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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1919
Page
4
Japan and China Shantung dispute stirs religious groups
A Western pamphlet critiques the peace covenant provision that grants Japan Shantung China arguing it may mislead China and threaten Asia. It urges stronger Allied pressure for Japan to restore Shantung and questions China’s treatment by Japan while noting shared race ties and the need for unity among Allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Shantung
China
Sun
Po Chinaman
Kaa
Methodist Episcopal Church
ABE MARTIN Hosts Visit to Bloom Center Couple
Mr and Mrs Artie Small returned from a weekend visit to Mrs Link Gage of Bloom Center. They praise her as a charming hostess and clever brewer with beauty noted as georgette waist deep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artie Small
Link Gage
O’ Bloom Center
Georgette
Rippling Rhymes of Thrift and Farmlands Recalled
The poem laments rising costs and grocery dependence, recalling frugal pastimes. It urges a return to self sufficiency through gardening and home preservation, contrasting old time practices with modern profiteering and consumption.
Advise Japan to fulfill its Shantung pledge in good faith
A call for concrete action from Japan on its Shantung commitment amid alarm over its influence in China. Missionary and reform voices cite arms, opium, morphine, and liquor shipments to Tsingtao, claiming Chinese authorities cannot act against them. The note argues for firm friendship with Japan to avert further turmoil in the Far East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Charles Ernest Scott
American Presbyterian Mission
Tsunanfu
Shantung
Japan
Far East
Tsingtao
Loter Ge
Missionary Review of the World
E. W. Thwing
International Reform Bureau
Asia
Putnam Weale
England
League of Nations
Promoters Seek Muscatine Backing for New Railway
Muscatine businessmen and farmers are hearing N W Evans of Chicago and Dr Bee Owens of Ottawa outline plans for a Chicago Plainfield and Muscatine railroad. The route would run southeast to Cambridge then via Kewanee and Princeton to La Salle Ottawa Joliet before reaching Chicago, shortening Muscatine to Chicago distance by about 25 miles. Financing relies on landowner stock subscriptions of 10 per acre along the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Chicago, Plainfield & Muscatine
N. W. Evans
Chicago
Dr. Bee
Owens
Ottawa
Evans
Dr. Owens
Princeton
Silicia
la Salle
Joliet
Plainfield
Illinois
Muscatine Packing Company
Mr. Evans
Cambridge
Rock Island
Mercer
Ilinois Public Utility Commission
Ilinois
Harvest Home Dinner and Bazaar at Lexington M. E. Church
A Harvest Home dinner and bazaar will be held Thursday October 2 1919 at the Lexington M E church. The event features vegetable and farm product displays with prizes for best poultry corn oats potatoes popcorn pumpkins cabbage breads cakes butter jelly and more. Dinner service begins at 11 30 A M and the Lexington Hall will be sold on the same date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington M
Lexington Hall
English Offer Aid for Chicago Fire Victims
The Chicago Association of Commerce weighs how to dispose of 4722.71 dollars raised by English donors for the 1871 Chicago fire victims. The funds, misplaced for years, were found in the Joint City and Midland Bank ledgers and are now to be sent onward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Association of Commerce
Joint
City and Midland Bank
London
England
Two Boys Accused by Girl in Burlington Suit
Miss Ella Linn 23 sues Alvin Hassed 17 and John Campbell 18 for 10000 dollars claiming they took her automobile last October and attacked her. She seeks 7000 for child support and 3000 exemplary damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Ella Linn
Alvin Hassed
John Campbell
Man seeks injunction against woman for phone harassment
C. H. Driscoll petitions the District Court to restrain Mrs. Ade Mureh from calling him for hours at two to three minute intervals, calling the conduct an intolerable nuisance. The petition does not disclose the reason for her alleged attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
C. H. Driscoll
District Court
Ade Mureh
The X Roads Boy Preacher Brother Chick Reference
A brief note identifies The X Roads Boy with a mention that his brother Charley is now a preacher, changing the usual nickname Brother Chick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley
Chick
My Sammy Girl at Graham Theater One Night
The new musical spectacle My Sammy Girl features clean dialogue and a military love tale set on the California coast. L B Parker crafts a tasty production with a large chorus and catchy songs, showing Thursday October 16 at the Graham theater for one night only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Parker
California
Sammy Girl
Graham Theater
Regulatory bill eyed over misbranded hog remedies in Iowa
In Iowa the state pharmacy commission weighs a bill to tighten stock food rules and penalties after hogs died from so called cholera cures. Misbranding cases are pursued under the pure food and drugs act with possible prosecutions for manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
State Pharmacy Commission
Wood Sues Dallas County Over Son’s Death
E E Wood sues Dallas County for 27700 in damages over the death of his 16 year old son Raymond Wood. The boy died when his car rolled over an embankment at Dexfield park after starting from Redfield and gaining momentum up a hill and backing toward a bridge. a brother escaped. The county argues a defective approach lacking rails contributed to the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry, Fa
E. E Wood
Dallas County
Raymond Wood
Redfield
Dexfield Park
Smiles musical to play at Graham theater
Des Moines Register praises the show Smiles as one of the most pleasing and up to date musical productions in the capital. The New York hit with a 25 member cast will appear at the Croham theater on Wednesday October 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Des Moines Register
Graham Theater
New York
Last Wineer
Century Theater
Croham Theater
Cash Value of Lightning Power
A European scientist estimates the commercial value of electricity in a lightning flash lasting one thousandth of a second at 20 cents. The calculation reflects the potential monetary worth of a brief, intense energy surge.
