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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1923
Page
4
The notice asserts The Associated Press exclusive use of all news dispatches credited to this paper and local news, with rights to publish special dispatches reserved.
A short devotional note for Monday August 27 1923 reflects on Matthew 25 23 with the line well done good and faithful servant. It emphasizes faithfulness over small duties and the promise of greater blessings in the afterlife.
Governor Kendall retires from official duties for at least ten weeks due to impaired health. The move ends speculation about his political plans as he travels to the Hawaiian islands for rest. In Honolulu he will encounter similar urban activities, as the city continues to grow.
France pushes for a Rhineland buffer republic while Germany protests. France admits Ruhr occupation hurts profits but says it will persist until reparations are paid. Rumors claim German collapse, Bolshevism threats, and rampant distress following the Kaiser’s grandiose delusion.
A humorous meditation on funeral eulogies and the role of the pastor. The speaker notes the preacher’s need to present a flattering portrait of the deceased, even when their real faults are known, urging honesty balanced with kindness in mourning.
Iowa faces an over supply of teachers in nearly every county says state superintendent Miss May FE Francis. With vacancies nearly filled for the new school year beginning September 3, salaries for grade teachers hover around 100 dollars monthly while high school pay nears 150 dollars. Minimum pay rules remain, but districts generally exceed them.
A new William de Mille Paramount production starring Bebe Daniels and Lewis Stone screens tonight and Tuesday at the FOX Theatre. Daniels plays Corinne d Alys, a top stage artist driven by publicity seeking, while Stone portrays John Elliott, a dramatic producer drawn into a web of jealousy and scandal alongside Elsa Townsend and Adolphe Menjou.
A compact reminder against delaying simple duties urges immediate action. It compares common postponements such as mail, shopping, or coal orders with clearer outcomes, urging readers to act now to avoid cost and regret. The piece emphasizes timely letters, calls, and purchases to improve efficiency and reduce wasted time.
A man experiments with a beer recipe using hops and brewing props. The batch thickens with no kick and ends up serving as a surprising shampoo rather than a drink, prompting amused commentary on failed brewing attempts.
The note muses on the idea that affection is superficial beside the added layer of painted surface and imagines lovers hearing their whispered words echoed back from a phonograph years later.
A department store scene shows a clerk and manager discussing a missing item. The customer asks for something not in stock, and they realize the absence is due to a lack of rain recently. The exchange ends with the customer’s cheerful departure.
A quirky mix of verses and wry maxims appears in a local column. It features a playful rhyme about Mary and a hen, a cautionary note about easily rattled people, and a blunt remark on honorary degrees and common scams affecting small investors.
A child named Cary Kurtz woke with a foot asleep and described the sensation as feeling “just like soda pop” while attempting to walk, illustrating a humorous and curious small-town moment from daily life.
The fragment shows a speaker asserting certainty and expertise about the topic. It hints at a judicial or analytical context where the speaker emphasizes authority and informed judgment. No other names or places are provided in the readable text.
Joseph Rhea of Colorado visits Crawfordsville and notes the only change since his youth is that people his own age have grown old and ugly.
Fragmentary comic prose questions the fate of Shingles Shavings Black Head and Young Excelsior asking where their think tanks have gone dry while noting Splinters as a willing cuss and mentioning kids Excelsior and Splinters as examples.
The writer urges renewed effort for the column, noting Ode Ferguson in Havre and questioning moves away. The editor threatens to publish editorials if readers do not contribute improvements, encouraging thinking and worthwhile ideas from think tanks.
A revivalist preacher asked his audience if lightning would strike the tent tonight and how many would be ready. A bolt struck the platform, killing two men and injuring the preacher, while several listeners were knocked down in the blast.
The term Latin America refers to South and Central American countries and their races of Latin stock. It includes Mexicans and Central American inhabitants along with certain West Indies islands. The Rio Grande marks a boundary between Saxon America and Latin America.
A overheard remark attributed to Oswald Beggs mocks wives fashion and domestic order. The speaker jokes about long skirts and the perception of wives managing home life while a married man focuses on tobacco and pipe.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes Adelaide, South Australia as a model city with a central square-block town, surrounding public parks and gardens, and outer residential suburbs.
Nature Magazine notes two ferocious predators dragonfly and rove beetle that can be captured safely in captivity. A large glass box with ample houseflies yields vivid pictures of the dragonfly feeding on its prey without fatal harm to the animal.
Sand works far better than water to smother burning oil and gasoline. It is especially effective with carbon tetrachloride based extinguishers, best applied via a proper extinguisher rather than poured directly.
Nature Magazine of Washington notes that rattlesnake plantains grow in dry woods under hemlock. Its gray green leaves show netted veinings resembling a snake, giving the plant its name. Indians believed it had curative power for rattlesnake bites. Two eastern varieties are lesser and downy rattlesnake plantain.
A Pittsburgh report notes an anonymous telephone call attempting self harm. The piece suggests the caller’s anonymity is less preferable than guessing who spoke, reflecting on the ethics of anonymous tips.
Workmen digging a Portland Maine sewer on Plum Street unearthed tanning vats estimated at over a century old. The pine planks remain sound and a small leather fragment was found inside one vat.
An Exchange note argues that wildflowers in eastern woodlands have vanished from over-picking and that the state faces ongoing loss as accessible areas grow scarcer each year. The writer predicts universal defeat for any proposal to destroy wildflowers, while highlighting widespread harvesting harm.
A Knoxville Express letter mocks home economics experts claiming a woman needs 260 steps to bake a pie and argues for production efficiency. The writer contrasts pie making with shingles on a courthouse roof and humorously cites interruptions and misfortunes such as sugar shortages and a cat ruining dough.
A man who hurled a barrel to obstruct a pursuing police officer says it is wise to leave something for those who come after us. The remark frames his defiant or taunting stance during the chase.
A humorous note says many women stay single because a man talked about himself too long. The quip reflects dating customs and social humor of the era.
A fragment recalls a scene of companionship and social chat about refreshments for two. A man considers the outing, noting two lead nickels and the idea of bluffing through the evening.
A compact moral about mastering one’s craft and facing work without fear. It urges learning to do the work and controlling one’s materials rather than being submissive to them.
The article notes that in Turkey during the seventeenth century denying coffee to a wife was a legitimate divorce reason. It claims husbands vowed never to starve wives of coffee and that today neglecting to serve coffee can lead to separation.
Nature Magazine explains bats rarely seen in daytime and urges calm when one enters a home from an open window. Follow the bat to guide it outside unharmed as the useful mammal feeds on numerous pest insects.
In a hotel lobby two war-contract millionaires recount their European trip. They say they saw everything and everyone, and stumble over the Dardanelles, joking about meeting “the Dar danelles” in Paris with amused confusion.
C L Lyon argues for broader publicity of timely advice urging action today. The refrain notes that delaying tasks creates unnecessary burdens and accumulates unfinished business for every person.
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