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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1919
Page
4
Citizens are urged to stay mentally and physically ready for the upcoming flu season. Prevention hinges on good nutrition, cleanliness, proper clothing, fresh air, steady exercise, clean drainage, and a calm mindset. Do not fear the flu, but prepare and maintain health as authorities advise.
The piece notes Abe Martin jokes about a snowy white shirt and bright new galluses as part of a rural humor vignette. It also references a bygone “specialist” who resembled a Russian Socialist and claimed to cure everything that could not be cured, highlighting nostalgia for old time travel notions.
A humorous verse recounts a heavy dinner with mutton, beets, macaroni, and pie. It jokes about indigestion, the urge to save money by cutting meals, and a doctor’s fees while poking fun at gluttony and dietary excess.
The speaker likens humans to trees and flowers and urges physical and mental readiness to lengthen life. The flu is described as an enemy that preys on the unprepared and should be fought with science and common sense to root it out, as smallpox and yellow fever have been.
A clipped Chicago Daily News item humorously compares railroads to a well known sex and notes the paradox of needing them while failing to manage them. The brief quip highlights public intrigue with transportation and industry in a playful tone.
The Burlington Hawkeye editorial argues for uniform punishment for reckless auto drivers, asserting that justice should apply without regard to social standing and that equal treatment under the law is proper.
The Sioux City Journal notes wireless telephony now allows talking through water and air simultaneously and predicts a future where talkers through their hats will no longer be deemed flighty.
An editorial letter by Vinton Eagle laments the era’s politics calling it piffle bunk tommyrot and drools while expressing hope that future generations forget these times as they reflect on office seeking.
A Keota Echie column notes Lone Tree plans a brick depot to echo its park effort while Keota would not maintain a park or build a depot, implying the reverse outcome.
In the Burlington Gazette a man discusses his view of a league plan independent of party lines, emphasizing practical concerns over political affiliation.
A Keokuk editorial argues that intervention could unite Mexicans after prior efforts failed. It suggests trying a new approach despite doubts about success, framing intervention as a potential experiment to achieve unity.
A Marshalltown Times-Republican opinion note jokes that mothers never strike yet earn the lowest wages among scales unless their satisfaction comes from mothering. It playfully warns that organized mothers could demand more, implying broad labor parity questions.
The council bulletin notes Hoover declines a presidential candidacy after years of addressing hungry citizens and listening to the complaints of hungry politicians.
Opinion item accusing profiteers of exploiting any gain. It contrasts this stance with remarks attributed to Germans years ago and mentions broadcast coverage by BBC. The piece frames a critique of greed in wartime or postwar policy debates.
Harvest Home dinner and bazaar at Lexington M E Church on Thursday October 2. Displays of vegetables and farm products with prizes for top produce and baked goods. Lexington Hall to be sold, dinner served from 11 30. Auction by H L Karr.
Vitagraph star Miss Anita Stewart is hailed as a gunwoman for her gun handling in Shadows of the Past. The film shows her as Lucy who defeats a blackmailer by feigning weakness and grabbing a gun, to be shown at the Fox theater on Tuesday.
Dawn breaks as Isabel dies and Major Amberson contemplates an unknown future. George confronts Fanny over the choices that protected Isabel's memory and the bitter question of right and wrong amid a reorganizing family.
A brief reflection on how silence signals restraint and avoidance of asserting ignorance rather than implying wisdom, noting that a guarded tongue reveals what a person does not know.
A vintage remedy claims to darken gray hair and restore shine. Sage tea and sulphur mixture, now sold as Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound, is applied with a brush to strands to restore dark color and lustre. It is for cosmetic use and not a medical cure.
In a tense family scene, George Amberson cares for his ailing mother Isabel as she drifts toward death. Fanny wrestles with permitting a visiting Eugene while the doctor urges peace. The waiting room fills with relatives, and doubts about the mother’s recovery linger.
Railroad timetable listing outbound and inbound train numbers with departure and arrival times. Notes show frequencies daily except Sunday and certain services cancelled or limited on specific days. Agent H W Russel and J W Calvert identified as station agents.
Regular meetings announced for Lodges No. 26 A P A M and Chapter No. 18 A A M and Bethlehem Commandery No. 45 K T and Washington Chapter No. 08 O E S. L D Langworthy serves as W M and secretary J W Morton. Meetings occur on the month’s specific Fridays and Thursdays with visiting fraters welcome.
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