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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1920
Page
4
The piece weighs the Cork mayor MacSwiney case and Ireland's push for independence. It questions whether full independence would bring civil war or ruin, and whether Britain should or could wash its hands of Ireland while considering possible liberal home rule under supervision.
The fragment notes a small detail at the northwest corner of the square as a point of emphasis. It hints at a lingering observation or instruction tied to the corner location.
A light verse taunts oil fortunes and stock fever. The narrator recalls rich oil men who lost their cash and now roam beggared and homeless. He advises avoiding oil wells and saving a quarter at a time.
A reader notes a canvas bed along Crail's north storefront and asks whether it was planned by Mr or Mrs Crail. The observation suggests other shopkeepers might copy the display as a notable feature.
The note asks if all picnic foods from the Farmers Union event will keep until a new date is set. It signals concern about freshness and storage risk if the gathering is delayed.
The piece notes varied views on beauty contest winners while praising Mr. Graves for choosing an impartial out-of-town judge. It comments on Uncle Sam plan to give Iowa millions for permanent roads, and laments Iowa’s seeming indifference to the funding. It reports Tennessee legislators fleeing to Alabama for suffrage ratification, with thirty Democrats and four Republicans.
A playful verse hints at a bank recognition by a child and a merchant’s cheerful game. It reflects customers’ belief there may be genuine recognition amid everyday commerce and cheerful banter.
A dated quotation from Strickland Gillilan discusses flattery's power to attract customers and boost egos. The author notes that people crave praise even when insincere and warns about manipulating others with flattering words. The piece reflects on human vanity and the social habit of seeking approval.
French Guiana serves as France's penal colony. The coastline rises toward a southern mountain border, with most of the country remaining little known. Fevers, especially yellow fever, devastate the area. white prisoners are often sent elsewhere. The Ile du Diable near the coast is famed for the Dreyfus imprisonment.
Mrs. Mary A. Brand of Des Moines declares Tanlac transformed her health after five years of stomach pain, gas, headaches, dizziness, rheumatic pains, and fatigue. She says she can eat freely now, sleeps well, and feels energized. Ad notes Sherman Bros in Washington and MacGugin Drug Co in Wellman selling Tanlac.
The 1921 annual meeting of the Iowa conference of Methodist churches for the southeastern district closed in Grinnell. Resolutions and appointments for 1920-21 were announced, naming Dr. A. Smith as president of Iowa Wesleyan College Mount Pleasant and other appointments for the conference.
In Washington DC Lafayette Lodge No 19 F A A M hosted a birthday observance for the Marquis de Lafayette at the House of the Temple with the Supreme Council of the Thirty third Degree acting as host. Prominent speakers took part in an eight o clock program. The DC lodge was named in honor of Lafayette who was made a Mason at Morristown New Jersey with General Washington conferring the degree.
Judge Kennedy states the Inn hotel will not be rebuilt this year despite plans for a new million dollar hotel on the site. Wrecking was scheduled for Sept 1 but material shortages and transport delays ended those plans. Mrs Callendar and Mrs Jacquish may return to manage the popular summer hotel for Mr Kennedy.
The corrected timetable for Co. RB & P to March 1 1920 lists Hartborne arrivals and departures for Nos 12 30 50 80 88 and fast and local freight trains. Washington Branch details include local passengers Nos 450 430 429 449 836 and freight Nos 836 88 89 with daily except Sunday operation and noted annulment of No 92 on Tuesdays and Thursdays plus stock extra at 7:45 am to aid passengers.
Regular meetings listed for Washington Lodge 26 A F and A M Damascus Shrine 10 W S of J and Washington Chapter 98 O E S plus Bethlehem Commandery 25 K T and Covenant Lodge 101 and Brighton Encampment 58 LO OF meet monthly. Visitors welcome and officers named with meeting times and locations.
Charles City reports a record apple harvest. The Apple Growers association fills eighteen cars for equipment and thirty five cars for shipping. Ninety barrels per car and three bushels per barrel yield over 15000 bushels from eighty acres planted fourteen years ago by Patten. Heavy work with ninety men and teams hauling to shipping station.
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