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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1923
Page
4
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Bible thought for today meditates on forgiveness from Matthew 18 21 22. The verse asks how often a brother sins against us and Jesus answers to forgive until seventy seven times. The entry reflects daily devotional guidance.
A reflection on U S troops returning from Europe with approval and the sympathy of Germans toward Americans. It contrasts German relief with resentment toward France England and Belgium and warns that France seeks revenge in Ruhr tensions while urging harmony with Britain and the United States on postwar terms.
Walt Mason lampoons visiting lecturers who expound on art and culture to polite audiences. He imagines confronting their pomp and peddled theories and wonders if a foreign crowd would tolerate his own mockery. The verse mocks scholarly posturing and costly lectures.
The article discusses France moving into the Ruhr Valley amid postwar rebuild, with Marshal Foch reportedly telling France they have everything to lose and nothing to gain by invading Germany. It notes English and American opposition and calls for a commission to assess Germany’s finances while urging France to relent to avoid further war.
The article estimates world deaths at 63 per minute, 97 920 per day, and 35 740 800 per year, underscoring the vast scale of mortality globally.
Richard Barthelmess stars in The Bond Boy a Henry King directed photodrama about binding out children to masters. Joe Newbolt is bound to Isom Chase dies accidentally and Joe faces murder charges escapes from jail and a dramatic chase ends with a romantic finish.
United States registered 12,357,376 automobiles and trucks by year end 1922, up 1,851,716 from 1921. New York surpassed 1,000,000 vehicles, gaining 188,701. Washington and the District of Columbia posted the largest percentage increases. States collected over 150 million in motor taxes, up about 30 million from 1921.
A quirky collection of jokes, aphorisms, and comic lines from readers. Items reference Summit California snowfall, Ford cars as chariots, pranks banned by Mil ler and Means, banter about fashion and shopping, plus wry maxims and a joke about Elihu Root. Includes a note on a citizen named Abner Brown facing appendicitis.
Alexander Broves and Miss Helen Alexander formerly of Iowa University were decently married at Des Moines in a modest event reflecting a traditional ceremony with local church practices.
Poem fragment contrasts aging and hair dye with cautionary verse about scams. A narrator warns against get rich schemes and the lure of easy money, noting the scheme uses razzle dazzle and hidden strings to trap the unwary. The piece lampoons gullibility and promotes prudent skepticism.
A seek for a well behaved boy who stands and sits straight, keeps neat nails and clean ears, polished shoes, brushed clothes, combed hair, and cared for teeth. He listens, asks when unsure, minds his business, moves quietly, smiles, is cheerful and polite to all, and does not smoke or seek tobacco education.
A description of a desirable boy who speaks well, stands up to bullying, meets others with honesty, is comfortable with girls, and embodies healthy, happy vitality. The passage calls for such a boy to be present in family and school life across communities.
Scattered phrases show broad appeal with repeated demand from offices and groups including boys and girls. The fragment hints at a selection or intake process and collective desire for a particular male figure.
A concise moral reflection urging readers to cultivate constant virtue so that evil becomes unfamiliar and virtue natural through steady, deliberate good acts. The remarks echo Sir Philip Sidney on personal reform and moral discipline.
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