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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1928
Page
4
In Bozart Atlanta an announcement presents Nancy Telfair's poem Porse ss. The speaker recounts youth's view of love as a fire fading to ashes and now compares love to a Broadway sign above city streets. Darkness between the flares enhances the dazzle as it flashes repeatedly.
The article contrasts Washington state New Year observances with cities like New York and Chicago where revelry and violence occurred. It praises Washington for its orderly, dry celebration and credits sobriety with clear minds, better health, and economic savings, urging youth to heed Voltaire's warning about drinking. The writer mentions a gathering at the Baldrige home with duck roast and ample food, illustrating the quiet, contented festivity.
A daily English lesson notes correct usage and pronunciation. Omnipotent is defined as having unlimited power with emphasis on superior force beyond human reach. The note contrasts divine power with human limits and ends with a prompt to master one word daily.
A lively account notes wonderful apple pie with cheese and ample coffee and water. Attendees enjoyed a classical music program from the far east followed by the Holy Roller program from Fort Worth and other distant broadcasts enabled by radio.
Pauline Thomas describes a family where Ned Billy and Dolly wreck others toys and mess the cellar because there is no proper storage or encouragement at home. The article urges a safe play space and supportive guidance to curb the habits and foster care for property.
The Philadelphia speech reiterates the tariff's role in maintaining diversified development, higher wages, and living standards. It argues that reducing tariffs would deflate agricultural and industrial values and harm American welfare, with farmers and industry cases backing continued protection.
A light hearted Muscles of the face column invites reader jokes and initials to preserve anonymity. It features a humorous verse on Solid Comfort and a parenting riddle about the screw-driver in an eleven year old’s household.
Ah manages a laundry and asks for its name. The assistant confirms the selected name Lia as the laundry's name.
Two women discuss a hearing impaired passenger and a downtown sighting after 10 o clock. They describe a husband in a brown suit with glasses who smokes a pipe, then reveal the rumor is about his wife. A football player declares he is being handed to the half back.
A man orders a phone connection with playful doubling as a joke about trains. The exchange girl repeats the digits and the man adventures into a light pun about communication. A proverb about training a child follows, suggesting prediction and restraint in speech.
A tense exchange centers on the father's anger at his child over drawing too much from their bank account. The father declares he never heard of such behavior and urges restraint while the situation remains unresolved.
A Kansas man claims to have perfected a seedless tomato while speculation on Lindbergh’s political future curves through casual remarks. A lighthearted line asks where Bill weekend, a daughter reveals overdraft cover, and a remark on flattering women hints at retouched photos. The column closes with a playful forecast on seedless watermelons.
West Chester dispatch reports Mrs Tom Talley visiting sister Minnie Fullman near Lexington, mentions Adison Baker moving to town, and notes telephone outages. The column rails at Lindbergh praise, discusses politics and a 1921 winter, critiques Hickman, and observes radio songs and local family visits including Leo Shelangoski and children Alice and Raymond.
Miss Aletha Holmes returns to New London to resume teaching. Mrs. J. F. Buxbaum departs for Chicago for the winter. School resumes after a week’s vacation. Fire at the Methodist parsonage chimney causes minor damage. Several local students depart for Monmouth and Grinnell for studies. Week of prayer observances begin at the Methodist church. White Shrine hosts a social for Mrs. J. F. Bean with needlework items and refreshments.
Elders recall Leo and Alice’s family leaving long ago while observing the current crop of young people. Tony Darran notes Wes Ches is a vast place of thread and the town eyes a future voyage on Number 2.
Reginald Denny’s new Universal release On Your Toes opens at the Fox Theatre for a two day run. Denny plays a kind hearted prize fighter with strong comic timing supported by Barbara Worth Frank Hagney Mary Carr Hayden Stevens Gertrude Howard and George West in a lively farce style drama noted for its entertaining and capable cast.
Dr. James Ephriam Coons will arrive January 4 to assume the presidency at Iowa Wesleyan College Mt Pleasant. He was elected by the Board of Trustees in October and comes with strong church and academic endorsements. He succeeds Dr. A S Smith whose eight years of leadership ended with his July resignation.
The Harmony Club plans a gathering with Mrs. John Wheel scheduled for Wednesday at 2 o clock. The meeting is set at the usual club location and invites members to attend.
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