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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1919
Page
4
The article argues roads should be evaluated by their dividends to the public not just cost. It cites farmer tile examples and a Ohio power consumption road test showing gasoline savings on good roads. It questions equitable cost distribution and emphasizes indirect gains from better infrastructure.
Tell Binkley jokes about naming a segar after him as he discards a half smoked General Tecumseh. Finley Coombs of Ohio recalls old habit of running when a man reached for his hip pocket.
A brisk poem urges readers to act today on work, debts, writing, home projects, finances, and life changes. It warns against procrastination, noting mortality can render delayed plans moot and champions decisive effort and grit. The rhythmic exhortation repeats do it now across varied tasks.
The test measured fuel efficiency across road types with empty trucks. Best to worst roads differed by 6 mpg, with heavy loads boosting gasoline use on poor roads, and dirt to concrete paths yielding wide gaps in mileage.
The Community Club creates a yearly budget system to fund town improvements and public amusements. Local business people share costs to back roads and city events, fostering a live spirit. Readers are urged to invest effort to attract homes and business and boost communal pride.
Fragment mentions three tough questions about a husband, a winning horse, and a candidate to be elected. It quotes a Sioux City Journal blurb noting uncertainty in each domain.
The Minneapolis Journal quotes that Germany’s initiation of the war stands as the most serious error of the conflict, a view made plainly by outsiders.
The editor questions the $7 per capita deficit faced by the national railway administration, noting about $30 per family. The piece asks readers how they feel about paying their share of the loss in a concise, opinionated tone.
The Cedar Rapids Republican argues that once Iowa's primary roads are paved the state will feel civilized instead of a sea of mud that leaves residents marooned.
A brief fragment cites political boastfulness and future projections, noting optimistic remarks amid partisan discourse. No clear event, date, or names survive in the readable text.
A Vinton Eagle editorial mocks the Democratic party for claiming credit for making government ownership of railroads undesirable and calls the idea infamous after unprecedented expense.
A collage of light vignettes from early 20th century papers shows a minister meeting a doll loving girl and a birthday reveal, a self denial quip from a woman’s home companion, a raffle plea in Cleveland, a quip on poetry by a Chicago paper, and a misaddressed shop badge joke from Punch.
In a Chicago Tribune snippet a professor mentions Beaumont the Cubs outfielder and Fletcher as the joke target. A New York Times Brooklyn girls school prize scene features Bishop Potter praising good behavior and a pupil promising to win again next year.
Chicago sails Lake Granby on maiden voyage to Liverpool carrying packing house products. The voyage marks direct peacetime export from Chicago to Europe and signals U S Shipping Board entry into transatlantic freight trade. Nearby news reports deputy sheriff P. B. Peter fatally shot by liquor runners near Chetepa Kansas, with robbers in pursuit.
D W Griffith pledged to film all major features of the Centenary Celebration in Columbus and urged motion pictures to advance religious work. He praised using cinema to preach peace and goodwill, offering audiences a chance to glimpse China Japan and India through real natives in a world fair like event. Dr S Earl Taylor said pictures should speak the universal language and promote a message of peace.
The Damm family from Holland, with twelve children, built wealth quickly in Iowa, buying a 400 acre farm near Pella for 60000. A domestic-letter debate contends they are not true American citizens, citing draft exemptions and perceived self interest over wartime sacrifice, urging immigration law changes.
A United States citizen argued that those unwilling to fight for a country that shelters them forfeited their place, labeling the Damm family as unworthy and suggesting their return to Holland if Rosecrans Rowland letters are accurate.
June 27 Osage reporters describe five late night youths spotting two men carrying sacks. They trailed to a cold storage building and split the loot, later returning portions to the suspects’ homes. Sheriff obtained confessions after questioning. burglars Darrow and Erbe, both married, face burglary charges.
A health note urges drinking hot water with limestone phosphate each morning before breakfast to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims this internal bath wards off toxins and supports overall vitality, describing tasteless but brisk effects and consistent use as essential.
Rail timetable lists trains Nos. 12 11 49 29 3 9 10 2 4 and locals with arrival and departure times, noting daily except Sunday operations. Annotations show freight and passenger services, with a note that No. 2 is annulled on certain days and a stock extra service from Washington at 7:45 a.m.
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