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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1926
Page
4
Both Needed The good life guided by love and knowledge
Bertrand Russell argues for a balanced life where love and knowledge reinforce each other. He cites medieval church gatherings during pestilence as an example of love without knowledge causing rapid infection, and cites war as knowledge without love leading to large-scale death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertrand Russell
Winter Comes Love a Tale of Seasons by Arkell
A poetic verse narrates how love endures through changing seasons from spring to autumn, concluding that winter inevitably arrives. The piece attributes the sentiment to Reginald Arkell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reginald Arkell
Hiring the Money Promissory Note and Debt Faith
London editor John St Lee Strachey, speaking in New York, notes debt settlement roots between United States and Britain. He says the U S did not default and kept its word after borrowing funds, reflecting common New England phrase hiring the money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
John Bull
John
John St. Lee Strachey
The
London Spectator
United States
Britain
New York
Mr. Strachey
New Engand
Spinach, Potatoes, and Borah in the Old Days
The fragment reflects a rural voice musing on Senator Borah and the era of 1914 to 1918. It hints at wartime memories and simple rural barter involving a peck of potatoes, implying a nostalgic link between politics and everyday life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen. Borah
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason The Coroner
A satirical poem depicting the coroner always on duty on grim city streets. It contrasts his grisly, tireless inquests with others’ chance for rest, noting fatalities from traffic, bootleg liquor, and other hazards while the coroner must toil without pause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crowner
Death
Civil virtue and debt payment in period comment
An Ottumwa Courier quotation contrasts English and American decency in keeping promises and meeting debts. It argues civilization falters when debts are ignored and cites Mr Strachey on a gentleman keeping his word as a measure of a civilized nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge
New England
Old England
Mr. Strachey
Ottumwa
Local Woodmen choose officers in Riverside camp
New officers announced for the Riverside Woodmen camp include A J Kern as venerable council and Carl Petersen as advisor. Installations are planned for Wednesday January 6. The Whist club met at the To Bin home with winners and guests named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside Riverside
M. Gregory
Rosalie
Ottumwa
Gregory Schnoebelen
Woodmen
Venerable Council
A. J. Kern
Carl Petersen
Henry Jardon
Charles Cummings
John Gerot
John Krebs
Joe Kupka
Bert Cray
R. E. Tobin
William Griffin
Robert Heitzman
R. H. Heitzman
G. M. Struble
C. E. Dake
Boone
William Hodge
Des Moines
Helen Schradel
H. Heizman
John Frank
School year resumes after Christmas break in town
School began Monday following a one week Christmas vacation. Mrs. Andy Sheetz and her children visited H. V. Franks on Tuesday. Joe West and family called on Guy Black from Saturday to Monday. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Deal and W. J. Pfeifer helped with butchering at A. Belter’s in West Chester on Thursday. We missed mailing items last week but send belated New Year wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Sheetz
TaWeyrand
Chas. Churchill
H. V. Frank
Guy Black
Levi Bales
Richland
Sam Munson
E. J. Lyle
Keota
H. V. Franks
Joe West
J. B. Deal
W. J. Pfeifer
A. Belter
West Chester
Colleen Moore Shines In We Moderns At Fox Theatre
Colleen Moore returns to the screen in a modernist drama style in We Moderns at the Fox Theatre Monday and Tuesday. Directed by John Francis Dillon with John McCormick producing, the film features a strong supporting cast including Jack Mulhall Claude Gillingwater Clarissa Selwynne Carl Miller Gleve Moore Tom McGuire Marcelle Corday and Blanche Payson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox Theatre
John Francis Dillon
John McCormick
Israel Zangwill
Jack Mulhall
Claude Gillingwater
Clarissa Selwynne
Carl Miller
Gleve Moore
Tom McGuire
Marcelle Corday
Blanche Payson
Naval court reports Shenandoah disaster deemed inevitable
Overnight flash reports say a naval court found the Shenandoah disaster inevitable but could not confirm if excessive gas pressure contributed. The item notes worldwide radio test links and exchanges between London and New York programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Court
Shenandoah
London
New York
Daily English Lesson on Stimulus and Word Use
The column promotes vocabulary growth with guidance on correct usage and pronunciation. It defines stimulus as that which stimulates and as an incentive, citing example phrases and emphasizing practice through daily word study.
New Year Reflections and Humorous Vignettes
A collection of light notes and jokes from a humorous column, reflecting on staying up for New Year, a boy's pledge to wash before meals, a cartoonish widow and salesman tale, dental mishaps, and rural humor about fairgoers and a nagging debt on a merry-go-round.
Cruelty to Animals and a Chasing Stranger Comedy
A light paragraph depicts a man taking Sal for an ice cream, her fainting at a price sign, and a street encounter where a youth in bright socks calls a girl stranger and learns she has never met him before. The tone blends humor with social observation.
Corn Situation Sparks Grocery Demand and Political Musings
Local grocers report rising demand for corn meal and sugar amid talk of bankers and legislators meeting in Des Moines. The piece mixes civic satire with calls for normalcy as readers are urged to keep eating mush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Rio Grande Boundary and Three Bridges Discussed
Under the U S Mexico treaty the old river bed still marks the boundary and about 18 000 acres lie south of the Rio Grande. The river runs about 20 miles within the United States and three bridges cross the area known as San Eligario Island Lee Moor Fabens and Tornillo bridges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mexico
Rio Grande River
Fl Paso
Rio Grande
San Eligario Island
Lee Moor
Fabens Bridge
Tornillo Bridge
The Herald and Its Italicized Angels in Kansas City
A retrospective note recalls the New York Herald under James Gordon Bennett Jr. and a printer who enforced italics for the Herald name. During Christmas week churches used in program sheets the line Hark the Herald Angels Sing, with the editor’s name styled in italics in Kansas City Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
James Gordon Rennew, Jr
Herald
Herald Angels
Kansas City Star
New Year Tragedy as Pup is Hit by Car in Street
A playful three quarters grown pup chases Jerry the bird dog in front of the Journal office. A car approaches and hits the dog as bystanders watch. Keith Sweet from Jones and McElhinney shoots the suffering animal, ending the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal Office
Jerry
Henry Hull
Keith Sweet
Jones & McElhinney
Laugh Month Urges Texans to Smile Not Forcefully
Reading a Jan laughing campaign urged by Governor Ma Ferguson and AP notes, Texans are told to laugh in January. The piece mocks the idea, urges individual choice over a set timetable, and ends with a cynical quip about women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Ma Ferguson
Texas
Youre a Wonderful Tattle Helper Pal O Mine
A playful note referencing a friend and old pal with wishes for happiness and a lighthearted line about a proposal. The message includes a casual line about speaking to a father after the proposal and a flippant question.
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