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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1921
Page
4
The piece marks President Wilson's final day in the White House and weighs his eight year tenure, noting wartime debt, national strength, and contested judgments on his place in history. It cites both admirers and critics, recognizing wartime leadership while acknowledging unresolved questions about his legacy.
A humorous poem contrasts Kansas winter misery with a dream of warm shores. The speaker describes freezing cold in Kansas and a longing for sunny climes, then recalls reforming to milder weather and shore life. The piece ends with a self deprecating note about returning to Kansas yet staying cheerful.
Dick Harrison his wife and five children on the William Harrison farm near Panther store suffered a severe poisoning after supper Saturday night. The illness began a few hours after eating canned peas and all survived with care from local doctors and neighbors. The youngest two recovered enough to be upright. others remained weak but improving.
Davenport March 3 A physician is not obliged to use an X ray machine in treating a patient with a steel silver implant in the chest. The district court jury returned a verdict for the defendant in the case of W Iter.
McGill sues Dr. Porstman for 1200 damages claiming a steel fragment remained in McGill to be removed. Lawyers argue over responsibility for using X rays to locate the object and whether Porstman should have referred to a doctor with X-ray equipment.
After hours of deliberation the jury returns a verdict for the defendant exonerating him of negligence in the treatment of Mc Gill.
Iowa highway commission reports fourteen deaths on state roads in January. Three fatal crashes involved grade crossings with trains. Notable incidents include A J Haskin’s car hit near Perry January 17 and Davenport deaths January 30. In total 114 accidents caused 107 injuries. 38 injuries occurred from autos struck, and thirteen cars were struck by trains with five injuries beyond the fatalities.
A pair of miners exchange a joking quarrel about their wives. One newly married man jokes that his wife chased him out with a frying pan, then cried when he returned home missing a kiss, prompting lighthearted blame and chatter among workers.
A humorous exchange in a furniture department reports a clerk joking that the sideboards were shaved off, leaving a puzzled female customer asking what happened to the pieces.
The English club presented Simuns Slane and Lincoln scenes with credit to all participants and faculty. Zeta Prati read an informative West trip paper. Clubs plan more dramatic work and assemblies. Debate with Mascatine tonight seeks to improve on last year's 6 0 victory.
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