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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1919
Page
4
The piece argues President Wilson’s illness reflects the clock running down under a two term burden. It notes presidents often live shorter post office lives, praises his relentless drive, and contrasts frantic action with steadier conduct and better health, suggesting the presidency borrows a heavy toll.
Abe Martin notes a local man’s troubles as Pony Mopps ignores the industrial conference and goes to the poor house today, highlighting town life and hardship with a folksy observation.
The verse laments global unrest and demagoguery as industry falters and workers revolt. A former kaiser proclaims himself a disruptive advertiser while nations threaten legal action, yet society contemplates letting him linger and moving on to fix broader woes.
The piece argues that long hours and political pressures wear presidents down yet often deepen their usefulness. It notes a turning point after sickness or collapse, suggesting experience, not feverish activity, sustains leadership and that presidents should be freed from party annoyances amid governance.
A clipped comment from the Sibley Tribune asks if readers have noticed a roughly fifteen percent drop in the cost of living in the past month. The Knoxville Express quotes a joke on staff turnover as a choir leader in Newton resigns after forty eight years of service, illustrating long tenure ending.
A brief Sioux City Journal remark counsels avoiding heated debate over the league of nations to preserve friendships rather than insist on correcting others. The passage reflects a cautious, conciliatory editorial tone.
The Marshalltown Times Republican asks which current cabinet member could serve as a temporary president if the incumbent is incapacitated. The prompt seeks a single, considered pick among present cabinet officials.
The Cedar Rapids Republican notes farmers bear initial declines in hogs and cattle with corn prices also falling. It warns more declines are coming and that continued losses may spark widespread complaints as costs rise and livelihoods tighten.
A frustrated manager proclaims he will place a display of gold dollars in front of his shop marked down to zero cents after a ninth pickpocketed patron leaves. The statement underscores a combative stance against theft and unruly customers.
Sketch notes note a household joke about privacy and two bathrooms with one cake of soap. The line implies disruption over shared supplies and personal space in a small home.
A brief note recalls Pope’s line about numbers in print and contrasts it with the advent of the telephone era, as reported by the Birmingham News. The piece hints at shifts in communication methods and the growing role of numeric dialing in daily life.
The dam raising eight and a half feet increases water storage for Bom bay by about 10,800,000 patho. The project expands the reservoir capacity and affects local water supply and flood control.
Mary Blake in Vita graph Corrine Griffith drama shown at the Fox Theatre. The plot follows a girl who apparently commits a crime but is proven innocent by police and a criminologist. Supporting cast includes Walter Miller and Harry Davenport. Tom R Mills directs the adaptation from Joseph Gollomb story Hunt the Woman. Also a two part comedy Zipp and Zest.
Roquefort cheese is produced in Averyron France from goat and sheep milk and aged in Larac cave caverns. The village population is about 1000, and the cheese trade is described as enormous.
The bulk of jade is mined in Burma with China consuming nearly all of it. New Zealand produces some jade as well. The mining privilege in Burma has long been held by the same Indian or Shan tribe for generations.
A playful exchange features a bold question on money and happiness and a cautious reply about unlimited credit. The dialogue hints at attitudes toward wealth and fulfillment in a light period-tone vignette.
A reflection questions why those who claim great knowledge tend to own little. The paradox highlights perception of wisdom versus material success and hints at deeper life lessons.
A compact moral reflection on truth as unyielding and durable. It compares truth to a round bubble that remains whole despite kicks and trials, asserting integrity endures through time and pressure.
Olympia Washington educator and Republican Women’sNational Committee member Mrs Josephine Corliss Preston was nominated without opposition and elected president of the National Education Association. Her work as an educator led to her earlier election as state superintendent of public instruction in Washington by a large majority.
May, resenting Bob, returns his ring and joins a Maine camp with Ida and friends. While the group enjoys canoeing and campfires, May wrestles with loneliness at missing Bob and questions whether he is seeing others. A note in her tent reveals she chose to quit camp and return home to him.
Seville marks Corpus Christ with a major religious parade, but the city adds a bull ring spectacle and a unique dance. Crowds line the march well before it begins as flamenco style outfits and flags create a carnival like atmosphere.
Helsingfors reports General Yudenitch captures Ligova five miles south of Petrograd. Rodsmeak forces cut the Moscow Petrograd railway, isolating the former Russian capital. British airplanes bomb Krasnigork near Kronstadt fortress.
Photographs show Joseph S. Frelinghuysen a Republican senator from New Jersey and chairman of a committee probing the coal situation outlining its aims and dates.
Brussels reports readiness to return cattle and horses seized by Germany as part of an exchange of prisoners. Germany is divided into sectors with concentration centers to deliver about 2,000 cows and helpers and 2,200 horses.
Mirrors were worn on the girdles by Anglo-Saxon women and by periods in Elizabethan and James II times. They served as central elements of fans and personal adornment. Before glass, horn and metal served as reflective surfaces.
An old time remedy by Wyeth for concealing gray hair is revived in stores as Sage and Sulphur Compound. The ready to use product darkens hair over several applications and adds a soft lustre, marketed as a harmless cosmetic, not a disease treatment.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery as the cure for colds grippe and throat coughs claiming fifty years of popularity and family use with price 60c and 1 20. It urges readers to keep a bottle in the medicine cabinet as a quick relief.
Advertisement for Dr Kings New Life Pills promises healthier bowels and reduced waste buildup. Claims gentle yet effective cleansing and bile flow improvement, with a 25 cent price and emphasis on avoiding harsh purgatives.
The timetable from RK LL & P shows eastbound and westbound departures and arrivals with several numbered trains and local freight notes. Washington Branch lists local passengers and freights with daily except Sunday pattern. C., M. & St. P and Raasthyann sections include specific train numbers and times. Agent J. W. Calvert signs off.
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