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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1923
Page
4
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On Monday August 20 1923 the devotional notes the promise from Psalms 91 15 that God will answer in trouble and deliver and honor the faithful, urging daily reliance on divine aid.
A public plea urges President Coolidge to act for the people amid recurring coal panic. The author argues miners and operators collude to keep prices high and supply tight, calling for independent tribunals to fairly settle disputes and safeguard the public during winter.
An old man sits by his shack reflecting on wasted years and past sins. He laments unwise choices and the futility of his wrongdoings while seeking noble deeds he cannot recall. His aging conscience condemns the tricks and sins of yesterday as he recalls his well spent days with regret.
Mystery plays heighten appeal as Only A Shop Girl opens at Fox Theatre for two days. Estelle Taylor Mae Busch and Wallace Berry star in a costly production with elaborate department store and tenement fire scenes. The finale delivers a knockout that leaves audiences smiling.
A humorous vignette recalls a bridge party conflict with a wife trying to host while a guest threatens to walk out. The husband dismisses the threat yet the scene escalates with borrowed furniture and a promise of conciliatory action. The quips touch on romance insomnia and the social math of gifting.
A quirky collage from 1023 almanac notes Theodore Hook loved cucumbers and feisty exchanges about honesty and poker nights. The American Legionaire humor column reflects social foibles and gendered quips in a clipped, period voice.
Willie Willis asks if a man can be an optimist part time. Mr. Willis answers that every man is both, pessimist to his wife and optimist to his creditors.
London reports a new method of making hay using electric fans and a metal cylinder inside ricks to dry grass quickly. The system reduces weather risk and claims higher feeding value from albuminoids and carbohydrates, with trials approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and spreading across England and Scotland.
Pittsburgh August 20 Immigrants in the Pittsburgh district are astonished by national prosperity and report weekly incomes that fail to meet expenses. A man in Ambridge says with a year of European savings he could buy a hat and clothes, yet in Ambridge he outfits himself head to foot from a single week’s savings.
A Washington note invites readers to a Davenport September Business Congress and mentions visiting a local plant. Other items include a man with a car capable of 80 miles then 25, a grocery store change scam, and a quip about a rabbit's foot being lucky only for rabbits.
The Journal offers paneled wedding stock ready for custom printing or engraving upon request. This notice highlights availability for personalized wedding programs or keepsakes.
A fragmented humorous exchange compares selecting a husband to proposals while noting deafness and blindness as afflictions and calamities. A quip about chin whiskers and a philosopher’s line on living by the way appear, followed by a call to send contributions.
After a wet rough journey the weary detourists reach a ghostly campground at night. ominous humps dot the ground and no signs of life appear. they unroll their tents and hammer stakes softly as misty electric lights flicker. a backseat search reveals peanut butter crackers and an orange.
Report describes two Japanese spectators at a California ball game standing uncovered during the playing of "How Dry I Am" and the crowd reacting to their action. The incident reflects tensions of the era and public sentiment at the event.
A poetic column notes a man who shifts from simple calico to expensive fabrics, amasses land and oil, and buys luxury goods yet lacks true happiness. The piece concludes with a cynical, humorous remark on life.
Sleepers in a tent report a sudden lurch and a looming shadow, fearing a forced lift from the ground. A voice identifies as a policeman who tightens ropes, eliciting a frightened but grateful reply from a swimming instructor on the Long Island coast.
A Waves instructor vows to guarantee teaching all men pupils to swim three miles. Most people seek moderate comfort rather than extremes, avoiding being very bad or very good.
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