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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1928
Page
4
A clipped column notes the Coolidges will adopt a simplest meal plan as a public display of restraint and frugality. The piece reflects continuing temperance themes and social interest in ascetic living by prominent figures.
English writer notes fruit milk and a new push to promote honey as a valuable food. A Czech breeder demonstrated Alpine honey in tubes supplied to soldiers and hospitals, echoing an ancient tale of a warrior refreshed by honey after a hard day.
Vocabulary focus with daily word SUSCEPTIBLE defined as easily acted upon or impressionable. Example shows how flattery affects a person described as extremely susceptible. Includes notes on misused words mispronunciations and synonymous terms.
A clipped humorous item from the Iowa paper notes a conversation in a gift shop about a vase and matching decor. It references social banter and a remark about Major Swift and card games in a lifestyle section.
A compact poem frames the mob as overwhelming force across civilizations and history. It contrasts biblical, imperial, and modern imagery from Jesus and Nebuchadnezzar to Attila and Napoleon, declaring the speaker born and dies within the mob and willing to die for others.
The narrator boasts a new black leather calendar with a dual screw feature. Turning the north screw draws a red line through each day while the south screw erases it. The device sits on a desk rather than hanging on a wall, prompting office intrigue as to who operates the screws each morning.
A playful Q A exchange presents questions about Mrs Biggers baby, a dog wearing coats in winter and pants in summer, a nut without a shell, and the riddle of the space between one yard and two yards, answered with a fence.
An old carnival tale recalls Rastus Johnson riding a merry-go-round, spending a dollar and then returning to the same spot. A correspondent’s quip frames the scene as a social vignette with a playful regional voice.
A staged exchange shows a used car dealer and a father testing a suitor. The young man asserts capability to support a family, while the father probes readiness and plans, highlighting suspense about marriage and future obligations.
A humorous slice shows seven youths teased by a spinster at a bare swimhole while a couple of newlyweds bungle a kitchen mishap. A freckled boy cites a policeman relative to skirt rules and a steak fiasco closes the vignette with a vaseline remedy.
A short verse about a child named Pauline with four minor sins. The speaker satirically lists two little eyes and two little shins as part of the playful humor.
Dialogue hints at a strained household scene as a daughter’s intended engagement is rejected with sharp humor. The fragment also mentions tools like a lathe and concrete mixer suggesting an adlike text or catalog snippet.
In a statement Morrison announces his intention to seek the office of county attorney and to succeed himself as county recorder at the June Republican primary. He frames both runs as subject to the will of Republican voters in the upcoming primaries.
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