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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1918
Page
7
An essay by James W. Gerard urges thrift as a wartime duty. Immigrants’ frugal example, restrained living, and careful use of resources are praised as moral character building. The piece argues spending now threatens victory and calls for supporting troops abroad.
Camp Pike receiving depot notes a Mexican recruit Juan Jesu who vows to strike the Kaiser’s troops in France. Oklahoma and New Mexico contingents include James Strikeaxe John Yellowhorse Obediah Wood Brokensholder Charley Lookout Groundhog Six. Osage Indian Charles Whitehorn from Hominy with a $600 monthly income and Carlisle student answers questions with bravado about combat and money.
Band leader Alfred E Leudtke former chief trumpeter to the Kaiser organized a new band at Camp Pike after being left behind due to German parentage and past service. His group, largely Missouri and Iowa selectives, will replace the 387th Infantry band en route to Europe and trained under Leudtke before his detachment.
British patrol west of Kem encounters German force about seventy miles from Kem amid reports the unit aims to reach the Murman line before Allied reinforcements. Consul General Poole in Moscow says he evacuated American civilians to avoid bolshevik reprisals and potential embarrassment of Allied commanders.
Miss Sara Western of Belvidere Illinois writes that worry and overwork caused kidney trouble and crippled her. after using Foley Kidney Pills she regained strength and mobility and highly recommends the remedy. Lemmon's Pharmacy advertises the product.
The text urges slowing down to maximize current strength and pleasure. It warns that dwelling on past mistakes or fearing the future weakens the present, reducing one’s ability to enjoy the moment.
Des Moines reports Iowa will add a comprehensive citizenship course across grades one through eight this year. A 24 page Teachers Pamphlet outlines grade specific lessons on duties at home school and community and on city rural public services taxation and national government with emphasis on fostering patriotism.
Chicago district auctions set a hog price record as hogs at the stock yards closed at 20.25 dollars per hundred pounds after earlier reports of a 20.40 to 20.50 range. Buyers had expected a peak last Friday with a sale that peaked near 29.40 per hundred pounds.
A CB&Q westbound passenger train collided head on with a work train seven miles west of Alliance Nebraska. Twelve people were killed and eighteen injured, all in the second car. Authorities report a fatal wreck with multiple casualties and ongoing investigations.
The report notes a thick ice foundation beneath a newly built Alaska road. Surface moss and tundra cover a forty-foot clear ice layer with six feet of gravel above bed rock, signaling potential structural challenges for the project.
Hubert Kern of Riverside was trained by the county draft board for Camp Funston at Fort Riley Kansas as the county quota of one man. Kern was linked to a Riverside demonstration with accusations of attempting to evade service. The report notes few rejections in Washington County and a strong exemption board record with only about four percent rejected and one and a half percent totally unfit.
J. G. Gaston of Newark Indiana reports using many cathartics but Foley Cathartic Tablets gave him more satisfaction than any writer. They are praised for bowel regularity stomach easing and liver tone. Lemmon's Pharmacy runs the advertisement.
The 50th anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hall was celebrated at their Ainsworth home on September 10. Relatives attended, with Rev. C A Field and L A Stephens among the few non-relatives. Mrs Hall has lived in the same home since infancy. their daughter and grandchildren joined in the celebration.
A Northeast town luncheon showcased Mrs Edmondson as a fine artist in setting up with a table of ample provisions. The Edmondsons have remodeled to create one of the community’s finest homes. Martin Stewart of Thompson Minnesota visited, then returned home after a weekend in town. Ainsworth Lumber Co plans a larger shed replacement, and Louisville Development Co bought north town acreage for lot sales to begin with auctions on September 18. Mr and Mrs C A McCreedy and daughter Helen visited from Sigourney. Richard Peters shipped a hog car to Chicago yesterday.
The piece argues that true riches lie in spiritual wealth gained by giving, not in monetary wealth. It contrasts heart wealth with stock market gains, asserting that the richest in spirit are those who give the most love.
The piece notes that highbrow, used to mock serious minds, is not new and appears in Edinburgh’s 1720 Rules of Good Deportment. It cites a profound utterance from the author warning that high brow conduct, in gesture or speech, is insupportable clownishness.
A reader warns against mending a broken stove lining with salt and ashes as it will ruin the stove. The suggested fix is to use cement with sand and water to fill holes, restoring the lining so the stove works like new.
Warfields defeated Riverside 7 to 1 at Ellis park on Sunday afternoon to seize the eastern Iowa title. Gallagher, Randall, Summers and Bliss contributed key hits as Riverside managed a single inning spark in the fourth. Whitehill and Elisa with Hofer and Fuller handled the batteries, while Red Cross funds from gate receipts were pledged after expenses.
A Chicago Tribune piece describes a gas department sergeant who trains men to use gas masks and runs drills daily. He aims to cow bravado with fear, “cracking the hard nuts” by scaring trainees into respect for gas and shells.
A mother recalls her son Ernest pointing to a woman and proclaiming she often speaks to him. The boy reports the woman says, Dont you dare to throw stones at my dog again, you little wretch.
Quote reflects a call to reduce ignorance and misery in one’s small sphere of influence. Emphasizes individual duty to improve their local community through modest actions and personal effort.
The largest Bible ever printed is an English copy standing five feet two inches tall and three feet six inches wide, ten inches thick, with a binding crafted from twelve goatskins.
A Chicago Tribune item recalls Lyle the dog's owner who loved his pet. When the puppy fell ill and was euthanized, every effort was made to shield him from the news. Later, the narrator visits Lyle's mother and learns the dog is dead, though Lyle himself remains unaware.
Boston 1918 World Series game five saw the Cubs lose to the Red Sox 3 to 0. The start was delayed two hours by a strike over pay division. Mayers prompted the pause and the game featured players arguing for more gold before the teams began and both sides warmed up.
Platinum, scarce metal, floods the office of Raymond T. Baker director of the mint after an appeal to sell jewelry scraps for war needs. Payment will be made for consignments, with donors urged to give to the Red Cross for sale to the government.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt of the National American Woman Suffrage Association sent a letter from the French Woman Suffrage union to President Wilson thanking him for a recent message. The letter said his opinion on women suffrage made a deep impression in France and influenced their devotees.
A temporary embargo on grain shipments into Minneapolis and St Paul was ordered by A W Tremholm federal manager of Twin City railway terminals. The action takes effect at midnight due to unusually heavy grain receipts and labor shortages at elevators and stock pens.
A promotional notice claims eczema stems from a blood infection. It says topical salves only ease pain temporarily, while a product labeled 8, 8. S. cleanses the blood to remove impurities. Readers are urged to buy a bottle at drugstores and request free expert medical advice from Swift Laboratory in Georgia.
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