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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1922
Page
4
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The piece notes political focus on minor Ship Subsidy issues while the United States operates a large fleet at a yearly loss of about fifty million dollars. It credits A D Lasker for reorganizing the shipping board and reducing losses, arguing for private ownership to preserve ocean trade and cut government expenses.
In a bold campaign Safe Bud plans a wide advertising push to gauge if women want to handle general housework only, avoiding laundry. The recollection recalls a boy doubling his fists and asking, You're twice what you called me.
A reflective verse about youth activist zeal and later-age wisdom. The speaker recalls railing against social ills with vigor, only to see those battles fade as time shifts priorities and new challenges arise. The poem contrasts past reform fervor with current tranquil aging.
The piece argues the government operates U S shipping at a loss costing the people about one million dollars weekly and that subsidies aim to ease this burden. It stresses independence in sea trade to avoid foreign control and urges choosing the best for the entire United States rather than special interests.
We express appreciation to neighbors and friends for floral offerings and kind expressions of sympathy during our bereavement for wife and mother Mrs. Laura Mintier. Robert Mintier and Glenn.
A column notes a cold night and lighthearted reader chatter about gifts for Father and Mother. It includes snippets of caller remarks, a dusty joke about Henry Ford in the audience, and a cranky customer ordering a mixed bag of groceries.
The excerpt shows a comic exchange about liver for a customer order and a cat catching a mouse. It shifts to a satirical verse about money and Christmas, then a dark street fantasy where a man with a satchel mimics a paymaster. A cow incident leads to a lawsuit between father and son-in-law.
In a clipped exchange a man on death row mutters a grim line about a chair. A fellow inmate jokes that electricity might ease his gout while Mrs Flubdub quizzes on reading selections for their literary club.
A river steamboat pilot speaks of knowing every snag on the river then the boat strikes a stag and the pilot notes a new target. In Shrewsbury Massachusetts a notorious figure is said to be the meanest man on record who sold his son in law half a cow.
A column offers small gift suggestions including hand embroidered luncheon sets and handkerchiefs. It notes useful small pieces like pen-wipers and car rag cloths. The piece also warns about radiator alcohol mixtures and suggests periodic testing while promoting top grade alcohol and free service.
The note mentions on the east window in costly terms that there are expensive cits for all who drive cars.
A fragment from the Chicago Herald parodies courtesy and flattery toward tradesmen like the butcher and the Hatcher. It contrasts praise with manipulation and warns against snide jokes that spoil moods and daily life. The piece cites a humor writer’s quips about readers and advertisements.
In a terse exchange a mother blames her strict parenting for her son’s wild behavior while a daughter retorts that her father's surveillance drove him to mischief. The dialogue highlights generational tensions and parental control dynamics.
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