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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1922
Page
4
A reprint notice states the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to news dispatches and local news published in the paper. It reserves republication rights for special dispatches and all local content.
A brief devotional note from December 1, 1922 offering Psalm 46 1 as a reflection on God being refuge and present help in trouble. The piece presents a concise verse emphasis and a call to trust in divine aid.
The piece argues Western prosperity views ignore older North American cultures dating back millennia. It notes debates on humanity’s origins from Asia to the Americas, cites Ignatius Donnelly and Atlantis theories, and reflects on humanity’s fleeting span within eternity.
Mrs Joe Kite recalls her daughter’s wedding last week and ABE MARTIN notes the community’s reaction. Tell Binkley, a sheriff candidate and staunch Democrat, comments on women’s habits and the night’s events.
A humorous verse sketch contrasts rural toil with get rich schemes. The speaker celebrates steady labor in farming and gardening while mocking speculative "fortune" seekers and their boom dreams.
The author argues Eden’s location is less crucial than creating fair, thriving communities today. Despite abundant resources and developed industry, humans still destroy one another through greed, calling for concerted effort and a clearer grasp of social balance.
Trust Companies of the United States reports 1922 total resources at 12.739 billion through June 30 with deposits surpassing 10 billion. Iowa's assets total 94.394 million as the industry marks its centennial since 1822 and notes continued growth in national trust activity.
Resources of trust companies in the United States for the year ending June 30, 1922 totaled 12,739,620,733, a record high and offsetting 1921 losses. The figure exceeds 1921, over 416,000,000, and tops the 1920 high by 287,743,000.
The Fox theatre presents Dick Talmadge in Lucky Dan a five reel action packed space flight tale over fences and through windows with him in constant air use Lloyd Ham Hamilton also stars in the Meremaid Comedy on the same program.
The column says most people can endure two weeks with no major harm but will lose weight and feel weak. It notes the body stores energy as a reserve and advises skipping meals when feeling unwell. It blames overeating, inactivity, and sleep loss for most health problems.
The article explains that dreams of blood foretell a rush of blood to the head or indicate bodily inflammation. It notes a dream blood motif can accompany seemingly minor issues like a festering finger, linking dream imagery to physical states.
The text contrasts innocent pretending with deliberate later deception by adults. It argues there is a vast difference between playful imitation and purposeful misrepresentation.
The Journal reports post Thanksgiving chatter about the Junction game and Iowa fans seeking results. William Reubscam quips about a $2 pawn ticket tale while a staffer laments mistreatment of workers and questions sustaining such business practices.
A man with a fox, a goose, and corn must cross a river in a small boat that carries one item at a time. He cannot leave fox with goose or goose with corn. He devises a sequence to get all safe across.
A passerby recounts helping a girl at the public fountain in the square when the water shoot malfunctioned, nearly choking her. The girl refused the drink and suspected a joke. The incident raised concern about fountain safety and bystander involvement.
A quirky dialogue contrasts a caller asking about Poe's Raven with another asking what is wrong with him. The light exchange playful in tone suggests a literary humor feature in the page segment.
A collage of street talk and playful exchanges includes Pred Weener hoping for better weather to finish street polishing, a clerk mishearing “Mennen’s” talcum, quarrels about wealth and manners, a mock obituary for Frederick LaFarge, and a court joke about a motorcycle sale.
An old-time reader correspondence playfully asks for unusual stepping tales and freckle lore. The writer muses on freckles becoming ten-spot marks and assigns whimsical monikers to seasons and pupils.
A boy asks his father to sign his report card with eyes shut and Dad agrees. The boy then requests the same daring gesture for his ecard, prompting a playful exchange about trust and signatures.
A brief quip notes Maine cannot grow sugar cane, stating it remains small and not sweet there. It adds that producing all cane sugar in Maine would be prohibitively costly, while Maine corn is described as the sweetest corn raised anywhere.
The article recalls Benjamin Franklin’s glug harmonica made of glass discs on a spindle and water trough. It then offers humorous dating advice for short men, followed by a promotion for Vacuum Cup tires claiming safety and skid prevention.
Fragmentary lines describe a man who believes he won an argument and boasts to friends about defeating another, with a philosophical tone about conviction. The text shifts to a proverb about those convinced against their will and social repetition.
A playful exchange shows Marjorie writing a letter to Lily Smif while her mother doubts her writing and notes Lily cannot read. The dialogue captures domestic humor and a daughter's determined reception.
Carl Roberts stepped from his house and inadvertently stepped on an English sparrow, killing the bird. He insists he did not intend harm in the odd mishap reported this morning.
A terse dialogue fragment suggests a request for money following three years of work. The line implies a confrontation over compensation and outcome, with no additional context or names available.
Train schedule lines list east and west bound Golden State Limited routes with arrival times, departures, freight and local passenger trains. Marks daily exceptions for Sundays and specific freight or passenger services under agents H. W. Russell and J. C. McKay.
Regular meetings listed for Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M and related groups. Dates include first, second, third, and fourth Friday nights monthly with listed officers. Moose Lodge 1295 also meets weekly on Wednesdays at 7 30 PM at Moose Hall with I E Mitchell and Elmer McFadden listed.
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