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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1919
Page
4
Ex president Taft visits the opera house next Monday afternoon to address the League of Nations topic. He supports a world alliance to preserve peace and the path toward universal peace, while recognizing America's need for preparedness amid global tensions.
Abe Martin notes Lemmie Peters, a recent high hon ors graduate, has chosen map making as the best opening for a young man starting out. He jokes about avoiding prominence and daily camera dressing.
The poem contrasts wealth and status with the essential need for sleep. It argues a man may have fame, fortune, yachts, and estates, yet still face a hollow life if he cannot sleep. Genuine success comes only when night hours bring calm repose and rest for the tired mind.
The article contrasts William Jennings Bryan and William Howard Taft, noting Bryan favored soft diplomacy and treaties to curb aggression while Taft supports a stronger global framework. It argues that moral sentiment alone cannot avert conflict and that physical power will be needed to sustain future peace, citing the League to Enforce Peace.
The Waterloo Times Tribune reports a backward county will not follow suit as its vote is taken, signaling resistance to the broader regional move. Officials emphasize independence, pledging to uphold local procedures despite mounting pressure.
A wartime letter argues for sending transports back to Europe loaded with departing machinery and troops. The author suggests fumigating ships and repurposing ships to repatriate unassimilated hyphenates, claiming it would aid the country’s needs and enable mass repatriation.
Muscatine Journal notes farmers face a choice between directing county tax funds to Muscatine roads or aiding Scott county road construction. The question pits personal gain for a competitor in the progressive county against self interest.
The piece argues advertising drives business success from small towns to major cities. It cites printers ink and newspaper columns as key tools, noting that strangers judge towns by local ads and residents look for bargains. It highlights a rising nationwide emphasis on ad spend by firms, big and small, as essential for growth. It mentions Oelwein and Iowa as examples.
The communities of Ainsworth and Haskins move to consolidate with surrounding districts to build modern school facilities. In Wellman and Fairfield Independence Day celebrations are planned with many locals attending. With a new high school and a proposed hotel and church, the town anticipates a busy summer of development and paving projects.
A clipped comment notes the ex-Kaiser will be paid $1,000 a week by the H.C. of L. and must have ham and eggs every morning for breakfast, as reported by the Oskaloosa Herald.
The Marshalltown Times-Republican notes ideal weather drives aggressive growth in Iowa weed, keeping pace with corn as hot days pressure crops. Strong entities include Iowa, Marshalltown Times-Republican, corn and weed.
Report notes Towa intends to adopt the paved road system at a pace matching the counties progress, signaling rapid alignment with regional infrastructure plans and funding timelines.
A reflective aphorism attributed to Yeote notes how zeal can overwhelm restraint. The line suggests restraint will answer in calmer times, while fervor drives impulsive speech.
Advertisement promotes Zemo for eczema blotches ringworm rashes and similar skin troubles. Cites availability at drug stores 35 cents or 1 for extra bottle with rapid relief claims and skin cleansing healing action. Note lists The E. W. Rose Co. Cleveland Ohio as the source.
General Pershing commends the Y M C A for its broad support of American troops in Europe. He notes recreation huts canteens education entertainment and athletics as key aids and thanks BE Carter and Y M C A workers for their invaluable contributions to the army's war effort.
An advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Tablets claiming they improve digestion and bowel movement to restore beauty and happiness in old age. It urges trying the tablets, priced at a quarter, from Lemmon's Drug Store.
Ottumwa plans for the State Advertising Clubs convention to be held in October. The committee led by state president John Huston is arranging a strong program with top advertising talent from the United States. Nearly all members of the Washington Advertising Club are expected to attend the sessions.
A brief item notes a reader discovering a wanted advertisement in the want column. The note highlights curiosity about a listed item and invites others to check the column for details.
An advertisement touts Gets-It as the safe, sure, and money back method to remove corns or calluses without cutting or digging. It claims two drops end corn pain quickly and leaves skin smooth, with the product available at dry goods stores.
Bryant Washburn stars in his first Paramount film The Gypsy Trail at the Graham theatre this evening. Wanda Hawley co leads in a warmly human comedy with a strong supporting cast under Walter Edwards direction, following his work on The Man From Funeral Range.
Dr Charles Foster Kent warns fifty religious workers at the Iowa conference that many leaders have not opened the Bible. He says leaders live on inherited faith and asks how many generations can continue the pattern. He addresses Yale trained scholars at the University of Iowa.
Doctor Kent argues current indifference to the Bible is temporary and forecasts a revival. He says scientific methods and higher criticism adjust the scriptures to modern needs, and Bible teaching in schools from historical and literary angles could unite Christendom.
An old recipe claims Sage Tea and Sulphur restore natural hair color, darken gray strands evenly, and give a glossy youthful look. Wyeth's Lace and Sulphur Compound is advertised as ready to use, applied with a sponge to small strands, with results by morning and further darkening after another application.
A damaged timetable fragment lists multiple express and local trains with numbers and times. Westbound and local services appear sporadically, showing departures and arrivals at various hours, including 6 10 p m and 11 30 a m components. The text mixes train numbers, passenger services, and inconsistent notation.
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