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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1923
Page
4
A devotional item titled Better Than Rubies cites John 5 39 urging readers to search the Scriptures for eternal life as they testify of Christ. The note frames the daily reflection around scripture and contemplation.
The Journal explores claims about the Chinese game Mah Jong and its supposed ancient origins. It notes skepticism about a Civil War era attribution to Stonewall Jackson and discusses misunderstandings around the game’s importation and romantic rumors.
The papers praise Mr. Hershey for pledging sixty million dollars to children's education but note they omit when he left the farm. The other item suggests locating a pilfered Ford as a tougher challenge, followed by tracking a stolen saxophone.
The speaker recalls fines and court appearances for speeding and reflects on speed fiends causing injuries to cripples and young workers. A jurist contemplates punishment as the wounded in court illustrate the consequences of reckless driving and reckless speed.
A reader recalls sleighing for Christmas and laments printer friction over a cursed puzzle. The piece carries a collage of quips about critics, politicians, doctors, and lovers with a wry, old fashioned newspaper voice.
The piece reviews J P Babcock of Indiana as the inventor of Mah Jong and notes the name's flexible pronunciation. It quotes the Los Angeles Times on his China trip and ideas of marketing the game as a novelty while joking about various pronunciations and old Browning Club parallels.
A playful poem fragment mentions Andrew Johnson resting, then urges mourners to wipe their eyes. It recalls a boy losing his father at four and notes a father’s death would have pleased the world more. The episode widens to a motorist bragging of keeping air in a tire, recalled by Doc Crow.
Graceland college of Lamoni Ia is erecting a gymnasium and has not planned a basketball season this year due to news structure delays. When completed the gym will be one of the best in the region.
A famous financier, aged 90, believes his end is near. The doctor says the Lord won’t take him before a hundred. The banker replies that would be poor finance, wondering why the Lord would wait to reach parity when he can take him at ninety nine.
A three year old sick child is held by his aunt who, feeling his hot cheeks, asks about fever. He answers that his mother took his temperature, stating “mamma took it,” a line reflecting a child's recall of medical care.
I Rothkehild notes the joy of holding a first grandchild on a grandparent's lap. The piece contrasts old broken engagements with present family happiness and speaks to grandfathers and grandmothers about the emotional rush of new life.
The Drovers National Bank files a petition in Washington County District Court seeking $1379 plus interest costs and attorney fees on a note dated October 1 1923. Clingenspiel is named in default if he does not appear by the second day of the January 1924 term and a writ of attachment may be issued. The notice is signed by attorney T A Michels and dates refer to November 21 to December 12.
A Centerville area woman awoke to find every chicken missing from her flock. A roll of more than 700 dollars was found in the hen house. A man at a nearby truck stop asked to search for a wire and ransacked the yard, giving the impression of a possible theft-related ruse.
A concise aphorism notes that spreading happiness yields greater personal success than wealth alone, emphasizing relational impact over material fortune. The message centers on inner fulfillment achieved through generosity and kindness.
A jumble of lines includes a love reminiscence about a sweet faced girl, a joke about removing a window pane instead of doctor bills, and a cryptic note on dream interpretation plus a quirky line about a telephone as a leather substitute and a playful dialogue about a private key and discount.
A reader notes that mentioning an advertisement seen in the Journal ensures prompt service. The message implies that referencing the Journal ad helps guarantee timely assistance.
Lee Holland and Ned Haney argued about Central Park tree counts and tally 86. They estimate 100,003 stumps on a country club pasture by acre scaling, deducting four kicked over leaving 99,999 stumps yet to be removed.
The passage presents a speaker claiming, Do you believe two can be as cheaply as one, asserting I’m the father of twins. Vivid landscape imagery contrasts naked hills and fields with an implied intimate or philosophical moment.
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