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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1927
Page
4
The Bible Thought for Today notes that the eyes of the wicked shall fail and they shall not escape, their hope ending in the giving up of the ghost, reflecting Job 11:20.
The gentler sex image cited as Texas Governor Ma Ferguson pardoned over 3600 prisoners in two years. Some pardons reportedly extended to convicted murderers. Critics say similar practices in Illinois show pardoned felons return to crime, with about four pardons daily.
In Milwaukee a National conference of students endorses restoring the Golden Rule in business competition. The article questions when it ever departed from conduct and argues the same principle should apply to professional as well as business fields.
The passage argues that professors, lawyers, doctors, editors, and preachers vary in applying the Golden Rule, and questions whether military personnel, scientists, and politicians do so. It claims the Rule is more evident now, but cannot be fully restored. it urges students to work toward introducing it more effectively into all human activities.
Mae Murray starts a fashion trend with gold and silver mesh gowns in a new Spanish romance "Valencia" at the Fox Theatre Monday. The costume features pale green velvet underdress and a solid gold mesh coat built over the actr ess body, with Lloyd Hughes as hero and a cast including Rey D Arcy Max Barwyn and others. directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki at Metro Goldwyn Mayer studios.
Describes facial stripes used by Paraguayan women as social markers. The pigment, ashes mixed with blood, is applied with a thorn. Crying out in pain marks the woman as a disgrace to family and unworthy of a husband.
A compact note on common errors and word study. It defines nonentity as a thing not existing and a person of no importance, with an example sentence declaring someone to be a non entity as it relates to disturbing the author. The piece encourages expanding vocabulary by learning one word daily.
A collage of humorous quips and vignettes from a newspaper “By The Way” column. Jokes touch on weather, manners, religious and political bias, and daily life with names and snippets from various readers and local notices.
A playful dialogue captures quips about years, aging, travel, and modern life. A cursory joke about bath tubs and automobiles contrasts with a bustling world as two speakers swap light reflections on time and worry.
In a cross roads restaurant a stranger helped himself to breakfast cakes, finding no syrup on the table. The landlady arrived with a syrup pitcher and asked if the pour should be round and round or a daub in the middle, provoking amused reaction from patrons.
Notice declares The Curran Company incorporated in Washington Iowa with Certificate No 37103. It lists principal place of business in Washington, aims to manufacture art printing products, authorized capital of 10000 dollars, stock in 100 dollar shares, Board of 3 directors, annual meeting in January, debt limit two thirds of capital stock, and terms from December 31 1926 to December 1 1946.
The Curran Company announces a board of directors including J. Curran of St Paul Minnesota and E B Hammer and C J Jurgolat of Wash ington Iowa. R J Curran is President C J Jungbluth Vice President and Secretary and BE B Hammer Treasurer.
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