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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1923
Page
4
A brief note states Mutual 44 and The Associated Press hold exclusive publication rights for news dispatches and local news in the paper including special dispatches.
A devotional note for Saturday December 1 1928 cites 2 Timothy 1 7 affirming that God has given not a spirit of fear but of power love and a sound mind. The brief reflection invites steady faith and calm resolve.
The article describes a proposed graduate school at Vassar for alumnae to pursue any career without deans or curricula. It promises a peaceful, distraction free atmosphere where women can focus on personal projects, writing, reform studies, and long held ambitions. The piece questions whether prolonged retirement may erode appreciation of noise and social engagement.
The speaker mocks those unsatisfied with six percent and predicts trouble from a country jury or events in Youngstown Ohio as tensions rise over money and fairness. The riff is sharp satirical humor aimed at financial grievance and local authority.
The speaker resists air travel and airship romance preferring to stay grounded with knitting. He admires bold flyers yet remains cautious about flying, choosing a steady earthly life over lofty journeys and celestial poses.
The passage argues everyday life is noisy and constant. People adapt to varied noises which educate and shape activity. A person who concentrates amid noise gains a practical advantage over those needing silence to think.
Albert C. Hoody dies amid allegations of medical negligence by unlicensed practitioners in Connecticut. The incident centers on alleged malpractice and safety concerns surrounding dubious medical care.
Officials of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad announced that the accounting department of the Dubuque division will move from Dubuque to Cedar Rapids around December 15. The move is intended to improve economy.
Lloyd Hughes discusses the tense hunt and lynching scenes in Scars of Jealousy with Marguerite de la Motte. He recalls being scared by the mob like a real bandit and notes auto suggestion effects. The film shows at the Fox Theatre Monday and Tuesday.
Researchers report Spitzbergen soil remains permanently frozen to about 1 000 feet depth while summer surface thaw reaches roughly two feet, indicating extreme permafrost conditions and potential impacts on climate research and exploration.
The Billsbury Sisters perform with Billy Maine in Somewhere in France at the Graham Theatre on Wednesday December 5. The show features wartime comedy and songs typical of the touring revue.
A jumble of jokes and snippets reflects a chaotic newspaper page. The readable line notes that Americans produced eggs valued at over one billion dollars last year, with a few quips about legal woes, fortunes, and weather.
A dialogue records a couple's exchange at two a.m. about an alleged street robbery. The man describes being held up by two men while walking home, prompting the wife to comment on his condition and imply the event might have been necessary.
Theophilus Thistle, famed thistle sifter, shows skill by pushing three thousand thistles through his thumb. He cautions readers against repeating the feat and injuring themselves. Splinter's Cousin provides the playful tongue twister context.
A man enters a second hand auto shop while the boss is away. The clerk is present and a light dialogue ensues as the customer asks for a good used car and the clerk quips that he would like one too.
A fragmentary verse piece contrasts a famed philanthropist who helps others with a warning about mixed motives. It includes stylistic lines about purity, simplicity, and a provocative dialect line implying danger in knowledge. The text ends with initials A, E, B.
Dc. J.L. testifies that the number of pickets is equal on all four fence sides. He offers to split Sav Wood's candy box with Mr. Brooks and the By-the-way editor, signaling a conciliatory approach to the ongoing disagreement.
A dialog describes drawing thirty six small squares in a large square and placing 12 buttons with no more than two per row column or diagonal. The exchange ends with a quip to a census taker about family sanity, noting a wife answering about her husband.
Thelma defends herself after being scolded for picking cherries. She explains the limb pulled down by the tree did the biting, insisting she did not eat them herself. This quirkily told anecdote ends with the child's stubborn explanation.
A Chicago woman preferred knickerbockers over keeping her husband, quipping the outfit could attract a more complacent mate. The piece weaves satire around domestic life and social norms with jokes about kitchen dining rooms, boils, and a mistaken car theft call that ends with the car found.
A salvage team uses a divining spear with a gold detector to locate gold bullion from the Laurentic sinking. Divers face sea creatures and rely on the dial to distinguish gold from base metals while guarding against dogfish. The piece notes odd items in finance such as a cat named Spot on the New York Cotton Exchange floor.
A cottonwood about 85 feet tall and six and a half feet across the stump was cut down between Denmark and Fort Madison. The land mark tree was removed by a telephone company due to branch interference with wires.
The statement notes that among roughly two thousand bacterial kinds, only about one hundred are thought to be harmful. It emphasizes the low proportion of dangerous bacteria relative to total diversity.
The document lists branch train arrivals and departures with times such as 8:35 a.m. 6:20 p.m. 3:45 p.m. and 8:16 a.m. It catalogs trains No. 460 No. 430 No. 836 No. 429 No. 449 No. 886 and freight Nos. 7:00 a.m. Local Freights 835 836 420 466 plus end local passengers, daily except Sundays. Agent H. W. Russel.
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