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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1927
Page
4
A verse tale of a beggar with limp and load who meets a passerby on the Kent Road. The man plans to reach London Town to seek relief among derelicts and theater crowds, then drink at Kemble’s End, expressing a bleak view of life and the lure of liquor.
A fragment notes a growing hostility toward slow auto drivers in Michigan. The excerpt hints that the slow driver is framed as a menace on roads comparable to reckless speeders amid broader estate discussions.
The piece argues for speed regulation on busy streets, condemns slow and obstructive driving, and urges careful, swift driving with good brakes. It cites that human factors cause about 80 percent of highway accidents and warns that even the safest driver can be involved in unavoidable trouble, noting annual U.S. automobile collision losses exceeding $600 million.
Washington County prosperity hinges on poultry and dairy as Reister & Sons report a total 1927 business of 1 million dollars. The piece hails eggs and milk as top local products and urges continued growth for Ralph Gibson and all county produce dealers.
The Treasury Secretary earns broad public confidence for guiding fiscal policy. His budget summary shows receipts of 4.129 billion dollars for the year ending June 30 and an excess of 635.8 million over expenditures. The gross national debt declined from 19.643 to 18.519 billion, a contrast with Canada’s 2.774 billion debt as of March 31, 1927.
Bolsheviks in Russia are urged to watch American workers who form an industrial aristocracy. The piece notes that if the American standard of living were universal the communist leader would lose his job.
A humorous quip in Punch jokes about health fears and the loudspeaker announcer sounding like he has a cold. The remark playfully cautions Denny to stay away from the loudspeaker amid the mock allergy to noise.
The note observes scarves gloves and warm gear proving useful in cold weather. It jokes about the Christmas snow shovel likely seeing use soon and playfully asks who would want to be in the ice cream business this week.
A humorous exchange captures a golfer bragging of an unusual first time on a course. The teller jokes about teeing off into the grass and running the greens as if scoring a home run, echoing playful sports bravado.
In John Quincy Adams' administration, the nation faced key issues of improving roads, tariff policies, and tensions with a Latin American republic. The era reflected early questions of infrastructure funding, trade protection, and foreign relations shaping the young republic.
A college student rose from a fashionable dining room table and left after a sugar bowl fell from his bulging coat. He confronted the house detective and labeled the room occupants as "ruffians" before exiting with quiet annoyance.
A narrator describes a man holding a woman, gazing with rapt intent and sighing. He comments that he had clipped her neck too short, noting the dress and undergarments beneath. The vivid scene centers on intimate tension and a disturbing alteration.
A playful exchange features a couple debating a dinner pail’s shape and use. The husband jokes about wanting a square meal while noting goldfish eat every three days, reflecting humorous domestic dialogue.
Pat praises the flying machine inventor as a genius while Larry extols wireless tech. Ignats notes the man who invented interest was no slouch. The dialogue highlights fascination with notable inventions.
A poet laments Pegasus the mythic charger fading from favor as poetry prices rise. He recalls poets aided by the muse and the dream of modern cars, noting trips between cities and luxurious trappings now out of reach for the craft.
A literary voice urges poets once bold to adapt to ordinary life acknowledging efforts remain. The passage contrasts lofty mythic flight with practical tasks and material purchases, noting ongoing work ahead.
Producer John McCormick touts authentic seaside exteriors for Her Wild Oat starring Colleen Moore. Director Marshall Neilan leads a cast of over a hundred to Coronado Beach California to film in real seascapes with windows framing the ocean. Large studio grounds at First National provide backdrops for scenes of the den mother of an all night lunch wagon in a downtown setting.
By virtue of a Writ of Special Execution the Washington County Clerk of Court directs a public sale of Selma C. Sommer's goods and lands. The sale is in front of the Washington County Court House on Saturday January 7 1928 from 9 am to 4 pm. Property described as the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter and the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section 30 township 75 range 7 west of the 5th P M or the portion needed.
A sheriff sale notice notes the sale of Selma C Sommer in a court action with Equitable Life Assurance Society. Terms cash. In Washington Iowa on December 9 192% Charles M Denison Sheriff. Also four new 1928 Chevrolets to be displayed at Tucker and Eicher garage on Monday including a coupe coach sedan and truck.
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