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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1928
Page
4
In a Rock Island Magazine feature from August 1923 a narrator describes making gifts herself. The piece centers on affectionate domestic moments and the tender humor of a spouse reacting to the gesture.
A speaker tends a neighbor's child after the mother dies. The child is cared for in the speaker's home with love and responsibility, while the neighbor is relieved and approves. The poem explores guardianship, unintended propriety, and maternal bonds following a bereavement.
A SORE EVIL: There is a sore evil which I have seen upon the earth, a recurring pattern of injustice and hardship that weighs on people across communities. This daily reflection urges contemplation of suffering and calls for hopeful action rooted in faith and compassion.
Dudley Crone, a former Washington boy who grew up in Dudley and worked in Windsor grocery and McCall and Elder, rose from clerk to assistant cashier at Washington National Bank. He later earned the respect of Keota as a capable banker and community citizen enduring a major financial challenge with composure.
Rev C W Klein and associates Andy Sheetz W C Sheetz and Nick Tinnes are praised for guiding the Dutch Creek Fair to its fifth celebration in Washington county. Attendance was the best yet with bands and Senator Smith W Brookhart as speaker. Plans are underway for a bigger sixth fair.
This note highlights common word errors and lessons on usage. It covers mispronunciations for madam and a guide to malignant meaning, urging readers to expand vocabulary by mastering one word daily with examples and practice.
In a light column a litter of ten pigs with black and white markings is described as cute and future meat providers. The piece pokes fun at Al Smith as a capable farmer who drinks any milk given, naming two pigs Al Smith and Herbie and recounting Herbie turning up its nose to milk.
The passage shows casual banter between a father and son over language usage with a pun on Awe and a joke about school, alongside a villain tearing hair in frustration and a character rolling a cigarette, all presented in a miscellaneous column style.
A defense of Herbert Hoover as a future great American president praising his international vision and humanitarian relief. The piece extols Hoover’s world impact, organizational genius, and modesty while crediting him with saving millions during and after World War I.
A brisk collage notes soldiers scars from France with a barber gag and a judge play. It cites trade papers and honors, then shifts to boarding schools offering 40 to 200 pounds yearly, and ends with a French chemist claim about alcohol in the air and a Scottish treat, all in a London Punch voice.
A defendant faces a charge alleging domestic violence after claiming his wife was intractable and asserting he used a golf club to subdue her. The judge asks how many strokes were involved, prompting a tense courtroom exchange.
An ad in the China Press promotes installing a gas geyser to enjoy abundant hot water for baths. The fragment from the Boston Transcript critiques Joe and his wife’s quarrels, noting his tolerance of her sulkiness and his belief she sings when in a good mood.
A doctor tells the patient to quit smoking and avoid alcohol at meals and late hours. The patient asks for the next best step, seeking further guidance.
A rural exchange captures a joking quarrel where the Mrs orders breakfast and the Mr dutifully complies. The tale pivots on a playful pecking order as a farmer invites a visitor to see ears of corn in Washington county.
A fragment listing era notes and local color from Washington describes two thirds of residents puzzled by garage pronunciation. It recalls ballroom antics with teasing peers, a school social finale, and a heated cab ride via a brick heater. It mentions a nickel pie slice with cheese and references mother’s admonitions and the Ancien Regime.
A humorous column recounts a family trip by rail to the country near the Mississippi. The narrator tries a "music with meals" cafe gimmick, finds canned music and ham slicer butter, jokes about rivets and legality, and ends mid-scene at a breakfast table.
West Chester visitor Smith son of Gjn Smith spent weekend with P. F. Smiths. Mrs. Will True assisted with threshers cooking. Mrs. Clay Humston visited her daughter near Brighton. Ralph Dougherty and Ralph Livingston from Washington called on Charley Scranton about farm interests. Miss Hazel Walters and Mrs. P. F. Smith shopped in Washington Saturday afternoon.
Flora Dunbar and Ruth Dunbar of Brighton visited the Frank McClelland home. The Oscar Kessel family of Brighton visited the Haimston home. Will True rents the John Lures farm for the coming year. The Bud Luithly and George Augustine visits link families around Marshalltown and Table Grove II as Mrs. and Mrs. Frank Smith host relatives.
Ed Wingler won the Riverside tall corn contest with a stalk measuring 15 feet 1 inch. The event occurred in Town township near Riverside, with Chez Bros. of English River township a close second at 14 feet 4 inches. The column also notes visitors returning to Davenport and Miss Hanson preparing to teach in Cascade as Riverside High School plans registration for Sept 3 and classes Sept 4 led by Superintendent Knight and Principal Bueler.
The list names S. M. Rosalie high school and SM Manuel S.M. Myra grammar grades S. M. Ermilde intermediate trades S. M. Austin second primary S. M. Florentia first primary S. M. Martinella piano and voice S. M. Ann-Isabel.
William Gamon son of Mr and Mrs W R Gamon married Miss Janette Huber Tuesday morning at the Methodist parsonage by Dr W W Bowers. Newlyweds to Des Moines for a brief honeymoon and plan to reside in his community. Mr and Mrs Howard Caldwell and Chalupa with Eugene accompanied the Harrison Alliman children home to Illinois for a few days. The Alliman youngsters have been visiting grandparents Silas and Mrs Caldwell for two weeks. Mrs Glenn Pratt hosted Havre social club Thursday afternoon.
Abe Martin criticizes the Republican party for not handling world events and asserts it now controls prohibition enforcement. He wagers that children should be raised and not exposed to vice debates, highlighting social reform themes.
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