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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1929
Page
3
London reports on Hepworth Etherington of Batley near Leeds who, after stomach removal 18 months ago, resumed solid meals and work. Medical note highlights his recovery as remarkable. Also lists closing out sales and auctions with dates in February across various towns and sellers.
A discussion on prohibition contrasts moral protests with liberal aims to legalize liquor. The piece cites Charley Winter’s dry Michigan stance and a 1912 Ohio liquor dealer speech urging creating appetite in boys, questioning church lobby motives amid calls to curb saloon influence.
A fragmented editorial discusses Standard Oil of Indiana and its profits, noting dividends and gasolene pricing while praising the company’s role in petroleum development. It criticizes Albert Fall and interlocking church lobbies in pacifism and prohibition debates, urging sober national policy and church involvement to shape reform and temperance.
A collage of wartime heroism and postwar life centers on Alvin C York. It recalls Foch praising York’s 1918 actions near Henan? and details his Medal of Honor for singlehandedly repelling Germans, taking prisoners, and guiding captured soldiers. The piece notes York’s refusal of movie deals, his lectures, the Alvin C York Territorial Institute, and his birthplace Jamestown Tennessee. It also weaves in light anecdotes from Life and other era publications about family life, efficiency, and humor.
A column of lighthearted gibes and jokes follows a rambling woodcut of nursery humor. A famous actor is teased about light roles, a Scot and Englishman wager over hunting, and a string of quips about weddings, telegraphers, washing machines, and roadside mishaps highlight small-town humor from the era. The laughter lands on playful observations of daily life and clever wordplay.
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