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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1918
Page
5
Washington dispatch notes Germany moves to issue its ninth Victory loan as Americans and Germans race to fund the war effort. Bonds likely at 5 percent, notes at 98, with loans funded through banks and municipal purchases amid ongoing tax and debt pressures.
The passage argues that German leaders may impose postwar state dominance over industry and luxuries to pay national debt. It contends soldiers faced denial of leave and poor promotions for not buying bonds, and that government austerity could extend to tobacco and other luxuries.
Greens August Flower touted as a gentle laxative that settles stomach disorders and liver inactivity. It promises to regulate digestion, cleanse the alimentary canal, stimulate bile, and purify the blood, sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy in an advertisement.
The Big Ten and Missouri Valley conferences push to waive freshmen eligibility for football this year. Col. Rh J Rees of the wartime Student Army Training Corps endorses allowing all corps men to participate in athletics to maximize physical training with intramural and broad participation urged.
A concise notice in the Journal announces a property or item for sale through a local want ad. The brief item highlights availability, location, and contact details for potential buyers.
Iowa liberty loan leaders say the fourth Liberty loan quota of 147,600,900 could be met by tapping one fifth of this year’s crop income. Using official crop values, Iowa’s 1918 grain crops total about 714,902,250, with corn priced at 1.46 a bushel, and gains over last year help cover the quota.
American troops in France face a parcel post restriction that limits sending packages to soldiers without specific requests and brigade approval. Officials say even a five pound monthly package for each man would require vast shipping space, far more than overseas transport allocates, and would tax distribution across villages, trenches, and cantonments.
The Barebones parliament convened in 1653 under Oliver Cromwell. Its nickname came from Praisegod Barbon, a leather dealer and Puritan preacher whose name outsiders echoed to describe the body.
The American Defense Society reports fourteen states have abolished German in schools and sixteen more consider doing so as part of a nationwide campaign. Cities such as New York and Philadelphia have largely removed German studies, while states in progress include Arizona Arkansas Florida and Indiana among others with varied remaining policies and local controls.
Across states from Kansas to Wisconsin, officials report a sharp drop in German courses. Kansas City and several states plan or have enacted restrictions, with New York noting an 80 percent enrollment fall as German becomes optional or removed in many high schools.
The Cedar Rapids Republican condemns Bulgarian pleas for mercy as hypocritical after their invasion of Serbia. It notes their past cruelty, asserts they sought loot under a king’s claim, and urges decisive, justice-based end to the war without yielding to such whining.
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