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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1924
Page
4
The article repeats that The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to publication of news dispatches credited in the paper and to local news published within. It reserves all rights for special dispatches as well.
Daily contemplation quoting Isaiah 58 6 urges readers to fast to loosen wicked bonds relieve heavy burdens and free the oppressed. The reflection frames personal and social renewal through righteous acts and spiritual discipline.
A three member American party led by Mrs Marguerite E Harrison completes a three month Persian trek with the Bahktiaria tribe. They observed nomad life, crossed the Zaardaka Pass over 12 000 foot mountains and endured a 42 hour snow route to the north with babies carried in cradles.
F A Sherbeck and N E West of West Chester spent Saturday shopping in town.
Nelson B. Burrows admitted branding himself with K K K marks to discredit the Ku Klux Klan after disappearing from Rochester New Hampshire more than a month ago. He claimed hooded men abducted him from Dover and forced the act to become a Knights of Columbus organizer.
Keokuk hosts the sixteenth annual Iowa Association of Chiefs of Police session August 12 13 14 with hotel events and city tours. James Risden state agent will speak and E A Steffen of Waterloo police will discuss fingerprints before delegates from the state.
Bandits robbed the Charlevoix Avenue Continental Bank branch yesterday and shot Patrolman George Ashworth, killing him. They escaped with an undetermined amount of currency in Detroit, Michigan.
A collection of wry homilies and witticisms on life and society. Observations mix humor with social commentary about manners, weather, ambition, and everyday eccentricities. The snippets resemble a light column of quips and aphorisms from a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper page.
A couple visits a house advertised for sale and after reading the agent’s description decide not to sell. The exchange occurs during a passing show where the owners assert their decision is final.
Tom Bevington, once a prominent Sioux City attorney, loses his bid for divorce and $80 000 alimony from his wife Babe Fisher. He announced plans to appeal. The case had attracted wide local attention and ends a high profile divorce struggle.
Amusement pages report fans and publishers speculate on who wrote Flaming Youth the best selling novel. Warner Fabian is a pen name. the real author remains undisclosed due to filming contract terms with First National. Coleen Moore stars in the film adaptation, with the First National release continuing.
A poem urges balance after a long day of work. It contrasts those who neglect duties with those who earn pay and enjoy play, praising earnest labor and the satisfaction of responsible relaxation. The piece notes the pride of tasks done and the pep of a well-filled home after hard toil.
A humorous column rounds up small town gossip and anecdotes from Cedar Rapids and Wellman. It notes skepticism about a snow storm, the imagined Indian move, and upcoming events such as August pig and calf show. Also includes quips, jokes, and light warnings about chickens and work.
Classified notice seeking a private garage rental for a woman contact at 584 West Exchange.
The touring company manager asked the theater proprietor to hold a rehearsal at three o’clock tomorrow afternoon and to have the stage manager, stage carpenter, assistant stage carpenter, property man, chief electrician, and all stage hands arrive promptly. Three hours later the reply arrived: All right, he will be there.
A Riverside contributor offers encouragement for the By the Way feature. The reader notes they are saving pages and expects future value in revisiting the column and its lighthearted notes.
A homely quip about Joe lacking backbone contrasts a Bakimo family claim of strength. The verse notes the Bakimos as men of might who fish and fight in summer and make Eskimo ples in winter, reflecting a playful regional idiom.
A miscellany of light humor and misreadings from a school context. Tommy mistakes the biblical Good Friday for a housework joke about Robinson Crusoe while a boy riffs on Moses tablets. The text notes a sunny preference and mentions Orrie O Connor of Haskines shopping in Washington.
Locust Valley New York August fifth reports Democratic presidential nominee Jon W. Davis with no pressing engagements. He stays at his home resting and handling correspondence before meetings with New York leaders and a visit to Hyde Park for the Franklin D. Roosevelt hosted Dutchess county basket picnic Thursday with Mrs Davis.
The Atlantic guide notes an old stone mill shown to visitors in Newport Rhode Island as dating to 1676. The claim that Governor Arnold built it is contested with popular lore attributing it to Norsemen. Rhode Island historians dispute this origin.
Railway agent H. W. Rubel lists train numbers and times for Golden State Limited Express Pass Local Freight services. The roster includes Nos 4 12 60 8 29 49 11 429 449 835 and 435 with corresponding departures and arrivals across morning to evening hours. Local freights run daily except Sundays.
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