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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1919
Page
4
The piece questions freedom across roles from business owners to politicians and preachers, noting social deceit and constraints on speech. It argues clerics face limits from deacons and advertisers, while journalists depend on constituency support for freedom.
Poem laments winter taking many friends with death as old companions fade away. The speaker recalls lost comrades, lonely days, and a sense that each season brings fresh departures while the living circle thins and memory clings to those no longer present.
A columnist argues each trade has its proper domain and urges fairness to the press. The newspaper must balance ideals with revenue, noting long-term survival depends on steady progress, not grand leaps. If perfection is impossible, strive for improvement.
A community urges a Washington County fair to promote better farming and advertise local breeders. The piece notes no link between local political groups and calls for livestock and grain displays, with an Army veteran from the Rainbow division awaiting pay. A fair could proceed without horse racing if proper exhibition buildings are provided.
The report notes declining strawberry prices while onions rise to seven cents per pound, dampening consumer joy with the shift in produce costs.
Old Dobbin will still be an essential part of the farm equipment so long as Iowa roads are subject to change as they have been this season. Country automobiles have been serving chiefly as ornaments this Winter.
Readings from Sioux City to Cedar Rapids debate liquor import safety, returning veterans reception, railroad control, and Germany wartime payments. The letters reflect varied local takes on repeal, federal policy, and postwar economic questions.
The note recalls past labor adjustments after wars, predicting summer activity will balance jobs and workers. It argues that many will seek work while a minority avoids it, with some dependence on on the road and handouts as in Civil War-era relief patterns.
The Old Kaiser kicks up a fuss once again, mirroring earlier incidents and drawing comment from Winfield Beacon about recurring tensions and reactions.
The stage production Oh, Boy arrives March 11 at the Graham Theatre. Jerry Kern music and Bolton Wodehouse lyrics star Lavinia Winne and Theo Warfield with a notable cast.
Otto West, a mild customer, knocked barber Vani Rosati to the floor in a Bronx shop after an argument over extras. West fled and described the incident in Harlem court, saying the barber tried to push endless services on him before the clash and window smashing ensued.
A brief quip about class and origin features a financier claiming he began life as an infant, not a newspaper boy, in a wry exchange with a friend who calls him captain of industry. The exchange highlights social climbing and the perception of wealth.
Ernest A. Hamill, president of the Corn Exchange National Bank, calls Liberty bonds the premier investment security of the world and urges holders to retain or buy more. He warns selling at a loss harms war financing and the victory loan campaign, noting bonds will rise in value once the economy digests wartime needs.
Constance Talmadge stars as Joan of Ludlow in Who Cares presented by Lewis J. Selznick at the Fox Theatre Monday. The film follows a carefree youth who marries on impulse, learns heartache, and seeks love, with Talmadge’s celebrated expressiveness driving the transformation from girl to woman.
A boarding-house bachelor reflects that many men believe the simplest path to winning life’s battles is to fight them single-handed, sparking contemplation on self-reliance and independence.
Lesson text outlines a course on courage led by Joshua as Moses' successor. It emphasizes leadership, faith, and obedience, noting God's renewed promise of land and presence. Joshua's call, the crossing challenges, and assurance of divine support frame the study for various age levels.
Readers learn a $100 reward program claiming Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh in all stages. The ad states the remedy acts through the blood to mucous surfaces, builds constitution, and offers $100 if it fails to cure, with testimonials available from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio and a 75 cent price.
The passage stresses strong courage and steadfast obedience as conditions for blessings in the land. Joshua must enter and divide tribal inheritances, keeping the law in his mouth and meditating on it day and night to ensure prosperity through prompt, unwavering action. He acts without doubt, following God’s plan and leading the march.
Samuel Chapman Armstrong argues that true sacrifice is joyful and purposeful. He claims those who avoid sacrifice are to be pitied and ignorant of God, calling self surrender the best use of time, strength, and means.
A compact line from Fuller warning against undervaluing friends and undervaluing oneself in friendship, urging balanced reciprocity and respect.
Paris reports the supreme allied council plans to lift the blockade in Austria to speed revictualing. Herbert Hoover will oversee food shipments via Fiume and Trieste, aiming for about 3,000 tons daily with 20,000 tons ready on Trieste and Fiume wharves for quick relief.
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