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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1924
Page
4
The article states that The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to publish news dispatches credited to the AP and reserves rights for locally published material and special dispatches.
A February 6 1924 Bible Thought prompts self denial and cross bearing for followers. It quotes Mark 8 34 35 stressing losing life for the gospel to gain it.
A May article comments on Teapot Dome and the transfers by Secretary Fall to Harry Sinclair, accusing the government of looting naval oil reserves and urging brave Congress action to punish the guilty and defend public birthright. The piece also criticizes press coverage and warns of a coming reckoning.
A poem describes a hospital zone where a large sign urges drivers to slow down for patients. Most commuters heed the plea and reduce noise, aiding sick folks, while a few speeding drivers ignore the warning, causing tension among doctors and nurses who wish for peaceful days.
The article argues press complicity in a Teapot Dome related scandal centering on Fall. It claims public officials betrayed duties by leasing government oil lands for private gain while scientists clashed on necessity. It notes oil firms kept influential lawyers and even involved political figures to protect interests.
The fragment notes a campaign to boost company standing by claiming a connection to a son of a former president. It implies political influence via association, but lacks clear names, dates, or places to specify.
The collector of internal revenue requires all individuals corporations and partnerships to file for 1923 by March 15 1924. Unmarried earners 1000 or more married 2000 or more gross income 5000 or more must file even with no tax due. Deputies will visit counties and towns February to March offering free help.
A humorous column jokes about Ford production surpassing two million, a dead fashion trend, and witty quips on politics and daily life. It references a Frenchman with a charcoal car, Americans with Fords on credit, a Topeka stunt flyer, and wild horses as nuisances in Oregon and Washington.
The radio grid lists programs from KDKA to WWJ with times and formats including concerts, talks, children stories, orchestra sets, and dance music across stations in Pittsburgh Hastings Los Angeles San Francisco St Louis Chicago Dallas New York Buffalo Schenectady Madison Louisville Chicago Cleveland Newark Minneapolis Cincinnati Memphis Omaha Davenport Newark Urbana Detroit.
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century newspaper page contains a rhymed poem about shoveling snow and police, folded quips on weather and marriage, plus jokes about tempers and rowdy crowds. It notes a February 1888 blizzard and cites a 1924 theme about saving and working.
Two women rush to a railway station near Duluth to buy tickets to Duluth. One waves at a handsome ticket agent and jokes with him. The piece then pivots to a later married life where the husband loses his pants without his wife's care, tied only by rope.
Two boys travel 20 miles to a village. After 4 miles John’s bike breaks. They must arrive together. They may walk 4 mph or cycle 8 mph, using any alternation. Determine the fastest strategy to arrive simultaneously.
Radio is tested for everyday news with Rollie Optenburg offering his set to the Journal if wires fail. A Chicago station relays news to papers cut off by down wires while Chicago and Omaha broadcast between Green Bay and the far north. A Wisconsin appeal to Northwestern Railway aims to aid stranded trains as messages traverse cities.
Arthur Goodin recounts a Washington resident who loves clearing sidewalks. The tale includes a man who lay in a trance for days, believed dead, then revived. He explained his perception by hunger and cold feet, remarking he would not be hungry in heaven nor cold in hell.
Report notes successful radio connections aiding four trains on the Omaha to Green Bay route. Crews hope trains are clear and speeding toward their destinations as they proceed.
In Des Moines on February 5 a progressive checker tournament keeps idle lawmakers from the house busy between sessions. In the sergeant at arms room behind the house chamber Representatives Fred Rewdet Jr of Bremner county John Olson of Clinton county J H Anderson of Webster county and Arthur Stookesbury of Davis county are seen as watchers or players. No champions will be announced.
Eastbound schedules list No. 4 Golden State Limited at 2:18 am and No. 12 Express at 4:15 am. Lo Pass trains No. 50 and No. 30 depart 8:40 am and 5:55 pm respectively. Westbound No. 3 and No. 29 depart morning and 9:05 9:15 am. No. 11 Express at 9:56 pm. Washington Branch trains include Nos. 450 430 836 local and passenger freights, with daily except Sunday service and station notices by agent H. W. Russell.
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