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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1928
Page
4
A fragmentary verse study recalls Old Man Fogarty lost at sea and returning as a ghost. The speaker evokes foggy nights, a tapping cane, and memories of huckleberry pies, tying rural folklore to a haunting refrain.
Local supporters express confidence that the Federal Judgeship bill will reach the president for signature and advocate appointing Judge Charley Dewey. They praise his qualifications and record, noting the bar and attorneys concur he is a capable, just judge ready to serve.
A large audience heard Dr. Bower praise the Eighteenth Amendment and call for enforcement. The sermon and music stirred enthusiasm, with praise for The Evening Journal and a rallying finish with The Battle Hymn. Superintendent Peet discussed cinema content and the harm of unclean films on youth.
A short educational note presents vocabulary guidance focusing on usage and pronunciation. It discusses misused phrases and mispronounced terms and highlights the word PENSIVE meaning thoughtful and sad with example usage.
A cinema leader urged patrons to support the best films at both theatres this week. He warned that money is wasted on lesser pictures and asked Washington residents to show they want good, clean entertainment.
The Los Angeles Times satire targets Hearst papers over forged documents alleging bribery involving U S Senators. The spoof letter from Ananias Munchausen offers a catalog of fake, sensational items and mocks newspaper sensationalism while inviting Hearst to publish more for profit.
A reader notes a calendar showing a week with key dates from 1920 to 1824 including the Prohibition Amendment start on January 16, birthdays of Benjamin Franklin Daniel Webster Robert E Lee and Stonewall Jackson. The column invites readers to name other famous birthdays this week.
Henderson Wallace reports a robin in his yard on West Jefferson street marking the first robin sighting of 1928. He notes the bird as the red breasted variety and jokes that January is not a month for robins in Iowa. He claims to have seen robins in every month except January, prompting others to share sightings.
A playful verse-match of vegetables jokes about a couple planning a wedding. Artichoke and Onion navigate modern quirks as a taxi ride to their cottage wedding unfolds with puns on produce and domestic life.
A whimsical verse recalls a chef named Cole who gifts a parsnip present at a chamber event. The couple shares a nightly spin, while chorus of greens ends as mushrooms vanish from the tale.
A first person tale recounts a perilous mishap with a tipped barrel near a pond. The narrator frees himself by gripping a cow’s tail and tying a knot, prompting a dramatic rescue by a nearby man who ends the ordeal by opening the barrel.
The film Moon as Israel, adapted from a novel, screens at the Nes Graham Theatre. It portrays Exodus from Egypt alongside a powerful romance between an Egyptian prince and an Israelite slave girl amid a Nile setting and palm trees.
Persistent night coughing is due to causes not touched by syrups. Thoxine claims to stop the cough within minutes with one swallow, money-back if it fails. Safe for children and also helps sore throat, outperforming gargles. McDaniel's sells Thoxine at 35c 60c and $1.00.
Washington Lodge No 26 A F P and A M plans to work in the second degree Thursday evening at eight o clock. Full attendance is requested.
The P E O chapter will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. F Wilson. Founders Day program noted as item 286t.
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