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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1922
Page
4
A devotional note cites Isaiah 42 16 about guiding the blind along unfamiliar paths. It promises turning darkness to light and crooked ways to straight, affirming that God will do these things and not forsake his people.
An article blends practical health tips with a pastiche of rural anecdotes. It contrasts clean, safe food trade with public health advice and reflects on a carnival merry go round versus a railroad journey, tying daily routines to broader life directions.
A Cross Roads Post Office letter from June 29 1922 recounts a Centerville carnival visit. The writer describes a large spinning merry go round with a tented platform and hobby horses, noting its circular motion and edge setup.
Walt Mason narrates a bedtime story about a ride in a new car and a speeding cop, contrasting modern kids with memories of a horse drawn journey. Peterkin and Abigail challenge the tale as the narrator recalls seven miles an hour and a horse had more pep than the car.
ABE MARTIN quips about fashion mishaps as a woman powders her nose near shop windows and a man adjusts his trousers. Mrs Em Pash nearly reaches downtown before recalling a hole in her left stocking knee.
Des Moines Capital notes Senator La Follette spent two weeks campaigning in German leaning areas, where antiwar sentiment ran high. The Milwaukee Journal claims his speeches inflamed racial passions and reinforced beliefs that Germany was innocent and America wrong in World War I.
The piece notes Texas Republicans expect victory if Mayfield clinches the Democratic nomination. It cites a strong Lily White machine and claims of Ku Klux alignment to swing anti-Klan Democrats to the Republican ticket. It recalls Cecil Lyon’s organizing effort and a Washington round of political chatter.
In Osage Iowa, Mecintire voters decided to sell the town's electric plant to Consumers Power Co. of Osage. The move ends Mecintire's operation of its own utility.
Washington August 7 Current automobile prices in Austria range from 2 000 000 000 000 to 22 500 000 000 000 crowns and depend on exchange rates. Consul Kemp at Vienna advises quoting prices in dollars to reduce accounting needs and shield against exchange fluctuations.
Aug 7 reports a railroad watchman near death and another seriously wounded after a gun battle with two Negroes in Illinois Central yards last night. The watchmen, revolvers drawn, began to search suspects who had alighted from a freight train when one of the Negroes drew a pistol and opened fire. The pair escaped.
A jumble of quips and cartoons from a small town page includes jokes about aging, chautauqua plans, livestock show talk, and everyday humor. Gene Breitenbach offers drowning safety tips. Cartoon captions, playground banter, and dating-era humor fill the rest, with a casual, community vibe.
A battered car rests by the roadside with its owner on his knees repairing parts. A big car driver asks if there was an accident, and the owner replies he just had one. A separate brain teaser asks how much the shoe dealer lost when a counterfeit ten-dollar bill was used to buy five dollars worth of shoes.
S. Protopapadakis is identified as the newly appointed Prime Minister of Greece. The item notes the confirmation and adds a wry aside about repeating the fact.
A light exchange about remembering a birthday follows a department store quip. A separate item reports a misrepresentation case where an auto dealer sold a second hand car with conflicting price figures and wheel side, prompting a potential lawsuit.
A garbled editor’s note presents stray quotes and jokes from a comic page. The text includes exchanges about shoes belts dresses and a Punch Bowl joke. A minister's note promises a future sermon on Hell and a choir performance. The fragmentary nature limits clear attribution.
Washington reports that the allied debt cancellation proposal from Britain is met with highest disfavor in administration circles. A treasury official stated the plan will not alter ongoing talks on funding the allied debt to the United States.
A car slowed as its occupants perceived another vehicle in the distance. The fragment suggests a cautious approach to what followed, but details are unreadable and no clear outcome is stated.
S W Straus urges thrift to guard against the rainy day and unemployment. He argues many rely on false hopes and neglect future provision, warning that planning finances supports welfare as surely as safeguarding health.
A young man visiting a famed diagnostician was asked to disrobe to secure an appointment. The nurse explained the doctor’s rule, and upon seeing the naked man, the doctor asked his purpose. He admitted he was calling to renew his wife’s Ladies Home Journal subscription.
Railway timetable page shows eastbound and westbound routes with arrival and departure times for Golden State Limit and local branches. Westbound No 3 and No 29 plus express No 11 and freight services include Washington Branch connections and daily except Sunday notes. Agents H W Russell and J C McKay listed.
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