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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1920
Page
4
An editorial discusses early prohibition effects noting crime declines and a slight murder rise. It argues gambling shifts by gender and endorses equal rights for women to smoke or drink, then satirically imagines future tobacco habits and etiquette.
A speaker imagines a springlike land free of grief, while a stranger under tropic trees laments outsiders. The scene features distant San Diego towers and a sour note about “the yellow peoples” spoiling the land as a golden sun shines over the sea.
The text argues that the female is the master mould in forming the race and that a child’s future depends on the mother’s quality. It warns that a child with both parents from alcoholic or nicotine exposed backgrounds has diminished chances for usefulness, stressing the importance of parental influence.
Nantucket Island in Massachusetts figures prominently in the Realart production Sinners starring Alice Brady. Filmed under Kenneth Webb, the locale offers rare rural and sea atmosphere. Nantucket crowds and summer residents joined as extras, creating a stellar supporting cast valued higher than usual.
Readers weigh in as Burlington Hawkeye notes most voters want change and a distinct path. The clipped comment reflects a public mood seeking alternatives amid ongoing local discourse.
A Cedar Rapids Republican note emphasizes the need for fresh red clover blossoms and rejects white varieties as unsuitable, signaling a preference or rule tied to a local or traditional practice. The remark contrasts blossom color with desirability in a context likely culinary or herbal.
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil argues that if the Committee of Forty-eight enters the race with a ticket it would draw more strength from the Democratic party than from Republicans, signaling expected party impact in the campaign.
A reader from Marshalltown Times-Republican notes that saving $50 a month or even $10 monthly for eleven years could yield a pension equal to the monthly amount for life and build an estate of about $10,000 to leave heirs.
Arthur Lenket of Winooski Vermont says Tanlac put him in the pink of condition after years of weakness. He suffered cramps stomach pains and heart palpitations and could not sleep or work. After three bottles his appetite nerves and sleep improved and he now feels a brand new man. Ad promotes Sherman Bros Washington Mac Gugin Drug Wellman and other druggists.
Arthur Lebeau foreman of the Porter Screen Co. in Winooski Vermont declares that Tanlac restored his health after five years of illness marked by indigestion and loss of appetite. He says he now enjoys life for the first time in years.
Ex service men are urged to reinstate government insurance before July first to avoid losing benefits. Eligible former members may reinstate within eighteen months of discharge with two months' premiums and a health statement, or for those discharged over eighteen months by July 1 1920 with two months' premiums and health proof. Red Cross home service office offers forms and guidance. government insurance includes a disability provision.
Public school women teachers in Hamilton Ontario secure a yearly wage increase of 200 dollars. The remark Arabs are proverbially hospitable to strangers is noted as a general proverb.
James L D Phelan notes Verdi gave poetry to life and drew people from sordid paths to hope and enthusiasm. Early operas faced difficulty, but Italian ears with old inherited taste accepted him as a master and soon loved him.
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