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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1922
Page
5
Belated dispatches say storm cellars likely saved many lives as a tornado swept Gosper Dawson and Custer counties in Nebraska. Only three were killed and about a dozen more injured as families sought safety in shelters.
A Victoria dispatch estimates the six month profits from the government liquor sale in British Columbia ending March 31 will reach about 1.2 million dollars.
In a dilapidated shack near Ithaca Polly Hopkins and her father live with Granny Hope as rival landowner Marcus MacKenzie schemes to drive the squatters from his ground. Evelyn Robertson hides a marriage to MacKenzie and a sympathetic stranger Robert Percival aids Polly amid threats and betrayals.
Polly begs mercy as Jeremiah Hopkins and Marcus MacKenzie reveal a plan to help Polly and Larry Bishop. Robert Percival admits doubt, Polly pleads to spare her life, and Mackenzie offers jobs to Polly, Larry, Lye Braeger, and other squatters to start anew.
In the five volume Victorian work Santo Sebastians the principal characters faint a measured number of times Julia de Clifford faints 11 times Lady Delamore four times Lady Theodosia four times Lord Glenbrook two times and Lord Dela more two times.
Pollyop and Robert Hopkins confess love as Jeremiah Hopkins contemplates his own bonds. Pollyop vows devotion to her father and the man she loves, while hopes rise that their child will mirror loved ones. The family unit finds peace as the sleigh bells fade and the night ends.
Karl Lang German charge d affaires told the American Academy of Political and Social Science that Germany needs a speedy relief of reparations and a deferment of payments for years, plus an international loan to aid economic recovery, in his first public remarks since arriving in the United States.
Mrs Helen Silverberg fifty wife of a broker was found unconscious near her home with head injuries and died in a hospital without regaining consciousness. Police suspect robbery as the motive for the murder after her eleven year old daughter returned from school.
The survey shows a decrease in the number of men applying for work across states, signaling a downward employment trend. One hundred American soldiers were sent to Tongshan near Tientsin to safeguard foreigners at Kaizing coal mines and to maintain lines of communication.
New York on May 13 reports authorities seized a jade and emerald plaque valued at 11000 belonging to Peggy Hopkins Joyce. The heiress reportedly arrived from Paris on the Mirrretan but did not declare valuables.
A chipped corner on a gilt edge frame may be camouflaged with chewing gum and repainted with gold paint to restore appearance.
The Gen A S Burt camp of Spanish American War Veterans in Passaic New Jersey adopted a resolution asking the federal government to deport Lady Astor as an undesirable alien. The move followed a heated discussion over accusations that GAR members were insulted by her speeches during her U K visit.
Swadas Gandhi son of Mohandas K Gandhi is arrested at Allahabad. Pundit Ramadhani president of the all India Congress Committee and Hardloi Chotelallashiram secretary of the Indore Congress Committee are also under arrest in a government action.
Glenn E. Plumb of Chicago attorney for railroad employees and author of the Plumb plan is reported fatally ill in Washington from heart disease.
A blaze at Packwaukee Wisconsin on May 13 started in an ice house owned by Herman Delter. It consumed two structures including Kellogg company lumber yard, Russell hotel, German Lutheran church, a barber shop and a butcher shop.
Cheyenne reports pilot Harry C. Smith reached 174 miles per hour in a test flight aided by a high wind. The record was announced by North Pittsburgh Mail Service officials from Cheyenne Wyoming.
Partial OCR reads that on May 13 a removal order halted work by the Erectre Line Company on the fields of Wr Virginia. The wording is garbled but indicates a construction stoppage at a Virginia location on a specified date.
A brief social exchange between Mrs B and Mrs L is recalled. Mrs B greets with pleasure and confirms meeting the other woman. Mrs L responds with familiarity and a rumor about luring a servant girl away last fall.
In Outline of History H G Wells notes Lydia as the first country reputed to offer travelers fans. The remark highlights ancient commerce and travel customs attributed to Lydia, with Wells framing it as an early example of practical convenience for traders moving through the region.
In a sickroom avoid full glare by pulling shades down at least halfway. Sunshine helps recovery but bright light irritates the patient.
Marjorie guests with Helen clash as Helen's mother intervenes and insists Marjorie should have her own way. After a brief second dispute Marjorie hints that Helen should let her mother speak again. Slow tension highlights differing expectations in hosting.
New York story recounts Lartry Shields of Penn State stopping to help Georgetown’s Jimmy Connelly after a collision in the Penn Relays distance medley. Coach Alonzo Stagg and others praised the instinctive act as the true measure of character in athletics.
A quotation from W. B. Cladstone defines duty as a power accompanying us in action and rest, tied to our intelligence and shadowing every step we take, echoing the enduring pull of duty.
Mrs. M L Orris of Ainsworth Nebraska credits Doan’s Kidney Pills with relieving severe kidney pain dizziness and backache after four years of trouble. She recommends Dean’s Kidney Pills 60c from FosterMilburn Co. Buffalo NY.
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