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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1922
Page
4
The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to news dispatches credited in this paper and all local news published herein. All rights of republication of special dispatches are reserved by the AP.
Bible thought for today from December 7 1922 cites Psalm 91 15 promising deliverance in trouble. The brief devotional emphasizes divine protection and companionship during hardship.
Health Notes cautions against exposing milk to air and flies and urges using clean vessels and ice. It warns parents not to feed babies with milk over twenty four hours old and to keep milk cold with proper ice usage and timely bottle washing.
The U S Bureau of Mines says post strike mine explosions killed about 185 miners and injured many more. Morale declined as operators rushed to produce coal, leading to unsafe practices and greater danger in mines nationwide.
In a playful verse about modern machines, Walt Mason lampoons the spread of cars and gas culture. The poem names deserts, ships, cities, and distant places while imagining horse and camel rivals replaced by motor vehicles and rapid transit.
A commission studied the situation and found coal dust explosions can occur. Fifteen blasts occurred in an experimental mine, one blast hurled a mine car 300 feet. Ongoing strikes disrupted mining, causing more cave ins and miner deaths due to reckless restart of operations.
A Boston Transcript listing describes an over one hundred year old oak sideboard in rare condition and unused, marked as brand new in the antique market. The notice highlights the piece as a collectible rarity likely to attract collectors and decorators.
A fragment notes that in Luzon the Philippines a wife who cannot cook or keep house is deemed "out of luck" and that a poorly cooked bowl of rice or an unclean dish is cited as grounds for divorce. She is portrayed as facing social fault rather than legal case specifics.
A fragmentary column notes hard travel today across the country and shifts in social manners from flapper era to strutter style. It mentions leaders needing openness to others’ judgement and a humorous autom atic collection basket invention in a church context.
An amused column presents short scenes from daily life. A three year old Vera Stateman thanks her mother for staying home. Mike Robinson amid a quarrelsome scene reconsidered his studio arrangement after reading an editorial on dangers. A girl jokes that she is on the college scrub team.
Edgar A. Guest urges a life of humility and service while warning against vanity and detachment. The brief notes items comment on a ten month life of a five dollar bill and a cheeky exchange about a daughter’s promised marriage, ending with a Honeycomb Briefs remark about a person warned by sympathy.
The notice lists numbered eastbound and westbound trains with arrival and departure times, including local passenger and freight services. It notes daily except Sundays for certain locals and specifies freight trains running on specific weekdays, plus the agent and days served.
A Washington man named Dave McLaughlin is described sightseeing in Colorado with a wife, while a crowd of women surrounds him seeking guidance. A ticket agent jokes about Salt Lake City as the crowd is shown. A playful comic recounts a sequence of river crossings with cannibals and missionaries labeled cannibal 4 missionaries 2 and 3. The piece ends with a restatement that the event is as stated.
An Eastern paper ad seeks a strong horse to perform heavy labor for a Methodist preacher. The notice frames the animal as a helper in demanding tasks, underscoring practical needs in a faith community.
An An Trishman brags about bravery while a friend bets ten dollars Pat will sleep all night in a haunted hill house. A ghost appears at midnight and pursues him through the woods. Pat eventually stops, the ghost catches up, and Pat plans another sprint after catching his breath.
In this tale a series of mishaps by unskilled foremen threaten Paul Bunyan’s work. He enlists Sourdough Sam and Babe to dump sourdough into a lake to push logs to the river, then uses salt and their animals to suck water upstream and move logs back up the Mississippi.
A reflective quote frames time as a great thief yet a teacher to those who use it wisely. It asserts personal responsibility in how one spends moments, warning that time will give back effort and choices rather than mere duration.
A list of regular meetings for Washington Lodge No. 26 and affiliated orders. Entries include dates for LODGE, CHAPTER, COUNCIL, COMMANDERY, O E S, and Shriners with officers and meeting nights. Visitation and room notes are included for several groups. Strong entities include Washington Lodge No. 26 and Damascus Shrine No. 10 W S of J.
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