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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1919
Page
4
The item notes that the Evening Journal is published by the Publishers City Editor in Washington Iowa as second class mail matter. It lists the office at 108 East Main Street and two phone numbers, along with subscription rates for week month three months and year in advance or by mail.
A 1925 forecast from Paris recalls Pr Richard von Kuehlmann predicting Germany’s rapid rehabilitation and potential return to Paris. The piece contrasts German ambitions with Britain’s long standing empire, arguing Germany seeks world dominance while Britain consolidated power through administration and colonies.
Wartime verse praising civilian thrift and loyalty as calls to support loans. It recalls buying bonds, pawning goods, and funding Uncle Sam, urging readers not to lag in repayment efforts and to keep cheerful patriotism through the end of the conflict.
The article asserts Germany overreached by seizing land and aims to dominate Europe, with hopes to force Allied capitulation through financial ruin. It condemns von Kuehlmann for blaming Allies and warns Germany will use supplied food to revive fighting while calling for restitution in land and money.
A quoted fragment portrays a mother of five as financially strained by her husband and notes a divorce could be best for her. The speaker, Vinton Fagle, condemns the husband as unable to support the family.
The Marshalltown Times-Republican notes that the league cannot legislate away racial prejudices and revulsions, which the paper says God may have placed for a wiser purpose, creating a ticklish issue for American policy and society.
Roads dry today as graders smooth ruts and restore transportation. The brewing debate centers on beer alcohol limits before intoxication. March sunshine spurs bonnet shopping with hesitant husbands guiding purchases and settling bills.
A Boston writer Chas W Towne using Gideon Wardz as pen name offers a barbed lighthearted dictionary with satirical proverbs and jests directed at social norms. Entries mock marriage crime fashion and manners noting playful definitions like Appendicitis as a costly modern ache and Echo as the last word cheat.
Julius Sorenson a 46 year old farmer near the Audubon Guthrie county line committed suicide by saturating his clothing with oil and setting fire to them. His body was found in a field gully after he failed to appear at chores. He was wealthy highly regarded and his death remains a mystery.
A clipped column compiles short remarks from multiple papers. It notes Paderewski as Poland’s potential president provoking German resistance, claims by General Hoffman about Bolshevism, a critique of statesmen by the public, and a brief line about the former crown prince.
A former serviceman writes home about the YMCA in World War I, praising its volunteers and women workers while criticizing scattered complaints. He recalls Wilbur the secretary who died at Blanc Mont and notes the aid, candy, and chocolate provided, then shifts to respect for the YMCA’s efforts and the broader war effort.
A Cairo dispatch reports extensive rioting and student demonstrations in Egypt with property damage and military deployment. In Tanta on March 12, 3,000 tried to rush a railway station but were repelled by troops and police. 22 injuries are reported.
An old advertisement promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable liver and bowel aid. It claims the tablet restores pink skin, bright eyes, and buoyancy, comparing them to calomel without dangerous after effects. It states a yearly sales volume and price per box and advises taking one or two nightly.
General Watson, in command, warns that the country remains under martial law and that meetings and demonstrations are forbidden. The dispatch does not state the motive for the demonstrations, but observers link the disorders to recent nationalist agitation in Egypt.
Pittsburgh March 19 More than 2 000 000 of the estate of the late J B Finley steel manufacturer who died Feb 27 is bequeathed to religious and educational charities. With a 100 000 legacy and 12 000 a year to widow Marguerite Finley and 19 000 to relatives the estate is devoted to charity. No specific charities named trustees to decide allocations.
Fifty years of curing and easing coughs colds and similar ailments are claimed for Dr King s New Age remedy. It is described as safe pleasant and widely used by families. Available from druggists priced 60 cents and 1 20.
An advertisement touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as mild and tonic with late functioning issues. The copy claims the product keeps the appetite lively and stomach staunch and lists a price of 25 cents.
Eastbound and westbound train lists with arrival and departure times for Nos. 30 60 86 88 11 49 87 89 and local Washington Branch services. Indicates daily except Sunday pattern and agent signoff by W Russell.
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