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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1924
Page
4
Bible Thought for Today
The verse Isaiah 40 31 offers encouragement about waiting on the Lord renewing strength and enabling endurance through all tests. It echoes with imagery of soaring like eagles and steadfast walking without fainting in faith.
Why Advanced Prices In Grains And Livestock Rise
Prices for grains and livestock have surged due to natural supply and demand forces with shortages in wheat, corn, cotton, and hogs nationwide. Some blame speculators, but authorities see no widespread manipulation and warn a collapse would require unavailable funds. Dr. John Lee Coulter and other experts note persistent scarcity drives the upward trend.
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United States
Canada
John Lee Coulter
Expert panel assesses farm price shifts across crops
Kansas State Agricultural College president Dr. W M Jardine says wheat and hog prices rise on anticipated supply and demand. Other experts from Cornell New York Texas Oregon Wisconsin Colorado and Missouri attribute gains to shortages and market expectations with speculation playing a varying role.
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North Dakota Agricultural College
Department of Agriculture
W. M. Jardine
Kansas State Agricultural College
Manhattan
Kan
Canada
Pacific Coast States
Europe
K. W. Moorehouse
American Farm Bureau Federation
Chicago
C. O. Moser
American Cotton Growers’ Exchange
South
Texas
George B. Terrell
Frank L. Carey
Chicago Board of Trade
Carey
Dr Schreckengast’s Fare Well Lecture On Moses And Life Values
Dr Schreckengast opened his farewell talk at the chautauqua by recounting Moses before the burning bush. He urged that God values every hidden human worth, and compared two life philosophies: to gain for self or to serve others, calling the latter more honorable. He urged guiding youth with experience and avoiding forcing career paths, stressing life’s magnitude and the need to draw out hidden talents.
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Dr. Schreckengast
Chautauqua
Moses
God
Christ
Israel
Egypt
Aaron
Omaha
Schreckengast
Thelma Davis Spends Evening at Chautauqua
Thelma Davis of Ainsworth spent yesterday evening at a chautauqua event enjoying lectures and musical performances in a community celebration.
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Thelma Davis
Ainsworth
Chautauqua
Weather Chautauqua Pleasures Amid Jokes And Gags
The piece recalls a chautauqua season with playful sketches and a weather joke about Old Bill Pite. It highlights popular appeal among youth and mentions light entertainment like chairs and a phonograph. Included are limericks and a father son gag reflecting light humor.
miscellany of quips and clips from daily life
A jumble of rural humor and observation features jokes about a New Foundland dog and a buried smaller dog, fish counts for George McDaniel, a Rock Island brake man joining a circus, weathering quips about signboards and sayings, plus a mother and child exchange.
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Green Squires
George McDaniel
Green
New Foundland
Quips and Whimsy From A Humble Hope Chest
A lighthearted exchange contrasts a husband’s wish to let his wife name their baby with the old man’s vow to honor her choice. A joking jab compares vanity cases to hope chests and notes the radio fad causing accidental crosswiring for a Pittsburgh wedding. A mother asks if daddy is asleep. Betty replies all but his nose.
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Betty
Housewife Threatens Peddler Over Whistle Sale
A housewife warns a peddler to flee or she will call her dog. The peddler agrees to leave but offers to sell her a whistle branded Good Hardware.
Sailor Jokes About the Moon in Sea Lore
A quip from E W A notes a sailor knows the moon is cheese because he has been to sea. The joke ties maritime life to lunar lore with a light nautical pun.
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Ans
Envy the Fine Come Dentist Whiskey Claim
A humorous exchange recalls a dentist who offered whiskey after each tooth extraction. The joke ends with the speaker noting they have no teeth left, implying the remedy backfired.
Ashes of Vengeance at Fox Theatre Puts Talmedge in Wolf Attack Scene
In Joseph M. Schenck production Ashes of Vengeance Normal Talmadge and Jeanne Carpenter face a dramatic wolf attack scene at the Fox Theatre. The adaptation features Onway Tearle in a pivotal role and promises suspenseful moments for Monday and Tuesday screenings.
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Joseph M. Schenck
Normal Talmadge
Fox Theatre
Jeanne Carpenter
Onway Tearle
Ashes of Vengeance Film Stages Grand Historical Set Piece
First National releases Ashes of Vengeance a romance of France during Charles IX directed by Frank Lloyd. The production features fifty major players led by Wallace Berry and Courtenay Foote with lavish sets including a 330 foot Louvre Palace ballroom and a Paris of 1572 quarter. Thousands participate in ensemble scenes with period costumes.
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Romance
France
Charles IX
First National
Frank Lloyd
Wallace Berry
Courtenay Foote
Josephine Crowell
Betty Franchco
Claire McDowell
Andre de Be
Poland rally ends in tragedy as speaker shoots self
During a protest meeting in Poland Ag. 248, a climactic speech about neglect of war invalids ends abruptly when a younger fighter fires a gun and dies before bystanders can intervene.
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Lembprg
Poland
Rail Schedule Fragments Outline Westbound Arrivals
Fragmentary timetable notes westbound trains arrive and depart from Westbound settings. Mentions numbers 4 12 30 and local freights 836 429 43 with times around 6 9 and 6 65, suggesting mixed route details and freight movements.
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Gore
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