This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1922
Page
4
A devotional note quotes Isaiah 9 6 declaring a child born and a son given with the government on his shoulders and the names Wonderful Counsellor The mighty God The Everlasting Father The Prince of Peace.
The article recalls a July 26 1922 journey on the Canadian Pacific line with an open observation car amid mountain scenery. Passengers savor flowers from Yoho to Lake Louise and Glacier corridors while meeting a Swedish couple, a Jewish family, and a husband racing to keep a noon rendezvous. The lodge at Lake Louise impressed with elegant rooms and tea at the Bee Hive, and climbers savor Mirror Lake and Lake Agnes as Moraine Lake peaks loom in the distance.
The speaker equates cantaloupes with women in a rustic saying, noting both can be handled but not properly judged until consequences arise. The tone blends humor with caution about appearances and hidden characteristics.
A humorous poem about incessant visitors who complain about every season and burden, contrasting grumbling with rare moments of cheerful talk. The speaker longs for solitude while noting many friends share sorrow and hardship that clouds appreciation of life’s small joys.
A collection of humor and aphorisms notes misfortune of fools and fondness for fortune jokes about jobs money and couples. Lines feature Cap Harvey’s By the Way column, a tramp tale and a bee sting joke reflecting light gossip and urban wit.
The narrator recalls the stunning panorama of snow capped peaks and the Lake Louise Chateau seen from the room. A heated morning encounter is confessed as the couple travels with stories of scenery and a sense of readiness to depart due to days with no news from the states.
A rural letter from Phil Osifer in Washington County laments crime skewed by gender and race, then muses on nature and a meadowlark, ending with a personal note about poetry and joy despite hardship. The writer recalls birds, snow, March winds, and a whistled tune from a meadowlark as a simple pleasure.
A Washington businessman slept soundly when a phone call roused him with a prank about the Rock Island depot followed by a knock at the door. A young American sought to clip a Hartman ice cream coupon from last night’s Journal prompting a surprised reaction.
Jimmy boasted about camping adventures and recounts stepping on a rattlesnake. His father challenges the claim and jokes that the snake heard his boy’s teeth chatter the moment it saw him.
A collection of light jokes and puzzles features a math quip about the whole being greater than its parts, a lament for Bill Brown, a brick story about Tommy McElhinney, street observations on autos and pedestrians, a manager’s quip, and a puzzler by Mart White. The column also notes adventures with Hooch and a rumor of a wide Sunset Park walkway.
A collection of jokes and wry lines features Charles Hays on contentment and finances, a misread chemical sale dispute, a horse trade quip with Pat, clock puzzle notes, and Heinie Eicher’s bold arrow-count claim about an Indian hearing a clock bell plus his proof.
Thomas McAlister, a prominent lawyer and leader among the younger set, filed suit for fifty cents against a street railway conductor in Grand Rapids claiming a short change. He calls it a matter of principle despite his wealth.
The advertisement asserts modern mothers juggle nurse cook teacher and moral Instructor roles and suffer strain. It promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as beneficial for women and claims it relieves burdens and fatigue, offering rest from daily pressures.
William Hupp a former soldier and student at Iowa State Ames will not enter the state reformatory on forgery charges Instead he will receive treatment at the federal hospital in Des Moines A court affidavit by city physician Dr J F Battin notes Hupp suffers recurrent appendicitis and lung damage from mustard gas exposure during World War I He was wounded seven times and gassed severely and was admitted to Des Moines hospital for care
The Iowa State Baptist Sunday School Assembly in Iowa Falls closed its annual sessions with record attendance and termed the meeting the most successful in its history. Officers elected for the coming year include President Rev. W. N. Witter Des Moines and Secretary Rev. W. J. Hoge Independence, with new board members Rev. Lagerquist Des Moines, BEH Williams Fort Dodge, and Rev. Woodsum Creston.
A fragment reflecting on true friendship linking the forgetting of faults with remembrance of favors, attributed to Dinele Eben. The nugget emphasizes mutual sentiment and personal bonds.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.