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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1918
Page
4
Three cowboys captured the spy whose papers exposed Benedict Arnold. The alert note urges vigilance toward suspicious inquiries and calls for reporting curious questions to authorities.
A critical editorial questions the wartime spending rising costs, defense budgets, and potential waste. It argues the public will tolerate some excess but will push back if waste continues, urging accountability in war preparation bureaus and financial propriety.
Citizens insist on quick, concrete outcomes as they await decisive action from leaders. They emphasize the sacrifice of soldiers abroad and urge clear explanations and assurances regarding vital democratic principles.
A political notice states the author will seek the Republican nomination for Washington County treasurer at the June primaries. It acknowledges voter support and references Harry McCall as a relevant figure.
M th tf AL Cocklin declares candidacy for the Washington board of supervisors term starting January 1, 1919. He seeks Republican voter support in the June primary.
A statement declares Samuel Anderson will run for re election to the County Board of Supervisors for the 1919 term, subject to Republican voters approval in the June primaries.
A distorted excerpt from Empey's account describes his journey from Jersey City to England to enlist, then training and service in France. It chronicles trench life, first combats, a gruesome dugout scene with German officers, discipline aboard trains home to Blighty, and the mood of soldiers awaiting a respite.
W. W. C. Hotle announces candidacy for the unexpired term of Mr. Stevens on the Washington County Board of Supervisors subject to Republican voters in the county.
The article reports Britain asserting sovereign rights to seize Dutch ships within its territorial waters to safeguard Holland and its colonies. It notes compensation to Dutch owners, reuse of ships for British service, and the return of the liner New Amsterdam to Holland while stressing continued friendship.
A candidate named Hugh H. McCleery seeks the Republican nomination for representative in the twenty third district. The entry states he will run in the June primaries subject to voters will.
C H Dunlap declares candidacy for the Washington Henry county state senate district. He seeks Republican primary support in the June primaries and invites voter backing at the party level.
The Antung consular district covers the southeastern Manchuria region, about twice the size of Vermont, and is largely mountainous with a sparse rural population. Communication to interior points is limited to the South Manchuria Railway, the Yalu River marking its eastern boundary, and sporadic grade routes in the south.
A brief classified notice appears in the Journal offering items for sale. It outlines a range of goods available and invites inquiries from potential buyers.
A humorous exchange centers on age perception as Blobbs laments aging while a younger friend recounts recalling past adventures. The banter contrasts a sixteen year old’s reminiscences with an older narrator’s sense of time.
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