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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1922
Page
4
Self denial guiding verse from Mark 8 34 35 invites readers to take up their cross and follow Jesus. It contrasts losing life for self with saving life for the Gospel. This daily reflection emphasizes devotional obedience and sacrifice.
The writer recalls a bullfighting experience in Panama featuring the Toreador named El Gallo. A crowd and assistants corral the bull as a Picador and Capador prepare, with the bull provoked by a red cape before the action unfolds in the ring.
Abe Martin critiques prize fights and bargains, noting excuses to attend a boxing match we pay for. He dismisses Henry Ford except where autos relate, keeping focus on s afe, practical concerns over sports and industry chatter.
Mrs Emma Cucver of Metropolis Illinois testifies she was bedridden for eight months before using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills. She recounts relief from nervousness irritability hot flashes and dizziness and says she can now work and walk several miles. She notes others nearby were helped and recommends the medicine.
The poem contrasts grand explorers and their icy quests with practical work at home. It humorously praises roving explorers while arguing for baling hay, harvesting squash, and fixing farm tools over chasing endless ice. Mason laments wasted effort on cold wastelands and urges earthly labor.
A Burlington Ebiser account describes a brutal bullfight in Panama with a Toreador stabbing the bull while spectators cheer. The piece extols Panamanian police for preventing theft of the bull and recalls a separate incident where a cop shot his own foot, provoking a rowdy procession the next day.
A rural vignette centers on Joe Green's toothache and the town's social buzz. The letter-writer muses on pain, nerves, and how a single ailment reflects broader concerns about safety, work, and community harmony in the neighborhood.
Chicago figures from the Marriage License Clerk and divorce statisticians show a drop of 12,108 brides in the past year and about one divorce for every four marriages. Between August 1 1971 and July 31 1982 judges granted 10,046 divorces while 30,588 marriage licenses were issued.
A mixed collection of quips and captions with racial language and jokes, farm notes, chores and ads. It blends humorous exchanges about selling a cow, medicine and nerve, and uplifted fruit yields with cartoons and oddities, including a nurse wanted notice and a horse sale.
A tense exchange unfolds between a girl’s father and Salter as he hesitates and asks in return if the girl’s pursuer is serious, highlighting wary courtship dynamics in a quiet community. The moment captures doubt, propriety, and the search for commitment.
A brief city scene unfolds with a traffic officer calling out to Mirandy and her sharp reply about her husband’s potential reaction. The exchange reflects gritty street dialogue and local color.
A night trip from Davenport to Washington includes a puzzled passenger asking which Washington. A minister in town with five daughters laughs at the question, noting the challenge of managing resources as a father.
Rev J H Cozad spoke on Life's Greater Experiences in the morning and The Man Who Neglected His Supreme Opportunity at night. The Decatur Review notes the teacher told children the tale of Socrates highlighting his wisdom and unhappiness.
A narrator recounts Socrates allegedly died from a dose of wedlock as she directs children to write the story in their own words. The tale ends with a humorous twist, claiming the philosopher was poisoned by married life.
A fragmentary text parodies biblical phrasing about a car, describing the Ford as a burden and comedic ruin. It mocks ownership with lines of misused scripture and exaggerated trials. The closing line commands telling someone about seeing the ad.
A Washington doctor warns against a perceived disgrace as citizens react to a controversial taddie Boy incident, calling for restraint and public calm amid growing uproar.
Two well dressed bandits robbed Jens Jeste, olive-oil importer, and Mrs Jeste at their 45831 Hazel Street home. They pistol whipped the man and woman and fled with $12,000 in cash and jewelry after tearing jewelry from Mrs Jeste’s hand as neighbors attracted by the noise rushed to help.
Federal prohibition agents James Morris and R B K Lacey were wounded in Fossil near Kemmerer after a firefight with bootleggers. The officers had purchased liquor, planned arrests, and were disarmed before the outlaws escaped with whisky.
A Hong Kong dispatch to the Daily Telegraph says Sun Yat Sen, former head of the southern Chinese government, is in mental trouble requiring two foreign brain specialists. A Northcliffe bulletin notes his condition growing weaker and described as very serious.
Lennox College in Hopkinton, one of Iowa's oldest institutions, may be transformed into a two year preparatory college as trustees struggle to raise enough endowment to keep it accredited. The college, whose male student body enlisted during the Civil War, faces potential closure.
The first United States patent was issued to a descendant of a Waterbury miller. The second went to a Waterbury resident, and patents awarded to people from that city now approach twice what might be expected from the period.
The W C T U asks Attorney General Sarrett to investigate alleged improper voting in the Missouri primary. The group accuses clerks and judges of permitting Democrats to vote the Republican ticket. Sarrett says he needs definite evidence before acting or forwarding to local authorities.
A terse item lists corrections to KR East Railway TI entries. It references a Golden State item and a numeric marker 4 but provides few readable details beyond the correction tag and station identifiers.
The notice lists train numbers and schedules including arrivals and departures for local passes and freight trains. It notes daily operations with exceptions on Sundays and specifies agents Bay and McKay handling the services.
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