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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1923
Page
4
A brief item notes an office located at 108 East Main Street with two phone lines Washington 6 and 54. The snippet lists contact numbers and indicates a business or agency operating from this address.
The newspaper reproduces AP news dispatches and local stories with exclusive publication rights noted. The notice reserves rights to special dispatches and local content for publication.
The August 18 1923 issue offers a devotional line from Proverbs 15 17 praising simple meals shared in love over richer meals marked by hatred. This devotion frames communal meals as a sign of grace and harmony.
The Manufacturer's Record argues the South needs a protective tariff, condemns the Underwood tariff as ruinous, and lauds the current Republican law for restoring prosperity. It stresses how free trade would devastate southern industry and claims Europe's postwar demand boosted U S business before deflation hit.
The poem Run through Walt Mason’s lines celebrates his marriage to Rose Evelyn Shifty a refined partner who shares Art and literature while his mind keeps returning to his grandmother’s pies. The verse contrasts Shifty’s cultured grace with Mason’s humorous longing for home cooking and memories of pies.
The Iola Kansas Register notes a sharp rise in import volumes and record revenue for the national government, signaling a strong expansion in foreign commerce and fiscal intake.
Lutherans of Iowa in Clinton open the 29th synod meeting with plans to raise 1 million dollars for education and missions. Officials expect a strong campaign. the group supports Wartburg College and allied academies, with Dr. F Richter aiming to broaden New Guinea missions.
Babe Ruth ascends as top batter in the American League leading in home runs total hits and walks while holding the 125 bases on balls through Aug 12. He surpasses Harry Heilmann and Cy Williams in key categories as Tris Speaker gains and Eddie Collins expands his stolen-base lead.
A store force member records a reader tip confirming an advertisement appeared in the Journal. The note highlights engagement with a local publication and suggests follow up on potential customer interest.
The Journal Want Ads offer to buy and sell nearly any item for disposal. Readers can place notices to trade or liquidate possessions through the classifieds.
A collage of quotations and vignettes describes audience reactions in Washington and a theatergoer who clashes with a woman over removing her hat. The piece juxtaposes modern slang, fashion woes, and a vivid river scene with the Maid of the Mist and flapper imagery.
A reflective line discusses marriages formed for wealth and the belief that money brings entitlement. It notes the social dynamics that leave such unions feeling under compensated or betrayed, highlighting motivations and resulting tensions.
A humorous quatrain from the American Legion Weekly depicts Old Mother Hubbard-turned-mother figure reaching for a jug of home brew when an officer notices her and shares a light hearted remark about sharing a drink.
A light local piece humorously notes rural life strains as farmers wives cope with threshing season and lonely days. A crepe veil joke about pies and a playful exchange over a letter V mix in a string of brief vignettes about small town life.
A reader sends a letter proposing three short romantic tales to uplift readers, introducing the first piece One Minute, Please by EM Space. The excerpt shows a dramatic scene with a failed romance, a pulled heart, and a plunge toward a canyon near Niagara.
A historical list outlines traditional anniversary milestones from first through seventy fifth years. Gifts progress from cotton and paper to crystal diamond, including leather woolen silk and linen, tin, silver, ruby and gold. The sequence ends with a Diamond anniversary at seventy five years.
A married couple hires a cook whose looks charm but cooking fails. Bacon burns so badly the wife asks her husband to settle for a kiss at breakfast. He agrees and calls in the cook.
Threshing in this vicinity will be finished this week. Chas Green sold a mule and delivered to Kiota Friday. Mrs Clyde of Getcher South Dakota is here. Old time friends at Chas Rowe and Jim Hanley homes Monday. Mrs I O Robinson visited Carl Browns Wednesday. Arthur James and wife and Lee Davison and wife attended a barbecue at Millersburg Thursday eve. Margel Barrett owns a new Ford coupe. Eva Augustine of Valley spent days with Edna Rowe.
A reflective note warns that wise people seize good ideas even when overlooked by others. It contrasts prudent insight with careless dismissal and stresses the impact of recognizing value in everyday suggestions.
A brief columnist reflection from the Boston Evening Transcript explores how expectation of the worst does not preclude moments of optimism amid daily doubts and life’s unpredictability.
A reflection noting that a woman's head is guided by her heart while a man's heart follows his head, attributed to Lady Blessington.
Quoted in the Boston Evening Transcript Uncle Ezra comments on how a man can judge another’s metal by striking him with a half dollar. The remark uses frontier rhetoric to illustrate measuring character through a harsh, decisive test.
The Maryville Democrat Forum comments on public advice and social pressure as citizens critique how others should behave. It suggests a culture of advisory certainty and shared judgments across the community.
A San Francisco Chronicle note reflects on a writer who penned the saying Joy cometh in the morning and lived in an era without alarm clocks. The remark contrasts past times with modern routines and daily rhythms.
The text cites Horace Greeley on the grim moment a young man faces as he studies ways to obtain money without honest work. It reflects a warning about drifting into wrongdoing during formative years.
Washington readers report relief from backache and kidney pain after using Doan's Kidney Pills. Mrs. Earnest Garrett of Ninth Avenue says the remedy strengthened her back and ended attacks, with no further trouble since. Price 60 cents at dealers. Poster-Milburn Co, Buffalo, N Y.
Sioux City Iowa August 18. Finger print records of all persons convicted of violating liquor laws are to be taken by authorities under an order from Police Judge Carlos Goltz. The records are to be preserved and used as evidence against persons brought into court.
Judge Goltz believes increasing charges for second or third offenses will materially aid in stiffening sentences for offenders. The statement suggests a push for tougher penalties to deter repeat crimes and strengthen judicial sanctions.
A reader notes that saying I saw your advertisement in the Journal guarantees prompt service. The remark emphasizes quick response and claim of visibility for the ad.
Local passenger and freight train numbers listed with daily frequency notes. No. 429 No. 449 No. 835 appear as local services with Sunday exclusions and a note attributed to H. W. Russ. Bol west.
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