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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1923
Page
2
Daily market notes from Chicago show hogs cattle and sheep receipts and estimated totals. Prices for good and choice cattle and lambs are given with ranges and top figures. Grain markets report steady to higher tones for wheat corn and oats with estimated livestock tomorrow.
On the Tirso river in Sardinia an artificial body of water will generate 0,000,000 kilowatt hours of electricity for local industries and will irrigate more than 74,000 acres of land.
A compact aphorism comparing eloquence to the mind when full, likening it to a wholesome river that is both powerful and clear, attributed to Disraeli.
Dialogue from the Boston Transcript notes a couple discussing engagement and a father's habit of ejecting his son from the house, implying social pressures and family friction in a light theatrical tone.
A concise quotation from Rev. R J Campbell argues that human capability to achieve such things evidences a kinship with something greater than earthly existence, capable of exhausting or completing humanity.
Elinor arrived in a flurry as a grown-up romance surprised her mother. Ralph greeted her with a tipped hat, exclaiming that he had removed his hat upon seeing her, the moment sparking excitement and chatter in Chicago.
A concise quotation notes nature as a ruthless aristocrat indifferent to the masses, caring for a few while destroying the many. The line frames nature as a cruel social force influencing the vulnerable majority.
A note on fashion highlighting a distinction where men's clothes are made to put on while women's are designed to show off.
The article notes Darjeeling as a bustling market where wealth is shown in jewelry. It describes Sunday markets with diverse exhibits including clothing and agricultural displays. It highlights wide ethnic variety from Hindu tarboosh wearers to Tibetan mountaineers and Parsee Brahmins.
Laura EB. Lockwood notes in Modern Language Notes that Milton drafted Lycidas with little premeditation. He wrote the first 14 lines then reworked the flower passage, discarding an initial version at line 146 and making limited revisions later, with Ruskin calling the early lines mixed fancy and imagination.
A reflective note cites Cowper on wishing to relive youth and reclaim happiness once missed, expressing regret over spent time and unseized chances.
The First Woman Rights exponent in medieval Sweden, Saint Birgitta, is praised for promoting mixed orders and mixed convents to foster cooperation between men and women. Her canonization is credited more to her pilgrimages to Rome and Jerusalem and her role in restoring the papacy from Avignon to Rome than to her charitable works.
Local merchants revive ad reading by sharing vivid, engaging narratives of their goods and services. The effort aims to capture customer interest through storytelling that highlights history, craftsmanship, and community ties in Washington.
The piece argues that filling the mind with murders theft and wrongdoing crowds out thoughts of good and uplifting conduct. It asserts mental emphasis shapes behavior and urges focusing on virtuous topics to foster moral character.
The Burlington Junction Post notes the ease of gathering a crowd versus the challenge of drawing meaningful results from it, reflecting on public gatherings and their outcomes.
As the American Relief Administration withdraws from famine regions in Russia Colonel William N. Haskell leads about two hundred returning workers. The effort fed millions, supplied clothing, medical care, and shelter, and cost about $62 million. Two volunteers died. the mission saved countless lives and earned enduring gratitude.
The document outlines extensive wartime aid to Russia including meals for 4,478,335 children and 6,317,958 adults at peak operations, plus 15,491,297 people fed in total. It notes clothing for 233,125 individuals and medical supplies worth 85,000 pounds to 16,400 hospitals and institutions, and a daily capacity of 1,039,000, with shipments of food and seed grain totaling 912,121 tons across 37 ships.
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