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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1918
Page
7
Scandal at Fox theaterBeatrix Vanderdyke in Scandal on screen
Beatrix Vanderdyke a pampered New York debutante drives a tangled plot of blackmail slander and romance in the Select production Scandal. Constance Talmadge stars as Beatrix with a yacht honeymoon and chaperone caper amid humor and high society turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrix
Franklin
America
Constance Talmadge
Beatrix Vanderdyke
New Select
New York
Fox Theatre
Cosmo Hazailtion
Mrs. Keane
Face the Facts on Food for World War Victory
Wartime appeal urges Americans to save wheat and switch to corn. It argues hunger weakens troops and promises corn can fully substitute other foods, stressing corn as the true American staple and patriotic duty to support allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Brong
Untitled fragment hints at a pageant praise line
An excerpt praises Miss Talmadge with grand remarks about acceptance and admiration, noting a tremendous success and anticipation of future acclaim.
Low Merchantable Corn Supply Suppresses 1915 Harvest
Washington March 11 Only about three fifths of last year's corn crop is merchantable. Large amounts of corn were so soft they had to be fed to cattle or hogs to prevent loss. About 1.905 billion bushels of the 3.15 percent crop could be sold, far below prior years. Wheat stocks on March 1 totaled 11.272 million bushels, up from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Ancient Burlington locomotives revived for western service
In Omaha on March 11 fifty derelict locomotives hoarded in Burlington shop yards have been repaired for branch lines in the west. General Freight Agent Mont Moerency says all scrap engines were dug up and restored but remain short. Fifty new locomotives ordered for spring delivery were reportedly commandeered by the government for use on eastern and western lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Burlington Railroad
Mont Moerency
Burling
Burlington
Patrol arrests Brennan in Sioux City burglary case
Patrick Brennan of Sioux City has been arrested by city police and is held for officers of O'Driscoll following a break in at Jamil in Sioux City Iowa on March 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Mareh
Patrick Brennan
Brennan faces charges over jail break at Primghar
Authorities accuse Brennan of breaking into the O'Brien county jail at Primghar and seizing a large stash of bootleg whiskey stored there. He is expected to be returned to custody, as prosecutors pursue charges for the unauthorized entry and theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
En County
Brennan
O'Brien
Primghar
Paris Raid Kills Nine as German Bombers Strike
Official reports say ten to twelve squadrons attacked Paris with nine dead and thirty nine wounded. One German plane was destroyed in Compiegne forest, crew of four perished. French defense, Red Cross, and Y M C A aid workers aided in rescue efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Compiegne
Poinenre
American
Red Cross
Neuilly
British win in Palestine advance along Jerusalem Nablus road
A War Office communiqué from London dated March 11 reports British forces occupying Hit, eighty miles west of Baghdad, on the Euphrates, and making a general advance on both sides of the Jerusalem Nablus road in Mesopotamia and Palestine. The offensive covers an 18 mile front with an average depth of two to three miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mesopotamia
Palestine
War Office
Hit
Bagdad
Euphrates River
Jerusalem Nablus
Malestine
Optimistic Thought
A concise reflection on reform begins with self change. The phrase urges personal responsibility as the first step toward broader reform, emphasizing inner discipline and proactive mindset.
Red Cross Still In Need of Supplies
Mrs. Benjamin G. Lathrop of the Paris depot for the American Fund for French Wounded says 4,000 military hospitals in France and civilian relief stations require aid. She notes shortages of anaesthetics and rubber goods since 1914 and urges continued American shipments of hospital materials to ease acute needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin G. Lathrop
Paris
American Fund
Red Cross
France
United States
Diamonds in Texas sparks western county intrigue
In central western Texas near Sterling City excitement grows over reported diamond like gems found on a ranch 18 miles southwest. County surveyor F Kellis describes an 8% foot prospect shaft where black translucent and white transparent pebbles are unearthed in blue clay requesting further appraisal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Sterling City
F. Kellis
Sterling County
Seattle
Wash
Chicago
Billy Sunday recalls Iowa beginnings and early baseball
In Winona Lake Indiana Billy Sunday chats at his cottage about youth in Iowa. He recalls orphan homes in Glenwood and Davenport, chores for Colonel John Scott, scrubbing steps, and early baseball from Nevada to Marshalltown before moving to Chicago with $1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona Lake
Ind
Chicago
Billy Sunday
Mr. Sunday
Ile
Warsaw
Billy
Soldiers
Glenwood
Iowa
Davenport
Welton
Nevada
John Scott
Orphan’s Home
Colonel Scott
Marshalltown
Pfeffer
Cap Anson
Detroit
Reunion at Revival Loses Luster in Billy Sunday Talk
Billy Sunday recalled baseball days with Charley Bennett and Sam Thompson at a Detroit meeting. He praised Mike Kelly and old players for fair play and contrast with modern egotism, warning that pride ends careers in politics business and ministry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
Detroit
Sunday
Charley Bennett
Sam Thompson
William A. Sunday
Can't Be Done Dialogue Quip in Courier Journal
A brief Louisville Courier Journal exchange features a man insisting he is the only woman he loves and the woman’s doubt expressed through a witty biblical reference to Adam and Eve. The fragment showcases early 20th century newspaper voice and tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam
Eve
Louisville Courier-Journal
Fewkes Seeks Buried Pueblo City Along Dolores River
Smithsonian ethnologist Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes travels to the Big Bend area of southwestern Colorado to dig for a vanished Pueblo city. He relies on early Spanish explorer accounts of communal houses along the Dolores River now buried under sand. If found, the site could reveal a prehistoric urban center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delores River
Colorado
Jesse Walter Fewkes
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Big Bend
Doctor Fewkes
Dolores
Oldest Railroader Claims Fifty-Eifth Year Service
James Frew of Fort Madison Indiana recently retired as a Santa Fe employee and claims to be the oldest railroad man in the United States in point of service. He has worked sixty five years on the railroads of Moyland and America. Frew began work as a liberer on English roads at age thirteen and later held roles as general foreman master mechanic and division superintendent before retirement without pension provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Frew
Fort Madison
Santa Fe
United States
Moyland
America
Wren
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Promote Breath and Bowels Remedy
An old newspaper ad promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable laxative and breath freshener. It claims they gently cleanse the bowels and liver, cure bad breath without calomel side effects, and improve overall health. Boxes cost 10 and 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwards
PF. M. Edwards
Where Eider Ducks Abound in Norway
Eider ducks are plentiful across Norway and protected by law because they produce valuable eiderdown. The birds are tame and approached like domestic fowl, yet fishermen resent them for damage to fish spawning beds, with Lebest ers suffering particularly from their devastation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Gasoline Shortage Explains Stalled Old Machine
A resident named Mr. Chiggins describes relief in understanding why his old machine wouldn’t run amid a gasoline shortage, providing a practical comfort from the fuel crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Chiggins
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Sadie Davis
the Box Theatre
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Boston Brown Bread
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Diamonds
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Washington, Lowa
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