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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1926
Page
3
A devotional quote from Chronicles 6 14 quotes the Lord God of Israel praising steadfast mercy and covenant keeping. It emphasizes faithful servants walking before Him with all their hearts.
The text argues that ambitious boys may pursue education at Yale or Harvard but can also finish a strong education without those schools. It notes past year data showing Yale attendees earning a large share of honors despite low means, with many performing work like washing dishes and lawn care while excelling academically. It encourages hard work and persistence for motivated youths.
A letter questions the Alabama governor's role in a poker party amid temperance efforts. It suggests alcohol was present and hints the governor was credited as an innocent bystander, illustrating political manipulation of reformers.
The text critiques rushed reforms and the rush of supporters who once shaped the harsh political climate. It notes how emergencies breed many doctors promising unlikely solutions, while opposing methods multiply and conflict with expectations.
The Bat in motion picture form thrills Washington audiences with murder, secret rooms, and a haunted mansion plot. Jewel Carm en, Jack Pickford, Louise Fazenda and colleagues star in the Roland West production for United Artiste release. Viewers are asked not to reveal the denouement.
Notes on 1927 license numbers with Louie Jones to drive No. 1 and Leigh Hunt Wallace likely seeking a thirteen. Describes new plate colors orange on dark blue for easy distant recognition. Also includes miscellaneous humorous and archival snippets from camps, holidays, school life, and political cartoons.
In a terse exchange, Aunt notes the finance vanished yesterday and Nelce laments a body aching from the parting. The dialogue emphasizes grief and physical discomfort linked to separation.
A fragmented dialogue vignette features Pomona Sagchen and lines about jail, mistaken identity, and a prohibition agent mistaken for a good customer. The piece hints at irony and social humor with imagined exchanges and self-referential questions.
Pleasant Hill Christian church will host Rev. B. W. Pettit for regular services on December 5 and 19. Pettit has served the town church through a partial season, baptized thirteen, and plans an oyster supper soon with Bible school at 10 a.m. and services at 11 a.m. and 7:09 p.m. Pending attendance remains strong and the congregation notes its support and stability.
John Adams faces a district court trial for the murder of Luis Forres, a railroad construction worker fatally stabbed last spring. Cedford William Keith, a former deputy sheriff aged 70, died of apoplexy at the courthouse yesterday.
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