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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1919
Page
4
An affidavit claims five thousand dollars funded Rathbun’s pardon with insinuations it reached Governor Harding. Harding denies any influence and urges a full investigation. The Iowa episode prompts concern over justice, potential deception, and public scrutiny amid Ida county tensions.
A humorous poem derides unreadable signatures and messy handwriting. The speaker mocks a signatory puzzle and the awkward crets of signing, while noting the value of time and the urge to silence the signature nuisance with a shotgun metaphor.
The article states that the investigation has proceeded and will form opinions after examining the evidence. It asserts clearly that there is black guilt somewhere in the case, emphasizing the certainty felt by some readers.
The piece observes weary merchants and clerks in Washington on Saturday night and notes lift in business easing past lean days. It mentions farmers traveling far for markets while neighbors could buy locally, urging readers to use the Journal want ads to connect buyers and sellers near home.
Oska loosa Herald notes sixteen percent of draftees were rejected for physical defects and one in eight youths lacks physical development. Educators should consider this issue beyond cube roots. Burlington Hawkeye hints at upcoming road policy decisions, while Cedar Rapids Gazette cites legislature debates on a workable good roads law.
Williamsburg reports Representative Hull has returned from Washington and plans to leave for Des Moines before returning to Washington to begin a sea voyage. Secretary Baker and the military committee plan a western front inspection tour in France and Belgium with Hull. sailing set for April 5.
Report from Sigourney describes a Saturday protest with strong anti German sentiment. A solicitor for a German paper and subscribers were marched around the square under the Stars and Stripes before the man was compelled to flee toward parts unknown. A friendly freight train aided his escape. Sigourney appears to retain wartime zeal.
Extracts reflect a wartime sentiment mix. The Minneapolis Journal notes German tactics of digging in and retreat, while Senator Cummins in Des Moines backs a League of Nations with caution about Wilson therapy. American troops in France and camps favor universal military training, linking preparedness with peace.
Lieutenant Laurence R. Fairall editor in chief of the Camp Dodger reports in Paris that he has opened offices for the Overseas Dodger and will publish a large complete paper again. He heads a committee to organize overseas servicemen and aid their needs.
The article notes that despite nominal peace, a state of war remains in theory between France and Mexico. After Maximilian's 1867 execution, France withdrew troops but did not sign a peace treaty, leaving unresolved hostilities in the historical context.
Iowa soldiers will be reviewed in Washington for the One Hundred Sixty eighth Infantry while New York receives the Rainbow division. Invalided men will rejoin the unit the day before the review. Unit K sails from St Nazaire March 25 and reaches New York April 3.
A reader from Arlington Tennessee credits Foley's Honey and Tar with curing her son's severe influenza cough in two days. The testimonial notes the product as the best cough medicine and mentions Lemmon's Drug Store as a local seller.
A public statement notes 1915 earnings averaging 28s 6d weekly with a wartime rise of 33s and an eight hour day. It says increased pay and shorter hours add 75 million pounds to annual railway costs, plus 25 million for materials, while workers seek 100 million pounds yearly. Officials offered a 48 hour week and pay continuation through year end.
Leo D. Allen of Fort Dodge traveled to Tulsa expecting a $600 grub stake. He later learned the stranger who bought the stock died leaving an estate of several millions. Allen, a four year foreign service sergeant, previously lived in Richmond and worked in magazines. He spent time in the French Foreign Legion and the American army in France.
Eunice Carson, of Oskaloosa, files a $20,000 damages suit against two police officers Ray Myers and J P Wilson. She alleges they wrongfully and illegally arrested her at the Iowa hotel January 13 1919 and took her to police headquarters.
The ad touts Zemo as a cure for pimples blackheads blotches eczema and ringworm. Sold at drugstores for 35c with a large bottle at 1.00. Zemo is a clean penetrating antiseptic liquid that stains nothing and is easy to apply. The London company is listed as £. W. Rose Co. Cleveland Ohio.
Dispatch from Budapest reports a martial law decree across Hungary amid a socialist and communist government. Vienna notes planned nationalization of royal property, with incomes paid to owners. Copenhagen sources warn the Hungarian crisis may shake Europe as Bolshevik influence spreads and Czech regiments mutiny. Vienna watchers anticipate rising tension and possible public upheaval.
Notice announces incorporation of Iowa Clay Products Company in Washington Iowa under chapter provisions. Principal business in Washington County, authorized capital stock set at 100000 dollars with 100 dollar shares. Business to commence when 50000 dollars subscribed. corporate period begins Feb 5 1919 and ends Feb 1 1939.
The document sets a five member board elected annually starting the month after the meeting. It allows vacancies to be filled by stockholders. Annual stockholder meetings occur the third Tuesday of January at 2 PM. Indebtedness limited to two thirds of issued capital. private property exempt from corporate debts. Initial directors listed: B N Jessen, W G McMillan, W S Elton with officers: Jessen president, Elton vice-president treasurer, McMillan secretary. Incorporators identified and the notice dated March 15, 1919 in Washington Iowa.
Clarence Meisner and Lester Connors, schoolboys, found a den of skunks on the Meisner farm near Elkader Iowa. They killed fifteen skunks and sold the pelts to a local dealer for eighty dollars that day.
Washington Branch and other lines list local passenger trains and freights with arrival and departure times. Text notes daily operation with Sundays, branch corrections, and agent signatures dated 1918.
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