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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1941
Page
4
Napoleon's Mistake in Russia as Seen by Tolstoi
An Osakalaossa Herald note recounts Napoleon's 1812 invasion and the Borodino stand. It contrasts Tolstoi with French historians on losses and outcomes, noting Kutuzov's defense drew Napoleon toward Moscow and left both sides waiting for a peace offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
Napoleon
Russia
Stalin
Smolensk
Moscow
Kutuzov
Tolstoi
Alexander
Borodino
Tolstoy on Borodino and Napoleonic War Paradox
Tolstoy notes Kutuzov bears a mortal wound belief after Borodino and Napoleon's failure to press beyond Moscow seals a doomed retreat starting October 19. Of 500,000 crossing Niemen in June, under 20,000 return. cold hunger guerrilla warfare and panic doom the rest. The Grande Armée wins the field but loses the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tolstoi
Kutuzov
Borodino
Napoleon
Moscow
Niemen
Grande Armee
The Dodge Castle Destruction Marks a Passing Era
In Detroit a $3,000,000 110 room house once built for John F. Dodge is being torn down as American castles fall from fashion. The piece argues such grand estates reflect a bygone era of ostentatious wealth, now deemed impractical, with only a sparse wake of mourners for their passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames Tribune
Detroit
John F. Dodge
Dodge
Scotland
Marlborough S Blenheim
France
Russia
Dodge Castle
When Temptation Comes and a Family Feud Unfolds
A salesman discovers his wife with a lover and seeks divorce, while the father-in-law counsels patience. A comic mix of quips follows about telegrams, misunderstandings, and a light burning in the home. A colored pastor greets a new attendee named Erastus who explains his need to strengthen. he whitewashes a chicken coop and builds a fence around a wa- fence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose
Henry
Erastus
East Highland Social Notes Long List of Local Visits
East Highland notes list visits and social calls across the community. Families and neighbors including Hill Swailes Mincer Dvorak Lear Murdock Prymek and others shared Sundays dinners and evenings. residents report trips, hay hauling, schooling in Chicago and new neighbors on nearby farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Mincer
East Highland
Orville Hill
Columbus Junction
James Swailes
Marie
Hester
Gary Gene
Leona
Mary Dvorak
Teresa Lear
Gail Murdock
Edd Teslik
Clover
Frankie Mincer
R. A. Stolleys
Swailes
Cleo Burich
J. E. Swailes
Laundry and chores planned for small homes
The text advises dedicating space for laundering and household tasks in new small homes. It notes basement laundering, preference for first floor laundry when possible, and that chores may occur in kitchens, utility rooms, or garages, with dank surroundings making laundry harder.
Washington lodge meets and rail bus schedules for Washington
Regular meeting notices for Washington Lodge No 4 advertise first Friday each month with officers named. Rail and Burlington Trailways schedules list daily departures and stops from Washington including local and limited trains to Davenport, Kansas City, Chicago, and Omaha with note on ticket purchases and local depots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Lodge No.4
A. Pe
A. M
Lee Holland
W. M
A. W. Yard
Golden State Limited
Washington
RT Nn
California
Kansas City-Davenport
Southwest Limited
W. C. Bell
Burlington Trailways
Eacesia
Washington Eest
Omaha
Chicago
Washington Ee
Washiagton
Candy Kitchen
North Side Square
al. Gantonl Agen
Comic Verse and Jokes From a Vintage Paper
A collage of humorous stanzas and cartoons includes a street scene joke about a circus parade and a quip about a dentist and an usher. Then a ditty titled Husbands offers light verse on marriage roles and the quirks of spouses in domestic life.
Back bone needed as Grace braves new bathing suits
Grace contemplates wearing new bathing suits and asserts she must display backbone. Anne asks if her husband talks in his sleep. Grace replies he does not and only smiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace
Anne
Fronts refreshed as five stores get new paint in Ainsworth
Ainsworth reports new paint adorning the fronts of Brown hardware and the Newco stores. This brings the total number of storefronts on Front Street with shiny new fronts to five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Norris
Ainsworth
Brown Hardware
Newco
Front Street
J A Marsh learns son Charles injured in crash progresses
J A Marsh reports his son Charles, badly hurt in an automobile accident, has regained mobility and can go downtown though not yet working. Mrs Martha Frey returns to Buckeye Arizona after two months with her parents A E Sands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.A. Marsh
Charles
Martha Frey
Buckeye
Arizona
A. E. Sands
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