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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1923
Page
4
A note states The Associated Press holds exclusive publication rights for all dispatches credited in this paper and for local news. It also reserves publication rights for special dispatches, indicating strict control over content usage.
On August 23 1923 a daily Bible thought urges self control with a Proverb about a person without rule over his spirit being like a city without walls. The reflection emphasizes inner governance as a safeguard for character.
The piece debates trimming King George’s about 500000 dollar annual pay and free parsonages, arguing value received vs cost. It compares royal pay to service value, then shifts to consider what a president like Harding might be worth as a hired official to the United States.
ABE MARTIN notes the gap between winning a Senate seat and finding someone to take on the milking job while protecting the nation. The man who sold Ike Lark a used car was moved from the saloon to jail as the constable fears group action.
Walt Mason notes August drains poets of inspiration as heat scorches verses and drys the mind. He recalls bleak December and sunny June while praising September’s coming healing, calling August useful though unfriendly to art.
The piece credits President Harding and his cabinet with saving $800 million beyond forecast, arguing they chose capable associates and kept political conditions secondary. It notes forecasts of a $500 million deficit but reports a $200 million surplus, asserting the administration's service surpasses dollars and cents.
Thomas H. Ince presents a twenty four hour mystery comedy where a San Francisco millionaire is drawn into the Barbary coast and a diamond robbery. Douglas MacLean leads a fast, funny under world tale with love interest.
Rugs curl at the edges due to weaving. A remedy is to sew two thin wool strips about three inches long to the underside at the corners and leave for a month to let the rug conform to the floor. Alternatively rubber corner tips may be purchased in a furniture store.
Des Moines reports an unusual variable corn development pattern from the weekly weather and crop bulletin. In dry north central counties yields likely fall to about fifty percent of normal while rain favored districts show excellent prospects. Threshing is roughly three fourths done, though some areas face rain delays and soil moisture issues slow fall plowing.
A dated column offers miscellaneous musings on neighborly conduct weather trends smoking habits and fashion choices with commentary on relationships and jealousy as social tips reflecting a mid century tone.
A fragment urges support for a mystery contributor who advertises nothing in a shop or service. It satirically links non advertising to vanity, rent, failure, and poor cooking skills, arguing against listening to those who claim advertising is unprofitable.
Mrs Spratt asks for solid study material for the literary club. Her husband cuts in with a sharp, brusque reply suggesting a cookbook as the topic. The moment captures a clash between literary ambition and domestic humor.
The quote notes a humorous take on politeness as someone knocks before entering his own room. It highlights a light domestic moment emphasizing manners and personal space within a private space.
A witty quip contrasts a wife phoning the office about a sick husband with a braver colleague informing his boss of an imminent fishing trip. The lines play on workplace courage and avoidance in a humorous note.
Classified notice from Walden Citizen Herald inviting summer boarders to rent a farmhouse with barn and garden and room to keep animals. Inquiries directed to the newspaper.
A humorous 19th century vignette features Mr Smith and Mr Brown debating death and artistry. Three defendants—an Irishman Swede and Hebrew—face a judge over thefts with each claiming possession since infancy of a calf horse and wheelbarrow respectively.
A stray note contrasts pockets with a mother’s library table drawer. It mentions henna as the leading fall hair shade for girls and highlights eyebrows featuring helio trope and pekin blue tones.
An offended father berates his son for vanity and stupidity in his office. A visitor comments that Charlie resembles his father, prompting the son to quip that the governor has also told him so. The exchange ends with a wry, self aware punchline.
The item recalls Columbus discovering America in 1492 and Kaiser Wilhelm in 1917. An advertisement promises fair treatment “like one of the family.” A maid who quit once is noted in relation to the anniversary discussion.
A boy asks if one can be punished for an uncommitted act. The teacher says no. The tale recalls Shakespeare’s line about stringing beans and kid gloves, and notes the narrator Nellie Ruth Lyon calls it a good one.
A lively family outing at a cafe features a boisterous father and a strong willed mother. The narrator notes the father’s practical approach to meals and his greater enthusiasm for the meal than his spouse as they navigate table etiquette.
The letter notes Fred Brock Min Jones and Lee Jenkins visiting Keokuk Saturday night and Sunday. The writer says Lee reported sighting a big fish that bit and left Manton Hebner last spring and also a fish that did not bite at all.
The American Library Association notes libraries are serving as home universities for self education. In Detroit Milwaukee and Cleveland adult education advisers assist the rise in demand for technical instruction and reading courses across business science politics and journalism. A Cleveland woman nearly 70 learns needlework for income while a worker studies to win a new job.
The YMCA originated in England with George Williams, a London draper, in 1844 and its founder was knighted on its jubilee. The YWCA began in 1855 at two sites, and the two branches joined in 1877.
A remark on a bygone statute from Edward II restricts meals to two courses at dinner or supper except on holidays, noting the rule persists in name despite regular breaches.
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