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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1923
Page
4
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The entry presents the verse Revelation 15 3 about the song of Moses and the Lamb praising God. It notes the date Friday December 28 1923 and delivers a short devotional line centered on divine works and righteous paths. The tone mirrors a daily devotional card from a church or religious periodical.
The Journal announces a 6 cent per inch advance in display advertising rates citing increased circulation near 3000 paid in advance and strong local saturation. It attributes higher results to improved advertising service and value, driven by growing demand for ad space and readership.
The article notes that government enforcement of prohibition struggles because few people favor strict enforcement. It observes public fatigue with ongoing events and suggests circuses canceling or cutting back due to waning attendance and energy.
Announcement that the Journal will install an enlarged World News service with Associated Press leased wire. The service will deliver constant morning updates and detailed market reports, extending news coverage from state to world, received directly by telegraph to the Journal office.
The paper announces a major upgrade by January 1st adding the Associated Press leased wire service from 8 am to 3 pm. This aims to bring live state national and world news to readers, improving market reports and enabling first hand coverage of big stories and the presidential campaign.
Jack Hoxie stars in Where is This West a satirical western drama at Fox theatre. The plot follows a milkman who becomes co owner of a large ranch with a waitress amid fast moving scenes and Western town adventures. George C Hall wrote the story and George B Marshall directed at Universal. cast includes Mary Philbin Joseph Girard Bob McKenzie Sid Jordan Slim Cole Bernard Seigel. Fifteen million women and children have died in Europe and the Near East from wars since 1914.
A humorous column recounts quirky bits from a past era including petty social quirks, old remedies, and curious claims about hogs, diamonds, education, and politics. Notable items mention a 741 new swear words, long hugs, nose growth, and misinformed real-world trivia.
The poem rails at oil promoters who promise riches and lure voters away from safe paths. It notes many promoters end in jail or facing legal penalties while urging readers to resist scams and protect their hard earned money.
A fragmented column notes a chilly Christmas season and lingering candy stock. Readers reminisce about distrustful drivers offering rides and a shopper complains about preparedness, while a playful exchange mocks overbearing creditors and old habits.
The clipping mixes a vivid anecdote of a mule kick injuring a mule driver with proverbs about wants and work. It adds a quip about a lawyer and a joke about a breach of promise suit, then ends with a Christmas morning scene as Lawrence Wilson wakes to his daughter asking if it is morning.
An investigator lists key causes of marital separation including religious differences, infidelity, alcoholism, laziness, in laws, and nagging. The text notes a Wisconsin town delayed an Uncle Tom's Cabin show for thirty minutes as Little Eva put her children to bed at the hotel.
A fragmented feature notes the high price of sin and shifting motives as a self made man recalls a twenty year old message from a financier. The piece ends with a wry line about the graveled road north of town.
A city man recalls his tour last summer noting the vast prairies of the West and the wasted parking space. He laments the loss amid political commentary that praises or critiques presidential hopefuls.
A collage of quips and witticisms on marriage health wealth and manners. Jokes include golden wedding misquotes about three days married a health versus wealth trade and playful lines about college boys and piety with a nod to James Russell Lowell and Roy Chapman Andrews.
A note left on the typewriter references George McDaniels and I. Rothschild as former Muscatine merchants. It recalls Stanley Miller as a former expert trapper and Ralph Thompson as a former slide trombonist in an orchestral setting.
The expedition’s dealings with the American Banking Company at Vekin ended after the bank demanded more security. Andrews offered two dinosaur eggs ten million years old as collateral, which the banker refused to accept, leading to the sale of American-made automobiles that had traveled 6,000 miles over camel trails in Northern China.
One of two famous Scottish snuff dealers ends business due to the habit of taking snuff. O'Conner known as Father of the House of Commons remains in London and continues his snuff usage.
Western Electric of Chicago reports a method using underwater coal storage to prevent spontaneous combustion fire losses, offering a solution to large coal storage risks.
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