Belated movement to press harsh peace terms on Germany
The piece argues Germany should bear the bulk of postwar reparations, condemning fainthearted pleas for mercy. It contends Germany provoked the war for immoral aims and cannot be spared wide demands, urging allies to enforce substantial penalties as a moral necessity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Japan
Italy
Great Britain
Poland
Turkey
Armenia
Bulgaria
Greece
Fishin Reel Worth Nine Dollars Sparks Local Talk
Early season chatter centers on a nine dollar fishing reel praised by some locals. The remark prompts wry comments about taste and knowledge as residents weigh gear value and practicality on the lake.
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason on Speed and Justice
A motorist explains remorse after hitting Mr. Chee and injuring him. Chee rebukes the crash as preventable, urging lawful speed and road awareness. The piece follows the motorist’s temporary caution, then hints at the enduring grip of the speed habit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt Mason
Mr. Chee
The Whale and the Fading Giants of the Sea
A narrator recalls first sighting a whale and compares its frollicking grace to the grim hunter’s fate. An old seaman laments dwindling whales, noting mechanized killing and canning as ships seek the last of the giants. The poem contrasts past peril with present abundance of peril.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. C
Washington County Population Figures and Local Notes
Washington County hosts 20 421 residents with Iowa totaling 2 404 021. Journal erred on school board report. Heights School has about fifty fourth and fifth graders. Old Man Gloom to be declared officially dead at spring opening. thrift urged amid global crises. spring work nears May levels. improvement league notes tin can and rubbish haulage concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Iowa
the Heights School
Washington
Gloom
China
Armenia
Russia
Austria
City Hopes Spring Debris Hauling Continues
City authorities have provided means of hauling away debris each spring and the W. Tf. L. hopes that the practice will be continued.
Hit on Four Slogan Promotes City Safety
A poem urges residents to keep a safety slogan alive and act with diligence to make their town clean and efficient. It cites casual lines about responsible behavior and service, referencing a story style tied to community pride and warning against reckless driving as in a brief anecdote about a bell and brakes.
Tanlac Boosts Health for Nervous Ill Woman in Burlington
Mrs. Gust Linden of 109 Star Avenue Burlington reports improved health after taking Tanlac. She describes prior nervous exhaustion, stomach pains, gas and bloating, and says she has gained ten pounds, sleeps better, and expects further benefits with more bottles. The ad cites local druggists and hospitals in its promotion.
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Tanlac
Gust Linden
Star Avenue
Burlington
Taniac
Washington
Sherman Bros
Wallman
MacGagin Drug Co
West Chester
McFarlane Co
Advt
New March Fiction at Chitcote Library
Book News lists new titles published weekly with emphasis on Western, detective, and contemporary fiction. It notes rising demand for Western stories, rising book prices, and selects works like Sinclair Lewis Main Street as enduring reads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Library Board
Sinclair Lewis
Readers review and literary notes span novels and travel
A column surveys The Good Earth style town life in Gopher Prairie and the novel Green Mansions by Hudson. It discusses Carol’s growth and the town’s beauty from within. It mentions a Swiss Chalet retreat journal and an anonymous piece on an English woman’s mountain love affairs.
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Carol
Gopher Prairie
Minn
W. H. Hudson
Guiana
Rule
Swise Mountains
Postwar gains surge in state institutions across Iowa
Iowa postwar growth hits state prisons and mental facilities alongside schools. In three months, Anamosa reformatory gained 130 prisoners, Fort Madison penitentiary 69, Oakdale tubercular patients rose, and state insane hospitals admitted 280. By Feb 1 total state institution population reached 9 622 with 802 new admissions.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Anamosa Reformatory
Fort Madison
Oakdale
Rockwell City
Mitchellville
Anamosa
Allway Time Tables corrected to November 21 1920 East and Westbound
The updated timetable lists eastbound trains No 4 Golden Star Limited No 12 Express No 66 Local Pass No 36 Local Pass No 80 Local Freight and No 88 Local Freight with respective arrival and departure times. Westbound schedules include No 3 Golden State Limited No 20 Local Pass No 49 Local Pass No 11 Express No 87 Local Freight and No 89 Local Freight, plus Washington Branch local and freight runs with daily except Sunday service details.