Salts to Flush and Refresh Kidneys
An old health column advises that regular meat eaters risk sluggish kidneys from uric acid buildup. It recommends four ounces of Jad Salts daily in water before breakfast to flush kidneys, neutralize urine acidity, and prevent bladder issues, claiming wide health benefits.
Magnificent Ambersons
A notice references the novel Magnificent Ambersons with copyright details attributed to Doubleday Page Company. The item notes the work and its publishing entity without additional context or events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doubleday, Page & Company
Amberson Scene Near Daughter’s Door Ends in Contention
George paces the hall as a tense group hears Isabel’s faint cry from her room. Amberson sits with folded arms, while a shocked teen confesses doubts about the seriousness of her condition as a doctor’s arrival is hinted at.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Isabel
Amberson
Ambersons Discuss Lucy and Her Health and Home
Eugene and Amberson discuss Lucy who appears cheerful yet unwell. Amberson notes she longs to return to her father George and home, sensing her fear of not seeing him again. A shadowy listener seems to share the sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tie
Eugene
Amberson
George
Father
Lucy
Return of the ailing matriarch to the Amberson fold
In spring, George brings his mother home in a wheeled chair after a disastrous journey. She cannot speak, but shows tenderness as she is carried to her room where a doctor and a stricken family await. The Major, George, Amberson, and Fanny gather as the grandmother longs to see her daughter and regain strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Amberson
Fanny
Aimberson
Panny
Ile
Railway timetable notes for Washington branch and lines
A historical timetable excerpt lists arrivals and departures for multiple trains on the Washington Branch and adjacent lines, noting express and local passenger movements, freight services, daily and Sunday patterns, and a correction date of December 8, 1918. It names agents W. Russell and J. W. Calvert and includes service adjustments and annulments.
Masonic and Royal Order Meetings Schedule
LODGES Washington Lodge No. 26 regular meeting first Friday monthly. Cyrus Chapter No. 18 regular meeting second Friday. Bethlehem Commandery No. 45 regular meeting third Friday. Washington Chapter No. 08 regular meeting second Thursday. Vieilting fraters are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
L. D. Langworthy
W. M. Glenn EB. Mace
Cyrus Chapter
H. P. J. W. Morton
Bethlehem Commandery
K. T
J. D. Glasgow
EF. C
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Babe
Vather
Bay
Bolt
Magnificent Ambersons
BY Booth Tarrington
Aoe
Washington Branch
W. Russel
Ia. Lim
Puunu
Lest Lim
Westlaw
J. W. Calvert
Jevy
Brighton
TO. O. V
O. F. Hall
North Lawa E
Avenue
Clair Booth
Elmer MecPudden
Physicians and Surgeons
A. John Droz
PHOND
Irvin E. Huston
Southwest Corner Square
Lemley
Washington, IA
DR. & H. Bateman
Blair Ridg
Chiropractors
Cordelia EE. Klopfenstein
F. & M. Bank Bldg
G. W. Meyer
Keota, Iowa
Pho
Nes
M. H. Sartor
Sartor & Sartor Chiropractors
Sqeere
Klein Klothing Ko
REAL
J. D. Dayton
Westchester, Iowa
Ash’ County
Austin Sutherland
R. R
Brookhart Bros. Law
Opera House
Mutual Phone
T. A. Michels
Temple Building
Washington, Iowa
Black
J. Wilson
Cc. C. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson
Journal Office
Morrison & Morrison
Eicher, Livingston & Eicher: Law
Abstract Department
W. M. Keeley
W. H. Butterfield
Crafl's
Lowa
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