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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1923
Page
4
A brief devotional note cites Romans 8 8 reminding readers that spiritual focus brings peace while being carnally minded leads to death. The fragment hints at meditative contrast and daily inspiration.
The piece criticizes U S reluctance to intervene in Europe after World War I. It argues Americans oppose European entanglements and debt cancellation, urging limited U S military aid and a refusal to rejoin continental conflicts. It questions promises from France and Italy and cautions against meddling in European affairs.
The poem traces a man aging toward ninety seven who recalls youthful hate and vows to replace malice with peace. He notes hate jars his life, yet peace dissolves when anger returns, urging that any opposition to peace be avoided and hate be destroyed for harmony.
Julius H. Barnes argues that 1922 savings from motor vehicles for farmers prove good roads reduce crop losses from railcar shortages. The piece notes farmers could have earned more for Red River Valley potatoes and urges bond-backed highway investment, citing several states’ large road bonds and Minnesota’s constitutional limit.
A Paris dispatch describes dance rooms called deancings where Americans dominate stages and audiences. Tourists, French provincials, and upper-class locals mingle as American music, English and Russian chatter fill these crowded salons with tea, cake, and dancing across venues like My Sister's Garden and The So Different.
A column notes Ladies' Day was a success and will continue daily until all this material is exhausted, while readers are urged to keep submissions coming. The piece playfully critiques audience reactions and urban chatter, including a cartoonish exchange about men vs women and a anecdote about fashion and vanity.
In the Ft Wayne Journal Gazette a movie ad highlights Charley Chaplin with his feet and mustache emphasized. Also listed is Ben Turpin whose soulful eyes are noted as a key entertainment asset in his barber shop style comedy.
A collection of light vignettes and jokes about family life work days and small town manners. The column skims routines such as waking early jokes about coal plants and plants and a quip about a fish with ears amid anecdotes about neighbors and returning residents.
A southern lecturer recalls teaching in the Tennessee mountains and the humorous mispronunciations of students. He shares an anecdote about a boy misusing phrases and the audience’s amused understanding of whether “going there” is the right expression.
Eight or nine state rebuttal witnesses, not including the Winneshiek county grand jury panel, will complete testimony today in the murder trial of B. F. Kneeskern for the killings of Irene and Charles Van Brocklin at their home. Attorneys’ arguments to follow before adjournment.
The enamel on teeth is the hardest tissue in the human body. It protects teeth from wear and decay and remains highly mineralized throughout life.
A brief note on title pages as misleaders and puzzle sources for human volume contents. The author argues title pages often fail to convey purpose, sometimes mislead, and sometimes say nothing relevant.
West Chester reports good turnout at M E B church revival meetings with Mrs Brenaman and Mr Brenaman delivering sermons and singing praised. Local notes include the death of Mr Stoffer and new rental by Harlon Emery who will relocate March first, plus postal moves and local relocations to Waterloo.
An advert claims one brokerage house is honest and promises to place the reader's name on its mailing list, with a quirky misspelled slogan attributed to Associated Editorsa.
In ancient Rome the Cireva Maxine, famed for its grandeur, was said to hold up to 200000 spectators. The claim portrays the structure as superior to any modern stadium of its day and reflects legendary crowds and engineering feats.
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