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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1928
Page
3
Vindication by Arthur Gutterman
A satirical poem mocks the “unnoticed genius” and the praise of mediocrities. The speaker laments being scorned while claiming future fame through memorial tablets as a boy foretold regret after death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Gutterman
Tom Hefflin In Senate Debate Over Nicaragua Policy
The piece critiques U S Senator Tom Hefflin of Alabama for accusing administration allies of predatory interests and warlike aims in Nicaragua It notes a 1924 speech defending the Wilson administration’s Mexico invasion and contrasts party lines Hefflin justifies his stance by claiming the flag was insulted, arguing nations must honor the flag and that critics use politics over principle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Tom Hefflin
Alabama
M. B
Senate
Tom
Nicaragua
Senator Hefflin
Wilson
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Hefflin
Hoover on Prosperity and the Business Cycle
Herbert Hoover argues in a Wall Street Magazine interview that deep forces in the past 15 years are stabilizing the economy. He believes the era of panic and hard times may be ending as systemic factors reduce volatility and unemployment risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Hoover
Magazine of Wall Street
Feder
Wordstudy daily lesson on Holocaust usage
The column explains common word usage errors and offers a daily vocabulary goal. It defines holocaust as a sacrifice wholly consumed by fire and notes a misused example about lives.
Stabilizing forces ease fears of a business slump
The text argues the Federal Reserve secures credit flow and that expanding education, foreign trade, new industries, and cooperative business culture bolster stability. It notes inventories shrink, demand widens, and information services help navigate movements, with confidence no slump is imminent amid an election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lalover
Bond Issue Advocated To Improve Highway System
University transportation expert Professor Raymond Nittredge argues for a bond funded highway program to replace pay-as-you-go plans. He notes coastal waterways and railways show limited savings while inland waterway costs may not justify further public investment without thorough scrutiny. He cites Great Lakes and Monongahela as partial successes and warns against overbuilding inland waterways while rail rates and costs remain low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iown
Raymond 8. Nittredge
OL Transportation Engineering
Nittredge
Kittredge
Great Lakes
Monongahela River
Weather Blues And Spring Feels In The Air
Local musings mix mild forecasts with jokes and rhymes about spring. Lighter notes speculate on Californians fleeing to towns, radishes and lettuce imagined in gardens, and playful exchanges about love and dances.
Menjou's Service for Ladies Features Swiss Alpine Thrills
Adolphe Menjou's Paramount drama Service for Ladies arrives at Fox Theatre with winter spectacles set in the Swiss Alps and Lake Tahoe. A world class toboggan slide scene and a glittering ice carnival highlight a backstage hotel life plot supported by Kathryn Carver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swiss Alps
Adolphe Menjou
Paramount
Fox Theatre
Menjou
Sierra Nevada Mountains
California
Hollywood
Lake Tahoe
America
St. Moritz
Kathryn Carver
Columbus Junction State Bank Reelects Officers for Year
Columbus Junction State Bank with a Jan 8 1927 opening elected officers G. W. Weber as president T. N. O Neill as vice president H. Lee Huston as cashier Miss Anna Mulhern as assistant cashier and Herbert Newell as assistant cashier at a Monday directors meeting. Stockholders at the annual meeting re elected Weber O Neill Robertson Edmondson Aringdale Guinn and Schlichting. 53 stockholders represented 226 shares. Cashier’s report notes the bank’s strong condition and related payouts on Farmers and Merchants Bank guarantee certificates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Columbus Junction State Bank
G. W. Weber
T. N. O'Neill
H. Lee Huston
Anna Mulhern
Herbert Newell
Thomas Robertson
Dale Edmondson
Roy Aringdale
J. D. Guinn
Rudolph Schlichting
Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank
Pigeon Parade in London to End as City Plans Culling
London officials decide to cull pigeons around St. Pauls Cathedral to reduce a rapidly growing flock. About ten men with traps will catch hundreds at a time, with some birds sold for food and others scavenged for loss of the nuisance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
St. Paul's Cathedral
Bad Checks Lead to 25 Year Prison Term
Charles City Iowa January 10 4p Twenty five years in the state prison was the penalty paid by John Meyers 22 of Mitchell who cashed a bad check for 450 dollars at Webster City and then attempted to cash another for 550 here Judge C N Kelter imposed sentence James Wilson who gave his home address as Lincoln Illinois was arrested with Meyers and lately released
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles City
John Meyers
Mitchell
Webster City
C. N. Kelter
James Wilson
Lincoln
Ill
Meyers
Another suggestion for crime check ends sentences with periods
Arkansas Gazette describes a practical approach to evaluating crime reporting by replacing commas with periods in court sentences for clearer punctuation. This item highlights a stylistic proposal rather than a legal change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas Gazette
Ripping Cheers for Old Dad in a Poetic Toast
A Dad celebrates in verse written by Clara S. McCulley. The poem extols paternal virtues, praises his hard work, and invites readers to cheer dad with three rousing cheers. The piece nods to family roles and expresses gratitude and admiration through playful rhythm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara S. McCulley
Dad
Gener
Red Oak Liquor Nuisance Case Sees Contempt Charge
In Red Oak Iowa county authorities charged C Tuttle with contempt of court after undercover youths Lewis Martin age 16 and Orville Swim age 21 said they bought liquor from Tuttle on December 20 and another date. An injunction from 1924 restrains Tuttle from selling liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Oak
Lewis Martin
Orville Swim
Egentts County
F. BE. Bilkins
Montgomery County
C. &. Tuttle
Tuttle
Shalom Group Class to Meet at St By Church
The Shalom group of St. By church will meet with Mrs. T. Beremen on January 10 at 2 p.m. Ladies are asked to bring needles and thimbles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shalom Group
St. By Church
T. Beremen
To live with small means and gentle refinement
The passage urges a simple, moral ideal of living well through modest means, elegance over luxury, and character over fashion. It emphasizes study, quiet thought, honest action, open listening, cheerful hearing, brave deeds, patient anticipation, and allowing the inner spirit to grow through daily life.
Oldest Clock Linked to Philip the Good of Burgundy
The fragment mentions a claim that the oldest clock in the world was crafted in 1489 by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy. It also includes unrelated dialogue about setting up with a sick friend and a grapefruit that can yell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ha. d
Philip the Good
Burgundy
English Statisticians Note Women Rarely Reach Century
An English statistician observes that not more than five of every few thousand women reach the age of one hundred. The remark highlights the rarity of centenarians and frames longevity as an exceptional demographic occurrence.
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