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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1922
Page
4
The paper notes that Associated Press dispatches credited here are exclusive to republication in this newspaper and local news, with rights reserved for republication of special AP dispatches.
A dated devotional snippet echoes Galatians 5 23 listing the fruits of the Spirit with the line against such there is no law. The note shows a Saturday entry from December with a misprint 40, 1022.
An old reflection contrasts modern fears of wealth and power with Daniel Webster's Senate quotes. It notes opposition to banks, corporations, and monopolies, suggesting a timeless tension between liberty and constraints on industry. The piece compares Webster to a contemporary critic named Lodge and questions whether he blocked progress.
Abe Martin reports a plan to build a double tour featuring live shows on one side and another on the opposite side. Artie Small's friend gave him a going away party Saturday night, with the crowd nearly reaching the center.
A dialogue driven vignette set in a shop where a dealer riffs on weather crops and rye while customers debate voting preferences and exile Kaiser. The chatter grows odd as poetic wanderings through valleys and alleys lead to a resolution to leave the store.
In a broad editorial the stance defends the idea that greatness comes from a large and orderly state. It recalls social mobility from rail splitter to president and from penury to leadership, noting shifting economic scales and the enduring value of freedom for individual growth.
Governor Kendall will accept Attorney General Gibson’s report recommending dropping the matter for lack of evidence. Testimony from State Agent Don Davis and 41 witnesses, including Judge Utterback and County Attorney Rippey, found no direct details of a booze fueled orgy on the Fort Madison train to witness the Orrie Cross execution.
Peter Kyne novel Kindred of the Dust is adapted by R A Walsh and stars Miriam Cooper with a strong supporting cast. The First National feature follows Nan of Sawdust Pile as hardship gives way to happiness in a red blooded Northwest adventure romance.
Eskimo communities pay great honor to the hunter who catches the season's first whale. The ceremony recognizes skill and leadership, marking a key seasonal milestone for the coastal group.
A nostalgic New Year note blends a father figure’s fading strength with a plea to live wisely in 1923. The author muses on time, youth, and repentance while weaving in local humor about holiday mail lines and public impatience at the courthouse. A riddle about cattle slaughter rounds out the playful, chatty tone.
A collection of brief district quips and exchanges features Ralph Zeck Pred Werner Gabe Giggery and Zeke Yawkey as townsfolk mock New Year calendars dogs and daily life. A joke about a man awaiting a shave and a dollar bill changing hands appears among pithy aphorisms.
D C Robertson reports Littl Cleo Ther had a turn with a familiar eastor oil pitch. His mother promised a dime to persuade him, and he countered with a plan to take three for a quarter. Cloyce Tines, five, attended Dutch Creek school events and joked he knew the speech but not the words.
A quirky, dialect filled monologue jokes about husbands and wives, noting some have waists to button and some do not. It parodies masculine pride and domestic vanity with playful repetitions about buttons and waistwear.
Rumor from the post office hints that parcel post carrier Randal Neil has ordered a Rolls-Royce limousine for work. Supposed plan includes employing a chauffeur two footmen and a private secretary in the near future.
L. H. W. notes that the American Baseball League has just received a payment from K. M. Landis. The brief item confirms a financial interaction between Landis and the league, signaling ongoing support or settlement.
The notice lists daily passenger and local freight trains with numbers for east and west routes, including arrival and departure times, service days, and agent signature H. W. Russell. Freight and passenger services operate on specific weekdays, with some trains running daily except Sundays.
The message notes a World Series share of 20,352.10 dollars and mentions figures likely totaling 13, though not yet added. It implies final totals depend on completing the other figures.
A mixed collage notes a tongue twister about Beedie Bodie buying four bits of butter to beat a bitter butter. It adds a brief 1923 stamp remark and a late year joke about money, followed by a quirky line about a Alaska character Ant eek Ed and a reference to Kris Columbus.
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