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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1919
Page
4
Postmaster Alex Miller warns that going to the post office can become a habit as dangerous as addiction. He recalls cases of regular visitors driven by suspense and the thrill of potential mail, including a man who waited years for a letter, finally receiving an advertisement and dying from the shock.
A reflective verse about October as a somber month. The speaker notes fading leaves and chill rains signaling the year's decline, with images of withering flowers, gathering shadows, and the approaching winter. The tone is elegiac and seasonal, warning of aging and upcoming cold.
A clipped comment notes reductions in food prices announced locally but traced back to the next township as reported by the Dubuque Telegraph Herald.
A note from the Oskaloosa Herald recalls a traditional man who trusted his neighbors and spoke kindly of friends, highlighting community values and local character.
Nature seems to favor the administration as heavy flooding of the Rio Grande keeps Mexican outlaws from raiding across the border, according to the Sioux City Journal.
The Burlington Hawkeye quotes a former Iowa attorney general arguing against raising street car fares while suggesting government using general taxation to cover deficits. He questions funding gasoline and free tires for auto owners unable to own and operate cars.
A Knoxville Express quote laments modern speed and detachment from the soil. It calls for a return to rustic pleasures and homestead comforts such as autumn woods, fireside evenings, buckwheat cakes, molasses, and home made sausage, urging people to value substance over chasing shadows.
The advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as a remedy for constipation and general health. It claims any serious disorder begins with constipation and touts the tablets as effective, gentle, and easy to take. They are sold for a quarter at Lemmon's Drug Store.
A courtroom exchange features Milly stating men are more conceited than women and Billy retorting that every man has told a woman he was unworthy, prompting the judge to label the remark as nonsense.
Washington will conduct a religious survey tomorrow led by the women's inter-church committee, a Y M C A auxiliary. About 100 canvassers will visit each ward to record church membership and Sunday school attendance for future church activities.
A long catalog of women and their titles appears, listing Mrs. and Miss names such as Ella Gordon Ida Gordon Eliza Beard Ed Carris and many others in a registry style sequence. The fragment emphasizes social or familial roles without additional event details.
May Allison stars in Castles in the Air at the Fox theatre on Wednesday. Fortuna, a poor but romantic girl, dreams of wealth and happiness while her romance unfolds from an unexpected quarter. The cast includes Ben Wilson Clarence Burton and Irene Rich under director Geo D Baker, based on Kate Jordan story.
A short advertisement from Lemmons Drue Store touts a remedy for coughs colds croup and whooping cough. It claims rapid nationwide spread reflecting extraordinary merit and urges readers to try the medicine.
An old health column extols internal sanitation by drinking hot water with limestone phosphate each morning. It claims daily bowel accumulation breeds toxins absorbed into the blood and urges use of phosphate to cleanse the digestive tract and improve overall health.
A short notice announces the novel Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarrington published by Doubleday Page Company. The item highlights the book title author and publisher in a concise bibliographic blurb.
Lucy visits Fanny rarely and keeps her thoughts of George sporadic amid a busy life of charity, gardening, and social duty. In a garden dialogue with her father and Eugene, she spins an Indian grove legend to shield a suitor, naming the grove Loma Nashah to imply a fated, inescapable path.
In a reflective scene, a character seeks the grove’s Indian name and the chief’s name, but both are forgotten. A later clubside talk turns to a colorful figure, Vendo nah, or Rides-Down-Everything, as Eugene and Kinney discuss plans and a Fourth of July joke, signaling a continuation.
A California company purifies water by blowing sulfur gas out of it. Water is forced from a reservoir through inch holes into a trough and over laths. The process atomizes the water and a slight breeze removes the sulfur taste.
A historical timetable lists westbound and eastbound passenger and freight trains for the Washington Branch and the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul lines. It notes departures arrivals and exceptions with line notes about daily operation and Sunday trains, corrected December 8, 1918, by agents H. W. Russel and J W Calvert.
LODGES Washington Lodge No 26 AF and AM holds regular meetings on the first Friday night monthly. Cyrus Chapter No 18 RA M meets on the second Friday night. Bethlehem Commandery No 465 KT meets on the third Friday night. Washington Chapter No 08 OBS meets on the second Thursday night. Visiting fraters are welcome.
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