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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1924
Page
4
The notice states that The Associated Press holds exclusive publication rights to all news dispatches credited in this paper and to local news published herein. It reserves all rights for special dispatches as well.
A devotional note cites Psalm 72:12 urging God to deliver the needy and the poor who cry out for help. The reflection emphasizes divine intervention for those with no helper.
Cedar Rapids lawyer W Bingham summarizes the five to four Supreme Court rulings, noting only nine in 185 years. He argues the claims of a 50 50 split are overstated and warns against Congress potentially overreaching to protect political interests.
Walter Mason narrates a seven dollar find that prompts inner conflict and then a moral choice. Voices argue about honesty and reward as the finder ultimately returns the money to aid a widow, turning a moment of temptation into a Happy ending for a small town.
The piece argues the Supreme Court is closer to nonpartisan than Congress which is partisan and swayed by party expediency. It notes Congress faces accusations of incompetence and dishonesty, while the Court provides constitutional checks and veto power to balance legislative actions.
Poem advises a son about leaving home and facing temptations with guidance from his mother and father. The speaker asserts the influence of parental love and presence in shaping the boy who will wander yet find a steady path. It reflects early 20th century domestic values.
Judge J J Clark upheld the constitutionality of Iowa's new cooperative marketing law making marketing contracts enforceable in Clear Lake. The case involved Clear Lake Shipping Association versus Weir and Carrier over selling to outside buyers. The decision upholds contracts and could reach the Iowa Supreme Court. similar rulings have appeared in the far northwest.
Mason City January 14 A district court ruling upholds cooperative livestock and milk shipping associations as valid under a producers contract amid a test of cooperative marketing law. Judge J J Clark overruled five grounds of remander and found the act broad enough to permit any class of citizens to engage in cooperative business without pecuniary profit.
In 1924 Hamilton county will pay 89 dollars a week in widows pensions seventeen recipients total twenty two dependent children. The largest weekly grant of 15 dollars goes to a mother with six children. In Des Moines the Iowa legislature echoed the quote consistency thou art a jewel during debates on state printing and a minor amendment.
A casual remark on farming life notes men facing the income tax with bravado and a joke about telling the tax man to go jump in the lake. The speaker emphasizes self reliance and learning to swim by striking out alone rather than drifting.
A broad set of motorists recall observing a Sabbath day rest on Sundays, keeping vehicles idle and avoiding road use to honor the local religious custom nicknamed "Rolly."
A bilingual dinner ends amicably with a rich stew of pork mushrooms onions and a duck like meat pleasing the English guest who asks quack questions. Freckled youths and dancing quotes appear amid musings on becoming a future prominent citizen and a playful verse about Betty Strome.
A marriage license was issued in Muscatine to John F. Apple and Dorothy Marie Figg. The item is part of a column mixing local notes and humorous quips about marriage, gossip, and the season’s social chatter.
The text riffs on Hamlet style to argue about domestic duty and virtue. It juxtaposes quips about wives, fear, and the burden of marriage with a call for a comprehensive education enabling men to fulfill public and private duties toward wives and mothers.
A quirky exchange features a girl asking how to tell a double chin from an old cat scratch and a punchline about liver as a hymn. A waiter offers roast beef and the patron jokes about a well done, faithful servant.
A humorous exchange has Clarence asking why a pineapple is named so. Pa explains it does not grow on a pine tree nor is it an apple. The quote adds a marriage wisdom line about a man behavior before and after marriage.
The banking and divorce figure James A. Stillman is pictured enjoying a round at Pinehurst North Carolina in a rare social snapshot.
Oregon national guard officers issued a general order to buy new gilt insignia in line with war department rules for the regular army. The distributed insignia bore the phrase made in Germany on the coat of arms back, prompting all officers to decline wear.
The fragment lists passenger and local freight train numbers with times on the Washington branch and notes daily except Sundays. It also records Bethlehem Commandery No 45 K T regular meeting details and officers H T Carris and Arthur Goodin.
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