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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1918
Page
3
The exemption board copies registration cards from Thursday registrations in the courthouse. In two or three days the task will finish and, after the adjutant general assigns a date, questionnaires will be mailed to those who have reached 19 but not 37. Completion and classification work then begin.
A correspondent suggests fixing a strip of adhesive tape to the lower side of a straightedge used for cutting glass to prevent slipping during use.
A Kansas woman asks where to hire a man who will rise early without waiting for sap to warm him. The query, quoted from a Toledo Blade item, reflects a preference for prompt morning labor.
A Billville philosopher suggests seeking Providence for many things and proposes bundling requests for easier selection. The remark reflects local sentiment on choosing among demands.
A timid person fears before a challenge, calls A Janger a coward in that interval, and shows courage afterward as time passes, illustrating growth in courage per Richter.
A fragmentary exchange shows Keewers accusing authors of not understanding them. Authors reply with a puzzled line wondering if the complaint reflects miscommunication or a misheard term. The brief hints at creative tension between reader and writer in a fragmented transcript.
A Portland Presa columnist jokes that being particular means straightening a necktie before dialing to speak with a woman, reflecting social manners and male self presentation.
Des Moines sent word that Iowa will supply 5305 men in October for general military service. They will be entrained to Camp Dodge during October 7 for movement that will exhaust class one men, with next calls for late October or early November drawing on class two or registrants. Washington county has about forty class one men left, mostly 21 year olds, and Des Moines will soon announce the county quota. Illinois is asked for 6622, Minnesota for 2789, most of whom will go to Camp Grant.
Mrs J B Randle returns home from Ft Sill Okla after a brief visit with her son Private Marion Randle who trained there for weeks. She learns troops including Marion may be sent overseas soon as departure plans form. Ft Sill hosts about 20000 artillerymen and aviation trainees with tents rather than permanent barracks and many Iowa soldiers.
George Walsh stars in The Kid in Clover a Fox release mixing thrills aboard ship and a Mexican revolution plot. He outmatches pursuers in a dungeon rescue with Doris Pawn Ralph Lewis and others in a brisk adventure drama that ends with a clever twist.
Mrs Sam Schulty Amanda Schulty and Mary Timmons host Lexington Ladies Aid on September 19 at Mrs Sam Schultys home for officer elections. Mrs Sam DeLong Milt Dayton Agnes Ross and Tillie Parker host West Chester Ladies Aid on September 18 at the church for a Regular 10 cent social. Members and friends invited.
The P P L knitting class will meet at the home of Mrs Rente Daw son Tuesday September 17 at 2 pm 2012 The Glendale Red Cross helpers will meet with Mrs John Sampson Tuesday afternoon at 130 The music department of the Fort nightly club will meet Monday at 800 pm with Mrs Claire Dewey Members please notice change of place and hour of meeting 8013
Advice on parenting discipline urges balancing honesty about faults with praise, avoiding constant fault finding in front of others. Emphasize children’s good deeds and school achievements to ease daily weariness and support happiness in the home.
The third commencement exercises of Washington County Hospital will be held Wednesday evening September 18 at seven o'clock in the Presbyterian church. A program of special interest is being prepared.
A school trustee urged students to read good books and own them. He recalled how as a youth he toiled overnight to earn money to buy books and rose before daylight to read them.
A brief moral note states selfishness is a mental disease causing pain and its cure lies in deliberate practice of its opposite.
Simple home tip explains using a small adhesive tape piece to attach at the top center of a frame. Wet one end to secure and fix the tilt so the picture hangs perfectly straight every time.
A Danish patent describes freezing fish by immersion in a cold liquid to keep flesh more intact than air freezing, avoiding drying and ice crystal damage.
A list of fruits vegetables and grains with cultivation histories over 4000 years includes almond apple apricot banana bean cabbage cucumber date eggplant fig grape olive onion peach pear quince rice sorghum wheat watermelon and more.
The Christian church plans a Wednesday evening picnic supper on September 18 at 7 o'clock in the basement. It serves as a farewell reception for Rev Eaton and family before their move to a new home. All members are invited and asked to bring well filled baskets. a short program will be offered.
Makers of surgical pressings are asked to come to the Red Cross work room on Monday and Tuesday to help produce 8 by 4 compresses for Washington County Hospital. Supplies are very low and demand is high.
Cedar Township knitters are asked to help in the Red Cross garment department this Tuesday afternoon. Women may come in uniform or wash dress. meet at the 8 E corner of the square at 2:00 PM or go directly to the shop east of the Graham Opera House.
