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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1924
Page
4
The notice states The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to publish all dispatches credited to it and to any local news published in the newspaper. It reserves rights for publication of special dispatches and related content.
The devotion cites Ecclesiastes 8 8 about human limits over life and death. It reflects on the inability to retain the spirit or escape the final war, offering a quiet spiritual reminder for readers that day.
A letter from Calvin Coolidge Jr dated August 15 1923 shows the president and Mrs Coolidge teaching their sons that greatness comes from individual effort not inherited status. Calvin writes that the first boy of the land would be one who distinguishes himself by his own actions, not his father’s position.
Iowa claims leading status in numerous sectors from agriculture to manufacturing. The list highlights premier facilities and world’s largest factories in products such as corn, oats, dairy, furniture, pasta, candy, hardware, and machinery across cities like Waterloo Burlington Dubuque Muscatine Davenport Red Oak Cedar Rapids Keokuk Mason City Marshalltown Centerville Fort Dodge Charles City Bettendorf Newton Sioux City and more.
The president’s son worked as a day laborer in a tobacco field when his father became president and remained in the job. He stayed a normal American boy, needing physical labor to earn a living, while the president and his wife applied common sense to family rearing in both private and public life.
Shanghai reports May exports to the United States totaling 3 654 688 dollars. For the first five months of 1924 exports stand at 15 954 931 dollars. Main items include goat and kid skins cotton laces embroideries raw silk and crude camphor. Gold bars valued at 1 445 509 dollars and gold coins at 548 762 dollars were sent to the United States in the five month period.
Washington plans include ten new monuments soon with a Francis Asbury memorial due in October. Other projects honor Civil War nurses, Titanic heroism, General San Martin, First Division of the American Expeditionary Force, President Buchanan, and inventor John Ericsson. The Titanics memorial design features outstretched arms by Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney. A Navy Marine memorial and Meridian Hill Park Buchanan tribute are also planned.
Cambridge City Indiana August 27 Single G a 14 year old harness racing veteran is improving with age surpassing two minute class records and promising to do as well or better in her eleventh year Ed Allen trainer drivers the mare owned by W B Barefoot Cambridge City Indiana and once maiden at Peoria Illinois.
The state pushes plans to honor Major General Geo. Gordon Meade with a memorial. Congress considers a monument proposal for the late Theodore Roosevelt among other pending projects.
A satirical portrait mocks self styled law abiding citizens who denounce bootleggers while secretly buying illegal spirits. Jupe Bungshaw proclaims strict virtue yet frequents a liquor locker thrice daily and preaches lawfulness as he seeks drink.
A convention excerpt debate shows sellers seeking openness, a vaudeville gag sparks a racial joke, and a judge cites time served as a cashier rises in rank. The piece muses on humor versus business ethics and social mores with brief vignettes.
A compact critique outlines issues in a small town retail scene. It targets the customer who reclaims altered suits, children disruptive in stores, weak show windows, and rickety sidewalks. It condemns a self centered merchant who insults salesmen and only advertises at Christmas, highlighting a call for better teamwork.
A jokey column notes women quickly claim ownership after marriage ceremonies and jokes about household trouble. It observes a drowning man surfacing multiple times and punctuates with a wink at marital dynamics and wit.
A fresh notion is described as a push to act, likened to a rack jolt that forces immediate movement. The analogy emphasizes turning thought into tangible effort rather than prolonged planning.
Ethel sits on a sofa with a young male friend and her niece on her knee. A crowded adjacent room overhears a playful scene as someone asks to be kissed. Ethel interjects with a grammar note about saying twice rather than two.
An Irishman recounts meeting Pat O'Brien who learns the other man replies with a different name. They realize each is mistaken for the other and joke about misidentification on the bridge.
A Swede purchased an auto then sped down the street at about sixty mph. An officer yelled to stop, but the driver increased speed. Upon being caught he claimed he did not hear the warning, mistaking the shout for someone he had run over.
Witty note contrasts vegetables with elephants and jokes that only way to cover running costs is to keep them walking. The quip plays on dietary habits and financial strain with a light, humorous tone.
A Milwaukee man jokes about greetings and happiness tied to automobiles and mortgages. The piece opens with his quip on social mimicry and everyday modern life and ends with a light aside about imitation and a farm cat.
Berlin August 7 Foreign Minister Stresemann has the record for most airplane flights among European statesmen in recent months. He travels by air to deliver two or three addresses daily across provinces, explaining Germanys stance on reparations. Air travel is seen as faster and more stimulating than trains, with aviation authorities assigning each flight.
The fragment presents a Cervantes quote about diligence as a cornerstone of virtue, though the OCR text is garbled. It lacks names, places, or events to anchor a broader news item.
Railway timetable page lists eastbound and westbound trains with arrivals and departures, including No. 4 Golden State, No. 12 Express, No. 50 Lo Pass, and local freight and passenger trains on the Washington Branch. Schedules show daily operation with notes on Sundays and specific carrier agents.
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