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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1928
Page
4
A meditation on Isaiah 55 2 about an everlasting covenant contrasts with a critique of a major newspaper over its liquor law coverage. The piece argues enforcement flaws in prohibition and calls for a sober public understanding of alcohol in society.
A clipping reviews a new parents' report card measuring home life quality with ten questions on love, income, housing, division of duties, social life, libraries, morals, and happiness. It contrasts this with life insurance growth per person and includes scattered quotations, poems, and misc. notes reflecting 1920s concerns on domesticity, education, and insurance.
Vocabulary fragment discusses misused words and mispronunciations. Mentions Mr Brown salutation and telemeter accent. Highlights synonyms income profit proceeds and the need to corroborate statements.
A fragment argues against beverage use, calling it an economic handicap and a source of human misery. It claims the practice debauches the living and harms unborn children, urging constructive efforts instead of futile questions about motherhood.
A collage of misprinted and fragmented items including overheard witticisms, a cautionary tale about a maid named Martha, an extended anecdote on Rogan and Chilliwack timber, and assorted jokes. The pieces convey quirky observations, minor dialogues, and curious captions from a bygone era.
Jack Mulhall, born in Wappingers Falls, New York, appears as a co feature with Dorothy Mackaill in the First National picture Waterfront now showing at the Fox Theatre. His early career began in New Jersey stock, later prompting Rex Ingram to guide his move to California.
The YM YWCA Junior and Senior Aviation clubs postpon ed their gatherings due to the Scout banquet this evening. Many members were set to attend a program at 6 and 7 20, with invitations extended to all interested in model making and related activities. Six basketball games Saturday formed a preliminary tournament slate to crown three trophies, with two Saturdays remaining to decide ownership.
On December 17 Judge C A Dewey sentenced Fanny II, a Black woman, to four months in county jail and Juba Parker, a Black man, to thirty days for perjury in federal court. Parker was warned a stand, not guilty, but if his testimony had been truthful, a $25 fine would have been likely. The woman also faced a liquor violation alongside the perjury charge as the federal jury returned guilty verdicts Tuesday.
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