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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1920
Page
4
The speaker argues colleges train for professional life while neglecting physical labor. He envisions redirecting physical energy from sports into essential work like digging sewers and mining. The piece advocates more play but insists work comes first to solve the country’s labor needs.
A line quotes Safe Bud saying he wants to look over the murders and see if there is anyone he knows as he borrows a newspaper today.
A lyrical note celebrates vernal signs as cold months retreat. The poem speaks of March’s weather, lingered sleet, and the coming warmth. It imagines robins, tulips, and roses signaling spring while furnaces stay lit until May. The voice rejoices in planting and mowing to follow.
Witness Miss Lillian Minick alerted the fire department to a Methodist church fire as water streamed toward the blaze within two blocks. The piece also discusses fears of communists and Bolsheviks and cites Henry Ford's view of destructionists as impulsive, destructive figures opposed to steady governance.
Harry B. Smith directs sharp satire against Lord Dunsmore in A Girl From Dixie as Kitty Calvert questions marriage plans. John E. Brennan brings hearty humor as Hi Holler in Way Down East style, drawing big laughs from the audience.
Brown asks Robinson for a nickel to reach home. Robinson only has a five dollar bill. Brown insists on borrowing the five and plans to take a cab. The exchange reveals a moment of casual financial improvisation between two individuals.
A father and son exchange notes about saving money with a bank balance of 31 dollars and 51 cents after interest. They discuss the Bible warning on money, Billy's progress with saving and quitting smoking, and the formation of a small anti cigarette club with five boys plus a secret plan to be revealed later.
Washington reports Canada and Argentina may soon challenge the United States in dairy. Canada produces 70 percent cheese and 12 percent butter of US levels while Argentina makes 18 percent cheese and 7 percent butter. Exports show Canada leads in butter and cheese. Argentina’s butter exports double US levels. government officials foresee energetic future competition amid land policies and limited US lands.
The district court in Washington County Iowa fixed March 17 1920 for hearing proof of the last will and testament of Antonette Hamilton, deceased. Clerk J D Glasgow notes the notice was dated February 21 1920. eb21 28 mar6 Youll find it there in the want column.
Mason City Globe Gazette notes a Texas candidate is preferred for president while urging focus beyond Burleson as a distraction. The clipped comment hints at political strategy and regional emphasis in a national contest.
Local readers in Oskaloosa show muted opposition to profiteering confined to the early strawberry season, reflecting a pragmatic stance on market practices and supply dynamics.
A Marshalltown Times Republican line notes that those with the pulmotor will face a tough task reviving elderly Mr. Barleycorn to mobility.
Perry Chief warns that if Attorney General Palmer does not stop saying prices are falling he will appear a liar. The remark frames the political clash over the price decline narrative.
The Oskaloosa Herald notes candidates circulate press sheets but the paper is recycled under local law, placed in waste paper bales for market pressing. The remark underscores campaign materials reduced to reused pulp.
The piece argues that consuming sugars and fats is a quick burn for the body and explains that walking long distances ending with a candy binge still leads to weight gain, warning against using exercise to justify high calorie intake.
A note on hitting success with catchy tunes shows Arthur Sullivan earning 50000 in royalties for The Lost Chord and 70000 per line for My Pretty Jane as a rapid wealth path in Boston.
The piece describes troubadours as finders of their own songs rather than just long haired figures. It notes Provencal spellings troubare and trevi flor and traces them to the verb trobar meaning to find.
A quirky note describes Chinese gardeners placing tiny statuettes in pots and guiding live evergreens to grow over them. Vines wrap the statuette figures, forming robes as white faces and hands emerge from thick KrOOK Leaves.
A Washington resident Mrs. W. E. Downs reports kidney trouble years ago causing dizziness, eye specks, pain and fatigue. After using Doan's Kidney Pills from Sherman Bros. Drug Store she found relief and recommends the remedy. Price 60c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. manufacturers Buffalo New York.
A Washington teacher writes to address inadequate pay and the need for a minimum salary law. The author argues salaries ruin teaching as a profession, deterring qualified youth, and forcing summers into low paid or unrelated work.
A dated railway timetable lists arrival and departure times for multiple trains, including No. 12 Express, No. 30 Lo Pass, No. 80 Lo Frt, and No. 89 Lo Frt, with details for Washington Branch and other lines. It notes daily operations, Sunday exceptions, and agent signatures, corrected to March 1 1920.
Washington Lodge No 26 A F A M and allied Masonic bodies announce regular meetings on monthly Fridays and Thursdays. Officers L D Langworthy Glenn E Mace J D Glasgow H Richards Rose M Reid Mildred Rice invite visiting fraters and note Moose Hall venue for Damascus Shrine No 10 W S of J.
The text advocates immediate legislation to trigger a special session and outlines a six point pay charter for teachers. It cites Merton Crowl of Glidden Consolidated schools calling for twelve months pay and minimum salaries by rank, with principals earning at least 300 more than any teacher and a cap of 25 000 for superintendents. It also supports training requirements and re election terms for teachers and boards.
A letter from J R Allen Principal of Junior High School requests input on salary policy. He notes a rise has brought total to a certain figure and asks teachers for opinions on preserving current pay or tying salaries to training. He signs as principal.
A Omaha Nebraska reader endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female troubles and notes twenty years of use plus Sanatic remedy. The letter invites others to seek advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co and promises confidential handling by women.
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