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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1927
Page
4
A compact verse sample praised for its pleasant tone and small crafted images. It mentions lonely folk making tiny works like wax bouquets and beaded landscapes, reflecting on small, delicate creations and lines of days that falter.
December 21 1927 is not notably shorter than other years. Washington hosts 58 Japanese dolls sent to promote goodwill, including Miss Yamato and 30 inch figures with silk garments, traveling from Tokyo via Yokohama Honolulu San Francisco and across the United States.
In Washington this Christmas, spirits are high and generosity grows. Wealthier residents uplift the less fortunate, ensuring those in need are not forgotten during the festive season.
In a cold building the radiator broke down leaving workers unable to type. The writer laments the frigid conditions and asks for help to fix the heat so they can send the message.
A speaker recounts a long string of illnesses including angina pectoris arteriosclerosis tuberculosis double pneumonia phthisis and multiple surgeries followed by aphasia memory loss and diabetes. The tale ends with a remark on enduring the hardest spelling test ever seen.
A fragment notes a missing young girl described as wearing flesh-colored stockings and bobbed hair. The passage contrasts a boyfriend and fiancée, hinting at domestic conflict amid the search for the girl.
Milon Sills leads in The Valley of the Giants a California big tree romance set atop the Redwoods with Doris Kenyon opposite him. The rugged story follows Bryce Cardigan and his clash with a bitter foe as danger intrigue and romance unfold in a virile West landscape. Arthur Stone Paul Haref Yola d Avril George Fawcett and Charles Sellon co star in a capable ensemble.
Found in a car on Park Avenue two weeks ago a lady's leather handbag. Owner may reclaim by proving ownership at the advertiser's office and paying for the ad. Ad aims to clear the situation with the wife.
A flapper introduces a new friend to her parents. The father praises features, while the B F notes the daughter takes her legs from her mother. A young father boasts luminous paint and jokes about painting a baby’s face to feed him by night.
A brief office humor item as a boss jokes about a call from the wife and a possible five o'clock visit or five dollars, playing on miscommunication in a workplace.
A line about a bald-headed man with whiskers inspires fashion notes and hints a future shift as a woman remains slower to adopt the style, signaling evolving trends in the local scene.
The Arts and Crafts Society gathered Thursday afternoon with Mrs. A. P. Winthrop of North Washington Street Miller Creek Valley News in Lockland Ohio. The piece reflects on gender roles with a playful line about men and women no longer hiding behind a skirt and a printer's daughter earning admiration for her type.
The marriage of Miss Ellen A Meggs daughter of Mr and Mrs Chas Meggs Paris to Norman H S Ham Brantford Ontario was conducted by Reverend Bertram Nelles of Dale Presbyterian in Toronto from the Globe Toronto. The column adds light notes on manners and sayings reflecting the era.
A documentary style film screens scenes of life in American lumber camps and mills. The program contrasts rugged camp activities with industrial work as it explores regional labor and landscape.
The Iowa Supreme Court denied the application for a change of venue in the receivership suit against the Julien Dubuque Hotel management, leaving the case in Dubuque.
A marathon eight hour fire in Marshalltown swept through the Cooper manufacturing plant causing an estimated loss between 75 600 and 100 000 dollars. The blaze began early this afternoon and joyfully consumed the factory before fire crews could contain it. No injuries are reported.
A note on the origin of the word butterfly explains that old lore held these insects stole butter and milk. The belief linked the creature to dairy spoils, shaping early naming.
The piece notes a Perry Ohio wife beating her husband to death with a table leg then fleeing to Cleveland. It describes a bridge party park sticker and overnight stay with friends all within under ten hours and reflects on house life before closed cars.
Tearful pleas of a mother failed to win clemency for Laverne Harding, 20, of Adel, who was sentenced to 10 years in the state reformatory at Anamosa for a petty theft after confessing a pocketbook theft containing two cents. Judge W. G. Bonner ruled the youth needed supervision despite the mother's claims he was at heart a bad boy.
County authorities probe the death of Joseph Barton 77 found beaten in a blood spattered room at his Riverton home. Autopsy underway. money in his pocket and valuables undisturbed suggest robbery not the motive. Barton's divorced wife is mentioned as nearby.
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