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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1924
Page
4
The article states that the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to publication of all news dispatches credited in this paper and to local news published herein, with preserves for special dispatches. It outlines ownership and rights across published material.
A scripture excerpt reflects on usury and unjust gain, warning that riches gathered selfishly will be lost to the poor. It contrasts a faithful person who prospers with one who hurries to wealth and faces judgment. It cites Proverbs 28:8 and 28:20 in a devotional tone.
Davenport announces the Fifth Annual Mississippi Valley Fair and Exposition from August 9 to 16 with running and harness races daily and two days of auto racing. Highlights include themed days for minors, music, children, farm groups, Rotary, and Kiwanis, plus larger livestock and exhibits and major midway shows Rubin Cherry Greater shows Sixbie circus and Hippodrome acts and nightly band concerts.
Theatle Duffield announces a spectacular production Tokyo a reproduction of a great Japanese earthquake last year that killed hundreds of thousands. A monster fireworks show will follow. General admission to the fair is 560 cents with 30 cents for a vehicle. Day grandstand 75 cents, paddock 60 cents, bleachers included. Night grandstand 60 cents, bleachers 30 cents, outside gate 80 cents.
Des Moines reports Herbert Quick argues the middle west has rich historical material for fiction. He says early writers were limited by eastern influence and that true middle western fiction emerges when regional writers like Hamlin Garland appear, unlocking the field.
A historic depiction praises a field as spacious and alluring, noting its enormous possibilities. The text laments the despair of attempting to present its true extent and the rarity of genius needed to treat it properly.
More than 4000 officers and men gather at Camp Dodge for the annual encampment, led by Col. Park A. Findley of Des Moines. An informal opening included a horse show and parade with entertainment planned for the next week. Units signing up include Troop A Iowa City, Troops B and C Des Moines, Troop D Washington, E Sigourney, F Oskaloosa, headquarters Burlington, service troop and band Ottumwa, medical detachment Des Moines, squadron HQ detachment Montezuma, and second HQ detachment Oskaloosa.
A casualty insurer, asked for extra evidence, received a widow’s letter lamenting slow payout as she struggles to obtain funds for her husband’s death claim. The note concludes with the widow expressing that she sometimes wishes her husband were not dead.
Norwegian whaling companies set up a floating factory and two whalers off Angola last year after losing a land concession. The floating base, not tethered to a fixed site, broadens the scope of operations and is described as the anticipated method for future whaling.
In Moscow amid civil war famine life is cheap and killings for trivial gains are common. A 17 year old girl murdered a companion to steal clothing and prop up a lover, then dismembered the body and buried parts as her fiancé spent the loot. Fourteen sentence to five years for both.
Mr and Mrs C W Stafford of Ainsworth spent Saturday in the area, visiting friends and enjoying local attractions.
A satirical verse about Spot Spinner a once successful grocer lured by oil stock schemes. He paddles fake bravado arguing with neighbors then returns broken and poorer after chase of easy gains. The mock tale warns against gullible investing and pride.
A fragmented column mentions Davenport boosters praising quiet attendees and jokes about summer furs and horse fly nets. The text also includes stray lines from bedtime stories and quips about appearance costs and social norms.
A collage of quips and light humor about taxis, weather, milestones, gate greetings, lawn mowing, wart remedies and old adages. The snippets mention a taxi ride, a driver signaling to traffic, a cemetery question, a clock alarm fishing line, wart remedy letters, and observations on aging and style.
A Virginia youth involved in a robbery case admits planning to escape punishment. The applicant argues for good behavior while the employer questions this claim. The applicant notes Meg took three months off his sentence, illustrating leniency debates. The article asserts the youth could reach 50 before release.
A country-bound parcel of books leaked due to mishandling by the expressman. A village lad returns from London and explains streetcar impressions to a curious yokel. Mrs Newrich notes a cross on John coat for photo captions. Wise men discuss problems while fools decide.
Leningrad reports the Soviet government struggles to produce enough small denomination coins for the public demand. It orders 40 million half-ruble silver pieces from the British Royal Mint in London, worth 25 cents each and composed of nine parts silver and one part copper. Silver coins of 10 15 and 20 kopeks circulate, but copper money has not yet been minted due to a failed state factory contract.
The excerpt muses on summer’s long lasting warmth and avoids winter until it ends. It wryly notes the social custom of making guests feel at home, the tension of easy street, and August’s mood shifts affecting work, laziness, and even opera life.
Charley Laffer checks auto license numbers and recalls a dusty highway incident. A Cadillac overtook a Ford causing a scare. the Ford driver, thinking his car had stopped, stepped out to crank it and was saved by quick judgment. The exchange ends with a quip about fragile life and married life.
Burns Ween a Civil War veteran of Co K 30th Iowa Vol Infantry died Friday night at his Riverside home after months of illness He was born March 15 1844 in Richmond and was 80 years old He married Mary Johns in 1870 and lived on a farm west of town Survived by son Michael Ween of Colorado two daughters Mrs Guy Fesler of North Liberty and Mrs Orton Kessler of Riverside nine grandchildren a sister Mrs Ed Varney of Cedar Rapids and other relatives
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