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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1919
Page
4
The item presents the Evening Journal from Washington Iowa with publisher Bruce Cowden and city editor. It lists office address 108 East Main Street, two phone numbers, and subscription terms in detail for in city and mail deliveries.
In a county conference a summer celebration plan is proposed to honor returned soldier boys for their World War service. Led by H M Eicher and Col C J Wilson, the local defense council invites public suggestions to shape a fitting event that expresses gratitude and includes all war-emotion facets.
The character notes a woman selling many buckwheat cakes and mocks a man who marries multiple times. He laments bigamy as the worst crime, calling out a man already wed to several lodges. The tone is folksy and humorous with rural social critique.
A speaker rails against the former Kaiser Bill, warning that releasing him risks another restoration of rule. He imagines a grim dungeon and calls for punishing the exiled leader, accusing apathy and inviting renewed bloodshed. The piece lashes at those who tolerate Bill’s return.
The piece notes no sleeplessness among Washington voters as next Monday's city election arrives. It highlights painter and carpenter labor demand, lack of housing, slow cost declines, and gradual merchandise price reductions since wartime changes.
A collage of short jokes and remarks from various newspapers. Topics range from wartime heroism and political phrases to household calories and humorous mistranslations of tools in German. Individual items reflect light satire and everyday observations without a single cohesive news narrative.
Bt Helena shows few real crimes in a colonial report. Stone throwing at night was briefly the main offense. Last year no one stood trial. 104 of 210 summary cases involved education road tax or poor law, with police handling trivial matters. Three flogging cases under juvenile smoking ordinance.
An Afghan nobleman ordered a grand piano and had the lower portion removed so he could play it while squatting on the floor, illustrating wealthier classes importing costly instruments and adapting them to local use.
In England the ratio is one cow for every thirteen people according to J A Greene one of the divisional food commissioners. The statement highlights livestock levels amid agricultural reporting.
Washington County Iowa gives notice of a 1919 franchise request by Iowa Gas & Electric Co to use county highways for twenty years. Hearing set for April 7, 1919 at 1:30 PM after March 24 filing. residents may object to grant of right to erect poles wires and other equipment across numerous sections and townships.
The scene in a pleasant room shows young girls and sailors after the war. The sailor fears riff raff status as service clubs may fade, while questioning if the war’s lessons in neighborliness will endure beyond victory and hardship.
A brief line notes a want column item as the main feature, signaling readers to check the advertisement section for listings. The item hints at a specific product or service available through the classifieds, reflecting typical late era newspaper classifieds.
A fiftyyear-old family remedy is praised for quickly easing coughs colds and mild bronchial attacks and remaining a staple in many medicine cabinets. The standard reliever is advertised at 60c and 1.20.
Advertisement notes Dr King’s New Life Pills claim to relieve biliousness and headache. It promises to ease stomach issues and bowel discomfort, with a price of 25 cents.
The ad promotes S.S.S. as a longtime blood disorder remedy for eczema. It claims skin diseases arise from blood disorders and positions S.S.S. as the effective treatment after fifty years on the market. Readers are invited to write to Swift-Specific Co. in Atlanta for expert advice.
Eastbound and westbound railway times updated with arrivals and departures for multiple trains. Washington Branch local passengers and freights listed with daily except Sunday status. Also notes corrected to December 8 1918 for Weathound line and several local services with times and limitations.
Washington Lodge No 26 meets first Friday monthly. Cyrus Chapter No 18 meets second Friday monthly. Bethlehem Commandery No 45 meets third Friday monthly. Washington Chapter No 98 OKE S meets second Thursday monthly. Visiting fraters are welcome.
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