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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1918
Page
4
Public notice lists terms for Mutual 44 subscription by carrier within city limits. It specifies rate structure and service scope. The brief outlines pricing, delivery method, and coverage area as the carrier expands distribution.
Stie ber asserts victory in the Franco Prussian War via a spy army and alleges that a German spy force preceded troops to invade America long ago.
A citizen letter urges appointing women to the Washington city district school board. It argues board service is demanding and unpaid, but essential, and calls for identifying capable local women willing to volunteer time and effort to improve school governance and operations. The piece notes boards meet evenings and handle budgeting, building, and staff duties.
Mae Marsh stars in the Goldwyn film Fields of Honor portraying the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The scene at Sarajevo is depicted with striking realism, showing crowds, the archduke’s final moments, and the mob’s chaos as doctors treat the wounded. The production emphasizes historic WWI context and drama.
A rhythmic plea urges residents to prepare garden plots and plant beans while cleaning streets and alleys. It calls for civic effort to win the war, stressing trash removal, curb appeal, and productive labor like growing vegetables and supporting the war cause.
The piece calls for presenting capable men or women for public service, arguing ability matters more than sex representation. It warns many have ambition without the strength to deliver and urges action before the annual election next Monday afternoon from 1 to 6 o'clock at the old ME church.
The passage argues genuineness has real charm regardless of imitation. It asserts imitation will always differ from the original due to the imitator’s inherent qualities shaping the copy.
A public note urges seating women on the Independent School District of Washington board after their strong support for a new high school bond. The author cites mothers and former teachers as best suited to oversee education and mentions soldiers in France as proof of community values. The suggestion invites caucus action to advance representation.
Harry McCall announces candidacy for the Republican nomination for county treasurer of Washington County. He asks voters in June primaries for favorable consideration from county Republicans.
The candidate announces intention to run for the Washington County Board of Supervisors for the unexpired term of Mr. Stevens. He seeks the Republican voters' support and signs as W. C. Hotle.
The Republican voters in Washington County will decide at the June primaries who should hold the office of county auditor. The race centers on candidates seeking party support and public trust in fiscal oversight.
The candidate declares intent to run for the board of supervisors in the term starting January 1 1919 subject to the will of Republican voters in Washington. The name Methetf AL Cocklin appears in the filing.
A candidate named Samuel Anderson announces intent to seek re election to the County Board of Supervisors for the term beginning 1919 pending Republican voters decision at the June primaries.
Doris ran errands for a neighbor and received pennies as rewards. I forbade accepting money for acts of kindness. When offered a penny again she refused, saying her mother would not allow payment but there was no charge for a penny’s worth of candy. Chicago Tribune.
A condensed outline of Empey’s World War I experiences from Lusitania aftermath enlistment in Britain to frontline trench combat. Chapters cover training in France, church service under air attack, front-line fire, Tommy ethos, mess duties, trench losses, dugouts, daily trench work, and a bayonet wound during a charge.
The narrator recalls volunteering for bomber school in France where British soldiers learned to manufacture and throw jam tin and Mills devices. He describes the grim training, the danger, and the shift from improvised hazards to standardized weapons, including the throwing technique and fuse risks.
The term sooner appeared in Bible and Shakespeare as the correct form of soon. In early territory settlement it served as slang for people who preempted land before entry was legally open. The quote notes it was improper use of a correct word.
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