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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1918
Page
4
The author argues Kaiser Bill admits a defensive war stance after initial voluntary aggression. He contrasts Germany’s invasion of Belgium France Serbia and Roumania with Hitler's modern aims, condemning selfish motives and the rise of the Hohenzollerns as a failed path to enduring fame.
The piece warns against Prussia in a wartime peace offensive, portraying her as deceitful and treacherous. It mocks promises of peace while predicting continued slaughter and harm to civilians, urging vigilance against treachery in wartime diplomacy.
The writer scolds Bill for bungling a theft, praising the robber bailiff rhetoric while noting the eventual downfall of the flawed criminal. The piece uses moral observation to cast the hero who exposes crime as superior to the criminal, warning Bill of looming consequences.
A wartime call urges using cheaper ground wood pulp papers for wrapping writing wallpaper and packing to save chemicals coal labor and transport for the war effort. It argues cheaper papers are as serviceable and even helps defeat the enemy by conserving resources and funds for democracy.
Community Club signs on main roads into Washington Iowa proclaim Miles to Washington Cleanest City in Iowa with an arrow guiding travelers toward the Mecca of cleanliness. Tourists often judge a town by its road signs and Washington aims to impress before entry.
Wartime poster from Mancation warns German princes to brace for a long journey as the Fourth Liberty loan looms. Late front reports hint the old fascination with war games may wane for the rulers.
The Oskaloosa Herald urges use of slates to convey paper as a method. The Board of Health will likely disapprove the plan unless a new non salivary cravure method is found.
Some skilled operators in the eastern steel mills now earn 52.50 dollars per day under a wage schedule. The high rate risks merging labor and capital in perception as payments rise.
County officials urge remaining residents to subscribe fully to the 4th Liberty Loan. They state it would be unfair to those who have already given and cap any exemptions.
At Camp Grant the Spanish influenza outbreak reports ten deaths in the past 24 hours and 400 new admissions to the base hospital, reaching 788 admissions and 346 patients. Lt. Col. H. Clay Michie says conditions seem better but a long fight remains. Ambulances include motor trucks, military police, and private cars. Great Lakes reports diminishing new cases and the commandant hopes a rapid decrease and disappearance soon.
Chicago and New York markets reacted with enthusiasm as Bulgaria signed an armistice and neared surrender to the allies. Stock prices jumped in early trading, with several issues advancing and trading at new peak levels amid the wartime developments.
General Franchet d Esperey of France as commander to chief of allied forces in Macedonia signed an armistice with Bulgarian representatives. Bulgaria agrees to all allies demands, chiefly the evacuation of all invaded territory.
Copyright notice from 1918 attributed to the McClure Newspaper Syndicate appears on the page fragment. The text notes a copyright year and the syndicate credit without further details. The readable portion confirms ownership framing for a periodical work.
The Kaiser denounces English and Americans as money-worshipers while recounting a boastful American who offered to buy his Corfu castle. He replies that no price could buy the castle, stating there are things dollars cannot purchase.
The text argues the Kaiser owned body and soul of the German people, supported by widespread reverence from workers to socialists. It notes artificial postwar demonstrations, the Pope’s influence, and the police. It portrays Germans as militarists, selfish, and divided by class, with a strong loyalty to the Kaiser and war aims.
Excerpts reveal that many Germans backed harsh wartime measures and urged broader aggression. A Countess Sierstorpil proposed destroying Italian art to punish tourism loss after the war. Readers dismissed American involvement as inevitable and useless to restraint.
A Logansport Indiana resident thanks Chamberlain's Coke and Diarrhoea Remedy for curing a severe diarrhoea attack three years ago describing it as the only medicine that relieved her. For sale by Lemmon's Drug Store ad.
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