The Temperance Debate Across Oceans
A letter protests U S temperance groups meddling in Britain and Europe. The piece argues Britain and America share stakes, urging united action against alcohol’s social harms and future global challenges.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1919
Page
4
Man Hears Aunt Promises Job If He Stays In School
Mrs Tilford Moots notes it is hard to keep the table up without cotton stockings as she reflects on Lemmie Peters receiving a promise of employment from a wealthy aunt if he remains in school another term.
Dreaming of pomp and waking to ache in dawn
A verse speaker recalls dreams of dazzling halls and distant spheres with wealth and music, then wakes to harsh reality. The poems juxtapose grand fantasies with morning pain, from rheumatic aches to the cracked attic window, concluding that dreamt treasure proves unreliable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cork
Cadiz
Dreamland
Sloan
Sioan
Ownership statement for Evening Journal October 1 1919
Orville Elder, editor, and R E Shannon are listed as publishers and owners of the Evening Journal Washington Iowa. The statement notes circulation averaging 2744 copies in the six months prior, with no bondholders or security holders owning 1 percent or more. Notarized October 2 1919 by Chas Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Orville” Elder
Evening Journal
Elder & Shannon
Iowa
Orville Elder
R. E. Shannon
Chas. Wilson
President Misses 100-Pound Watermelon at Wichita
A clipped comment from the Des Moines Register notes Dr Grayson cites the president’s digestive condition and suggests he will not grieve over missing a 100-pound watermelon at Wichita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Des Moines Register
Political Death in Politics Declared by Critics
A letter from Vinton Eagle questions claims that William J. Bryan is politically dead, asking if he remains alive in influence and effort. The writer mocks the idea of catalepsy in politics and probes Bryan's ongoing relevance and activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Post
William J. Bryan
Vinton Eagle
No-shoe pledge fuels lavish talk in society rumbles
The Republican notes a wave of chatter about millionaires skipping new footwear for a year while clinging to old hats. The writer dismisses the fuss as mere fol de rol and vanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deecorah Republican
One Big Union Idea Spreads in Mexican Rebel Talks
The New York World reports that the proposal to unite Villa with all rebel leaders against Carranza has gained traction, promoting a “one big union” concept among the Mexican insurgent factions. The note indicates growing cooperation among leaders seeking a common front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Villa
Carranza
New York World
Youth versus bygone days in a wistful reminiscence
The writer reflects that today’s youth would ruin themselves with modern tastes and diversions, but older readers would gladly return to the simple pleasures and carefree days of forty years ago in a nostalgic appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton Kable
Stage Girl Cremated Onstage In Shocking Illusion
The Gra ham hosts Hindoo Magic with Avy dulas. Princess Lach-Hide endures a death cabinet ordeal, then resurfaces unharmed smiling. Prof Ardalas claims mastery of the secrets behind the daring act in a full audience view spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardalas
Lach-Hi
Death Cabinet
Avydulas
Better Than Medicine Says Exercise and Mindset Heal
A column extols exercise and right thinking as medicine, arguing illness can be dismissed by staying healthy and cheerful, and by holding in wind to project strength. The piece urges simple, natural remedies over medical intervention for ordinary symptoms.
Peppy Polly at Graham theatre features Dorothy Gish
Dorothy Gish stars in Paras mount picture Peppy Polly at the Graham theatre today with Richard Barthelmess as the male lead. A tense scene in a reform school interrupts a couple's discussion of marriage as a surprising plot moment and the support cast is praised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Gish
Polly
Graham Theatre
Miss Gish
Richard Barthelmess
Dorothy
City Council Briefs Seek Ten-Year Fire Dept Certificate
The Sept 1 council session approved numerous claims across funds including water, sewer, lighting, and improvement accounts. Mayor Bovee chaired as delegates were named for the League of Iowa Municipalities meeting in Muscatine on Sept 16 17 and 18. City Clerk Kellogg announced adjournment after approving the ten year certificate for John E Bidwell for service in the Washington fire department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Halls
Bovee
Work
Maxwell
Squire
Libe
J. Lattie
Cca
J. Kellogg
Senen
John Putnam
Washington Telephone Co
League of Iowa
Ceph Dodds
Seymour Bidwell
Wallace Bidwell
Town Gas & Electric Co
John Shields
W. W. Wolary
Seymour Bidwells
Buckley -Lance
Bidwell Coal Co. Oc
Coas. Sloat
Pratt
Alex McCulley
D. Bidkford
Matt Casey
iChas, Sloat
Esdeco
Iowa Gas & Electric Co
Co. & Richardson
Improvement Fund Co
J. D. Daniels
Aes
lThe Barrett Co
Clay Welch
Pick Bidwell
Arlington Daniels
Arnold Hal
J.miss
Joh Little
Henry Rath
Chas. van Doran
Io. C. Webster
Bes
Harry Plummer
Raymond Hall
Harve Chance
Charles Welch
John Shields & Sons
W. Wolary
Melea
Kellogg
Bovet
Casey
Washington Fire Dept
V. J. Little
John Harper
A. Vinton
al Simpson
Chas. Beaty
Jas. Fishburn
J. H. Briley
Wim, Dusenbery
Geo. M. Bechtel & Co
Ralph M. Shuman
John E. Bidwell
Washington
Muscatine
Ss. J. Kellogg
Last Night in Amberson House and the City
George Amberson walks a changed Chicago like a stranger. He recalls childhood haunts along National Avenue and Amberson addition, seeing a city vast, smokey, and hurried. The vanished pillars mark a lost world as he faces a future with Bronson’s office ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sence
Fanny
George
Lombardy
Savoy
National Avenue
Mary Sharon
Amberson Addition
Amberson Boulevard
Isabel
Bronson
George Amberson
Amberson
Birds Driven by Storms Explain Unusual Northward Strays
The article notes birds found far north of their normal range may be carried by cyclonic storms. Strong winds push birds offshore, then the storm’s rotation may guide them back to land after a perilous voyage.
Mansion Visit Ends for George in Final Return
George hurries past an unassuming boulevard to reach his mother’s house for the last time. The scene closes with a note that the story is to be continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Potatoes in Minnesota Expected Ample Despite Slight Drop
M G Reersee reported to the civic and commerce association after inspecting Minnesota potato territory. The 1919 yield will be about 25 percent below last year but remains ample due to the exceptional previous season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
M. G. Reersee
Eivic and Commerce Association
Ryersee
Gets-it Corn Peel Promises painless removal
A vintage ad-like snippet touts Gets-it for peeling corns without pain. It claims two or three drops suffice and compares its effect to removing a banana skin, urging readers to try the product after other methods fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence & Co
Chicago
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Great Britain
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Scotland
Ireland
Movement For
Temperance
Peheac
America
Abe Martin
Congress
State of Iowa
Grayson
Mexico
The
Graham Saturday Night
Counch
Standard Oil Co
Magnificent Ambersons
BY Booth Tarrington
Doubleday, Page & Company
Sook
Neme
Bos
Steve Polish
Sterling
Potten & Reiver
Ge Eaton
Reersee
the Evening Journal
Kurtzmann
Washington County
North Side
Stephen
Jeweler & Music
Washington Street
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