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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1920
Page
4
A woman candidate in Oklahoma appears elected for Congress despite an anti-suffrage stance before the 19th amendment. The piece argues that anti-suffrage sentiments do not imply anti-woman, notes exceptions, and calls suffrage an established institution that may advance civilization.
A fragmented passage notes President leading congratulatory telegrams with varied tones. It cites Elihu Root as speaking sage lines, describing him as gruff yet not offensive in religious matters and often provoking strong reactions.
ABE MARTIN notes Aunt Lou Moots visiting kinfolk. Her sons are grown with two abroad in the West and one on salary. He comments on local troubles tied to women and old street-wives, reflecting on social behavior.
A satirical poem reflects post election blues as the speaker laments a costly bet about Johnson winning a bet and the humiliation of being paraded with a barrow. The piece contrasts cheerful crowds with the speaker's sorrow and asks for justice while recalling a long, weary campaign.
Grizel waits five years in a lonely house with a entrusted fortune saved to rebuild the home while Jim returns from abroad after repaying funds he pilfered from the bank. A attic rescue ends with plans for starting a life together as they share the treasure of trust and renewed commitment.
In discussion with Senator Harding the new president Mr Root offers congratulations wishing him strength and wisdom for the tasks ahead. The exchange reflects early cordial relations as the administration prepares to take office.
In Washington, longtime undertaker S Miller was known for humor and tall tales. A local election anecdote recalls a voter who forgot to vote for her chosen candidate and asked if she could retrieve her ballot to fix it.
A London Daily News report notes the glacier will release a box at journey end in 100 to 150 years. One document urges sending details of the find to Pontresina authorities now. Pontresina may grow anxious in about a century. The Grindelwald glacier currently advances about two fifths of an inch daily.
Benny Moore, a Black boxer, battles through a savage exchange in Oakland California. After a vicious flurry a hard blow knocks him down the referee warns him about the money. Moore stands and responds with defiant grit saying he does not need the money.
A Washington man who donated an over coat to last year’s rummage sale recalls this season when a wealthy Washington citizen entered his office to offer stock he could not afford. The man wore the very overcoat that had been sold at the rummage sale, tying the incident to an apparent reuse of the item.
A Colombian catfish species is noted for climbing, with one specimen moved eight feet in thirty minutes over a steep, water-covered rock using suction. Other fish in the Himalayas also ascend against currents, clinging with smooth ventral skin and enlarged lips.
A magistrate decides dog ownership after portraits and pedigrees when a black Pomeranian is named Black person. The dog ignores cries of Prince and bounds to the claimant who spoke the true name, revealing the owner in court.
Lydia speaks of her husband’s arrest and jail stay as a needed, corrective experience. The employer notes the quarrel and Lydia agrees the month in jail could help him reconstruct himself.
Abe Carter endures a run of disasters from boll weevil damage to the loss of his adopted baby, wife, and kin. An Episcopalian minister counsels patience and belief that misfortune serves a higher providence. Abe acknowledges being in the hands of a wise and unscrupulous Providence.
A physician alarms over a patient whose temperature nears danger and pulse spikes after a bizarre consumption. The patient confesses to eating apple cores, match stalks, buttons, and coal, claiming he has followed prior dietary advice.
The anti drug crusade completes a twelve year effort by destroying about 50 million dollars worth of opium in China. Half of the opium was burned publicly at Hongkong and the campaign will move to Borneo.
In Switzerland a brass box with documents about the death of three Zurich tourists will be placed in the Crastaguzza crevasse at Pontresina to study glacier movement speed. The historic act, planned for the next few days, aims to reveal data for a future publication.
President elect Harding declares in a letter to Theodore Roosevelt his enthusiastic support for the Boy Scout Movement. He calls it a school of democracy teaching service, equal opportunity, cooperation, fair play, and gentleness of good manners as foundations for peace and growth.
Tama boy of six takes loaded shotgun from home without notice of parents. In a woodshed incident the gun killed the Cross family's three year old son instantly above the eye. The Crosses, new to Carroll from Chelsea, bury the child in Chelsea.
A brief quotation notes that the only worthy competition for a wise man is with himself. It attributes the line to Mrs. Jameson and presents a reflective maxim.
An old advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine for catarrh with claims it is absorbed into the blood and affects surfaces of the system. The copy references twenty years of presence and offers a price or free trial by druggists, citing Toledo Ohio as the company base.
Nov 6 reports indicate the constitutional convention proposal carried in partial returns with counties still counting ballots sealed for canvass. In Dallas and Polk counties it appears to win, while Linn and Appanoose counties defeated it. Osceola showed carried status pending counts.
Charles W. Sommers, owner of the Birchmont hotel and St James grill, received thirty months in Leavenworth and a 10500 fine. Cousin William Sommers, Birchmont manager, got ninety days in Wheaton jail and a 10000 fine. Both former Davenport residents were implicated in directing liquor service to the St James grill.
Charles M Sommers and his cousin faced federal charges after warrants seized part of fifteen whiskey barrels. Sommers was sentenced to fifteen months in a federal penitentiary on each count and fined 10000 dollars and 500 dollars, while William Sommers received ninety days in Wheaton county jail and a 10000 dollar fine.
A terse reflection argues that ignoring gossip by saying nothing and doing nothing may avoid chatter, but the piece suggests it is not worthwhile to abstain from effort and engagement.
Railway timetable for the BR and P line with arrivals and departures for various classes including Express and Local Passenger trains. Washington Branch details list No 460 No 430 No 429 No 449 and freight Nos 836 885 886 88 89 with daily operation except Sunday. Agent signature H W Russel.
Miss Annie Tobey, an operative in the electrical shop at the Portsmouth navy yard, won a contest for women riveters by driving 264 copper rivets into battery boxes in two hours. Machinists said this set a record for women.
A quoted remark praises Christopher Columbus for pursuing discovery driven by a unique inspiration rather than mere chance. The line credits a famed French political economist and highlights Columbus’s search under a guiding impulse.
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