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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1924
Page
4
The Associated Press notes its exclusive rights to publish all news dispatches credited to it and local news published in the paper. It reserves publication rights for special dispatches and related material.
A devotional verse quotes Isaiah 17 14 reminding readers that trouble and spoilage pass with time. The nugget reflects on moral warnings and spiritual reflection from scripture.
The article notes California faces heavy losses from a foot and mouth outbreak with 93,109 cattle and sheep victims and $3,697,406.41 in slaughter and destruction costs. It warns of a prolonged setback but suggests California will rebound aided by strong crops and demand from the Mississippi Valley as residents travel west for spending during good times.
Dr. Charles Mayo addressing a YMCA convention in Rochester NY warns spies to keep themselves free from entangling habits. He emphasizes maintaining a field free from barricades and distractions to serve the nation effectively.
A speaker argues for a legalized and regulated liquor system to safeguard future citizens. He warns against excess drinking and emphasizes fitness and clear thinking as essential to preventing liquor’s return, urging disciplined habits today for the nation’s tomorrow.
The Louisville Courier Journal backs Republican Fred M. Sackett for U S Senate in Kentucky, while Democrat incumbent A O Stanley seeks re election. the paper notes its history as a Democratic paper with a Republican endorsement in this race.
The Chicago Tribune reports Mackenzie King’s tariff stance mirrors John W Dav is in Canada. Montreal’s Douglas Bremner cites records showing $8.5 million in proposed projects abandoned and similar losses nationwide due to low tariffs. Building stalls and builders lose demand as foreign underselling rises. Wages and money circulation fall beyond any savings in living costs.
In Munich on August 10 the mirror hall of Herrenchlienensee Castle was lit by 8,500 candles for the second time since its construction. The illumination marked a government invited gathering of Bavaria’s leading citizens including former royal family members. The first full lighting occurred in 1886 ordered by Prince Regent Luitpold to honor a visiting Shah of Persia.
Winnemucca Nevada August 27 Cong Chung aged 70 has sold his restaurant business that sold his own ham and bacon in San Francisco born Chinese first in the city. He plans to go to Shanghai to open a packing plant and arranged with exporters to ship hogs from the United States.
From a wilderness to the nation’s richest state Iowa’s aging citizens recall. Iowa’s crops and products exceed many global outputs with corn, wheat, apples, honey and eggs cited. The piece notes vast railroad access and high auto ownership as signs of rapid development and manufactories potential.
Winnebago County took first prize in the farm bureau exhibits at the Iowa state fair for a display detailing its status as the first accredited area for bovine tuberculosis eradication. The display received perfect marks. Mills County placed second, Iowa County third, Boone County fourth, and Bremer County fifth with various farm bureau displays.
Levi H Fuller of Oak Park Illinois announces that the Fuller children will donate 500 for pedestal lights on the judge's bench in the new courthouse as a memorial to their father William B Fuller who practiced law in West Union for nearly 50 years and served as state representative congressman from the fourth district and assistant attorney general. Other memorials include an electric clock system and lighting fixtures in the vestibule and rotunda funded by widows James Graham and N B Schneck and Mrs C C Miller.
A poem warns children about neglect and forgetting duties. It lists chores ignored such as dishes, cleaning, and feeding animals. The speaker laments constant forgetfulness and threats of future trouble, urging responsibility to avoid the “ghastly grief” that follows.
A rapid collection of light vignettes and quips mix road talk school news and playful family banter. The piece riffs on a 150 mile drive in three hours, a back to school note, engagements, gossip and brief jokes about golf alibis and odd notices about a champion athlete and a disappearing umbrella.
The quote notes that weekday judgments are not fixed by the company one keeps on Sundays and that loud patriots often demand the ultimate sacrifice for their country.
A mournful joke features a coffin handler asking a man if he is a mourner and the reply that the corpse owed him five dollars, highlighting dark humor about debts after death.
A collection of humorous vignettes and poems with teachers and pupils exchanging quips about wisdom wives and doughnuts. The verses include clashes between wordplay about Solomon and a ransom tale, plus a farmer’s shotgun joke and a playful exchange about honesty and wisdom.
A Boston man, newly married, named his bride’s occupation in a playful exchange as hay was moved through a gate near the park. The lighthearted moment captures a rural scene with a hint of humor about work and pairings.
A concise proverb-like note asserts that faith alone cannot achieve results and must be paired with diligent effort. It emphasizes that effort complements belief to produce tangible progress.
A court scene features a blundering barrister in a hogs case claiming hogs numbered thirty six, exactly three times the jury box. A West ern Union Office poem jokes at advertising and animal fables with a lion and tiger motif.
A playful fable in which a tiger and lion boast about roaring to advertise themselves. A rabbit imitates the lion but only squeaks, while a fox investigates and enjoys luncheon, underscoring the need to have real goods when advertising.
Corrected timetable listings show eastbound and westbound trains with arrival and departure times for Golden State Limited, No 12 Express, No 60 Lo Pass, No 30 Lo Pass, No 3 Golden State Limited, No 11 Express, Local Pass trains, and Freight services. Agents H. W. Russell and J. C. McKay noted.
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