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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1926
Page
4
The article urges regular weighing of babies and young children to confirm steady growth. It notes weight trends by age, with typical annual gains: about six pounds first year, four to five pounds per year from ages three to seven, six pounds yearly ages eight to eleven, and varied gains in adolescence. It stresses weight history as a health marker.
A fragment describes eager anticipation as a postman delivers a small box. The reader imagines cutting twine and breaking seals to learn what lies inside and wonders about what the lid may reveal.
The column jokes that Abe Martin heard a night report of a wife shot and home robbed, while Ike Bentley was arrested by four police for a blown headlight. It adds a quip about Senator Hi Johnson and a 19 cent stamp.
The poem extols thrift and thriftiness while warning against greed. It contrasts persistent saving with the urge to accumulate and the later desire to quit the habit as life winds down. Rich with archaic coinage terms and a light satirical tone.
Poem fragment reflects on lifting folds of winter to reveal gifts of early blossoms. Snowdrop, daffodil, catkins and orchard blossoms symbolize hope blooming in preliminary moments of growth and renewal.
Esther Price Stockwell records a birth scene with Mary at a stable door and a journey's end. The text blends religious imagery of love, sin, and the manger with a hymn-like tribute to the humble birth of a virgin.
Sabbath school at ten o clock. No preaching services this week but on January 10. Let us attend services as best we can during adverse weather.
One of the world’s most novel clocks sits in Buckingham Palace London as a bust of a negress with sparkling eyes that wink the time. Lepine made it and the ormolu figure stands 6294% inches high with hour and minute indicators in each eye.
The message reflects a 1926 New Year greeting from the Automobiles Experience team. It notes their intention to write more lines during the year and mentions starting the year without any automobile contributions in supply.
A reader expresses a wish for an annual affair and critiques the Journal for fairness while threatening to cancel over a brief 1926 announcement. A humorous exchange between two sailors asks Dan to define a heifer, noting unfamiliarity with poultry.
A humorous skit notes a kiss from Annie Drew and a boastful line about crimson lips. A shore scene features a man crying for help as he slips down, while a couple jokes about life insurance and coughs. The column ends with a quip about a potato shortage and a failed corn sugar factory plan.
A humorous editorial fragment reflects on gossip about matrons noting Dorothy married a gentleman. The dialogue recalls tea customs and a man who never blows on tea but wafts it with his hat and ends with an aphorism about a clock watcher knowing what time it is.
A fragmentary verse recalls corn sugar and tea as part of switching from nineteen twenty five to nineteen twenty six. The speaker muses on learning new writing and asks for more corn sugar in tea.
Dee Crawfordsville 91 and family from New London visiting Clint and Harley Rhea. Mrs Buxbaum visited in Washington. The moving picture Hot Water with Harold Lloyd will be shown Friday in the school auditorium. Alumni girls basketball match set with Ainsworth here Saturday. Lillian Holmes hosted a young people gathering with nice refreshments. Week of prayer to be observed with nightly meetings at various homes. Rev J I Frederick from Grinnell stayed days with cousin Milton White.
A fragmented comic note recalls a line about liniment on the head making freshmen smart. The chatter includes a quip about a Scotchman and a borrowed dollar ending in death, with a stray remark about communication and a muffled word heard by PE Levent.
A famous man visits a doctor and complains about waste in cough medicine. He says a quarter of a bottle cured his cold while the remaining three quarters were wasted, prompting a dialogue about efficacy and value.
Cyrus Chapter No 13 Royal Arch Masons announces a regular meeting on the second Friday night of each month. H P Arthur Goodin serves as secretary and C J Sloat as high priest.
The Fox Theatre presents Kentucky Pride a new picture featuring famed turf horses including Man o War Morvich Negofol Fair Play and The Finn. The film is told from a horse perspective with human actors Henry B. Walthall J Farrell MacDonald and Gertrude Astor in lead roles and blends romance comedy and tragedy with lively race track atmosphere.
Country Churches schedules a 10 a.m. Sunday school for all, 11 a.m. worship with a sermon on Boldness at The Throne, and the Lord's Supper observed. At 6:30 p.m. B Y P A for all youths, 7:30 p.m. evening worship with Mrs Hillis preaching The Tenth Plague. Cc E Hillis, Pastor.
Sunday schedule includes 3 p.m. preaching service and Sunday school. Mrs. Hillis to preach on How To Make The Most of 1926. Ordinance of the Lord's Supper observed. C. E. Hillis, Pastor. Bring your friends.
A collage of light anecdotes and quips on weather, golf crowds, marriage, fashion, and city quirks. It playfully notes the crowd on the green listening to Maj. Frought, jokes about a fur coat delaying Florida plans, and a string of humorous observations about ice cream, masquerades, and accents.
The By-The-Way editor relays a call for action as citizens weary of mush share complaints about hunger. The note urges better access to milk eggs cream and meat for farmers and urban residents amid economic strain and calls mentioning Calvin Coolidge.
9 30 a m Sunday school planned no regular preaching this Sunday. A week from now there will be preaching services both morning and evening. Co E Hillis Pastor.
Kalona Baptist Church holds 11 a.m. worship with two sermon topics. Morning message asks How We Can Prepare For The New Year. An evening or follow up invites all to hear A Motto For The Year of 1926. Members urged to attend.
This fragment emphasizes daily vocabulary building with a focus on the word perfunctory meaning performed carelessly to finish quickly. It lists common misspellings and mispronunciations and urges learning one new word daily.
Jackson and Winston Miller deliver a charming performance in Kentucky Pride which critics praise as entertaining for all ages. The picture offers safe pleasure across social stations, earning strong audience enthusiasm.
Eastern and western routes list daily schedules with numbered trains, departures, and arrivals. Details include express, local, and freight services, with notes on daily operation and exceptions.
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