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Ncncsadacsanc
Didgom
Hi. W. Russel
Washington
Lo'west Lim
Freight
Japan Tea and Creed for Courtly Etiquette
A McClure's piece by Julian Street describes Japanese tea customs in social calls. It notes green tea served in handleless cups with hot water and no sugar or cream, and it contrasts Ten Yo as a creed rather than a drink, reflecting philosophy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Julian Street
McClure
A Crowning Incident At Corpiah Tombstone
An obituary item notes a misquoted epitaph on a woman's tombstone found as a mockery of Proverbs 12 4 with the line A virtuous woman is the te her husband and a misread tag. The text hints at a faulty inscription and a stonecutter's abbreviation, Cliagow Theralt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpiah
Theralt
Washington Lodge No 26 Regular Meeting Schedule
Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M holds regular meetings on the first Friday night of each month. W M J Elliot Grayson and Secretary Arthur Goodin are the officers listed for the lodge.
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Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
J. Elliot Grayson
Arthur Goodin
Myrtle Speer
Damascus Shrine No
Moose Hall
Louiise Harwood
Lena M. Marbie
Washington Lodge No
Loyal Order of Moose
D. L. Carbaugh
D. C. Russell
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Evening Journal
ELDER
Shannon
Bruce Cowden
Wash- Shrige, Hwa
E. Main Street
Mutual
Ist
Ounr Os Ewne
Abe Martin
Washington Improvemen, League
Towa
William Lake
Ollie Pidd
Detroit News
Rome
N. Y
Edward Shawn
Little Falls
Deacon Hale
Vatica
N. VY
Johnny Founker
Wacua
Johnson City
Jackson Druck
Scrantonian
Jerry Bass
Wilkes-Barre
Cherokee
State Hospital
Clarinda
Davenport
Romo ccc cv
Vere Wes Siee
Eldora
Glenwood
Independence
Marshalltown
Soldiers’ Home
Mitchelville
Woodward
Mount Pleasant
Chitcote Library
Temple Bailey
James Oliver Curwood
H. Dey
Morrison Footner
Franck
Zane Grey
Wm. H. Hudson
Green Mansions
Main Street
Morries
Hannah Bye
M. R. Rhinehart
H. Ratebeck
Alaska
the Mountains
BR. M. Sinclair
Singmaster
Ellen Lewis KE
Sampson
Mammy
Lee Thayer
A. R. Wylie
Postum Cereal Company, Inc
Battle Creek, Michigan
Ont A& P
C. B
Nunet
Turday
Naa
I. W. Calvert
A. John Droz, M. D
J. &. Edgington, M.D
F. & M. Bank Bldg
T. A. Miciels
Washington, Iowa
Morrison & Morrrison
Waslington, Iowa
Irvin Biuston
Southwest Corner
Farmers’ Union
Washington, IA
Bateman
M.D. Washington, JA
Blair
J.D. Dayton
Westchester, Lowa
Wahington
Chiropractors
M. H. Sartor Mre
M. H. Sartor Sartor & Sartor Chiropractors
Klein Klothing Ko
Red
B. Watson
Brookhary Bros. Law
Federal Farm
Opera House
Mutual Phone
C.J. Wilson
C, C. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson
Lawyers Opposite Journal Office
Hicher, Livingston & Hicher
Abstract Department
W. M. Keeley
Washington, Lowa
Austin Sutherland Auctioneer
R. RF
W.astiington
1. O. O. F.—Covenant Lodge No. 101
North
Iowa Ave
H. J. Peck
Noble
Roy Maple
Brighton
Hall
Iowa Avenue
Ralph Zeck
Elmer McFadden
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