Obey My Voice and Keep Covenant Endows Israel
A devotional line from Exodus 19 5 6 declares if you obey and keep the covenant you shall be a peculiar treasure above all people a kingdom of priests and a holy nation for the earth is mine.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1922
Page
4
A Short Stop at Banff in August of 1922
The narrative recalls Banff as Canada’s famed mountain resort after visits to Lake Louise and Glacier. Banff impresses as a social hotspot with luxurious hotels and Indian-influenced streets, while offering a notable hot springs pool at the Banff Springs and wildlife at a nearby zoo. The author notes scenic railway views along the Columbia River, Alpine guides, and the remarkable Glacier tunnels, ending with reflections on nature, human craft, and the Creator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Banff
Lake Louise
Glacier
Banff Springs
Ever
Anow
Canadian Pacific Alpine Guide Village
Moraine Lake
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Maron Detailing a Tire Trouble
An amusing verse recounts a car tire blowout on a late drive and the narrator’s humorous reactions. A calm aunt counsels patience while a charitable youth named Job eventually helps, with comic religious allusions and a punchline about patience and kindness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elijah
Job
Sphyenomanometer and Tales of Truth in a Quirky Desk Debate
A satirical note discusses a invented truth detector the sphyenomanometer and the folly of gadgets in social life. The speaker jokes about a wife using it in public and references a Kitty band twist while riffing on vase terminology and quirky slang.
Washington merchant cited this to us today
A framed, humorous reminiscence claims a father disciplined his son and imparted education, noting the value of the lesson and a long-remembered trip to school, ending with a playful finish about the cost of teaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fine new brother not up to par in township talk
In rugged dialect a speaker laments a doctor’s verdict that a man, referred to as a fine new brother, is not up to par. The exchange hints at grief and rural superstition as community voices react to illness or death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annabel
Why Do We Say Out West Back East Up North Down South
Question and brief exploration of common directional phrases in American speech. Examines origins of terms like out west and back east and why up is used for north and down for south in everyday language.
We Doubt This It is whispered that one local young man followed
A fragment suggests a rumor about a local young man. The terse note hints at social chatter but provides no dates names or concrete facts. It reads like a gossip line in a community page with minimal context and no official statement.
Itchy War of Woolen Underwear
A humorous fragment describes a speaker fearing a southern move and expressing itchiness from woolen underwear. The line exits with a joke about a circus and an elephant on the family visit, reflecting comic domestic banter.
Sunday Fishing Question Echoes in Walton Parable
A terse exchange from a minister's rebuke to a boy named Isaac Walton about fishing on Sunday echoes a mock-serious moral. The line recalls paternal censure and a humorous retort about religious observance and sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Walton
Puzzle trick teaches gallons and clues in wartime shop tale
A playful letter explains a classic three and five gallon puzzle with step by step pouring, claiming a four gallon result and offering loan of buckets. The piece ends noting a shop dealer puzzle and a confectioner’s worker story as setup for a larger anecdote.
Nickel pastries and a jail visit tease a small party
A hostess asks about pastry plates as a boy explains they cost a nickel each, four for a quarter. A saying notes a failure is one who blunders but cannot cash in on it. Jimmy arrives late to school after his mother sends him to the jail to check on his drunken father’s arrest for speeding and lacking a license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy
Paw
Old Tom the Heirloom Horse Wanders in Grief at Quiet Farm
A farm reader recalls Bill and his horse Old Tom who has served nineteen years since being gifted by Bill’s father. Now past twenty five, Old Tom no longer works fields and spends days pacing the fence line while the other horses work, whinnying as Bill and his outfit pass. The piece ends musing on the sadness of a life spent in labor and the longing for easier days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Tom
Old Tom
Spanked but Smiling The Iowa platform gains GOP support
The Waterloo Courier notes that Republican platform declarations align with the views of Iowa Republicans. It argues Colonel Brookhart’s attitude matches party aims and that radical divergence is not evident. The piece asserts the platform carries a clear Republican tone without sacrificing core principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
O. K
Brookhart
Des Moines
Iowa
Lytell Stars in The Right That Failed at Fox
Bert Lytell leads a highbrow box office with The Right That Failed a Bayard Veiller production from J P Marquand. Virginia Valli Otis Harlan De Witt Jennings Max Davidson Philo McCullough headline a cast with stylish photography by Arthur Martinelli and art direction by A F Mantz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Lytell
4 Metrostar
Bayard Veiller
Fox
J.P. Marquand
H Lenore Coffee
Mr. Lytell
Virginia Valli
Otis Harlan
Charles Hoyt
de Witt Jennings
Max Davidson
Philo McCullough
Arthur Martinelli
A. F. Mantz
Joseph Stratss
Railway Timetables Corrected Up to Date
Railway time table page lists eastbound and westbound trains with arrivals and departures, branch trains for Washington area, and local freight schedules. Entries cover Golden State Limit Nos. 4 12 30 8 and Local Pass Nos. 450 430 429 449 835 836 with daily or specific weekday service noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CRE & PP
Sbacdceeneesssah
Golden State
Anmee
Washington
H. W. Russell
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