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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1919
Page
4
A column notes growing pressure to own a home in Washington while warning of rising speed on city streets risking serious accidents. City authorities vow action to cut speeds and save costs, urging caution and judgment. It also touches on postwar peace terms and memorial options, asking public opinion.
A humorous note from the Sioux City Journal contrasts rural skill and urban life, suggesting a farmer in the city would be as awkward at driving a team as a city boy would be milking a cow.
A Cedar Rapids Republication quotes Ecclesiastes declaring vanity of all who deem themselves indispensable to the world in a reflective editorial tone.
A Hampton Chronicle note laments rising coffee prices as alcohol becomes scarce, viewing current trends as a string of ongoing woes in the old world.
A delegation of Americans tours Ireland delivering speeches in support of Irish independence. The piece asks how Northern people would feel if Englishmen toured South Carolina in 1860 urging secession, drawing a parallel to the present outreach.
A former persistent critic reshapes himself into a booster to gain friends in the town. He laments loneliness, rails against paving schemes, and finally adopts the booster role, finding popularity after abandoning the hammer and embracing community promotion. The parable ends with his voice leading the crowd as the village rallies.
The Des Moines Register urges the Republican Congress to focus on constructive reforms to prevent future investigations rather than interrogating Democratic failures. The piece highlights proactive governance as a path to wiser leadership.
The piece argues every town harbors a criminal underworld including petty gamblers bootleggers and blackmailers. It asserts leniency breeds crime noting cycles of law enforcement followed by brief cleanups and reemergence of the gang. It links tolerance of vice to later shocking outbreaks and a cultivated underworld.
The article argues that public indifference and negligence fuel crime and that persistent cleaning efforts can improve the town. It cites the danger of residents without visible means or defying the law as undesirable and calls for measures to remove such people from the community.
Burlington Hawkeye reports the First district of Iowa has oversubscribed its Victory loan quota except for Louisa county. J L Edwards district chairman notes several counties already surpassed 100 percent with Jefferson reaching 98 last Friday and above, Lee rising to 89 and expected to hit 100. Washington Des Moines and Henry counties also show strong oversubscriptions.
There is no exercise so tiring as jumping and yet many women do this when operating the sewing machine. Try pressing down the toes of one foot then the other as you pedal to stay rested after a day of sewing.
A proverb warns that a man who cannot save from his earnings may toil endlessly and die without value. It emphasizes prudent money management and long term restraint.
Elizabeth Blair aka Betty visits a divided town and stumbles into a hidden film set near Stoke Hollow. She assists a handsome hero during a staged rescue as outlaws circle, then learns the danger is only fiction. The story ends with a promise to meet again.
The 131st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church U S A in St Louis adopted resolutions approving the League of Nations and condemning Sunday newspaper publication. President Wilson's League stance was unanimously endorsed amid lively debate over the Sunday paper rule. The Rev John A MacCollum criticized insincerity and noted ministers reading Sunday papers at hotels.
A man experiences a dispute over a principal lock related to an interest claim. The case centers on loan terms and perceived failures to honor agreed payments.
The article lists corrected departure and arrival times for eastbound and westbound trains under C P and M ST P lines. It includes service numbers such as No 13 Express No 30 Local Pass No 50 Local Pass No 80 Local Freight No 88 Local Freight and No 11 Express No 49 Local Pass No 29 Local Pass No 87 Local Freight No 89 Local Freight with times ranging from 1:00 pm to 2:26 am and 5:10 pm to 11:30 am. Also notes changes effective December 8 1918 for M and ST P and references agent J W Calvert.
Washington Masonic bodies announce regular meetings: Lodge No 26 on the first Friday, Cyrus Chapter No 18 on the second Friday, Bethlehem Commandery No 45 on the eighth Friday, Washington Chapter No 08 on the second Thursday. Officers L Langworthy W M and J W Morton secretary/recorder listed. visiting strangers welcome.
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