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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1923
Page
4
Daily meditation from January 17 1928 urges readers to avoid loving worldly things. It cites 1 John 2 15 and emphasizes keeping the love of the Father over material desires.
A reader reflects on recent hangings in London of a young woman and man for murder and contrasts English swift justice with American practices. The piece argues harsher penalties reduce crime, noting lower murder rates in England and suggesting the severity of punishment deters crime despite moral concerns.
Walt Mason laments a long rain spell that upsets daily life. He jokes about petitioning weather makers and grumbles at the perpetual downpour while frogs sing and alligators spawn arrive. The poem blends humor with weather woes and patient protest.
The text argues that capital punishment reduces murders by removing criminals quickly. It claims hangings deter crime, protecting honest citizens and saving lives despite condemning human life as precious. It concludes that hanging pays its way by cutting murder rates in cities and states.
Alex Miller of Washington headlined Ottumwa Chamber of Commerce traveling bureau’s annual dinner drawing 150 attendees at Ballingall. The former Washington Democrat editor critiqued prejudice and the Ku Klux Klan, urged civic faith and loyalty to the Constitution and flag, and his humor kept listeners engaged as officers invited him to return in 1923.
Johnson county supervisors award a 92,000 contract for nine miles of grading on the Red Bull route from North Liberty to the Linn county line. One hundred thousand cubic yards of dirt will be moved. The project will improve a stretch where 20 cars stalled in winter travel.
Mehmed Bey Konitza the Albanian minister in London accuses Greece of brutality against Albanians in Tehamouria near Corfu. He cites forced disappearances and beatings by Greek authorities, plus mass threats to Albanian Muslims and Christians seized and exiled for alleged pro Bulgarian sympathies.
The plan reshapes Primary Road No. 40 to straighten the route and reduce heavy grades, eliminating four Cedar Rapids and Iowa City interurban crossings. After work, only one grade crossing remains between Iowa City and Cedar Rapids, on the Chicago Northwestern cut off near Edgar Rapids.
Advertised gin label persuades some people that the product’s contents are worth gold. The note reflects public skepticism about marketing tricks and consumer gullibility.
A Colton aphorism about silence circulates in public discourse. Analysts note the saying emphasizes restraint and warns against overconfidence when offering little.
A by the Way ladies column features humorous language lessons and social quips about etiquette and speech. It includes reader contributions, jokes, recipes, and short items from readers like Mrs. M E J and Mrs E L W, with playful shots at 1920s manners and everyday life.
A fragmented page piece blends exam fatigue notes with humorous quips. Columns include Eight hour men, dental care in Chicago, family marriage curios, algebra-like riddles, and a grammar class moment. The tone mirrors a local column of light satirical items.
A humorous unsigned verse argues gossip harms communities more than typhoid. It jokes about tar and feathers for gossips, taunts the marshal about dog control, and questions mayoral blame while urging responsible dog ownership and civic duty.
Iowa farmers may cut coal use by one million tons by burning farm waste wood as fuel. The Associated Press reports that this shift would free 2 250 coal cars for other needs, boosting energy efficiency across the state.
A patient recounts dramatic recovery from digestive illness after using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. The ad claims the product removes catarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract and calms inflammation linked to stomach liver and intestinal ailments including appendicitis. One dose will convince or money refunded. Lemmon's Pharmacy and druggists carry it.
William Farnum, star of William Fox productions, endorses bobbed hair for women citing practicality and appearance. He notes some exceptions among women and recalls a past shift away from facial hair, questioning the fuss over bobbed styles. Farnum’s latest film Without Compromise, a rough frontier sheriff drama, screens Thursday and Friday with high action and Fox publicity.
Statistics gathered at Iowa State College estimate farmers need four more cords of wood, noting dry hardwood cords weigh about 4 500 to 4 600 pounds and equal coal fuel, while mixed hardwoods reach 23 500 to 4 000 pounds per cord for 1 800 pounds coal. Soft woods yield 2 500 to 3 000 pounds per cord for 1 200 pounds coal. Tests assume dry wood and suggest using soft timber for fuel to save coal.
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