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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1928
Page
4
A fragment from Carl Sandburg’s poem Muckers depicts twenty men at a ditch, shovels cutting into clay as gas work begins. Muckers wipe sweat with red bandannas and battle boot-sackholes while observers comment on the hardship and desire for the work.
Alex Coffman, born 1843, recalls a Black soldier named George Begley who returned from the Mexican War in 1847 to the Shenandoah Valley near Stanton Virginia. Begley wore a uniform and drew much curiosity as Coffman recounts battles and marches from eighty years prior.
Senator Blaine of Wisconsin notes that prohibition is not fully enforceable and that laws against immorality or misrepresentation face similar limits. He implies enforcement depends on public support, with Iowa's near prohibition offering a stark lesson on its economic and moral claims.
A column highlights common misuse and pronunciation errors and presents ISMBELLISH as to embellish or beautify. It notes misused phrases like there is no need of me doing the work and offers a daily goal to learn one new word, using embellished room imagery with paintings and tapestries.
The text argues that stricter prohibition will make enforcement easier and more convincing as it reduces the appeal of intoxicants and narcotics. It suggests that the closer policy nears total prohibition, the more effective and self-evident enforcement becomes.
Rail traffic officials warn that engineers face extreme stress from reckless automobile drivers at grade crossings.accidents at crossings kill and injure families, with one engineer recalling a car crash that killed occupants, urging public support and safer systems to protect crews and passengers.
A Homestead editorial argues beef price increases are natural and needed, opposing boycotts and a shift to equalizing farm and industrial prices. It cautions that calls to curb prices could threaten the national economy and that agriculture should share the same basis as industry.
The governor with the road bill committee substituted a clause stating if the State Supreme Court of Town rules primary road funds cannot pay principal and interest on state bonds the act becomes invalid and no bonds issued. If the court allows retirement of bonds from current funds, the bond issue does not burden property.
The Moscow Congress warns party leaders to beware American influence and notes that American workers are an aristocracy of labor due to high wages and living standards. It suggests contrasting U S prosperity with other peoples and calls liberals to curb American prosperity to that level.
The Kansas City Star notes Rep. Edgar Howard of Nebraska introduces a bill in the House to create a national commission for a joint Civil War survivor reunion in Washington next year. It estimates about 84 000 Union veterans remain with perhaps 10 000 total from both sides able to attend.
A coach scolds a player during a break in play calling out his poor defense and failure to stop a runner. The tirade underlines frustration with the team's performance and the inside game tension.
The column announces an unusual giveaway offering cats of any size and disposition to readers. It jokes about contests but pivots to a bold offer: cars, 1926 models with automatic headlights and four balloon tires, free of charge F. O. B. Washington, and invites readers to call the Journal office to order.
Exchange of quick quips and social banter unfolds with COUNTRY KATE reflecting on manners and millinery missteps. A fussy brakeman and a newlywed’s morale provide brisk humor as Parisian fashion and a late-train chase punctuate the scene.
The serial continues with Happy the hired man recounting a hair raising moment in his life. He recalls driving an old style Ford that failed while attempting to remove a stump, leaving the scene in tense memory.
In a rough-edged narrative set near Sandy Hook, Happy dodges pursuing robbers after escaping a forced ride and takes shelter in a cabin. He hides under a loft bed as a hunting hound baying from below signals danger, and robbers seal him in a barrel near a pond before leaving him to await their return.
The Conege journal editor demands what is sought as the artist hesitates. Mrs. Rudyard Whipling reads a line about a young man Marri and a scientist's device to reveal real thoughts, hinting at a comedic or satirical piece.
A suggestion that targeting the defendant’s attorney could be effective in pursuing charges appears in discussions of a major criminal case. The remark reflects strategic considerations about lawyers involved and potential leverage in court proceedings.
Des Moines January 16. Cupid scored twice to every divorce granted in Polk county in 1927 per William Baldwin Clerk of the Court. Licenses issued to 1,628 couples and divorces granted to 93, down from 1926. About 100000 dollars in alimony payments passed through the clerk’s office in 1927.
A brief line notes that many covet misfortune for the luxury of giving blessings, attributed to Josh Billings as a wry remark on human vanity and adversity.
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