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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1926
Page
4
A scattered miscellany of light humor and verse items laments the year ending and looks to spring. It features quips about fashion ignorance plagiarism and a cartoonish dialogue about theater submissions plus a few one line jokes. The tone imitates a late 1920s newspaper humor page.
A devotional reading cites Job 6:38 urging divine grant of desires. The piece frames spiritual longing and requests for God to fulfill the soul's deep requests, inviting contemplative faith.
W S Reister & Sons celebrate a record year in Washington County with over 4 million dollars gross from poultry butter and eggs. The firm and county growers hint at a countywide turnover near two million dollars, aided by Reisters Chicago commission house surpassing a million annually.
The Jugenheimers express gratitude to neighbors and friends for flowers and kindness after the death of their son and brother William Jugenheimer Jr. Signed by Mr. and Mrs. Carry Long and Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Mason.
The Richland correspondent reports a successful Mothers and Daughters banquet at the new M E church with 200 plates, music, toasts, a Christmas pageant, and a Poinsettia club. Births include a son to Von Hadley on December 26 and a son to Orville Morgan on December 19.
A daily vocabulary note highlights usage tips for words like blunt misuses and pronunciation. The entry defines dauntless as fearless and notes practical examples emphasizing correct form and repeated use to claim a word.
A classroom exchange centers on an advertising claim and a teacher asking for Lincoln's Gettysburg address. The student responds that Lincoln never lived there, prompting laughter from the class.
A playful pastiche recaps New Year resolutions and jokes, mixing a curious puzzle about value with a dated anecdote. Included are inverted lines and playful phrases, ending with a London gin fizz reference and a short aerocab moment from 1926.
A light collection of humorous vignettes from daily life and family banter. Jokes touch on sermons on matrimony, beauty contests, forgetfulness, kindergarten teeth, and aging milestones. The tone is playful and old time newspaper humor.
A collection of playful quips and trivia notes on golf origins, Mars sightings, and curious headlines from the era. The piece muses on Dutch influence on golf and other light social observations with a dated tone.
The river and harbor measure passed the Senate after a strong House vote 57 to 9. It authorizes 75 million dollars with 10 million in new projects adding, including a Missouri river improvement and the Cape Cod canal purchase. The bill aims to avoid a new session and keep key waterways development on track.
Representative Black of New York assails Silas Strawn's report on China conditions. He argues Strawn's utterances since returning from China have harmed the American cause and misrepresented policy, forcing President Coolidge to note the statements reflect Strawn's personal view rather than official administration policy.
The government hierarchy in Lithuania collapsed with the military and Catholic parties seizing control and elevating Antanas Smetona as president dictator, replacing the prior republic leadership in a sweeping political shift.
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