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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1918
Page
4
The article argues that upcoming railroad fare increases will add up to one billion dollars more in annual revenue, with funds partly flowing to higher wages and curbed executive salaries. It links the rise to wartime measures and calls for prudent use of the funds to support the war effort.
The passage insists reading and travel are essential to education and governance. It urges government to ensure broad access to reading and to promote travel to cosmopolitanize the nation, arguing fit leaders must read, discuss, and think. It emphasizes mobility as a key civic goal.
A college scene unfolds as a father compliments a professor on his son who supposedly took algebra. The professor clarifies the son merely encountered it. A taxi driver’s friend spots a purse in the car floor, while a diver privately admits he uses a trick to lure riders, noting the door is left open to attract commissions.
The piece notes Prof. Alex Tansey wearing lay down collars with a Prince Albert coat and adds a colorful remark about giving a nickel cigar to anyone.
In a curt exchange, Mrs Newrich questions a neighbor about a sunburst last night. The neighbor retorts that he did not see it and implies the sunburst would have drawn him out if he ate another bite.
A child narrates a comic kitchen quarrel where milk scolds a pickle after Susie’s lunch. The milk orders the pickle out, the pickle resists, and the kitchen erupts into a playful commotion as Susie promises to behave.
A humorous exchange about somnambulism where Smith asks about sleepwalking and the friend replies he no longer walks and instead takes carfare to bed with him.
At a charity meeting the treasurer suggests Hopkins for a subscription fund. The president recalls Hopkins and makes a quip likening him to a prior helper figure.
IRVING C. JOHNSON of Oskaloosa Iowa announces his candidacy for Judge of the Sixth Judicial District and seeks voter support at the June Primary Election.
A Republican candidate, T. A. Michels, announces run for Washington County County Attorney in the June primary, subject to Republican voters choice.
Republican candidate J L Brookhart announces his bid for state senate in the tenth district. He cites war work, pledges no special interests, supports prohibition, road policies, and abolition of the Highway Commission while urging June primary votes.
A political notice states Harry McCall seeks Republican nomination for county treasurer subject to June primaries. The announcement asks favorable consideration from voters of Washington County.
George F. Morrison announces candidacy for re election as county attorney subject to Republican voters will at the June primaries.
Republican J L Brookhart declares his bid for the June primary in the tenth senatorial district, subject to voters’ will. He frames his campaign as aligned with GOP principles and local interests.
W. H. Butterfield announces candidacy for county attorney in the June primaries subject to Republican voters. He asks friends for support and endorsement from party members.
Gertrude pressed for a dog until rewarded with one on her birthday. Asked how she liked it she replied that the dog was fine but she wished for twins instead.
A fragmented verse laments military obedience and the cost of following orders. The speaker questions command logic while affirming loyalty to Washington and Uncle Sam, contrasting duty with personal doubt and the call to endure hardships without protest.
Don Esteban Varona, a Cuban planter, hides a vast wealth in a well on his estate guarded by Sebastian the slave. Donna Isabel schemes to wrench the secret, using Evangelina to hurt the household, while Esteban and Rosa face tragedy. Years later Rosa and O Reilly navigate danger as Insurrectos emerge and Bandit Cueto pursues the treasure amid unrest. The tale follows revolts, arrests, near captures, and a perilous voyage from New York to Cuba amid scarcity and displacement.
In Matanzas and surrounding provinces, pestilence and starvation decimate the population. Typhoid smallpox and yellow fever rage while unburied corpses pile outside crippled cities. Rosa Varona and Asensio endure hunger, forced labor, and poverty as they cling to life and hope for relief.
In the damp after a tense moment soldiers pause to pray for those marching toward death. Rosa reflects on Matanzas as her birthplace and her former life of arrogance and many friends, contrasting now with her present condition. The scene focuses on memory and looming danger.
In a harsh scene a Varona woman endures need rather than seek help. Her Castilian pride forbids appealing for aid, even as hunger and illness threaten to erase memories of happier days. The narration hints at a continuing story with the line TO BE CONTINUED.
The passage urges individuals to bear their own burdens and keep a constant awareness of duty. It advocates cultivating a habit of smiling to improve mood and ease daily concerns, asserting a cheerful countenance aids facing life’s problems.
Daily railway timetable shows trains No 2 and No 4 with morning and evening departures and arrivals. It lists No 9 passenger at 9 27 am and 6 10 pm, No 10 passenger at 9 37 am, No 92 accommodation at 10 30 am, No 91 and 92 daily except Sunday. Agent J KUNATH signs off.
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