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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1922

Page

3

County Home Picnic Scheduled for Tomorrow

The county home hosts a large annual picnic with music by the Washington band and a formal afternoon program. Gupt Beatty presides with speakers Mayor A N Alberson Rev Reid McCrory Co Supervisor O Dayton Judge A Dewey and readings by Miss Helen Wood. Everyone is invited for August 20 at the county home.

Lupt Frank Beatty Washington Ba Gupt. Beatty A N. Alberson Reid McCrory O. Dayton A. Dewey Helen Wood

Korean Missionary Family Plans U.S. furlough tour

Mrs L Phillips wife of Rev Co L Phillips and children Laura Junior and Jimmie visit PD C Donalason home. They are near Peng Yang Korea under the Presbyterian Board. They expect to leave for Pawnee City Nebraska to meet Rev Phillips and Edith then proceed to Los Angeles for the remainder of their furlough.

L. Phillips Co. L. Phillips Laura Junior Jimmie PD. C. Donalason Phillips Peng Yang Korea Presbyterian Board Phillipa Pawnee City Nebraska Weir Edith Los Angeles Calif

Rhythm and Craving in a Fragmented Poem

A fragment praising rhythm as the world’s drive for sex poetry and freedom contrasts with a harsh line describing rhythm as ugly and like a crippled child’s dance. The excerpt presents a provocative juxtaposition of art and pain from Ludwig Lewselin.

Ludwig Lewselin

Everette Moriarty Star in Des Moines Bank Robbery Recovery

Everette Moriarty, grandson of Mr and Mrs J G Moriarty, aided in a Des Moines bank robbery incident by dropping a money bag and hiding it before being captured. He survived a motorcycle crash en route to chase suspects and is recovering at Mercy hospital with minor injuries. He offers to aid officers in identifying robbers as the investigation continues.

J. G. Moriarty Everette Moriarty Des Moines Peverett Jack Moriarty Jack Everette Mercy Hospital Cottage Grove Avenue Everett Xrood Smith's

Former Local Man Killed in Coal Mine

Charles Wilson, former Prudential Insurance manager, died in a coal mine accident five miles from Ottumwa. He was secretary treasurer of the Iowa Mining Company and was crushed by slate collapse while working. He was widley known through local business ties and had many friends here. He had married Faye Ross in this area.

Charles Wilson Prudential Insurance Wilson Ottumwa Iowa Mining Company M1 Health

Slow breathing tip echoes tortoise longevity

A physical training expert urges people to emulate the tortoise by breathing slowly. He claims the tortoise, the slowest breathing animal, can live up to 1,000 years, suggesting a path to longer life through calm breathing.

Reminder of Tonight Concert and Picnic Plans

A gentle notice highlights a band concert in Central Park tonight and a county farm picnic tomorrow. Frank Beatty endorses Washington Butter as the best made from selected cream with butter priced one cent higher for Wednesday.

Central Park Washington

Fifty two News Cars Registered in August

The county treasurer reports August registrations of 66 automobiles with 52 new cars and four new trucks. Year to date totals reach 4434 car registrations and 279 trucks. Owners of the new cars include Joe Link, Grace Willson, J. D. Byers, Carl Koehler and many others.

Joe Link Grace Willson J. D. Byers Carl Koehler J. E. Wright Victor Blattner J. W. Stewart and Sons C. F. Lovack Wi O'Conne M. W. Welch F. R. Jones G. G. Griffith H. A. Pauls W. H. Conger Wim. Luvasky M. Robinson W. Gi Ree Bower Lewisith M. Ashby J. F Casper Met de Graf J.c.Carris John A. Horak

Grave Question Unsettled in Regional Debate

A fragmentary report notes unresolved questions about a local issue, with unclear terms and damaged phrasing. No concrete names or dates are readable, but the item signals ongoing debate over a critical matter in the area.

Colored People Appeal on Dyer Bill Debate

Kelly Miller argues against labeling the Dyer Bill a Negro measure and urges viewing it as national civil rights legislation. He credits the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments while warning that the Fifteenth's race focus fuels segregation efforts and threatens constitutional rights nationwide. He calls on NAACP leadership and white statesmen to support enforcement of law and oppose lynching.

American Far Association Abraham Lincoln Supreme Court Borah Congress National Association For the Advancement of Colored People

Dyer Bill and Negro Issue in Election Debate

The piece argues the Dyer Bill will hinge on racial lines and weaken passage. It claims lynching as a motivator for white support while Negro voters back politicians who uphold the bill, urging white voters to join in the liberty and law cause.

Aviator Shrader Visits Parents After Fort Sill Return

Lieutenant Edwin G. Shrader, formerly at Fort Sill Oklahoma, drops in by air to visit his father and mother in Iowa City. The onlooker athlete at both local schools and West Point is noted for his calm demeanor. The piece also cites historical quotes from Rutherford B. Hayes and Alexander Pope for flavor.

Aviator Iowa City Edwin G. Shrader Fort Sill Okla Shrader West Point Military Academy

Lucky Miner Claiming Luck Through Work

A stubborn saying links luck with labor in mining culture. The text argues success comes to those who dig and sweat, earning ridges of ore through persistent effort rather than mere fortune.

Reunion in the truths that stand and the one God

Poem fragment lamenting myriad creeds and social clashes as old orders break. The speaker envisions reunion in truth and heart, a new morning uniting warring factions, and the lawful soul guiding forward beyond hostility. Possibly attributed to Alfred Noyes.

National foods of nations in a playful list

A quirky catalog lists Ireland as loving poe tanto, Germany favoring pork, Russia preferring rye, and France as vegetable eaters. It oddly notes America as the “terthoriak” food while misplacing some terms and punctuation.

Ireland Uindu Germany Russia America

Latter Never Tells on You

A fragmentary line references wisdom and neighbors with archaic phrasing and a mystery name Belumen. The unreadable text limits clear meaning but hints at moral judgment and prudent speech in a biblical tone.

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