Fate of the Robber in Evening and Morning
A devotional note cites Isaiah 17 14 about the fate of the robber. It warns that by evening trouble comes and by morning he is not left, reflecting divine justice on those who spoil and rob.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1922
Page
4
Winter Troubles and the Call for One Big Union
An editorial warns of a looming hard winter with high unemployment due to coal shipment priorities and disrupted rail service. It urges swift action to stabilize industry, notes factory and public work delays, and advocates public support for an “One Big Union” to defend the public and press for reforms.
Unnamed Widow Charged After Husband's Death
Mrs Em Moon comments about Mrs Joe Bentley whose husband died of pneumonia today. Moon says she does not feel sorry and accuses Bentley of not loving him implying motive related to past actions and possible motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Em Moon
Joe Bentley
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason
The poem reflects the speaker's grim prophecies about looming troubles that fail to arrive. Despite forebodings and attempts to borrow gloom, the hoped for grief never materializes and the speaker ends disappointed with failed theories of sorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley
Oddities and 13s spark in Marshalltown social note
A humorous local piece catalogs odd sights and a spoof group named Hoo Doo Chasers in Marshalltown with quirky 13 themed details. The column jests about 13 letters numbers and a minister punchline while closing with a wife umpire joke.
Dad Getting Sidetracked in a Rainy Day Jest
A father warns his wandering son with a grim heaven joke while the son jokes back about rheumatism. The quip reflects a humorous, old time moral echo in a compact exchange. The line ends with the punch about saving for a rainy day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Pop
Silent classifieds and a plain girl’s book request in Washington homes
A fragment shows a plain girl denying a sale to a clerk in Washington homes. The text mocks an advertisement urge and mentions a book titled Cultivate your Natural Beauty. The piece ends with the girl leaving, purse in hand.
Jobless man applies at hagie Laundry
A man without experience responds to a job ad at the hagie Laundry, admitting he has never washed an eagle in his life, highlighting a humorous miscommunication about the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagie Laundry
Heatwave melon blast panics Fairfield town
As temperatures rise, reports flood in from across the country of unusual heat effects. A water melon display in Batavia exploded at 3 PM triggering fear of a daytime burglary at Coneland store. Fragments of rind and red meat scattered over the city, shocking residents and causing several bystanders to be briefly knocked unconscious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield Ledger-Journal
Batavia
Coneland
Threshing Outfit Thunders On Auto In Round Prairie
A threshing outfit in Round Prairie town ship ran in a field without an attendant and steamed up after noon. Thirty bushels of wheat were threshed before neighbors arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Round Prairie Township
Burlington
W. C. Lowry
Ottumwa
Atchison Attends Winfield Horse Show
News note says A. E. Atchison attended the horse show in Winfield yesterday, noting his presence at the event and its social importance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Atchison
Winfield
Southern farmers to inspect Ames during Mississippi tour
Iowa State college prepares for a group of 125 Mississippi farmers dairymen bankers and business men visiting Ames Ia for a crop and dairy methods inspection. The party arrived by special train from Dubuque and includes exhibitors from Aberdeen and Columbus Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa State College
Mississippi
Midddle West
South
Dubuque
Mississippi Valley
Aberdeen
Columbus
Miss
Bee sting causes crash near Cincinnati with death
A bee sting triggered a driver to lose control near Cincinnati as the car plunged eight feet down a embankment and overturned. The crash pinned occupants and a woman died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Definition of horsepower
A horsepower is defined as the energy needed to lift 550 pounds one foot in one second, quantifying a unit of power used to rate engines and machines. This standard measures mechanical work rate and remains a historical convention in engineering and physics.
Muscatine Schools Allow Bobbed Hair for Teachers
Muscatine officials state bobbed hair is not a barrier to teaching. Superintendent S. A. Potts and Board President C. C. Hagermann emphasize that qualifications and ability matter more than appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Muscataine
A. Potts
Board of Education
C. C. Hagermann
Train schedule listing east and westbound gold state limit services
The notice lists eastbound trains Nos 4 12 50 30 and 88 with arrival and departure times and westbound Nos 3 29 49 11 87, plus Washington branch locals 450 430 836 429 449 835 freight and passenger operations. Daily and weekly service patterns noted with exceptions. Agent H W Russell signs the schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ORLA
Rinusuadia
Golden State
Prt
Soeatus
P.m
Washington
H. W. Russell
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Evening Journal
Iowa
East Main Street
Mutual
Ist
Owen
Oae
Abe Martin
Walt Mason
L. H. W. Marshalltown
Marshalltown
U.S. Geo. Washington
Warren Harding
Dog
Daddy C
Phonograph Selection
Ues
Phonograph
Chautauqua
Kimonas
Silas Ross
Silas
Alice Rownd
Rock Island
Merchant
Kkk
Prevaricator's Club
Physicians and Surgeons
D. Bestombaugh
J.D. Dayton
Westchester, Iowa
Washington County
T. A. Michels
Washington, Iowa
Penny Wiseana
Ifv
A. John Droz
J. EE. Edgington, M. D
F. & M. Bank Bldg
Irvin BE. Huston
Southwest Corner Square
Barclay’s Cash
Washington, IA
Morrison & Morrison
Brookhart Bros. Law—Abstracts
Opera House
Mutual Phone
C. J. Wilson
C. C. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson
Opposite Journal
Blue
S. H. Bateman
M. D. Blair
O. F P. Boller, D. Dls
City
Washington St
Livingston & Eicher
Austin Sutherland
T. J. Pease
Farmers and Merchants Bank
R. BR. v
Journal
J. C. McKay
Westro I
West
Ay. Ond Lim
Fastro
John Park
Washington Lodge
A. P
A. M
H. T. Carris
W. M
Arthur Goodin
Cyrus Chapter
W. C. Bel
H. P. Arthur Goodin
Zeredatha Council
S. M
FE. S
Belva Carris
Myrtle Speer
Damascus Shring
W. S
Katheryne H. Beatty
Susie B. . Edgington
Worth
Amos Chapter de Molay
Ira Jones
G. C
Frank Langworthy
Washington Lodge No
Loyal Order of Moose
Moose Hall
I. E. Mitchell
Elmer McFadden
I. O. O. F.—Covenant Lodge No. 101
Iowa Ave
W. F. Murdock
Noble Grand
Russell Goodin
Brighton Encampment
IL. O
I. O. O. F. Hall
North
Iowa Avenue
B. E. Nicholson
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