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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1920
Page
4
The letter to the senatorial investigating committee argues Democrats raise money like Republicans. It asserts campaigns cost money and that billions could be spent to secure an administration that benefits the people, urging readers to learn from the letter and vote in November.
The Wheat Belt era reflection recalls Washington County’s heartland location in Iowa’s corn belt. An old Washington Commercial Club ad envelope boasts land prices from 166 to 175 per acre and four banks with assets totaling 2,685,903.47. It notes brick paving on main streets and hints at progress over time.
Abe Martin muses that high gasoline prices press the public and jokes that a man delaying marriage over a lack of a flat is only as sure of love as a man delaying vows for a vacant home.
Walt Mason presents a humorous poem about a skunk roaming near a seaside home each night. The narrator boasts of courage against beasts but admits fear at the aromatic intruder, ending with a reluctant admission of cowardice toward the skunk.
An Ottumwa item notes increasing warlike rhetoric and grave danger as early frost approaches. Predictions say frost comes in early September and lasts until corn is cribbed, prompting questions about the year’s harvest. A hosiery maker dismisses ads while a solicitor notes rain as an uncertain factor.
A university society outlines the standard for a worth-while man as vigorous, neat in appearance, humorous, courteous, thoughtful, tactful, educated, sports-minded, fireside-ready, ambitious, purposeful, religious, brave, and self controlled.
J. L. Johnson a 60 year old foreman at the Minneapolis and St. Louis shops and his wife were burned to death after Mrs Johnson unintentionally poured gasoline into the kitchen stove to hasten the fire. The incident occurred in Marshalltown on September 11.
A lengthy Republican ticket list is presented with names for president and other state offices. A Dayton Herald article reports Dr Dutton denying a News statement about Cox, saying Cox is seen as a political figure, not a statesman, and that Cox’s machine politics could danger the nation.
A 1920 letter from New Jersey liquor trade leaders urges help to elect James M. Cox and Roosevelt to roll back Prohibition. They call for funds to defeat Anti-Saloon League forces, aim to amend the Volstead Act, and prevent ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment. Messages stress urgency and pledge to protect liquor business and personal liberty, with requests for prompt contributions and loyalty to the cause.
An Iowa Methodist conference shows shifting sentiment toward the league of nations. Attendees from Muscatine to Grinnell now favor association of nations with war avoidance, yet remain wary of pledging full support to the Wilson plan.
In Chicago on September 11 the Dayton Daily News is accused of twisting Dut ton remarks to praise Governor Cox. Dr J Harmon Dutton, a Dayton pastor, said he heard much talk about Cox on a chautauqua tour in Michigan. The News allegedly quoted him as finding strong sentiment for Cox.
An old ad-style claim touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a remedy for nasal catarrh and recurrent colds. It asserts internal use cleanses the blood and strengthens mucous surfaces, with testimonials and a one dollar guarantee. The maker is J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio.
Railway timetable update listing inbound and outbound trains with numbers, times, and lines for Washington Branch and Westbound routes. Notes state daily service except Sunday, with some local freights and specials annulled or reorganized, as of July 1 1920. Agent H W Russel signs.
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