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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1921
Page
4
A book review of The New World of Islam by Lathrop Stoddard surveys postwar conditions, diverse races, and ideas of freedom. It highlights how oriental societies resist orderly modern life and argues that true liberty requires equal application of law to all and order upheld by justice.
An advice verse cautions travelers to prepare for trips with reliable tires oil and fuel, extra air and lunch. It warns that a grouch in the party spoils the mood and ruination follows punctures, wrong turns, or rain, likening grouch to bitter frost.
The exchange argues law must prevail, home building on private property must respect neighbors, and liberty cannot be license or privilege. Rights exist only as long as fellow citizens respect them, or society rights are diminished.
The Fort Madison Board of Education favors a connected athletic field for the proposed high school but will not purchase until the new building is assured. They emphasize body and mind development, citing educators who warn that mental gains fail without physical health and activity.
Mr and Mrs W H White of Keota return home from Lyman Mississippi where their daughter Mrs Paul Geil had been gravely ill. Mrs Geil is recovering. They are joined by nephew and niece Mr and Mrs Earl Geil and baby Dorothy for a Keota visit with E M Bousley and other relatives. Barbara Drish of Pleasant Plain visited Davenport plans.
Reads like a collection of small community notes. E. D. Hess joins McElhinney Drug Co after passing state pharmacy board exam. Chas. Davis delivers a matched team of gray Percherons to a buyer, praising value. Wickey battery sales from Willits Brothers at White Way Garage promise quick fixes.
The passage urges broad public support for a city movement favoring athletic facilities for youth. It appeals to parents and all visionaries to back the plan until it becomes a realized ideal, with athletics and play managed entirely by the school system.
Iowa City hosts a major homecoming with many officials and guests from state government and education. Governor likely Nate Kendall, Arch McFarlane speaker, Lieut. Governor John Hamilton and numerous senators representatives and newsroom figures plan to attend.
Iowa City Iowa October 14 The Hawkeye Varsity completed its final hard scrimmage of the week ahead of Illinois. Fullback Locke has sat out to recover from Notre Dame bruises. Shuttleworth injured but in fair shape, Captain Aubrey Devine rests with a sore jaw. The freshmen have split with the regulars in practice as lineup changes loom.
The report notes that if plans proceed as hoped the Old Gold squad will line up against the Catholics on the scheduled field showdown.
Lucile Hogan, missing since September 28 from Monticello with 17 year old Dewitt Thompson, returned to Cedar Rapids to be embraced by her mother. The reunion ended the family crisis as Lucille resumed life at home with relief on all sides.
A feature on Honore de Balzac recounts his romance with Evelina Hanska. The pair met after letters from a mysterious Odessa admirer sparked a marriage in 1850. Balzac died five months after their Paris reunion, his heart broken by the Russian cold and Hanska’s distant behavior.
Mrs. Clara Lehman of Bristol Hotel Rochester New York reports ten years of nervous indigestion with no appetite and weight loss to eighty five pounds. After taking Tanlac she now weighs one hundred eight and gains daily with strong appetite and energy. She values Tanlac highly and cites rapid relief and lasting benefit. Sold locally by Shermans Pioneer Drug Store and other druggists.
Records note showers of toads and small fish falling from clouds. Explanations attribute the phenomenon to violent whirlwinds lifting creatures and transporting them some distance before release.
A Keo Kuk police matron, missing from home, was found Sunday night after a long absence. On the West Liberty train she refused to discuss her route or history of the trip, saying little about De Witt Thompson, her boy sweetheart, and foiling questions with notable poise.
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