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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1926
Page
4
A devotional note cites 2 Chronicles 20 6 praising God as heaven ruler with power and might. The reflection frames God as sovereign over nations and history, inviting trust in divine control during troubled times.
The article notes President Coolidge's message blends politics with practical restraint, highlighting economy as the core theme. It argues the president appears to mark time, letting nature run its course, and reflects on war aftermath and public impatience with recovery efforts.
In a brisk morning scene Mrs. Em Moots purchases luncheon bridge liver, reflecting a small town moment as Abe Martin quips about gathering people and competition while commenting on social life and gossip.
The piece argues the current leader is likely to remain popular whether or not he seeks another term. It highlights Lowden Hoover and Dawes as strong Republican presidential prospects, noting their practical experience. It urges focus on tariff and Volstead act issues as dynamite political topics.
A collage of humorous vignettes and light notices on weather, family life, shopping, debt, and daily quirks. Reads like stray jokes, social quips, and playful captions about Christmas spending, a traveling husband, housework, and odd conversations from a mid century column.
Marceline Day, known for The Barrier, is highlighted as a strong swimmer who can dive. She trained with Malcolm McGregor, Yale diving champion and co star opposite her in The Gay Deceiver, while film work took the company to a beach location. Lew Cody leads the cast with Dorothy Phillips and Carmel Myers also in the MGM release coming to the Fox Theatre Friday.
The Evening Journal and Saturday Evening Post together boast about 3,000,000 readers. The Post page rate runs around $15,000 while the Journal charges about $49. If the Post cannot accommodate you, consider the Journal. A social note mentions a baby weighing a ton in a playful hippopotamus tale.
Walter Longer reports in Harmony about Heinz of Muscatine promoting a 14 dollar per ton guaranteed price for tomatoes. He notes if farmers swap an acre of corn for an acre of tomatoes, corn prices could rise. Weather halts corn husking and a flu outbreak is spreading in the community. Ward McCutcheon painted for J W Longer last week.
An Irishman and an Englishman pass time with a wager test of questions. The Irishman offers to ask a question and pay for tickets if he cannot answer, then the Englishman will pose one with similar stakes as they wait for a train.
The column asks readers to share Christmas wishes including a car and five thousand dollars and hopes for Mr West Chester to improve roads and Dandelion to travel to California. It encourages signed letters for a future “By The Way” page and suggests reporting after Christmas how many wishes were fulfilled.
A collage of light columns includes gossip about attire and censorship questions, plus short items: Palestine caller Anthony-Malichky of Richmond, Vern Kron helping brother Roy husk corn, and Joseph A. Soukup visiting Kalona. The snippet ends with William Malichky assisting Frank.
Nemec husk corn this week. George Horn fell from a wagon load of corn and broke his arm while helping his uncle husk corn last week. He is getting along nicely. Mr and Mrs William Yegeyr and children spent Sunday at the parental Cline home. Chas Vondrasek and family listen to a new Freid Kise 5 tube radio set by J L Vegey on trial. Miss Helen Cline returned home after a few weeks with the Clint Schull home. Mrs Agnes Krotz and children spent Sunday at the Mela Hora home. Miss Marie Butterbaugh helping Mrs Albert Petsel' s house work spent Sunday at her parents home at Wellman. Miss Irene Hora visiting Riverside high school spent Sat and Sun at her parents home. Mr and Mrs Claire Kron and children of near Ainsworth and Mr and Mrs Author Draker and daughter Marie spent Sunday at parental Wm Kton home. Mr and Mrs Wash Motley and children spent Sunday at the Howard Murphy home near Haskins.
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