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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1927
Page
4
The Massachusetts governor grants a twelve day reprieve to Sacco and Vanzetti to allow courts more time to review the controversial case. The piece argues for strict enforcement of law, tightened immigration measures, and deportation of radicals and outsiders.
Enthusiasm rises for a direct east west highway across Iowa bypassing Des Moines and linking to the state line. At a recent Oskaloosa meeting BE Bicher was named vice president, F M Molesberry will represent Louisa County, and a name contest with a $120 prize runs until the 15th.
A compact note on misused English words and pronunciation. It highlights phrases like fairly satisfactory and quite, common misspellings such as waste versus waist, and word study advice. The daily entry defines demure as having a sedate or modest demeanor and shows an example.
Eleven counties each offer ten dollar prizes for the best county name submissions Pottawattamie Cass Adair Madison Warren Marion Mahaska Keokuk Washington Louisa Muscatine An overall eleven county winner receives ten extra dollars Entry open to residents of the eleven counties Contest closes August 15 entries must be mailed to C A Stoddard Secretary Chamber of Commerce Oskaloosa Iowa postmarked by midnight August 15.
In a playful spoof a housefly claims its own life and habits Musca domestica and notes human attitudes toward swatting. It jokes about creeping into homes, feeding on manure and garbage, and surviving despite efforts to control it. It cites astounding breeding numbers and laments efforts to kill its progeny, ending with a quoted poem excerpt.
Old Susan Kellum and neighbor Brown clash over milk sales in German town. Susan uses wit to survive while others starve, hinting at broader social inequities. The piece ends noting rejections and quips about Geneva talks and Waterloo.
The state report notes Iowa corn is in better condition than it was this time in 1924 despite minimal rainfall since May. The assessment suggests Iowa still raises corn well, even with dry spells.
A ramshackle collegiate flivver was spotted on Grand Avenue with the painted message I do not choose to run in 19028 on its rear. The odd scene and year reference evoke a local curiosity in Des Moines.
M. C. Phillips, returning from a Yakima convention of undertakers, is optimistic about a record crop in Washington this year. The remark reflects a hopeful outlook tied to agricultural prospects amid regional chatter.
An appraiser records a full bottle of old Scotch and a partly full bottle as contents. He notes a revolving Turkish rug then observes a hotel manager scolding a kneeling bhoot cleaning shoes outside a bedroom. The manager explains the room’s Scotchman is hanging onto the shoe laces.
The Book Nook at 4650 Woodward Forest offers books for lovers and the intelligentsia with evening hours and requests readers to write for a catalogue, per an American Mercury ad.
A satirical piece contrasts the dramatic thefts of a confident thief with the harsh punishment for a starving man. It notes a football player who steals to gain fame and a sweetheart who steals a kiss before marriage, highlighting social double standards.
A collage of light humor and garbled speech highlights from diners, teachers and drivers. The items include a restau rant bait joke, a misused went by a pupil, a California birth notice spoof, a taxi quip using Home Jesse James, and a waiting sister joke.
Irate wife complains in court that her husband drinks and she had pawned a kitchen stove for money with no repayment. The husband admits drinking. Chicago residents protest policemen carrying pistols in open side holsters as too brutal, while condemning gangsters with pistols and machine guns.
Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Morgan and two sons from Oklahoma City with Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Essley of El Reno visit Mr. and Mrs. FE Sellers and Mr. Harley Mayhew. Morgan, connected with Magnolia oil, reports Oklahoma’s oil wealth and future leases expanding toward New Mexico. He notes road building in all states and touring difficulties from mud to dust encountered en route to Kirksville Missouri.
Ken Maynard famed as a one man circus rides to thrill audiences at Fox Theatre Friday and Saturday in The Devils Saddle his sixth starring vehicle. The show features Arsan the white wonder horse with a cast including Kathleen Collings Paul Hurst Wal Metcalfe Francis Ford Will Welling and Tom Bay.
Early bottles were quaint in design and often colored. Inscriptions rough bottoms and uneven necks marked these first American bottles. Neck irregularities came from cutting glass with shears while molten.
The Irish name for bell is clog and the French cloche may derive from the Irish. Early missionaries carried bells to Gaul, using them in religious services in the Scotocrum manner.
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