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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1919
Page
4
A reflective essay contrasts ephemeral insect life with human time scales. The author muses on the sun’s path and the legacies of billions of coral polyps shaping Earth, suggesting humanity may have a long future or merely a brief span before its end.
A clipped comment argues that profiteers walking out would resolve a strike, suggesting collective action as the remedy to profiteering concerns. The remark frames quitting as the simplest path to an end.
A character laments aging while disguising frailty with gaudy dress and bravado. The speaker mocks vanity and clings to youth, describing rheumatism, a failing liver, and gout as excuses to pretend vitality despite growing old. The piece ends with sharp self-critique of being seen as a fake.
Sioux City Journal notes the film praises farming education while a farmer character uses a buggy yet a real farmer drives a high powered automobile, highlighting filmmaking contrasts with actual rural life.
A Vinton Eagle humorous note laments wartime pin shortages in shirts, recalling prior supply of seventy six pins and attributing reduced quantities to conservation efforts. It reflects local reaction to wartime shortages and everyday effects.
The Democratic national committee aims to raise 5 million dollars for the 1920 campaign, a substantial sum in an era of thrift, reflecting strong officeholders’ zeal to keep their jobs.
A jumbled student submission parodies Regents ination questions listing erroneous statements. It parades misfacts about the Maay flower compact potatoes stomach function Pompeii Vatican saliva polar bears teeth and other items in a satirical quiz style.
A farmer asks a demobilized laborer Pat about preferring farming or soldiering. Pat prefers being a soldier in one sense. A boat scene shows parting and a couple afloat on the sea with soft dialogue about following life’s stream. The man rows while the woman steers as they drift away.
Louisiana Negro soldiers bring French language exposure from home but face a gap in dialects. One trooper notes, I learned French from my father the pure classical New Orleans style, but they don’t speak that kind here. The piece highlights linguistic challenges among troops adapting to standard American usage.
A brief reader note quotes a scene where a mendicant asks for aid at the door, and Mrs Newrich replies they have nothing to mend at the moment, reflecting a quiet domestic moment in the Boston Transcript.
A playful exchange compares American feats to Europe’s Vesuvius as a New World visitor boasts Niagara Falls could be tamed in minutes, highlighting bravado and tourist bravado in a Passing Show vignette.
A man notes that Thompson's Shirt Store has burned out while his wife asks who caused it. He names the store and refers to Blighty as the possible arsonist in a then contemporary tone.
The piece notes a man recounting two mills at a village, claiming one was removed due to insufficient wind. A colonel orders Smith to ride to town for the correct time but Smith has no watch. The exchange ends with a parade of instructions and a passing show.
A playful Jacksonville Times-Union note imagines Cupid at work stirring romance with a spoon, hinting at lighthearted city whimsy and cheerful social vibes.
The noisy urban chatter blends with a wish for heat and activity in the city as residents seek lively weather and bustling city life. A playful, opinionated voice imagines a hot season despite a cool climate, injecting local flavor into everyday discourse.
A short exchange notes that attempts to patch an old quarrel failed and led to four fresh hostilities. The quote reflects a sharp wit about conflict and reconciliation in a Boston newspaper context.
The Edinburgh Scotsman notes Adeline reacts angrily after discovering a label on the back of her photo reads that the original is carefully preserved. The remark hints at ownership and value disputes surrounding the portrait.
A brief dialogue from the Boston Transcript presents an elderly wife urging to defer to her husband while a younger wife stresses her obedience to her husband once more. The exchange sketches traditional marital roles in a light, editorial tone.
A city guard was asked if people use the church for meditation and prayer. He replied that two trespassers were caught there recently, indicating attempts to misuse the space for private activity.
A humorous courtroom exchange unfolds with a country judge fixing a twenty dollar bill fine at ten dollars. The motorist asks to change a twenty, and the judge declines but states the fine is adjusted to twenty dollars.
In a brisk exchange the editor questions a new stenographer noted for her sharp eye and merciless handling of English. The Age Herald records mixed impressions of the newcomer's skill and style.
In a brief exchange, Egbert asks about oil gushers as Bacon recalls a recent sighting when a man dropped in to sell oil stock. The exchange captures casual curiosity about oil wealth and market chatter.
In Ottumwa Iowa a Navy petty officer Joseph J Hirsch alias Hirschberger faces two charges for cashing and stealing American Express company money orders and desertion. Held on 5000 bond he claims he was unwittingly involved with a buddy and a New Haven woman who forged money orders. He seeks reinstatement after the legal matters are resolved.
A cryptic verse note by H. A. W. comments on everyday sounds and weather as a musing on daily life and inflation, without a clear news event or named figures.
A Chicago News item notes a teacher praising Sargent as a great artist and a student Johnny quips his mother can evoke similar facial changes with one stroke, implying domestic scolding. The fragment reflects classroom chatter and cultural references in a light tone.
A noted authority warns daily meat raises uric acid that paralyzes kidneys as they try to expel it from blood. Symptoms include back pain dizziness stomach sourness and cloudy urine. Recommends four ounces of Rad Salts in water each morning to flush and cleanse sluggish kidneys and reduce bladder irritation.
A historical newspaper card notes the work Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington published by Doubleday Page & Company. The entry signals the novel’s copyright details and its association with the publisher.
George Amberson overhears Isabel and her brother arguing with his uncle as Mary and Isabel avoid his gaze. Fanny Minafer clings to George guiding him away while she accuses him of past misdeeds to Eugene, sparking a tense, charged moment on the landing.
In a tense scene Fanny clutches a sleeve and hushes George as they clash at a doorway near an operating room. She commands him to the top stair while insisting on quiet and decorum, revealing a charged confrontation.
In a tense exchange Fanny scolds George and Sue as accusations fly about the affair at Mrs Johnson's. Fanny accuses Sue of wrecking reputations while George asserts his concern for Isabel's name and hints at intervening. The scene ends with a sharp clash as tensions rise.
Ordinary grapes do not become raisins. Leading varieties include Muscatel Gorde Blanco Muscat of Alexandria and Malaga. Bunches are placed on trays to sun dry and turned periodically. Large growers use curing sheds to protect from rain. Seeding is done by machinery.
Schedule from Washington shows trains including Express Nos 11 30 49 87 and freight Nos 88 89 with arrival and departure times across the day. Local passenger Nos 429 430 and 450 run daily except Sunday. The 92 service is annulled and stocks remark notes service adjustments by agent H W Russell.
Washington Lodge No 26 A P and A M Regular meeting 1st Friday each month L D Langworthy WM Glenn E Mace Secretary Cyrus Chapter No 18 RAM Regular meeting 2nd Friday J W Morton Secretary Bethlehem Commandery No 45 KT Regular meeting 3rd Friday J D Glasgow EC J W Morton Recorder Washington Chapter No 08 OK8 Regular meeting Second Thursday W M Mrs R H Walker Secretary Mrs Rose Reid Visiting fraters welcome
Covenant Lodge No 101 meets every Tuesday at 7 30 in the I O O F hall on N Iowa Ave A cordial invitation is extended to visiting members Carl B Schneider noble grand R 8 Keller secretary
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