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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1922
Page
4
A devotional note presents Isaiah 61 1 urging the Spirit of the Lord to anoint, preach to the meek, bind up the broken hearted, proclaim liberty to captives and open prisons to the bound. The verse emphasizes deliverance and recovery for the afflicted.
A 1922 travel sketch extols Lake Louise Alberta as the world’s beauty spot. The piece describes Victoria Glacier and the peaks above the lake, the green foothills, and wildflowers, with praise for the Canadian Pacific hotel styled as a chateau rather than a hotel.
A humorous verse discusses public health notions with a wise doctor criticising diet follies. It mocks galloots chasing fried meats while praising fruits like pears and plums. The narrator mentions Bill Blaine suffering cramps from apricot overload and hints at a legal suit.
The narrative extols Lake Louise and Moraine Lake in the Canadian Rockies, describing a chateau set amid snow capped peaks, glaciers, and mirrors of the surrounding scenery. It recounts ascents to Little Bee Hive and Big Bee Hive, views of Mirror Lake and Lake Agnes, and a dramatic glacier crevice, noting the scale, tranquility, and otherworldly reflections.
The writer extols Europe’s Alps and North America’s scenery, praising Lake Louise alongside Grand Canyon of the Colorado and other American wonders. They argue a visit offers unmatched beauty and confirm one can be happy without glaciers, yet urge seeing Canadian Lake Louise as a premier experience.
The passage mixes letters from students and teachers about camp life and journalism jokes. It notes a threshing crew plan, camping experiences near the town river, and humorous exchanges about Columbus discovery and a telephone number misunderstanding. Arthur R. Oates signs as a teacher.
Celle visits her country uncle and accuses him of crooked farming. He explains watering cows before milking while in the city folks she critics. The table scene shows humor and rural credulity in a light pointed vignette.
Readers report a spoofing riddle around Mart White as George Rudiger Louis Jones and others claim a clock puzzle has a hidden catch. Telephone chatter reveals misdirection about a wooden Indian and arrows, with feisty banter among longtime puzzle players.
In Trimmed Hoot Gibson, famed for cattle range grit, battles Fred Kohler in a brutal screen duel. Kohler matches the star as both exhausted and battered after a hard fought clash. Gibson plays a war hero turned sheriff who pursues a killer, ending in a high tension sequence.
A letter warns against giving preference to a columnist and mentions a revolt by Art Goodin Joe Falk and others. It notes that Engine No 2308 is pulling the local freight on the Milwaukee before a notice takes effect.
A dated postcard style notice from August 1, 1922, includes warnings against stock salesmen and thieves. It mentions drill sergeants and a command to halt. The writer urges the Journal to follow on vacation at Cardinal Haunt’s Camp and Flies Paradise with personal references.
The Forest Products Laboratory at Wisconsin reports successive seasons of turpentining do not lower wood strength or resin content. Crude turpentine results from wound stimulus and comes only from living sap wood cells in the tapped tree’s heartwood region, which contains no vapor.
A speaker contrasts two men in a business tale. One reads during lunch for 25 years, the other trains a dog. After the period, one has $500,000 while the other owns only a trained dog. The remark ends with a wry note about dogs living long.
The Hawk Eyes Washington information bureau addresses a reader question about why a hole worn through a stocking at the big toe on the right foot remains in the same position when worn on the left foot. Hosiery authorities give varied answers, with the center of the stocking foot cited as the likely explanation. Inside Stuff notes J B Crail comments on Harry Ward’s wake-up time.
A special dispatch from Crawfordsville Iowa dated August 3 features a playful telephone exchange about a dock strike and a wooden Indian sketch. The caller R R McKee Say asserts no ar rows were shot, adding a joke about the subject's hearing.
Mason City reports members of the board of county supervisors criticized the growing number of signs along primary paved roads. They cited traffic distraction and unsightliness and noted an attorney general decision influencing action.
Local notice features a testimonial from Mrs B Lanser of Sheboygan praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for alleviating midlife distress. It describes symptoms such as melancholy nervousness irritability headaches and dizziness and promotes the product as a natural restorative to help women through middle age.
Supervisors announced legal backing for removing advertising signs along primary roads within thirty days. They cited improper auto dimmers and drivers exposed to bright lights as a safety concern.
Pa Van Dusseldorp aged 18 of Newton died in Lake Park Sunday afternoon between 2 30 and 3 o clock. He was in the water about 15 minutes before his body was recovered by Morris Hickman. Witnesses say he made no struggle and did not surface after going under, suggesting an unusual drowning case.
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