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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1924
Page
4
The notice states rights for AP dispatches and local news are reserved for this paper. It lists a sequence of numbers 12 percent, 50, 1.25, and 5.00, likely pricing or publication terms.
Jesus said unto her I am the resurrection and the life though he were dead yet shall he live whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die John 11 25
The speaker argues Mellon should prioritize national recovery over personal interests noting his age and public service motive. He suggests reducing taxes and using Mellon’s leadership to restore a safe financial basis for the country amid economic peril.
The poem describes Walt Mason painting porches vermillion with yellow and blue and ochre fences. Neighbors harshly critique the colors, claiming disharmony and envy as they mock the artist from grottos and woodsheds.
The debate centers on reducing the national debt by two billion dollars and cutting surtaxes. Proponents argue debt relief lowers interest costs by about eighty million annually, while critics warn of broader economic impacts. Mellon emphasizes reforms are for the American people, aiming to lower rents and costs across essentials.
Miss Mame Shearer current county treasurer will seek re election to succeed herself, subject to the will of the Republican party.
Radio Digest style schedule lists multiple stations with local CST times and program notes. Entries include KDKA KFKX KHJ KPO KYW KSD WRBAP WDAP WDAF WDAP WEAF WFAA WGR WGY WHAS WIJAZ WIZ WLAG WMAQ WOAW WOC WOR WTAM WOQ WWJ with concerts talks orchestras and children and religious programming across major markets including New York Chicago Los Angeles Dallas and Detroit.
The county voters head to the June primaries with Miss Shearer seeking the treasurer post. Shearer has two years in office and long prior service as deputy, with the public acknowledging her clerical skill and capability to manage the office competently.
Charley Hollacker says he will quit organized baseball unless the Chicago Cubs pay back salary in a lump sum. The shortstop left the Cubs last August due to illness. back pay is said to total between 4000 and 4500 dollars, which the Cubs offered to installments. A Journal Want ad brings results.
A contrived fragment cites youth losing interest in bob riding due to speed, noting many adults still doubt rumors. A Punch Bowl quip about a locksmith arrested in a raid adds a humorous aside.
Ralph Mitchell begins picking strawberries from his bed in Livermore Falls Maine as a humorous note. The column quips about changes in courting terms and hints at marital strains with a revival of old jokes about men leaving home to hunt their wives.
In London discussions turn to advertising as a Yankee praises Broadway electric signs noting a Wrigley’s gym sign with 250000 bulbs. A Londoner cautions it may be conspicuous while a new Candy Kitchen sign on the square’s north side becomes the visible local beacon.
A brief note urges residents to help birds by providing food and water as drought conditions persist. The call underscores the need for consistent feeding during hot months to support local avian life.
Fred West recalls a Missouri audience where a prohibition speaker used a fish worm experiment to illustrate liquor effects. A man in the rear shouted for whiskey, claiming worms have always bothered him, prompting a tense reaction from the crowd.
A collection of humorous lines and questions from a readers’ exchange page. Snippets reference a song disposal of coins, cars, family gossip, editor replies, a complaining cat, truthfulness, and social debt themes. Contains multiple small quips and stray notes with no single narrative arc.
A Washington woman jokes about her husband being absent minded.Her neighbor confirms the anecdote describing how he rose in the night to fetch a glass of water for her but drank it himself and returned to bed.
A train leaves 11 minutes late traveling 10 mph for 10 miles to a station and rests 14 minutes. A man arriving 12 minutes late walks 4 mph toward the second station to catch it. He asks if he can reach it. The second part notes a $45 pot with Joan at $10.50 more than John or $5.25 more than half of 45, or $27.75, while John has $5.23 less than half of 45 or $17.25.
The Ames squad left last night for Kansas City to compete in the KCAC indoor relays. They are entered in the two mile relay and the special races including the hurdles. Travelers include Captain Hammerly McIntire Greenlee Beirsaum Miller Meeker and Brown.
A ten-item critique contrasts genius and capital with money skill business and labor. It argues true worth comes from effort, discipline, and consistent work, while idleness, foolish spending, and improper rewards mislead. The piece ends urging effort and recognition of work.
A woman driver halts outside the Johnson home on Rumpus Ridge and teases Young Greedy Johnson about bathing. He admits the need, joking he cannot find a bath big enough for him.
Ames Iowa February 8 seven members of the Iowa State College track team will compete in a Kansas City event. The squad is prepared for a strong showing with key sprinters and distance runners slated for action.
A chaotic dining scene features Margaret chiding a waiter or patron in a fast service setting as a creature named Quoompluckity gobbles a greedy customer. The fragment hints at a humorous or surreal interaction with exaggerated dialogue.
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