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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1921
Page
4
A satirical verse mocks a statesman delivering obvious assurances about weather, ship safety, and arithmetic while spectators applaud and accept his words as truth. The piece highlights public credulity and rhetorical bravado in the face of routine rhetoric.
The piece argues Wilson’s peace effort had great failings yet lasting value. It credits him with a visionary gospel of peace while noting missteps in Europe and at home. It contends future generations may realize unity in Europe, cooperation between continents, and lasting peace.
A poem laments inconsistent laws as alcohol is purchasable yet guns are readily sold. It argues that firearms fuel crime and funerals, contrasting the ease of buying liquor with the danger of buying a deadly gun and the rise of violence in cities. The piece condemns the proliferation of weapons and the accompanying deaths.
Bald heads may be restored by grafting long thin hair strips from the back of the head onto the bald area. The strips cover the scalp when brushed, forming furrows that hide baldness, according to the Brooklyn Eagle.
Miss Kathryn Kauffman known as The Pied Piper of the Twentieth Century aids government efforts to exterminate rats. She notes barium carbonate as an effective poison, outlining bait classes and preparation methods for use in urban and farm settings.
Instructions describe night rodent control using repeated poison dosing, placing bait under two layered boxes with two inch holes, ensuring bait is wet enough to stay in place, and removing accessible food sources. Daily checks to remove dead rats and uneaten bait advised. Caution notes warn against barium carbonate exposure to children and animals and provide a mustard salt emetic and laxatives as antidote with physician or veterinarian contact.
Net railroad earnings totaled 17,037,000 for December at an annual rate of 1.17 percent of property value per a statement by the association of railway executives based on Interstate Commerce Commission reports. Eighty eight roads with 34 percent of mileage failed to earn expenses by 20,173,000 and four months after September saw 225,174,000 net income at 3.25 percent of tentative fixed valuation.
A Westerwelt bill seeks hanging for murder in Iowa while public opinion trends against it. The piece argues that calm, passionless reflection shows mixed sentiment with strong calls for death for premeditated crimes in close proximity to the crime. It notes mob fears but residents away from crime resist hanging, urging careful judgment. The page also mentions Yunnan church services and Sapushan worship.
J W Stone of 518 Commanche street Clinton Iowa reports Tanlac increased his weight by fifteen pounds and doubled his work capacity. He cites relief from indigestion bloating and nervous fatigue after four bottles and credits Tanlac with restoring appetite sleep and energy. Ads list Sherman Bros Washington Wellman Mac Guin Drug West Chester outlets.
Director Walter Edwards found a Los Angeles area hotel perfect for the Marguerite Clark film Luck in Pawn set largely at a fashionable resort. He secured use of the stylish hostelry to stage key scenes for the Fox Theatre picture arriving next week.
A Saline Sun remark notes a young man with education and ambition can learn the printer's trade at an office, but the line ends with a pause or incomplete sentiment indicating uncertainty about the opportunity or its appeal.
An editorial snippet extols the diligent apprentice who starts as a helper in a print shop. He loafs less with schooling and learns tasks from fetching water to returning tools, sweeping floors, and handling type and rollers. By weeks he earns one dollar on Saturdays and proudly calls the paper his own.
A personal note dated November 25, 1919, recalls a marriage and anticipates financial strain in the first week post wedding. The writer suggests uncertainty but expects to manage as events unfold.
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