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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1927
Page
4
A fragmentary column blends weather musings and philosophy with quips on money, self control, and aging. It cites blue skies, temper, and social witticisms, ending with queries about traditional domestic roles and a drowned man joke.
The passage notes two motives for picking the poem: fatigue and a craving for simple comfort. It contrasts mental exertion with a desire for a plain dish of calf's liver with onions, reflecting a humorous, casual tone.
A playful verse contrasts roses and Iles with fried onions and steak. The speaker imagines heavenly aromas and jokes about onions in heaven, ending with a light pun about a heavenly small.
A friend of Everette Griffith, treasurer of the Y M C A, sent two fifty dollar Liberty Bonds with a note urging their sale and the funds added to the Y M C A budget for the coming year. The donor, signing as Dec 5 1927, praises the Y work and asks The Journal to convey thanks to the campaign committee.
The annual Y M C A maintenance canvass begins tomorrow with volunteers visiting friends to secure memberships and sustaining gifts. The article stresses the Y's community value, broad membership range from 3 to 30 dollars, and the need for broad local support to sustain its Christian, youth oriented programs.
A college professor urges a young student to wash his face and offers fifty cents. The student replies to keep the money and asks for a haircut instead.
An eighty year old man marries a fifty four year old woman at Valley Forge. The ceremony marks an unusual match and is noted by local reporters as a historic oddity despite the town’s quiet record.
Readers notice three papers with inconsistent depictions of Mrs Lilliendahl from calm to nervous to near collapse. The passage questions whether Mr Remus would insist he was crazy if his wife had stopped him from a planned murder.
A mixed compilation of quips and headlines from a bygone era. Jokes about fools and giants of wit mingle with a wartime sales anecdote and a stark racial stereotype tale spoken by a colored soldier. It closes noting New Yorkers spend seventy five tons of pennies daily on newspapers.
Hundreds mill through Ford showrooms as city officials and prominent business leaders inspect the redesigned low price model. Four wheel brakes, shock absorbers and a new gear shift drive attention, with demand for private demonstrations rising. Production shifts to meet anticipated demand while parts for Model T continue.
The column argues public interest over special interests, cites Canada and Ontario liquor trends, and notes 1927 W C T U membership gains. It recalls historical drinking habits, Washington and Lincoln beer scenes, and stresses progress in temperance education and citizen responsibility.
R. J. McKinney, Davenport municipal art gallery director, will move to Atlanta Georgia to assume a similar post. He will give an illustrated lecture titled Glorious St Marks at United Presbyterian church Tuesday at eight for the Fortnightly Club and art department guests. attendance urged.
Charles E. Dill purchased the late James B Johnston home at auction Saturday afternoon in Columbus Junction Ia The week includes several church and club gatherings with planned meetings and Christmas programs The Cotter Community club plans a December 7 meeting with a Christmas program and R L Armsberry spoke at the Cotter consolidated school district 4 officers to be elected Norma Giffey will oversee district youth activities and supervise event.
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