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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1927
Page
4
A fragmentary verse contrasts the thou and I pairings across nature and art. The lines compare the tree with the flower the idol with the strong the day with the hour the singer with the song the stream with the willow the sculptor with the day the ocean with the billow the sunrise with the day.
No Journal published Monday the 26th. Journal observes Christmas Sunday and the following day. Notices or ads for the first of the week should be placed in Saturday's paper.
Dr Charles Norris warns against drinking in holiday guidance, urging abstinence for safety. A Detroit crash leaves two women dead and three injured after Clement Curtiss, drunk, plows into a safety zone and flees, later captured by a taxi driver.
A teaching note highlights using expedite as the daily word and explains misused terms and pronunciations. It urges building a stronger vocabulary with a single word practiced three times to earn it, contrasting expedient with expedite and advising proper usage in formal contexts.
A fragment notes the difficulty of enforcing prohibition with tragedies as part of the toll. It implies ongoing public peril and the idea that illegal actions yield dangerous outcomes, reflecting a grim outlook on law enforcement and social harm.
Gene Breitenbach, William Robertson, and Eugene Diggs recounted a strange tale of two bucks locked antlers in a battle that ended with them separating and walking away. The fitter deer waited for its counterpart to recover before leaving, a peaceful finish to a dramatic encounter that startled locals.
A miscellany of humorous notes and quips from various papers collects verses and jokes. It includes religious prompts from a reader, a quip about aspirates for pain, contest ideas at a state fair, and several brief jokes about hosts, dodos, ghosts, and everyday absurdities.
Readers read about busy mail sorting at the post office where packages range from a safe and a New Ford to small items like rings and pins. Quips on balance of fashion, advice promos, and playful maxims follow, reflecting a lighthearted column tone about daily life and holiday prep.
A traveler stops at a mountain cabin in a remote region where locals, described as hillbillies, discuss rising prices for bare necessities. A native speaker remarks on drinkability and rugged life, while a percolator character jokes about weeks and coffee. A woman named Sally recalls a necklace given by her first husband, whom she says she shot.
An elderly woman asks for the berth rate for the Twentieth Century train. An agent redirects her to government statistics, clarifying this is a Pullman Office inquiry.
A child remembers leaving cake for Santa on Christmas Eve and finding a tiny mouse had eaten it. In a classroom math scene a teacher asks how to divide four potatoes among five boys and a younger student suggests mashing them.
A Christmas puzzle lists a kiddie car for Betty and a radio for Ben along with a runabout for Betty, outlining a simple gift exchange. The text implies a pairing of items to two children, Betty and Ben, as a holiday problem.
The speaker lists small gifts and duties including a fountain pen for Joe a silver set for mother a check or two a gift for a brother and office staff a quart of various items for Judge Blam who once helped at a jammed moment. The weather is wet and streets damp and cold while the speaker must go out with shoes halfsoled.
A 17 year old girl from the country arrives as a temporary servant replacing a married boarding house worker. The landlady asks if she can handle the gentlemen, and the girl boasts she helped mother with cows and pigs at home. She hints at playful mischief with Christmas gifts.
Notice to interested parties that the receiver has sold all real estate and personal property subject to Iowa District Court approval. Report of sale filed in the Clerk of the District Court of Washington County Iowa. Hearing on the report scheduled for January 10 1928 at 10 00 A M. L R Spencer Receiver Kalona Clay Company 26512
Ike Lark recalls a former attempt to revive a failing hotel as he jokes about political graft and tricks in Indynoplus during a holiday season moment. The piece notes ABE MARTIN style humor and a comment on mayoral role.
VEO Mrs George Bray Correspondent reports a weekend of visits and travel across Fairfield area. Families including Spaulding Roberts and Jones attend gatherings. horses are lost by Harken and Beauchamp. many residents visit relatives, attend sales, and shop in Fairfield. Community events andBusy Bee club meet amid road travel.
In Richmond on December 22 Miss Fannie Broyles was saved from burial alive. Her eyelids moved during funeral preparations after injury. Her brother noticed signs of life and she received stimulants. Reports from Madison county indicate she is now well.
In Ames Iowa Edward Brown age 30 was buried under coal at the municipal light plant and is in a local hospital with internal injuries believed.
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