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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1928
Page
4
Harper's Bazar prints a poem by a college boy from the University of Pennsylvania. It playfully explores lighter preoccupations of college life with graceful verse. The speaker imagines clouds forming pictures and includes a dreamy reference to a companion.
A travel vignette recounts a vacation trip of three companions Ophelia, Elizabeth, and the narrator with a luggage misadventure in Washington Iowa. The group encounters crowded packing, a burst Samsonite style suitcase, a missing key, and the scramble to board an Observation car amid a hectic night departure.
A compact note on vocabulary building introduces daily practice. The piece highlights the word meritorious meaning having merit and praises meritorious deeds while offering guidance on misused words and pronunciation.
The writer recalls riding a train on Christmas night choosing a tiny cramped compartment. They describe the awkward upper berth with safety straps and a commotion over bed positions. At Kansas City the car was moved near the Observation car and they enjoy diner service en route to the Observation car.
The piece argues war is deeply embedded in human nature and history, likening it to a natural reflex. It contrasts this with pacifism as a practical, spiritual alternative and calls on citizens and leaders to pursue peace through organized efforts and international cooperation.
Fort Wayne News Sentinel reports Dean Paul V. McNutt of Indiana University Law School warned that pacifist critics profit from vague notions and ignore wartime training needs. He argued half the casualties come from peacetime unpreparedness and urged defense of ROTC and national security.
A syndicated gag exchange contrasts immigrant lines and a joke about Russia and Washington. The piece ends with a wry definition of a small town as lacking a traffic light, attributed to the Cablo State Journal.
We have moved in and arranged the furniture but the walls remain bare like an Iowa winter. We request readers to donate extra calendars to the Journal in care of By The Way or leave them at the Journal office to help brighten the room for a worthy cause.
A Sunday school lesson about resisting evil meets a humorous note as residents realize the town clock uses Roman numerals. A boy named Johnny recalls Satan tempting him and being pulled into a creek, sparking playful chatter in the community.
The passage contrasts the grind of work with the need for faith in others and the golden rule. It urges taking breaks from constant striving to foster camaraderie and friendship beyond business to seek a more humane undertone among peers. An anonymous excerpt appears in Tips II, noting social courtesy and restraint in dialogue.
The snippet features witty exchanges about marriage and divorce, fame from press coverage, and a quip about Lydia Pinkham. A man is judged not by what he stands for but by what he falls for, while references to a daughter’s marriage and potential suitors appear amid humorous asides.
A humorous column rails at adults awkwardly ordering milk and tea at counters. It contrasts grown men clutching milk bottles with childish antics and a chorus of quirky quips on pies and Mary’s cold. The tone is lighthearted and criticizes social embarrassment.
The passage gathers playful exchanges among Julia Amelia Mrs Eskimo and Field Marshall Haig remarks. It juxtaposes witty lines about love at first sight second sight and a mock wartime claim with a humorous tone and casual dialogue.
Esther Ralston portrays a working girl secretarial part in Figures Don’t Lie at the Fox for Thursday and Friday showings. The Paramount star says she has long wanted to present a fair view of the working girl and sought the role of a private secretary.
The scene highlights Janet Wells as businesslike and efficient, described as a true picture of the average working girl. Ford Sterling plays Miss Ralston’s employer, with Richard Allen in the male lead and Edward Sutherland directing.
Fort Madison Iowa reports river ice 10 to 12 inches thick but not valued by local ice dealers as no natural ice is stored. Skaters welcome it while thicker ice downstream at McGregor and Prairie du Chien supports harvest, with crews working near each other and motorists using the ice as a bridge between towns and Wisconsin shore.
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