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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1920
Page
4
A humorous piece urges eradicating flies by making homes hostile to them. It contrasts Mr Fly and his mate seeking summer stays, notes flies thrive on filth and seek meals in homes and near babies, and argues better sanitation reduces disease. It emphasizes practical steps like keeping food covered, cleaning, and reducing attractants to drive flies away.
ABE MARTIN comments on travel schedules from Bowlin Green to Toledo to Clyde to Galion then Columbus and Springfield, noting connections and an eight p m arrival in Urbana. He also questions the value of the feller who spaded your garden while recalling past sympathy for such a man.
A humorous poem where the speaker abandons dieting and embraces indulgence after dieting attempts fail. The speaker alternates between weight loss efforts and returning to rich foods, ending with a defiant preference for eating well over starvation. The piece uses playful rhymes and casual rural voice typical of Walt Mason.
A speaker argues that pests carry filth and germs across venues by foot, spreading contamination. He urges aggressive action to deprive the pest of dirt, claiming removal of dirty environments will force the pest to pine away. The passage frames cleaning and sanitation as a fight against a pervasive nuisance.
A collection of editorial notes from Keokuk Gate City Cherokee Democrat and Cedar Rapids Republican reflecting on voters independence, campaign tactics, and party power shifts. It notes candidates may gain time to seek favors, and observers discuss sobriety trends and public concern over alcohol restrictions as parties regain influence.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Zeck and family express heartfelt gratitude to neighbors and friends for sympathy during illness and after the death of Our Darling Jimmie Zeck. Appreciation is given for the beautiful flowers received.
Testimony from Joseph Litch of Minneapolis credits Tanlac with saving his son Robert after a severe pneumonia. The boy, who could not eat or drink, improved within days and walked outside by Christmas, later returning to school. The advertisement lists multiple distributors and endorsers amid a long roster of names.
Abilene Kansas June 16 J B Brewer a wholesale egg shipper received from a New York firm a letter offering high prices for a special variety of eggs. It says a farmer in New Jersey mixed Medford rum with chicken feed and produced eggs that with milk and nutmeg reminded of bygone days before the world went dry. The firm promises to find big customers for eggs of this kind.
A Cumberland blaze destroyed ten business buildings with damages around 150000 dollars, largely insured. The Gardimier general store suffered about 40000 dollars in losses, and the fire is reported to have started in G W Smith’s barber shop from a cigarette, as the article notes. An original notice follows in the District Court of Washington County, Iowa, listing plaintiffs C H Work, Ed Miksch, Charles P Fox, and R A Warner.
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