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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1928
Page
3
A brief 1928 column notes a daily Bible reflection titled Bible Thought for Today. The item appears as a regular feature in the era's newspaper, authored under a religious or devotional banner. Readers are invited to ponder a scripture-inspired insight for the day.
The post office reports every January three to four million dead letters with Christmas and New Year cards. Undeliverable mail stems from incorrect addresses. urging patrons to include a return address could curb losses of at least 325 thousand dollars and the disappointment of many.
Fragmentary OCR shows a list of mispronunciations and vocabulary guidance. It reads as a linguistic drill about proper pronunciation and word usage with scattered phrases about customs and the voice of instruction. The readable parts indicate a focus on improving vocabulary and articulation.
A historical discussion reflects on war as a tool of peace, noting tyranny, national distrust, and the Kellogg Briand pact as a means to settle disputes without arms. The piece references Russia Mussolini England and the United States advocating renunciation of war and peaceful dispute resolution.
In a rambling tale ABE MARTIN recalls Gen Coxey and a bold plan to raise three billion dollars to aid the unemployed during hard times. He also says he located Dr. Mepps after a tense pursuit linked to his wife’s grave illness.
Keota Des 11 members of the Keota high school football squad gathered in the school gym for a banquet served by mothers. The event featured a purple and old high school color decor, remarks by Superintendent Moser, and Burrell Facen named captain for 1924. A vaudeville skit and musical acts followed, with lively audience participation and a light show ending with jokes and a lamp mishap.
Motion picture delivers suspenseful plot and strong performances by Clive Brook Mary Brian William Powell and Fred to the Fox theater on Wednesday and Thursday. The story follows a convict who plots revenge involving his former lover and daughter, with clever time lapses and dramatic confrontations.
Seventy five years ago the novel opened the Heat of day with Harriet Beecher Stowe's sensational work. George Howard converted the tale into a play and his grandson played Little Eva on stage. An aged Uncle Tom, about 45, was sought with a $1800 price tag for a strong production. James B. Lowe rose to fame in the title role.
H J Ward and Company urges early Christmas buying with one day left. The ad promotes a larger stock of corsets and sanitary goods, highlights new styles in the Dorset department, and claims exclusive representation of Thompson Love Fitting Cases, De Duboise Bassieres, and Chemax sanitary products.
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