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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1923
Page
4
The article notes the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to republication of all news dispatches credited in the paper and its local news. It reserves all rights of republication for special dispatches contained in the publication.
Daily verse reflection from Matthew 6 19 urging focus on heavenly treasures rather than earthly wealth. Short devotional note echoes timeless warning about rust and thieves and calls readers to spiritual priorities.
The piece argues that revolvers fuel urban murder and crime in Chicago and contrasts U S gun permissiveness with England where stricter controls curb violence. It cites murder rates, calls for curbs on firearms, and questions why liberal gun access persists despite deadly outcomes.
A comic local note shows Clara Phil Lips facing persistent delays as she plans a car repaint and medical checkup while ABE MARTIN quips about Mrs. Em Nugent receiving a letter from her son stating he will finish his jail term when enough prisoners are available for a quartet.
A reader mocks Seacook Sage and his wave of praise at the Highbrow Club. The critic calls the poet a beastly riddle with far fetched lines while confessing to admire the crowd and deny harsh truth.
The passage argues for curbing small firearms production, sale, and circulation to save lives. It cites revolver linked murders and quotes Sir Pasil Thomson on English crime, noting Americans tolerate lax penalties and lack of enforcement compared with Britain, urging stronger laws and enforcement.
Fox theater presents Lights of New York a travelogue style look at Manhattan night scenes from Times Square to Greenwich Village and Coney Island highlighting Fifth Avenue Bowery and Sixth Avenue with vivid city lights and roaming romance.
A sermon by Rev. C. P. Jones discusses the visit of Joseph, Mary, and twelve year old Jesus to Jerusalem for the Passover. The talk urges faithful public worship, family religious duty, and the expectation that children be raised to join the church as adults, noting Jesus’ example of early participation and learning.
Flood waters in the White river valley between Seattle and Tacoma are slowly receding according to reports received at midnight. All highways remain flooded and impassable, though towns like Kent and Thomas are undated and expected to have only small damage.
A collage of humor and social jabs, including ribbing about rabbit hunters, a toast to women, a quip on fire, dialect bits on oysteropathy, and a barber shop anecdote. A county court juror notes a $40 payment for juror service, contrasting with two years of farming.
A Louisville man recalls a Sunday school convention in his city where delegates from many states gathered. During roll call Texas chairmen reported proudly that the first white woman born in Texas is alive with a population over three million. A gallery voice quipped to send her to Idaho.
An assorted Nevada moral vignette style note set begins with a feud anecdote in Kentucky where one man returns from a night out and claims to have captured a cousin of another man. It shifts to a demand that Louis Jones shoot pigeons himself to avoid danger and ends with an olive joke about guests counting seeds.
Eastbound and westbound schedules list arrival and departure times for several named trains including Golden State Limited and local freight trains. Notes show daily service patterns with certain trains running only on specific days and agents listed as H. W. Russell and J. C. McKay.
A fragment from a small humor column lists axioms about heroism and right living. It pokes at gender stereotypes, notes a few mathematicians like Paul Barr and others, and ends with a baffling local joke about a man from Oshkosh with a wheel joke.
Regular meetings for Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M second Friday for Cyrus Chapter 13 R A M fourth Friday for Zeredatha Council 21 R S M Bethlehem Commandery 45 K T Amos Chapter De Molay first and third Mondays all listed with officers. Washington Lodge 1205 LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE meets Wednesdays at 7 30 with dictat or and secretary. Covenant Lodge 101 IOOF meets Tuesdays 7 30 with noble grand and secretary. Public invites extended to visiting members and brothers.
The piece references Iowa moving its population by automobile with no laps to share. It contrasts with a judge's line about six months in jail and urges contributors to write on one side of the paper while continuing their work without abatement.
Flood waters continue to rise across Oregon isolating towns along the Willamette and Columbia rivers. Portland reports say rain let up briefly, but rising streams threaten more areas as floods grow worse statewide.
Exports of wheat totaled 1.5789 billion dollars for the week ending January 6, according to the Commerce Department first weekly report on perishable commodities. Senator H Brockhart arrived from Washington to spend a few days at home.
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