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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1924
Page
4
A brief publisher's rights statement notes that The Associated Press holds exclusive publication rights for news dispatches credited in the paper and for local news published herein along with reserved rights for special dispatches.
A daily devotional note quotes Isaiah and urges reflection on sin and forgiveness. The brief feature presents the verse though readers are reminded of moral reform through faith. The simple card-like item carries religious guidance in a concise period-style voice.
Argument promotes Secretary Mellon proposed income tax reductions starting with the lowest earners, claiming 25 percent relief on all earned incomes. It argues high surtaxes burden business and cites shifts of wealthy estates into tax-exempt securities reducing surtax revenue from 1916 to 1923.
City of Washington Iowa authorizes eighty Water Works Bonds worth 1000 dollars each issued dates January 2 1924 bearing four point three quarters percent interest to fund a new water plant after election approval on September 6 1925 per municipal ordinance adopted by the City Council.
The analysis shows surtaxes by income group decline for those earning 300000 or more through 1921, with only 20.6 percent of total surtaxes paid by that group. It notes that the 200000 class paid less than one third of 1916 surtaxes in 1921 despite higher rates and mentions leading Democratic papers endorsing the Mellon plan and urging cooperation from politicians.
The City of Washington Iowa authorizes a water works bond issue of 50000 dollars in 1924 with 4.75 percent interest payable semi annually on May 1 and November 1 at the City Treasurer's Office Washington Iowa. Bonds mature in 1927 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 and staggered through 1941 75 with a sinking fund tax levy to secure principal and interest. The ordinance directs signing authentication sealing and delivery to Ringheim Wheelock & Company Des Moines under a prior contract.
While walking uptown this morning C H Wilson tripped and fell at the Presbyterian church corner landing on pavement. He sustained a cut and a bruise over the right eye but remained able to go uptown and spend the forenoon as usual.
An odd local snippet laments muddy streets and sidewalks while aiming for a spotless city. The dining room is described as the room next to the kitchen where the family eats in a quoted exchange.
A teacher explains eye ear nose mouth and hand as organs of sight hearing smell eating and touch. A stenographer recently reached 324 words per minute and may soon report a tea conversation. Owning a car brings sport but also tire maintenance at inconvenient times.
A fragmented humorous reminiscence cites William Tell Jr and a quip about bathing in spring. It reflects on gendered wit and social behavior as a mother figure teases a man into agreement while a stout woman holds a small lace edged hanky.
At the Elder home gathering the tale of a mystic piano rising and flipping while the pianist played stirred debate. Mr. Anderson from the Associated Press wire notes that a trick seems likely, and jokes that our piano never acted that way.
Elmer Mason recalls a German gentleman who wrote a humorous epitaph for his wife Susan. The quip notes she is dead and mocks language and fate with playful dialect and a nod to theology.
A fragmentary dialogue contrasts rail safety with escaping cars. The exchange notes marriage nicknames bird themed, including “birdie,” “parrot,” “magpie,” and “jay.”
A Swede enters a Minnesota town station pauses before a chalked sign You Cant Smoke in Here He searches the room while a narrator notes a scientist predicts sleep free technology A flirtatious scene ends with a rent question from a new landlord and the landlord's reply I came I know I am the new landlord and I came after the rent
A new cook was reproved for using a stocking to hold coffee grounds. She argued it wasn’t a clean method, saying the old cook did not object to such a practice and dismissed the fuss.
In a light moment at the dance, Rastus is teased as Mandy jokes her program is not full yet. She quips it requires more than two sandwiches and a cup of coffee to fill her schedule.
A family in the county seat left four children ages under thirteen to care for the home while parents were away. A hog escaped, prompting the kids to kill and scald the animal then skin and scrape it, finishing the butcher late that night.
A homebuyer recalls selling two houses for 4950 dollars total. He reports a 10 percent gain on one sale and a 10 percent loss on the other, and asks whether the overall result is a gain or a loss.
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