Eyes Peeled and Hearts Steeled for Hidden Dangers
A terse warning urges vigilance as readers are told to keep eyes peeled and hearts steeled for unseen threats. The note emphasizes preparedness and calm amid potential peril.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1918
Page
4
Remarkable Remarks on Peace and Liberty Across Nations
A compact extract presents quotes from Czernin Dernburg Williams and Cardinal Gibbons on world peace and national liberty. Czernin calls for concessions. Dernburg criticizes state lies. Williams notes saintly endurance. Gibbons values liberty without license and authority without despotism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardinal Gibbons
Knopf Tuberculosis Defender of Public Health
Dr. S Adolphus Knopf describes tuberculosis as the most prevalent disease, noting it is chronic communicable infectious preventable and curable in public health guidance. He emphasizes ongoing efforts to control the spread and advance treatments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Adolphus Knopf
Publicized Coal Price Row Between Secretaries in 1917
A recent writer recalls a summer clash between Secretary of War and Secretary of the Interior over coal pricing. Lane proposed a 3 dollar per ton maximum, Baker protested publicly, delaying the plan and stalling coal production during wartime preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Interior
of the Interior
Lane
Baker
Ian
Rippling Rhymes on a Kansas Spring Wind
A humorous verse describes a fierce Kansas wind lifting huts, tearing signs, and tossing objects as it roars across town. The speaker revels amid the chaos, calling the ripping wind harbingers of spring and noting how it precedes gentle rain and new growth.
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Kansas
Safety First or Just Prices in Coal War Debate
The discussion contrasts Secretary Lane's Safety First approach with Secretary Baker's Just Prices stance during wartime coal policy. Baker's position failed, causing widespread double prices and shortages, while Lane's plan aimed to protect households for winter, though political tensions remained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane
Baker
Political Announcement for County Treasurer Nomination
A political notice states a candidate will seek the Republican nomination for county treasurer in Washington County at the June primaries. The candidate asks for favorable consideration from Republican voters and mentions Harry McCall.
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Washington County
Harry McCall
Michels Seeks Republican Washington County Attorney Nomination
T A Michels announces candidacy for county attorney on the Republican ticket in the June primary, subject to Republican voters of Washington County. He signs as T. A. Michels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Codtt
T. A. Michels
Butterfield Announces Candidacy for County Attorney
W. H. Butterfield declares he will run for county attorney in the June primaries as a Republican, asking supporters and friends to back his bid. He emphasizes seeking the will of Republican voters.
Morrison Seeks Re-election as County Attorney in June Primaries
George F. Morrison announces his candidacy for re-election as county attorney, stating he will run in the June Republican primaries subject to the will of GOP voters.
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Ifeed
George F. Morrison
James Stevenson candidate for county sheriff in June primaries
A Republican candidate named James Stevenson declares his run for county sheriff, subject to voter choice at the June primary. The report notes his intention to seek the office through the party process.
Republican state senate candidate seeks June primary
A prospective candidate announces plans to run in the June primary for the tenth senatorial district on the Republican ticket subject to voter support. The statement references Brookilart as a related individual or place in the district context.
Samuel Anderson Endsorsement at June Primaries
Fragmentary note cites Samuel Anderson and references the will of Republican voters at the June primaries indicating campaign alignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Anderson
County Board of Supervisors Term Beginning 1919
On the County Board of Supervisors the term beginning 1919 is listed with subject matter indicating ongoing governance. The item references the newly defined term and its anticipated duties within the county administration.
Cocklin Seeks Board of Supervisors Seat in June Primary
Al Cocklin announces candidacy for the Washington County Board of Supervisors for the term starting January 1 1919. He enters the June Republican primary subject to voter will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Republican Voters of
Washington
AL Cocklin
Italy's War Council Forms to Accelerate Campaign
Italy forms a war council with Premier Orlando and top ministers and army navy chiefs to speed urgent war decisions. The cabinet will defer executive matters to the council, asserting unity against antiwar foes and noting food and alliance signals bolster resolve.
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Italy
Orlando
Navy
Treasury
Army
War Council
Senate
House
Sizper Crespi
United States
Argentine Republic
Bear Meat on Market Changes Prices for Rockingham County
Harrisonburg and nearby towns in Rockingham County Pennsylvania face high prices for beef veal and pork as bear meat arrives on the market. Hunters have bagged several large bears in recent days with one party delivering two bears weighing 300 and 250 pounds. Hides valued at about 25 dollars each will be tanned into overcoats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
Rockingham County
Pennsylvania
London Air Raid Robbers Exploit Streets During Raids
Police warn of air raid robbery schemes in London. Bands of thieves use German raids to break into homes while families flee to shelters, looting residences during the emergency.
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London
European Factories Produce Vast Coconut Butter Weekly
European factories report weekly production of about 16 million pounds of artificial butter using coconut oil as a base. The figure reflects a major output in the synthetic fat sector with broad industrial implications.
Duty and Danger Close to the Front Line
In Chapter XV, at dawn after six hours sleep, troops rest in billets then rotate back to the front. For sixteen days the unit digs ronda and drills before resuming trench duty. A bomber is described as a general utility man in a section, and the lieutenant seeks two volunteers for a hazardous listening post, a task none eagerly accepts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empey
France
Tommy
Wheeler
Fritz
Jupiter Pluvius
No Man's Land
Bowies
Woolworth
First Come First Served In A Dugout Near Observation Post
The narrator describes a dry roomy dugout near an advanced artillery observation post used by machine gunners. Two Royal Field Artillery men, including Bombardier Wilson, stay off duty and share camaraderie. Wilson recounts a past stunt by his Battery D 288 during wartime.
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R. FP. A
Royal Field Artillery
Bombardier Wilson
Christos
Trench Letter Describes Hardship and War Realities
A WWI soldier writes of eating two Christmas dinners in the trenches and fearing a “whizz-bang” shell, noting the shift to favorable shell exchanges yet recalling early brutal bombardments. He recalls casualties, jeeped by a “Jack Johnson” shell, and hints at a continuation.
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Fritz
Jack Johnson
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Williams
Abe Martin
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James
Stevenson
Brookilart
County Board of Supervisors
Arthur Guy Mupay
Lusitania
Arthur Guy Empey
Jersey City
Ges
Hoagland
New Crime
Listening Post
Owen McGovern
Phone 89
GSS
Co. J. Wilson
C. C. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson Lawyers
Journal
Washington, Iowa
Morrison & Morrison
Charles A. Dewey
Eicher & Livingston Law
W. M. Keeley
W. IL
Butterfield
Special Collection Department
Crail
Iowa
Physicians and Surgeons
Irvin BE. Huston
Southwest Cor
Lemley
Washington, IA
S. H. Bateman Blair
A. John Droz, M. D
Farmers & Mer. Bank
Frank L. Wilson
Austin Sutherland Auctioneer
J. W. Nickell
Chiropractors
M. H. Sartor
Sartor
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Square
Klein Klothing
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Southwest Corner
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J.D. Dayton
Westchester, Iowa
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