An essay-style note highlights that controlling anger strengthens a fighter. It cites ancient and boxing wisdom, asserting that a slow temper outmatches raw power and that fury only weakens a competitor, urging discipline over rage.
The Barcelona province covers 2966 square miles with about 1 136 000 residents. Barcelona city is the largest in Spain with a permanent population of 40000.
Washington plans a patriotic event next Thursday as a 30 member band from the Great Lakes Naval training station arrives at 4 p.m. for a concert in Central park before leaving at 7 p.m. for Sigourney. Also speaking will be Rev. L. M. Doreen, noted former Feota minister, boosting the state tour that ends in Sioux City.
Miss Carolyn Hamilton directs the First United Presbyterian choir in a special evening program tomorrow. About fifteen members will depart for college or other towns soon, making this their last concert together for a while. Maurine McLaughlin accompanies with selections including Ashford preludes and Heyser and Davis anthems.
Starting Monday the Graham vaudeville will present Baxter and Virginia in a singing talking and dancing number marketed as nifty entertainment Miss Virginia changes gowns providing surprising modes Miss Mary Billisbury sings Songs of Today hailed as a top vocal find Acts from Paramount Artcraft feature Vivian Martin George Beban Julian Eltinge and Billie Burke run Monday to Thursday The Friday Saturday bill presents the Fox Theda Bara Salome Tonight final performance of Rich and Reno and the Boschney La Mon musical set plus Douglas Fairbanks Mr Pit and a Mack Sennett comedy The column will appear each Saturday and preview next weeks Graham bill
The Wellman Advance notes the high school football program progressing well under Dr Brereton with solid training in the gymnasium last Wednesday. A second team is expected to form soon and the opening game against Ka lona is anticipated in about two weeks.
A centenarian tells a reporter he does not know what has kept him alive and healthy. He adds humor that if given another chance at life he would shorten it in wise ways.
A. C. Davis of the Iowa Farmers Union calls farmers the most patriotic Americans and urges organization to protect their interests. The group discusses a mercantile exchange to buy and sell at cost plus expenses, possible locations, and a plan to cut consumer prices while raising producer earnings. FE Wilson cites full patriotism of members.
Dr Robert Wilde who died in August 1878 left fifty pounds to be used each year at interest to buy six Bibles not exceeding 7s 6d each. The Bibles were to be cast for by dice on the communion table of St Ives on the last Thursday of May by six boys and six girls, creating Bible Thursday. The capital was invested as Bible Orchard in St Ives parish Hampshire.
Elmer bursts into the yard shouting about his news the arrival of his sister or mother’s first grandchild. He orders everyone aside with a joyful proclamation as neighbors gather.
A concise reflection from Charles Kingsley on duty as a heavenly command. It argues fidelity in small duties proves the capacity to govern larger responsibilities. The elder voice of God guides those who remain steadfast and principled.
County Liberty Loan headquarters buzzes with campaign activity for the Fourth Liberty Bond issue to be offered Saturday September 28. Subscriptions begin with 10 percent and follow a 20 percent installment schedule on four dates through January 1919. Posters supplies and volunteers including Mrs J Brown and Mrs Blake Walker prepare to distribute and promote the loan.
A Berlin chemist in 1747 first showed sugar can be extracted from beets. Through selective breeding, sugar yields have risen significantly and now nine tons of beet roots produce one ton of sugar. The average county resident consumes about two thirds of their body weight in sugar each year.
A reflective motto urging focus on justice to achieve victory. It emphasizes respecting all rights, safeguarding liberty and property for everyone, and extending duty to all, even those who have harmed you. The passage advocates nonretaliation and orderly pursuit of justice.
A compact reflection on seeking a better life beyond daily routine, asserting progress comes from elements of everyday life. The quote from Maeterlinx reframes aspiration as born in ordinary days, urging persistent effort toward improvement.
The piece traces how cockpit shifted from shipboard medical spaces to seaplanes and later to a general battlefield metaphor. It notes Shakespeare’s use of the term and Belgium described as the cockpit of Europe, then returns to the seaplane cockpit as belonging to the pilot or observer.
An enterprising California company discovers that water spoiled by sulphur gas can be purified by blowing the gas out. Water escapes from the reservoir through inch holes into a long trough, then falls over two shelves of laths. The process atomizes the water and a light breeze removes the sulphur taste.
A defender argues that to expose a cimbosender to abuse, one only needs to send him away without an answer. The remark highlights the harm of unanswered harassment and the need for accountability.
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