job. The messenger, grinning, confirmed the man had his eye on the position and the senator never met the applicant again.
An excited man tells a druggist that he was given morphine instead of quinine this morning. The pharmacist coolly asks for twenty five cents, noting the mistaken dose and demanding payment.
A classroom humor piece where a pupil submits a blank sheet as his composition. The teacher asks for the essay on what she'd do with $50,000 and the student replies that is what he would do if he had the money.
In a sprawling Cuban saga, Sebastian the slave guards a secret cache on Don Esteban’s estate while plots unfold. Donna Isabel schemes, revolts flare, and O Reilly leads a perilous quest with Rosa Evangelina and Esteban entangled in family feuds, imprisonment, and a treasure hunt across Matanzas and New York.
In a moonlit grove, Johnnie finds Rosa near a well and a bench, her gaunt ruin softened by recognition. He pleads with fate, declares wealth, and vows to care for her as Rosa, now gravely ill, gently whispers that God heard her prayers and sent him.
A terse meditation on perception urges vigilance as fleeting moments may reveal enduring truths. The line invites readers to notice signs that could shape understanding beyond immediate excitement.
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