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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1926
Page
4
The article argues that automobiles will endure beyond gasoline shortages. It notes the auto industry as a lasting civilization adjunct, predicts cheaper, standardized models and ongoing growth, and mentions alternative fuels such as charcoal used by French heavy trucks.
A widow reports east Washington youths raiding unripe peach trees for winter supplies. Boys pull many peaches, bite them, and cast them aside. The caller urges restraint and asks the boys to wait for ripe fruit or seek permission to take them.
Norway July 20 1926 travel diary recounts a rough sea voyage from Iceland to Hammerfest Norway. The narrator battles headache and seasickness while describing a damp welcome in Hammerfest and the influx of English tourists and souvenir hunting.
The journal describes meeting Mr. and Mrs. Trygve Hanan, the Norwegian consul and bank president, in Hammerfest. They guide the author, share languages and customs, discuss local women and cuisine, and hint at Norway’s future fisheries and energy potential. The writer notes long daylight in summer, relentless rain, and hopes younger Norwegians may seek opportunities abroad, while reflecting on North Cape climbs and Amundsen’s expedition connections.
A religious citation from 1 Samuel 2 9 proclaims that the Lord preserves the feet of His saints and that the wicked will be silent in darkness, affirming divine strength as ultimate safeguard.
A compact note on common English word mistakes. It highlights usage to avoid phrases like three oclock pm and notes mispronunciations and spellings. It defines emaciation as reduced flesh and suggests learning one word daily to grow vocabulary.
A fragment from a newspaper contest prompts a finish to CHAP Montmorency Updegrafturn. Montmorency, weary from daily copy, faces a blank wall as readers’ jokes dry up, threatening the next Evening Astonisher column.
A light exchange unfolds where he claims a kiss is a common noun and she agrees it may be common and proper from a certain point of view. The couple banters with witty arguments and playful wit in a cheerful dialogue.
The page riffs on romance and flapper life with a radio segment featuring Ben Turpin and light gags about age and retirement. It contrasts youthful flirtation with older wisdom while noting rheumatism can be cured in some cases.
A messenger waiting in a magnate’s outer office finally gains access with a card from his boss Mr Gottalot. The message urges the magnate to spend eight thousand dollars on golf this afternoon. The magnate greets him with a frown and repeats the refrain time is money.
A reflective line notes both beastly and divine elements exist within humans. It asserts that evil can be overcome but not eradicated in this life, suggesting a constant moral struggle and the presence of angelic potential alongside darker impulses.
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