Two Phones Washington Six and Sixty Four Variant
A brief note lists two phones under Washington area codes 6 and 64 with mutual connections to firm numbers 44.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1919
Page
4
A brief note lists two phones under Washington area codes 6 and 64 with mutual connections to firm numbers 44.
The community mourns the sale of the Democrat by A R Miller after twenty seven years as partner and owner. The editor is praised for revitalizing the paper with strong personality and steady public service, while acknowledging the personal cost and the need to step back from the news business.
The poem warns merchants to advertise honestly and honorably. It warns that deception in selling leads to angry customers and damaged reputation. A truthful seller earns repeat business while dishonest tactics invite public scorn and loss.
The editors express gratitude for Mr Miller as a friend and rival and wish him success in a broader field. They hope his move is a resurrection not a funeral, praise his talents, and trust the new successor is honest. They note Miller’s single wife, energy, and ambition and welcome him to the community with confidence.
A clipped comment questions whether King Albert should be concerned if his people seek to dispose of royal power and suggests he could find work as a railroad engineer for an easier life.
The Marshalltown Times Republican laments a five day thirty hour week for workers and asks where the miner will receive his daily meals and how much he must pay for half of a halved food production.
Davenport Time argues Bolshevism may persist but will fall because of tyranny it imposes. Recent events show red utorism is not invincible.
The text notes widespread sunning holidays in the south and southwest amid wartime fortunes. It mentions hotels offering one person for seven dollars and two for twelve, and hints at war millionaire gainers who profit from rapid ventures.
Des Moines Capital laments excess self-interest in wartime reaction. It warns that the community of interest that once drove industry and society has relaxed, letting the worst impulses of people emerge and endanger collective effort.
James E. Thomas of Red Oak, age 25, is enrolled at the University of Iowa as the youngest lieutenant colonel to serve with the American Expeditionary Forces. A former regimental sergeant major and 168th Iowa infantry officer, he rose from second lieutenant in July 1917 to major by October, and to lieutenant colonel in April 1919. He trains in commerce and helps plan a reunion stag party for the 168th infantry at Hotel Jefferson on November 11.
The Mason ic Research society has installed an automatic typewriter to prepare thousands of form letters yearly. Letters are cut from a machine into rolls and fed through the typewriter, stopping for manual word insertion as needed. It produces standard letters quickly with consistent businesslike tone.
Special sermons will be preached in all congregations to enroll 100000 members as comrades in the session. Prayer meetings will be held nationwide to enlist more members. Pledges pour in to Dr J Knox Montgomery who left Muskingum College to head the New World Movement spiritual life department in Pittsburgh. Virtually every minister in the United Presbyterian church is enrolled and thousands more pledged.
A $500 reward is offered for the arrest and conviction of any incendiary in the Associated Towns under section 3. The notice claims every tax payer contributes to the criminal files regardless of where crimes occur and mentions property owners federation and a service company.
In New York City the American Jewish relief committee at 98 Second Avenue runs a dramatic lost and found column. It tracks missing relatives across Europe, prompts tearful reunions, and handles funds for war victims, with signatures from hopeful families and careful tracing by European representatives.
Letters from J C Gibson of Arkansas and Mrs Florence Eager of Hartford attest rapid pain relief from a topical remedy. Patients report cure of diphtheria symptoms, neuraglia, rheumatic pain, and stiffness after using the product. Readers are urged to try the remedy with many claiming positive results.
William Fox presents Sa cred Silence starring William Russell at the Fox Theatre next Friday. The photoplay explores social life in an exclusive army set and centers on an unscrupulous woman who disrupts the lives of three closely bonded officers. The film promises unusual dramatic situations and should appeal to discerning audiences.
Tom Mix returns to star in a Fox photoplay titled The Speed Maniac. The seven part Western follows a big auto race, a boxing match, rides on the famed horse Tony, and other stunts. Opening next Saturday at the Fox Theatre.
The Journal promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a safe calomel substitute to cleanse the bowels and liver. The ad claims they remove dark tastes and pimples, are vegetable with olive oil, and come in 1c and 25c sizes. users are urged to take one or two nightly for a week and observe improved wellbeing.
A health note warns that meat produces uric acid that can paralyze kidney function and cause pain, dizziness, and bladder irritation. It recommends taking four ounces of Jad Salts in water each morning to neutralize acids and flush sluggish kidneys, claiming it ends bladder weakness.
To clean water bottles decan ters and glass jugs cut a lemon into small pieces and place it inside. Add a small amount of water and shake for one minute to help remove odors and brighten the container.
A rambling ad promotes Dr. Leeing's New remedy for colds and flu like symptoms. It claims rapid relief and recovery with bottles priced at 0c, 60c, and 1.20 dollars, urging readers to ask their druggist.
Fragmentary OCR text shows garbled phrases about liver function pills and tonic claims. No coherent event or named entities emerge. Summary limited to noting the fragmentary health product language without verifiable facts or sources.
Railway notices list daily trains and freight for multiple lines. It cites arrival and departure times for Nos. 11 12 30 and 50, local freights, and passenger services with a December 8 1918 correction by agent J W Calvert and H W Russel.
Washington Lodge No 26 meets first Friday monthly with L D Langworthy as W M and Glenn B Mace as Secretary Cyrus No 18 holds regular gatherings on the second Friday with J W Morton as Secretary Bethl No 45 meets third Friday under J D Glasgow E C and J W Morton Recorder Washington Chapter No 8 O B S holds second Thursday sessions with Mrs R H Walker W M and Mrs Rose Reid Secretary Visiting traters are welcome
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