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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1924
Page
4
The notice states AP holds exclusive rights to publish all news dispatches credited to it and to the local news published here. It reserves the publication rights for special dispatches and all associated material.
Announcement details the winning plan for world peace offered by Edward Bok with a $100000 prize. Plans numbered 1469 out of 22165 were judged by a nonpartisan panel including Elihu Root and Edward M. House. Voters are urged to read the plan on page 6, cast ballots, and mail them to headquarters to influence public sentiment and policy.
The speaker argues that major powers could end war by agreeing never to fight each other, then policing rebellious regions. The idea rests on a universal commitment among powers and a simple subsequent enforcement scheme.
A Jan report from the International Federation of Trade Unions shows overall European unemployment easing in most nations, led by improvements in Belgium France Italy Austria Switzerland and Sweden though Germany worsens and Poland and Russia report high counts. Britain registers 1 249 500 unemployed in October.
A collage of quirky notes, from a fake dentist in Brooklyn to a Jersey cow wandering into an Oklahoma City courthouse. Mentions include a rising violation-themed revenue bill, Henry Ford flooded with letters, and a Harvard professor disputing iceberg myths.
A rambling collection of jokes and brief vignettes spans topics from ice crop thickness to barbershop chats and how talk can kill, with quips on saving, spending, and the quirks of everyday life. Notable bits include a bear tooth charm tale, a basement coal kiss joke, and a playful piano anecdote.
Gloria Swanson stars in Prodigal Daughters a Sam Wood Paramount film shown at the Fox Theatre tonight and Tuesday. Louise Dresser plays the prodigal daughter’s mother while her husband Theodore Roberts is away. A vivid sequence shows a high tech beauty parlor with permanent wave devices vibrators kneaders curlers and manicure gear creating an inquisitional ambiance.
Despite large aid shipments to Tokio and Yokohama, winter suffering persists due to rail congestion. Freight cars go to building material and machinery for the devastated area, while food sits at stations. Japanese food is cheaper and preferred. canned relief goods are sold to buy rice and other items. Blankets fund futons, worsening needs.
A collage-like column offers pithy maxims and quips on ambition smiles and weather. It includes quotes about effort over pretension, a tongue in gear warning, marriage license concerns, and a playful exchange about cold weather with local names and a light joke about decorating eggs for Easter.
A January report from Peking notes poppy farming in Kansu Province has surged, with travelers unable to hire carts as most carters move opium transport. Cart prices vary from one tael to 48 Chinese dollars per day, depending on opium handling. Towns report widespread shift to drag and farmers cultivating poppy more than ever.
The notice lists arrival and departure times for trains on the Washington Branch including No. 3 Golden State Limited No. 29 Lo. Pass No. 49 Lo. Pass No. 11 Express and local freights 429 449 and 835. It identifies H W Russell as agent and notes daily operation of Nos 83 429 4 with some Sundays off and several passenger trains leaves at 9 15 a m 6 10 p m 7 00 a m and 6 36 and 30 and 450
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