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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1920
Page
4
A reader recalls two classic brainteasers about aging and distance. The first asks how old Ann is given Mary is twenty four and Mary is twice as old as Ann was in a past moment. The second ponders a train problem about a conductor riding the length of a one mile train between stations. The note invites solving both before engaging in political debates.
The piece surveys seven ongoing wars with more than four million soldiers, tracing them to post World War I fallout. It notes lingering dissension among nations, especially smaller states unable to enforce terms of the Versailles settlement, plus resurging racial prejudices as old hostilities reemerge.
A humorous lament on July and August heat, sleepless nights, buzzing flies, and the stifling weather. The narrator frets over the coming September relief while recalling daily chores in the heat, craving remedies like bromoseltzer, and fearing autumn’s frosts as deathly.
The passage reflects on postwar attitudes toward England and France, noting initial camaraderie gives way to sarcasm and mutual misunderstanding. It argues nations grow tolerant with size, while smaller states face internal troubles that keep them diminutive.
In brief humor and editorial jabs, readers across Des Moines, Webster City, Tama, and Cedar Rapids hear satirical lines about mail, opportunity, truth, and budget figures. A traveling salesman recounts a fire alert with comic miscommunication, illustrating lighthearted, recurring newspaper quips.
Illinois Governor Lowden defends single term principle, rejecting a return bid for governor. He backs Lieutenant Governor Oglesby, cites past congress and Illinois service, and asserts he will stay true to his principle of single terms despite disappointment from supporters. His steady poise is noted as unchanged since the Chicago convention.
In Madison, the University of Wisconsin will pay twenty four female students 40 cents an hour to smoke cigarettes pipes and cigars for three and a half hours daily in Professor M W O Shea's lab. The aim is to study tobacco's effect on the young mind while the campus pays the tobacco bills.
The piece argues that children benefit from access to nonchildrens books. By meeting inspired and entertaining works at home with minimal formality, children are likely to grow to love better literature. Early encounters foster a lifelong reading habit and broaden horizons.
The Hudson spans 300 miles with a 160 mile tidal section from Troy to New York Bay where salt water backs in and creates an estuary. Above Albany the river is freshwater and diminishes to a small stream at the source.
A tale of a woman with a mysterious past and a dangerous talent. Margarita Fisher leads a cast in a vividly dramatic adventure romance presented without melodrama. The plot blends tragedy with romantic drama, leaving audiences with a pleasing sense of closure.
The dove or pigeon has long held prominence in folklore and Christian art. Early artists used white doves around the Madonna and Child, and angels, portraying the dove as a sign of the divine spirit. The bird appears in depictions of Christ's life and baptism, echoing St. John’s description of the spirit descending like a dove.
A light exchange from the St. Louis Post Dispatch recounts a joke about life insurance where a speaker asks how much coverage they carry and who with, revealing a playful setup involving the name M. Morgan in a newspaper item from the era.
A string of humorous exchanges and quips in a light vein, touching on a doctor neighbor, married life, weather jokes, and small town quirks. The jokes include a scientist claim about Cape Cod eroding over 56 million years, a ran comedic line about a sister on Cape Cod, and playful exchanges about money, bread, and affection.
A phlegmatic insensibility is as different from patience as a pool from a harbor. To reach patience one must endure adverse wind and rough waves with a skilled pilot at the helm and a guiding company, rather than succumbing to indolence.
A nut largely unknown in the United States, the filbert, is cultivated on a large scale for market in Kent. A larger variety is called the cob nut. The filbert, member of the hazel family, is superior to the peanut, but efforts to commercialize its production in the United States have not yet succeeded.
A family memories visit recounts Bobby, seven, starting fearful of cars. After Ole Higihes nudges him, he persuades his seven-year-old sister to tell the authors that when he grows older and tamer he will ride with them.
Dr. F. Stetwing of Erlangen reports that insects steer by altering wing beat angles and force rather than moving the abdomen. Careful observations of dragonflies and bees show direction changes occur without abdomen movement, using light through a shattered slit to observe flight.
Notice from the Iowa secretary of state announces a joint resolution by the General Assembly to amend the Iowa Constitution. It repeals Article Two section 1 and enacts a substitute concerning the right of suffrage, with the amendment to be adopted following constitutional procedures.
The text proposes repealing Section One of Article Two and enacting a new voter eligibility clause: United States citizens aged 21 with six months residency in the state and sixty days in the county may vote. The measure is referred to the Legislature for action at the next General Assembly and publication prior to the election. Secretary of State Ramsay certifies the copy, Des Moines, July 7, 1920.
An old advertisement promises a $100 reward and $1000 if Hall's Catarrh Medicine fails to cure catarrh. It touts internal use, blood circulation action, and mucous surface healing, with testimonials and an offer from J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
A mother explains the infant Mer Idea of St Myra has heard of brothers’ crossness over teething. She calmly describes the crying as not madness but likely due to teething. She mentions the baby’s behavior in front of the house and offers the humorous remark about his batchin tee.
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