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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1926
Page
4
A devotional note counsels readers to trust in God, quoting 2 Chronicles 20 15 and urging fearlessness and reliance on divine support. The reflection frames life struggles as God directed rather than personal battles.
The piece argues ex governor Lowden would sweep the middle west and cotton south as a Republican nominee. He is trusted nationwide and seen as able to unite agricultural factions into a compact force that could influence Congress, with farm relief as a central aim. The Farm Bureau Convention in Chicago is cited with a surplus resolution.
The message notes a powerful nation facing a loss in war on billboards. It reports the Bentleys having three children. two are dead and the remaining child was alive in Chicago at noon yesterday.
The American Farm Bureau Federation calls on Congress to act in this session of the 69th Congress. It advocates a federal farm board with a revolving fund and surplus handling via cooperative agencies, plus an equalization fee to distribute surplus costs across marketed units. The group stresses bipartisan action and unity among farm organizations.
Los Angeles remains the hub of the film world with stars directors and producers gathered for premieres. Ken Maynard’s debut in The Unknown Cavalier directed by Albert Rogell and produced by Charles Rf. Rogers drew strong praise at Fox in Los Angeles and Hollywood.
A fragment collection recounts wartime sacrifice at Christmas, a coaster sled reaching eighty miles per hour, jokes about dogs and family pets, and humorous vignettes about shaving mishaps and and a cow care plan. The tone mimics a local paper's light editorial humor.
A cub editor in a small town ran a grand story after a large store burned using huge wooden type found in a box. Upon the editor's return, he praised the work but warned to return the type to its box, noting it was saved for the second coming of the Messiah.
A miscellany of quips and lines about jokes, weddings, holidays, and social missteps. It features lines about invitations, car borrowing, keys confusion, love, and a sly line about a check. The excerpt showcases playful banter and social observations with a hint of satire.
A fragmented field of dialogue shows a cashier request for four pork sandwiches and a cook’s reply to dress four grunts. The boss tells an office boy to save half earnings, but the boy says he earns less. A pursuit by a cop follows a hill ride at high speed, while bail is sought by letter.
A fragmentary, festive phrase urges care and sharing during holiday time. The text promotes small acts of kindness, plucky living, and generosity, with scattered spellings suggesting a vintage or damaged wartime era postcard or pamphlet snippet. Identifiable names or places are not present.
A quirky exchange recalls a widow and her past marriages, noting how she did not cling to the first three spouses. The tone suggests a humorous or lighthearted gossiping remark from a vintage context.
Committees arrange the church’s annual meeting to be held one week from Friday December 17 at the church. All members should note the date and avoid other engagements. A fuller announcement will follow.
Sir William Bull of the British Institute of Patentees lists unmet civilization needs offering big rewards. Items include a noiseless aeroplane, a gun, a one pound per horsepower engine, a slippery-free road, heat-saving furnace, and a reusable vulcanized rubber phosphorus process.
Official live stock estimates for tomorrow show Hogs five thousand Cattle five hundred Sheep one thousand.
Chicago cash corn prices list the market for mixed yellow and white corn by grade numbers. Prices vary from No 2 mixed and yellow to No 6 white with ranges around the mid to upper seventies and lower sixties, including sample grades.
Fragmentary text mentions three wolves in a Latvian forest and a musician's account. The passage is garbled and offers little verifiable detail beyond a belief in the tale's literal truth.
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