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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1923
Page
4
The article states that the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to use news dispatches credited to it and to special dispatches published in the paper. It reserves all publication rights locally for the newspaper and its readers.
The devotional for Saturday December 8 1923 cites 2 Samuel 22 2 and offers the Lord as deliverer as a daily reflection. The brief item lines up with a church or religious page style noting a scripture focus and affirmation.
The Harding Memorial drive starts tomorrow and runs a week inviting churches schools lodges clubs and organizations to inform members about the effort. A dollar contribution earns an engraved certificate bearing President Harding's portrait and donors may give at banks or through campaign committees with receipts mailed after donor names are recorded.versations
The piece notes partisan divisions in reacting to President Coolidge's message as the presidential campaign unfolds. Opponents call it weak and indefinite while supporters call it clear and constructive.
The columnist ABE MARTIN jokes that if a taxpayer were paid for articles taxes would not be a worry. He quips about college girls and feet, saying they aren’t growing but receiving more rope.
A narrator hires a vain, haughty van driver who shirks chores and reads Mother Goose. After insult and refusal to mow, the narrator fires him. The man travels from job to job, finally regretting missing work as the narrator now mows and weeds the onion bed.
The piece argues Democrats and Republicans alike should value Coolidge's frank message, praising his clear view of national challenges and the need to pursue unpopular but right reforms for long term stability, even if politicians fear political risk.
Iowa sends 1258 youths to the second annual boys and girls club conference tied to the International Live Stock Exposition. Illinois is second with 200 delegates. Henry county gears up for a Breeders' banquet on December 18 in Mt. Pleasant and a January talk by John W. Coverdale of the American Farm Bureau Federation at the county bureau annual meeting.
A mosaic of light anecdotes and witticisms on marriage, fashion, health, and daily life. Observations on wedding nerves, boasted shoes, high collars, bobbed hair, and the idle chatter of society, with a blend of humor and social commentary.
Gloria Swanson stars in Paramount's My American Wife a Sam Wood production shown at Fox Theatre Monday and Tuesday. The Buenos Aires inspired set includes a lavish banquet alcove with muses harps and a grand horse motif centerpiece. Antonio Moreno leads the cast with Mumm's band praised by Edward Llewellyn Chicago Symphony soloist.
Cooperators report 52 follow up sessions with 273 women attending and 151 patterns altered with 300 bulletins distributed. Miss Elder to visit Henry county December 17 21 for five training schools on Short Cuts in Sewing as leaders plan two weeks of follow ups ahead of December’s next school.
A letter pleads for a kind helper to haul Red Oak and Reubsam to the country. The author imagines counting boards to complete a gable barn, noting more boards than the lower square, and compares the effort to fence pickets over a hill on Cherry Stump.
A quirky unsigned column observes love and marriage as painful yet brief, notes the good die young and may outgrow flaws, warns against judging by appearance, and jokes that wealth is shown by car ownership not by character. A bold line claims kisses in the dark have more impact on humanity than eugenics books.
Carl Nelson, a Henry County farmer, organized a hog cholera vaccination school to be held in Swedesburg on December 21 and 22. The event aims to teach farmers proper vaccination methods and herd health practices.
Iowa delegates to the American Farm Bureau convention in Chicago plan to oppose Aaron Sapiro retaining his role for the marketing division. They intend to be prepared to participate in, and possibly lead, a challenge to his re engagement.
A column-like note mocks cars as large iron and rubber machines that convert gasoline into speed and luxury. It quips about distances and people carried, then drifts into tongue in cheek jabs about attire and a playful exchange about silk shirts and a den, ending with a tease about Tracy Phillips and sleigh bells.
The article discusses rapid spread of Christianity, citing 500 million reached in 30 minutes by armistice news and biblical lessons. It highlights individual evangelism, reconciliation of enmities, and the early church’s outreach as models for Dec 9 observances, with emphasis on acts 8:4-8 14-17 25.
The excerpt urges joining as many clubs and organizations as possible to chase status and drain energy. It warns against envy and spreading gossip, urging restraint and private confidences. The quip notes early birds and owl wisdom as a dig at boastful behavior.
Local items recount numerous Thanksgiving gatherings across Haskins and nearby towns. Families such as the Mathers, Booth, Embree, Godlove, Farrington, Benson and McCreedy are noted visiting relatives in Iowa City, Davenport, Washington, Cody Nebr., and New London. A newborn girl is mentioned with pride, and travel and visits fill the holiday記 social scene.
A humorous verse contrasts a woman unable to perform many crafts and arts with the unexpected strength she shows in brewing. The speaker critiques arts and skills while praising practical prowess in brewing. The piece plays on irony and gender role expectations.
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