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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1919
Page
7
An urging piece promotes home ownership as sound citizenship. It explains saving steps, War Savings stamps, and Treasury Savings certificates as practical paths to a $100 to $1,000 maturity by 1924, with 4 percent interest and flexible redeemability for aspiring homeowners.
The notice promotes War Savings stamps as a path to future goals. It describes that 100 stamps this year yield $1,000 in 1924 for equipment, education, a car, home payments, or rain-day funds. It notes smaller blocks, 50 stamps for $250, and urges investing through War Savings bonds for safe, convenient returns.
Four guidelines emphasize saving regular income weekly or monthly, investing savings in government securities, war savings stamps and Treasury certificates, ensuring full value for every expenditure, and taking care of purchases to utilize them fully.
In Des Moines Iowa Dr G H Sumner warns influenza and typhoid will appear in autumn and winter with typhoid common in fall especially in dry seasons. He notes typhoid vaccine is being distributed free and urges precautions against influenza while acknowledging disagreement among doctors about immunity and disease spread.
Frost fears vanish as experts say the 1919 corn crop matured ahead of normal. Warm nights and sunny days with adequate moisture produced rapid ripening, reducing frost damage risk. only concern now is a wet harvest. The earliest killing frost in Chicago in 22 years dates from Sept 18, with latest Nov 23, underscoring the unusual calm for traders and farmers alike.
The Iowa National Guard likely will hold an officer's school and range practice at Camp Dodge in October. Adjutant General Lasher and Col. Ralph Howell discussed the plan at the state house, noting a state encampment this fall is impractical due to attendance and equipment shortages. Lieut. Col. Frank Lyman, who led Iowa’s wartime draft, will travel to Washington to join others compiling histories of Iowa troops' participation under the Williams bill.
In Washington he will enter records preserved by the adjutant general and war department to secure information needed to complete the history of the Iowa troops.
Iowa Falls will host a September 25 homecoming for veterans of the late war. A community feed provided by church and club ladies, a Red Cross canteen, and an entertainment program led by H. S. Foster are planned. Events include sack ball games, wrestling, boxing, and an aeroplane exhibition.
Dr H G Tickvold a Sioux Rapids dentist committed death by own action by drinking carbolic acid in his Storm Lake office on the same floor as his living apartments. He told his daughter after taking the poison and died about twenty minutes later at age 45. He was well off financially and a member of the city council. The motive remains unknown.
Glidden voted 211 for 41 against the hard surfaced road measure, while Carroll county overall favored keeping mud roads with about 369 against hard surfacing. County road bonds drew 88 for and 45 against as Ralston supported both propositions. Jim led a flood of campaign literature on Wednesday.
Sings for President Wilson in Washington D C. Miss Lillian Coombs, Cedar Falls, Iowa, selected as a soprano among about 290 applicants for the church choir attended by President Wilson. She has spent the past year in the capital as a clerical worker in the War Department offices.
The Dubuque Electric company fare audit to decide lowering streetcar fares from 7 to 5 cents has been sent to a Des Moines firm. Assistant City Attorney Matt Cooney urges swift processing. The 2 percent women’s rate on street cars will be dropped this week once the appellate court decision from St. Louis is filed.
An old time remedy uses sage tea with sulphur to darken gray faded hair. The Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound is sold ready to use and promises gradual, natural looking darkening after a few applications.
Columbus hosts the 53rd G A R encampment starting September 7 with about 135000 members, as veterans of World War I organize the American Legion. Gov James E Campbell says this could be the final major event for the old guard though the organization will continue. Also noted is the first invitation for WWI veterans to participate in G A R events this year.
The passage highlights sons and grandsons of veterans who vow to continue the tradition of maintaining patriotism for another half century, ready to undertake the duty.
In the Madras district of India lilies grow leaves several feet in diameter with upturned edges forming shallow bowls that float. The leaves are buoyant enough to bear a small child, a fact illustrated in the accompanying drawing. This lily is Victoria Regia.
Pittsburgh defeats Chicago 2 to 1 while Cincinnati loses to St. Louis 8 to 0. New York and Boston split a 1 4 game with Chicago and Cleveland, New York winning 4 to 3. Washington defeats St. Louis 2 to 6 as Detroit has no additional games on the slate.
Ira Nelson Morris, the United States minister to Sweden, is reported selected as America’s first ambassador to the German republic. An official announcement awaits completion of the wartime state between Germany and the United States. The report’s origin is unclear, tracing through Paris and The Hague.
The text cites a 250 year old debate on whether a pail of water weighs more with a live fish inside. It credits Charles Ti of England and a pragmatic tester who concluded the weight increases by exactly the fish’s weight, settling the question.
A concise quotation asserts courage as essential for all people, placing courage just behind honor as the greatest mental quality. The line emphasizes universal applicability to men and women in action.
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