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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1919
Page
4
An Associated Press interview quotes German leader Ebert denouncing American fairness while labeling the Hun as a violator of pledges and sportsmanship. The piece blasts German actions as barbaric and accuses Berlin of crimes against civilians, framing calls for fair play as hypocritical.
A rural speaker extols hard work and productive tasks to ward off gloom. He praises chores like hoeing, mowing, and tending, contrasts busy life with idle chatter, and vows to stay active to avoid brooding and folly. He also notes farmers, boosters, and neighbors as companions in labor.
In the Oskaloosa Herald a clipped comment suggests clothing shortages in Germany may have kept Count Brockdorff seated during his treaty address, offering a humorous, speculative rationale.
In Mason City Globe Gazette an opinion questions the loop of higher wages leading to higher prices which raise costs for labor and prompt further wage hikes, asking what gains society truly receives from the cycle.
Editorial urges restraint on Independence Day as celebrations may be loud and risky. Warns against high explosives and careless driving to limit casualties while acknowledging holiday noise.
Six counties have called road elections with five scheduled for next month. The move tests citizen mood on investing in good roads that cost money and bad roads with higher future costs, as noted by the Marshalltown Times-Republican.
The Burlington Hawkeye cautions that church advertising is useless without delivering results. A skilled publicity man can attract crowds to a service with ample space, but the pastor must engage and reach listeners to make the advertising pay with real outcomes.
Veterans from the Civil War era living at the Sawtelle Soldiers Home California have purchased war savings stamps totaling 82500 this year using money saved from their pensions. The statement notes that only men older than they are can truly appreciate the effort.
The British War Savings committee is made a permanent institution highlighting revenue and social aims. It denounces luxury and urges economy among the well to do and notes the difficulty for the poor to save. It mocks stock swindles and urges investing in war savings stamps over trusting strangers.
A woman leaves a happy home as she boards a train and tears flow. Her young son cheers her with the line that the sky is going along with them, offering a comforting insight. The piece ends urging others to discover that the best goes with us when we move on.
Charles E. Brown describes stone hatchets or celts and their Wisconsin varieties. Jefferson County yields many celts, with Dane Calumet Brown Waupaca Walworth Winnebago Waukesha and Washington counties also reporting finds.
Celia, ill for weeks, regains strength and for a moment stands from a chair. She exclaims in a surprised voice that she feels heavy to herself as she stands on the floor.
In a small town two quarrelsome neighbors, John West and the Mason family, ignite a dispute over a planned fence. Carpenter Joe Ruggies and Robert Taylor mock and maneuver to avert ongoing spite, ultimately suggesting a charitable fence donation to a new chapel.
President Wilson spoke at a U S cemetery stressing a forward looking age and a league of nations. He urged unity over national selfishness and honored soldiers who sacrificed for liberty, calling on Americans to act with the heart and ideals of their fallen comrades.
An odd (and likely tongue in cheek) note proposes playful ideas to spark argument about a sentence on a baby crossing to eat teeth and what it might do to his eyes.
Thorpe lists proportions for match head and striking surface. Head mixes potassium chlorate five parts potassium bichromate two parts glass powder three parts gum two parts. Rubbing surface uses antimony trisulfide five parts red phosphorus three parts manganese dioxide one and a half parts gum four parts. Electrical Experimenter.
An aphorism urges steady gaze at the bright edge of clouds beyond the dull middle. The quote by A A Willis encourages focus on hopeful detail to endure challenges and persist in difficult times.
A reminiscence notes the term step others used for children who must move aside. Clara is referenced in the dialogue as the speaker. The passage preserves a local voice and social mood without further context.
Local passenger and freight trains listed with times No 429 449 835 836 88 89 430 450 daily except Sunday. Corrections dated December 8 1918.
Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M holds its regular meeting on the first Friday night of each month. L D Laneworthy serves as W M and Glenn B Mace is the secretary.
Covenant Lodge No 101 announces weekly Tuesday meetings at 7 PM in the 1.0.0.FP hall on Iowa Ave. Visiting members are invited to attend. Carl B. Schneider is noble grand and R. Keller is listed.
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