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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1945
Page
4
Editorial argues for strict postwar terms for Germany to prevent a Hitler-like rise again. It stresses that murder demands punishment, subjugation until proof of worthiness, and that peace must be enforced without hatred, akin to confining a dangerous patient. It also critiques reliance on might over rights and calls for restrained reform.
Century-old debate on Iowa’s borders shaped its 1846 admission as the first free state in the Louisiana Purchase. The Lucas plan, Nicollet boundary, and later 1846 present-day limits sparked fierce politics amid anti-slavery tensions.
A sergeant notices a recruit marching out of step and quips that all others are out of step except him. The recruit asks for clarification and the sergeant retorts that since he's in charge he should tell them. A humorous line about a wise husband buying fine china is added.
Two baby skunks born Wednesday at the Philadelphia Zoo were given the names Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, prompting humorous and cross tone remarks about the odd choice amid the day’s light notes on social life and military chatter.
International Pictures presents Belle of the Yukon a Technicolor musical satire of the gold rush with Randolph Scott shifting from hero roles to a debonair confidence man in a Klondike town and Uiopsy Rose Lee emerging from colorless parts to a lively worldly character.
Dinah Shore stars as a dance hall singer with Bob Burns in a rural comedy setting. Charles Winninger headlines the supporting cast as a humorously inept parent. Givin Big Boy Williams appears as a dim witted member of the ensemble.
A local Washington man testifies that Sys Tone relieved severe gas and bloating after meals. He says waistline improved and meals became pleasant, attributing the effect to a formula with twelve herbs cleansing bowels and aiding digestion. Sold at area drug stores.
A Iowa State College tip advises prioritizing pole beans in limited space as they yield about five times more than bush beans and taste better. Kentucky Wonder and other pole bean varieties can climb a fence or teepee poles. The Henderson Bush lima is more dependable than climbing limas in Iowa and edible soybeans are highly productive and nutritious.
Deputy sheriff notes the cast includes Florence Bates as a whimsically eccentric dowager while other actors take on unusually different roles from their normal personas.
A newer cucumber variety grows as a bush, yields well, and occupies little space. Bush squash is also described as a good choice for small gardens.
Ontario and Quebec face large losses as spruce and fir pulp wood are killed. Recent experiments show promising results using airplanes to apply DDT for forest pest control. Entomologists expect better cutting practices and targeted insecticide applications to prevent future timber losses from budworm outbreaks.
A home recipe promotes Ru-Ex Compound mixed with water and lemon juice claimed to ease rheumatic arthritis neuritis or related pains within 48 hours. It urges returning the empty package if no relief, with a money back guarantee and availability at Mefantel Drug Store and other stores.
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