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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1923
Page
4
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A devotional verse from Job 5 17 emphasizes blessings for those whom God chastens. The piece presents a short moral reflection urging readers to accept divine discipline with faith and patience.
Selected tips warn that ill fitting shoes upset the feet and unbalanced meals upset the stomach. A monthly report card shows standing, weight is fate, and retirement follows fatigue. Between meals drink water. Patent medicines benefit only their inventors. A stooped body is likened to a kinked hose.
The article marks the Boy Scout birthday on Thursday and notes the 1910 inception by Sir Robert Baden-Powell in England. It outlines the movement’s aim to train boys in citizenship, manhood, and self-reliance, and mentions the adoption of uniforms as part of its approach.
A spoof about crime solving where detectives fail to solve a dead man’s case. Sherlock Holmes appears as a flawless genius while the Hawkshaws stumble, prompting laughter at the long running mismatch between fiction and reality.
A discussion highlights how a scout advances from tenderfoot to first class by merit and ability. Requirements include 50 yards, savings, signaling, first aid, map reading, axe work, cooking, plus a pledge to family, kindness to animals, courtesy, and a strong Golden Rule ethic. The speaker argues scouting grounds youths in nature, hoping for a stronger nation through outdoor training.
A commentary praises J. S. Mevcy United States official forecaster for Congress and Treasury. It highlights McCoy’s tax revenue predictions Citing excess profits tax and income tax forecasts as remarkably accurate. He predicts ten years of good times ahead and urges confidence in government forecasting.
The text outlines that noncash compensation such as groceries, stock, promissory notes, or board and lodging must be included in income for tax purposes. It explains valuing noncash pay, discount allowances, and timing of income recognition for notes and allowances under Public Health Service regulations.
The text notes that allowances such as sustenance, laundry, and similar benefits provided to officers and employees count as income. These values are to be returned as income for the year in which they are received.
A whimsical verse describes sparrows seeking bread crumbs and water on a frosty morning. The speaker praises the birds, noting their cleverness and chorus of song. The poem ends with a hopeful note of summer dreams amid winter.
The article notes oceans occupy about three fourths of the earth. At 3,500 feet depth waves are imperceptible and temperature remains nearly constant from pole to equator. Water pressure at a mile depth is extremely high on every square inch.
The U S bureau of chemistry notes most canned foods tolerate light freezing with no major change. Repeated freezing and thawing can dull texture and flavor though wholesomeness and nutrition stay intact. Damage varies by food type and resembles damage from freezing fresh produce in its can.
A collage of light humor and social quips from a vintage page. Jokes range from romantic secrets and aging to fads like Coue and Ouija boards. A pun filled anecdote about kraut marriages and headlined quips about neighbors, puzzles, and everyday mishaps.
A fragmented column notes a girl asks if she will marry and a mother replies yes, then the girl asserts she is in a go. The piece also laments the scarcity of found ads in newspapers and ends with a child's plea for a nickel for a crying man.
Passenger and freight trains list times for eastbound and westbound Golden State Limited and Washington Branch. Notes show daily except Sundays for Nos. 835 836 429 480 450 locals and freight trains with agent H. W. Russel.
A speaker declares steadfast loyalty to a beloved, offering to follow through peril, guard and serve as a devoted comrade and slave, affirming unwavering support regardless of fortune or risk.
A concise quotation attributed to John Ruskin urges replacing war era labor with work that sustains life. It asserts that those organizing productive labor should be treated with equal honor as those leading military efforts.
A California orange orchard uses a central heating plant with radiating pipes to warm the grove during frost. The system heats the entire orchard to prevent damage while fruit remains on the trees.
A proverb contrasts bees and ants to critique modern work ethic. The San Diego Union notes that ant workers, like bees, toil without tangible rewards, highlighting inequality in outcomes from industrious effort. The piece uses a folk saying to question societal rewards for labor.
A reflective passage emphasizes holding family dressings in esteem and proving attachment to civil and religious liberty. It urges proof of sincere desire to promote understanding and improve societies, citing Webster as inspiration for public virtue and responsible governance.
A dog speaks of following a cruelly poor master through hunger cold and neglect, insisting it would never abandon him even as hardship grows. The animal reflects on loyalty and shared misfortune, promising steadfast support.
Cyrus Chapter No 18 R A M holds regular meetings on the second Friday night monthly. Zeredatha Council No 21 R S M meets on the first Tuesday night. Bethlehem Commandery No 45 K T meets the third Friday night. Tamascuas Shrine No 10 W S of J meets the last Thursday monthly at Commercial tubs rooms. Katheryne Beatty and Susie Edgington are listed as Worthy High Priestess and Worthy Scribe.
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