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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1921
Page
4
The article discusses opening the Chicago post master position to competitive civil service applicants. It notes age limits, affidavit requirements, and a $8 000 annual salary, while questioning whether civil service alone ensures efficiency and pondering removal procedures for uneconomical appointees.
A poem reflecting on boxing prophets who predict winners like Carp and Jack and Willard versus Corbett. The speaker recalls betting on flawed forecasts, noting the recurrence of luck and ruin when prophets boast of divine foresight in the boxing world.
The passage argues that the Civil Service method is preferable to the spoils system and notes concern over salaries in the postal department, asserting the government has fallen short in compensation. It emphasizes exams and fitness for positions and critiques pay practices.
Abe Martin notes that Binkley has thirty one dollars in the bank and fears a drive captain may learn of it. He observes that most women have always lived on a man’s pay except what he spends for backer.
Washington notices recall A. N. Albergon as second masonic Grand Master and Judge A. R. Dewey’s prior tenure. The report also mentions a beggar who performed in the square with a doctor’s certificate of inability to work and critiques those who profit from sympathy.
The text argues nature should require a city permit before work in town, with officers handling unworthy cases. It mentions men seeking exercise may sign up for harvest season, noting ten hours of hard work in a hot clover field could satisfy strenuous exercise desires.
The Fox screens Kazan from James Oliver Curwood with a life and wolf pack chase through Canadian snows. Jane Novak stars as the woman, Don Deeley as the man, and Bertram Bracken directs. Production paused briefly when Deeley was injured. Cast includes William Ryne Ben Haggerty Edwin Wallock. See it Wednesday and Thursday.
An English physician suggests using a few drops of paraffin as immediate burn aid. Apply from a paraffin cariche held seven to eight inches above the skin, avoid thick coating, then cover with goose or linen and a second paraffin layer. A want ad will sell it.
Abner Lumbeck a 70 year old farmer was struck dead by lightning while plowing corn four miles west of Trenton. His body was not found until the following morning and he is survived by his wife and two stepchildren.
A compact piece notes shawls as the origin of all clothing from ancient to modern times. It claims earlier garments emerged from shawls, adapting by climate. winter shawls grew larger, tropics saw fig leaf size, and the summer shawl became a sheet. It mentions Civil War era use.
A Nebraska camp note and Iowa city items highlight a retired farmer James Gilory of 128 West Burlington St Iowa City says Tanlac restored his health boosting weight from 135 to 154 pounds along with appetite and sleep. other notes mention Camp Dodge army encampment details and shipping of government buildings to Ames.
Des Moines June 20 Arrangements were completed today by Adjutant General L G Lasher and Adjutant for the Nebraska Guard to muster at Camp Dodge starting this season.
A poetic meditation compares life to baseball with humans vs Fate and Time as umpire. The speaker positions themselves as the ball, describing varied approaches from hard homers to misplayed hits and struck outs, ending with a plea for resilience and ambition despite failure.
A narrator urges an aging batter to stay focused and competitive as he slows but remains determined. The pep talk emphasizes perseverance, precise timing, and finishing the at bat with a decisive swing and baserunning effort. The crowd anticipates a late game rally and a potential win.
A concise reflection from La Bruyere that liberality lies more in giving at the right moment than in giving greatly, emphasizing timely generosity over volume.
A partial railway timetable outlines arrivals and departures for Washington routes with multiple train numbers and local freight services. Notes indicate daily operation except Sundays, occasional annulling of No. 94, and stock extra departures from Washington at 7:45 a.m. with limited service details provided by H. W. Russell, Co. B&Q.
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