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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1919
Page
4
A survey notes labor and property displaced by prohibition find new roles as plants repurpose equipment. History shows workers adapt as industries reconfigure, with a shift evident in the east, including Baltimore Cork Company taking over Wilson Dis.
Walt Mason muses on daily crises and civic ranting. He notes neighbors debating at Blue Front store while he toils to store up spuds for winter and keeps patience amid idle talk and pompous political spiels.
A two phase redevelopment plan converts the Bayview Brewery into an amusement park with about 500 workers. The Monumental Brewing property will host a large park packing facility costing one million dollars and employing over 500. Daly Distillery shifts to oleomargarine production and another distillery is acquired by a yeast firm.
George Walsh stars in The Winning Stroke a college life comedy with pranks athletics and hazing scenes. Edward Sedgwick wrote the story Raymond L. Schrock the scenario and cast includes Walsh from Fordham and Georgetown with Illinois provenance. A wartime romance unfolds in the White Mountains with Lieutenant Irwin and Helena Berwick meeting by chance and rekindling a past link.
The philosophical sciences study general principles and rational explanations for knowledge. Empirical methods rely on observation and experience to derive facts from which generalizations form. There are hundreds of religions and diverse approaches to inquiry.
James S Alexander president of the National Bank of Commerce of New York appears in a newly released photograph. He joins a committee formed on Henry J Davidson’s suggestion with John Morgan as chairman to promote a credit based gimmick for supplying deeds of Europe. Alexander claims to have devised a practical plan.
The narrator recalls past travels in France and the White Mountains then meets again in a friend's hometown. The young people leave for home but enjoy a pleasant evening as Irwin speaks wonderfully, leaving Tlelena tired yet happy.
The Wilson warbler is the champion fly catcher of the United States. It forages by dashing from tree limbs to snatch insects on the wing, often in apple trees in bloom. Males have a black crown patch. females wear a greenish cap. Found across the eastern U S, wintering in Central America.
Lieut RB W Maynard with observer Sergt W EF Cline departed Presidio at 1 22 p m for New York marking the start of the return leg in the transcontinental air race.
The gifted tragedian John Kemble returned to the stage after marriage to perform Hamlet on his redding evening. His mind may have been absorbed in the role as he forgot his waiting bride and the day’s events, retreating to his room after the performance.
The expression He showed the white feather traces to game cocks. Pure-bred birds lack white tail feathers while crossbreeds display one, and a single impurity was thought to ruin their pluck, giving rise to the term cowardice.
In wartime mobilization, nine million U.S. school children joined Junior Red Cross to aid relief efforts. A Spokane Japanese member begins a penny collection to fund war relief as the program evolves into a broader peace initiative.
A depository serves as a warehouse and safe keeping location for goods and records. It also refers to a person entrusted with property for lodging in trust such as a guardian or trustee. In the United States the government designates national banks as depositaries for deposits of money bonds and similar items.
The crew of the Fabre liner Venezia, abandoned at sea after a fire, was rescued by the French steamer Niagara. The Venezia carried no passengers though it had 1,500 berths.
Washington reports indicate a nationwide shortage of turkeys for the coming holidays, with supply expected to be as tight as the current sugar shortage. Early production areas show a markedly reduced harvest, signaling higher prices and limited availability.
An advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle liver and bowel tonic to prevent a sallow complexion dark rings pimples and bilious look. It claims ninety percent of sickness comes from inactive bowels and liver and promotes the olive colored tablets as a natural buoyancy booster and substitute for calomel.
A teacher asks what an oyster is and receives a humorous answer from Billy who proclaims, I know, an oyster is a fish built like a nut. The exchange shows classroom whimsy and a student's playful misclassification.
The new photo of John Sparge, a founder of the Nationalist party and a leading figure at the Washington industrial conference, notes his shift from the Socialist party due to pacifist attitudes.
The timetable lists Westbound and Eastbound trains with multiple numbers for passenger and freight services. Adjustments include specific westbound and eastbound departures, daily except Sunday notes, and an update corrected to December 8, 1918, by agents H W Russel and J W Calvert.
A well known authority warns that regular meat eating can strain kidneys by increasing uric acid, causing backache headaches and urinary issues. Jad Salta is recommended as a daily morning dose to flush and normalize kidney function and soothe bladder irritation.
Washington Masonic bodies announce monthly meeting nights for LODGES No. 26 No. 26 A P and A M Cyrus Chapter No 18 R A M Bethlehem Commandery No 45 KT Washington Chapter No 08 OB and Regular sessions held on the first second and third Fridays and second Thursdays with listed officers and visiting brethren welcome.
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