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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1919
Page
5
New York reports on the abundance of spider species in the United States and recounts stories of naturalists attempting to tame spiders. One observer describes a house spider growing tame enough to take prey dropped into her web, while an experiment with fake meat failed when the spider rejected the sham offering.
In Atlanta the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation operates a nonprofit church grocery with volunteers and a cashier rector handling sales. Government canned goods fill shelves as prices rise, with city officials asked to make it an official government store station and parishioners lining up for bread sugar bacon and flour.
A Sussex tale links the lily of the valley to Saint Leonard battling a dragon in a forest with three days of combat. His blood on the ground produced profuse lilies. A French version attributes the flower’s origin to the Virgin Mary.
Walker B D Hines director general of railroads called for cooperation from shippers and receivers to boost freight car efficiency. He urged full car loading and prompt release, reduced use in transfer service, and pooling orders. Receivers should unload promptly and source from nearest available suppliers. He noted 59,409 of 100,000 new freight cars ordered were completed by Sept 13 and increasing daily.
Doctors forecast a return of influenza this fall and winter though less virulent and with fewer fatalities. Preventive medicine is emphasized but individual care is vital as epidemics spread quickly, with trains moving disease rapidly. heed personal precautions and stay ready to fend off the flu.
Washington dispatch reports Col Arthur Woods notes ex service men seek work with eagerness yet face mental restlessness and shifting aims. Chelsea district employers report nurses of nerves ease with outdoor walks during shifts and Salvation Army agencies cite misaligned job expectations and financial anxiety complicating interviews.
Oskaloosa officials and the local Y M C A board discussed creating a Boys Secretary post and expanding outreach to about 900 area youths. State and local YMCA leaders from Des Moines and Cedar Rapids met, planning a tour of forty organizations to boost community work supported by new funding and facilities.
Washington reports the United States total war casualties through September 1: 116,492 dead and 205,590 wounded, making 322,182. Killed in action 35,585. died of wounds 14,742. died of disease 58,073. died of accident and other causes 8,092. missing listed as zero with all corrected.
A method salvages burnt documents by piling charred sheets to press out moisture then applying a protective coating. The process dries the fibers and reveals legible printing on bank notes and other papers previously damaged by fire.
Davenport Sept 24 Nine thousand people roared as Billy Sunday denounced anarchists and society mocks while he blasted booze bolshevism and the divorce evil. He warned of hellish times, warned churches drift from Christianity and urged support for moral reform. Read the Evening Journal.
Six candle factories in South Africa contribute an output valued at three million dollars per year. The text records the scale of an African candle industry with regional production figures.
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