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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1923
Page
4
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Daily devotional note for Thursday January 11 1923 quotes Isaiah 49 15 urging joy and comfort in the Lord with tone of a period church publication.
The piece argues emphatically that a family cannot live on twenty dollars a week, contrasting past lived cheaply with current costs. It questions housing and heating costs, noting coal and wood prices and the shift in living standards, while invoking a tone of social critique about affordability.
A reflective piece on fame and craft by Walt Mason. It contrasts broad, public recognition with local esteem earned through honest, steady work, paying debts promptly and keeping one’s word, which leads to lasting respect and rewards.
A reflective column mixed with moralizing about devotion to work, patience, and style. It contrasts old proverbs with a humorous exchange about fashion and timing, urging steady effort and heart in daily labor while noting shifting trends and public tastes.
The author contrasts past and present costs for fuel coal and everyday goods noting warmer weather cheaper sun and the need for extra income today. They recall red flannel underwear socks straw hats whiskers and homemade clothing while railing about modern class and barber costs. They end by inviting readers to ponder if a family could live as cheaply now.
In District Court Washington County Iowa an instrument purporting to be the last will of Albert Hayes born September 29 1922 was filed January 22 1923. Hearing set for 10 a m on that day at the Court House before the district court or clerk. All interested persons must appear and show cause why the instrument should not be probated. ordered by Judge Chas A Dewey and J D Glasgow Clerk.
A letter page rails at a meat delivery man, calls for humane treatment of animals, and imagines a public reform. It questions a city’s lack of a Humane Society and suggests Rotary help while lampooning a meat delivery persona and a rude piano quip. The draft includes verses about bed bugs and roaches and a photographer critique.
A reader question column asks how many cats catch rats in minutes, and a puzzle about bottle and cork pricing. A horse trade yields profit questions with no explicit answers. A political bon mot loudly backs the mayor over dogs with safety notes for Washington streets. A joke about egg coat pricing for a bride concludes.
A regional society note invites readers to submit contributions for a Ladies' Day event on January 17. Included are brief personal remarks from Mrs. Chas E Needham and quotes from Dr. Wickham and A M Turner about radio music and poetry, with Turner sending in a note while ill with grippe.
A reflective line hints at chosen wealth from Standard Oil stock as the preferred fate amid varied destinies. The note implies optimism about financial opportunity linked to the oil titan.
No. 450 Local Pass 9 05 a m No 4380 Local Pass se 6 20 p m No 836 Lo Freight 3 45 p m Leaves No 429 Local Pass 9 15 a m No 449 Local Pass 5 10 p m No 835 Local Freight 7 00 a m Local Freights Nos 835 836 and local passengers 429 430 and 450 are daily except Sundays H W RUSSEL Agent
Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M meets first Friday night monthly. Cyrus Chapter No 18 R A M meets second Friday night monthly. Zeredatha Council No 21 R and S M meets fourth Friday night monthly. Bethlehem Commandery No 45 K T meets third Friday night monthly. Arthur Goodin serves as secretary or recorder in several bodies.
Washington Chapter No 98 0 E S Regular meeting second Thursday night each month Mrs Belva Carris W M Mrs Myrtle Speer Secretary Visiting members welcome Damascus Shrine No 10 W S of J Regular meeting last Thursday of each month at Commercial Club rooms Katheryne Beatty W W H P Susie Edgington Worth Scribe
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