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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1926
Page
4
Bible Thought for Today for Thursday January 7 1926 discusses Genesis 15 6 Abram believed in the Lord and it was counted to him for righteousness. The reflection centers on faith as the basis of righteousness in biblical teaching.
Local merchants push corn sugar as a healthier alternative to cane sugar. J R Maxwell decorates shop windows while Louis Baird funds free signs urging consumption to reduce surplus. Citizens urged to incorporate corn syrup in baking and candy making for taste and nutrition.
Abe Martin notes two different aims peace via the League of Nations and commerce through the world court. He jokes that two kinds of misery exist, implying skepticism about combining goals.
A humorous meditation on gullibility and endless sales pitches. The speaker admits frequent stings by unscrupulous sellers and resolves to beware, yet still falls for tempting, tailess kite offers and hollow promises, reflecting a stubborn faith in mankind.
The speaker urges selling corn sugar candy at church socials box suppers and bazaars to gauge demand. A patriotic push backs consuming corn as part of balancing national needs, likening it to the cotton bale campaign. Lawmakers face a tough task to legislate such balances, though the idea is to “eat” corn sugar and see results.
The article notes 15 year old Alice Burkhardt of Audubon County Iowa was named the most physically perfect girl at a Chicago Live Stock Show event among 600000 agricultural class members. She scored 97.5 on the exam, walks four miles to school and reportedly drinks neither tea nor coffee, with nine hours of sleep nightly.
Man-made oyster shell mounds rise in eastern Long Island shore villages as a crude measure of local business conditions. Greenport Huntington Oyster Bay Blue Point and other hamlets revel in larger piles seen as financial ornaments signaling prosperity amid a windswept coast.
Oysters are plentiful and well sized as Greenport vessels, Peconic Bay harvests, and Fire Place Point fields teem with trade. Shipments travel five days to reach the Pacific Coast. grading varies by local demand while health rules boost confidence in the industry. A separate Hollywood mystery feature shuns identifying cast or production details to preserve secrecy.
W L Gordon presents a daily vocabulary note focusing on the word prolific meaning productive fruitful and its use. The piece discusses misused phrases and pronunciation guides with examples and a brief word study on owning a word after repeated use.
A collage of light verse and quips mixes corn pone jokes about corn syrup whisky and hearty rural humor with remarks on fashion wartime outlook and a playful air about social norms in the 1920s. It includes puns on jazz and broadcast slang and a dated joke about bathing suits and beachwear.
A brief note reflects on aging dogs retaining clever skills and a playful persistence that surprises owners and trainers alike.
A prisoner testifies about striking a man with a stick in a courtroom scene. The exchange includes the stick’s thickness being compared to the attorney’s head, highlighting a crude humor moment in the trial with jurors listening.
A poetical lament recalls a brief, deep romance that faded by morning. The speaker asks for reconciliation or a return, even offering forgiveness if the beloved returns a gold watch. A humorous aside contrasts love with social advice and a jaded joke about gender and haircuts.
The page blends a classroom joke about making custard with humorous city notes. A reader recalls spring fashions and a widowed lament about a drug store and a missing paper as Washington Iowa references appear amid 1926 dated chatter and a note on early car starters.
A farmer near Washington bought a small white Buick. He forgot how to stop the car and drove around a section at full speed, shouting for the dealer to shut it off. After finally discovering the ignition switch, he restarted the car and learned to drive, a lesson remembered for years.
A speculative report questions whether every law would require a special set of enforcement officers. The piece explores potential implications for staffing, oversight, and public safety.
In a brief, light exchange a character named Mary Jack mocks Cytthia h and a beloved figure as she questions flattery. George responds with a tease about different trades. The snippet touches on affection and pride in family or workplace roles within a Progressive Grocer context.
A report from Aces Wild Iowa on December 20 quotes Simo W Gnittwitt describing the moments before a railroad crossing collision. He says the vehicle had slowed to 65 miles per hour just prior to impact and was hospitalized today in a weakened condition.
A fragmentary exchange hints at modern rest patterns. Bill philosophizes while Alice critiques appearance, noting that judging a boy by his bell bottomed trousers reflects social judgments tied to clothing.
A wry remark notes that a person who constructs only air castles never pays tax on them. The line serves as a barb about impractical schemes and the tax implications of idle fantasies.
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