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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1919
Page
6
Examines the forthcoming judgment of the living nations as depicted in Matthew 25. Emphasizes Jesus as Judge, the timing and place near Jerusalem, and the division of nations into sheep and goats based on treatment of brethren, with eternal outcomes for each group.
The chief secret of comfort lies in avoiding hot suffering trifles that vex us and in cultivating small pleasures, since very few are set on long leases, Bharp.
A reflective note on self restraint and humility. The speaker admits a failing to love neighbors and mocks his own proud impulse, quoting Pope to illustrate a lesson on temper and social harmony.
Fragment from a literary note describes personal struggle with daily living and a reflective mood about endurance and resilience. The text hints at relationships and artistic themes without clear events or dates.
A fragmentary note reflects on hope as a starting point rather than a conclusion, naming Bowe Newelh Voigt Mibue in a terse, contemplative line about tomortality and completion.
Des Moines reports reveal three negro soldiers were hanged at Camp Dodge for assaulting a white girl a year and a half ago. The gallows were once on the drill grounds now overgrown, and the escorting young man later connected to the case was discharged and slated to marry as a new house nears completion.
Albert Hutton of the American Trading Co. bought the steel rails from the New York area and the Iowa & Northwestern and Iowa & Southwestern lines. The rails were shipped to Tacoma for loading to ships bound for the orient. Each rail 3 feet long weighs 660 pounds and costs $3 per foot.
A student notes the Cedar Falls State Teachers College sweeps over ten acres daily, pays janitors over a thousand dollars monthly, runs its own ice plant laundry and power plant, consumes eighteen tons of coal per day, staffs twenty one buildings, hosts 150 faculty, and provides care in two hospitals. The campus houses 300 girls, serves about 2000 meals daily, features a $16000 pipe organ, thirty pianos, three bands, six glee clubs, and three orchestras.
Charles Hugh Wilson, once of Davenport, is jailed for four years in Sing Sing on bigamy charges. He began marrying Elizabeth Stanton on January 22, 1900, then May Bailey in July 1908, Ethel Moore in March 1909, Louise Davis in Detroit, and again with Davis in Pittsburgh, with a New York marriage following.
Donald Theodore Keraton, son of a Ottumwa resident, served in Company 16 and the 187th depot brigade at Camp Dodge. He previously worked at Des Moines National Bank and had a good reputation. He was later attached to the Fort medical department.
Federal statutes override state limits on migratory fowl open season from September 16 to December 31. The 38th general assembly changed fish and game laws allowing beaver mink otter and muskrat from November 15 to March 15. A clam license tax was set at 2 for residents and 20 for non residents with a 25 dredge fee. Curtis Gray prevented barberry removal amid efforts by F D A officials to curb black rust. An altercation occurred. Mrs Gray sues for 10000 claiming nervous prostration and Curtis Gray was injured.
Jia Kenrick of Adel wins champion girl baby with high mental and physical exam scores at the state fair contest. John Peck of Des Moines earns champion boy title. scores listed as 7.6 and 98.4. About 280 babies entered the judging with strong results across the board.
Des Moines hosts the first Iowa aviation meet next month under the Aero club of Iowa with 50 to 100 planes from every flying field in the state. Among entrants is a new $7,500 oriole machine purchased by L Herring of Des Moines, described as Curtiss’s "new roadster of the air."
A week of top pageantry opens with Eugene O Brien in The Perfect Lover followed by Alice Joyce in The Spark Divine Viola Dana in False Evidence Louis Bennison in High Pockets Gladys Brockwell in Broken Commandments Tom Mix headlines Rough Riding Romance with a record western stunt. Comedies and shorts complete each day for a Fox week.
Local grocers ration sugar as oil firms face delivery delays and rail traffic slows. Standard Oil station closed briefly due to gas scarcity, Sinclair expects a car later today. Officials blame rush demand and slow rail shipments. refineries must catch up. Famine seen as temporary with relief hoped in a few weeks.
Des Moines September 13 Iowa will be asked to raise 250000 for the Roosevelt memorial campaign to run October 20 to 27 across the nation Plans for Iowa were made at the state Roosevelt Memorial Association meeting at Hotel Port Des Moines About twenty five association members attended and heard campaign methods outline by William Franklin Edwards New York regional representative for the central west.
A claim discusses exposing violins to X rays to age wood and imitate a genuine Strad. The idea is that rays would alter the wood to produce a characteristic tone in a matter of hours.
The earliest reference to a hoisting device akin to elevators appears in Vitruvius describing Archimedes invention. The 2nd century B.C. elevator used ropes wound on a drum operated by a zapstan and levers.
Fragmentary note warns that the rate of increase in native timber harvest threatens future supply. The text speculates standing timber will soon be exhausted unless changes occur, with bleak predictions for New Zealand's lumber industry.
A reflection on biographical taste about weakness in characters, praising those who feel deeply and avoid excess. The author contrasts rare, genuine traits with rigid, pattern driven biographies and the value of emotion.
Indian natives in India adopt a simple gambling form linked to New York cotton quotations. Five daily figures are posted and players guess the total amount, with the stake paid to the winner. The activity arises from cotton market reports and creates absorbing, direct wagers on the sum of the five figures.
The Tillywhim caves and the Great Globe of Swanage were offered by auction in Bournemouth but attracted no bids. The Great Globe and Dorleston Meal Castle were knocked down for £10,000, while the Storleston Perk estate and surrounding land remained unsold in a broader listing.
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