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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1927
Page
4
A devotional note urges readers to receive the law from God and store his words in the heart. Scriptural citation Job 22.22 anchors the meditation for Wednesday. The brief reflects a pious, daily reflection style typical of the period.
The writer notes rising threats among nations after a long hoped for peaceful era. Friction grows from France, Germany, Italy, China, and internal U S and Mexican issues. Marines operate in Nicaragua as Quig-related questions loom. The piece asks whether these tremors are last spasms before a true peace.
A fragment references unrest preceding a major global conflict, hinting at growing instability and ominous signs before a forthcoming world war.
Statisticians note railways spent 75 million dollars more on coal last year than in 1920. After wartime cuts, economies cut operating costs without wage reductions. By 1926 coal saving reached 29 million tons, meaning 29 million fewer tons needed for the same work. Such efficiency helped ease the fuel problem nationwide.
Herbert F. McDougal managing editor of the Fairfield Daily Ledger and head of the school of journalism at Parson College is seriously ill with pneumonia but has had a fairly good night and is somewhat improved though physicians say his condition remains serious.
A quirky note imagines a chat between King George and President Coolidge about paving hell. The line mocks talk over telephones and jokily blames paving contractors for rumored delays.
A patchwork of almanac style tips and local notices from the Springfield State Journal. Items mention onion planting timing, coatless walks, a lighthearted phone joke, quotes about art and romance, and a string of local residents’ health and family updates.
A collection of brief exchanges notes fame and aging actors with quips about a cigar named after a performer. The piece shifts to observations on laws and daily life including a boy asking to warm his jacket, and social striving tied to neighbors and trends reflected in a Boston Transcript tone.
A parent-child exchange recalls the first meeting of the couple at a dinner party with thirteen guests present. The reminiscence frames a family origin moment in a domestic vignette.
Report from Rastuse indicates police caught a man with loaded dice used for cheating. The line suggests disrupted crime scene and law enforcement action with potential gang involvement. Authorities did not provide names or locations in the readable text.
Mrs. Albert Sharpe returned home from Riverside after aiding her mother for a week. Charles Schneider remains under examination for injuries from a car accident last October.
A professor lectures on Liars and notes a missing 25th chapter while anecdotes unfold from a Capitol visitor and a playful classroom scene. Jokes about family quirks, misread bills, and a child’s response to flowering seeds add a humorous collage of everyday honesty and misunderstanding.
Prohibition era comedy The Old Soak plays at the Pox Theatre with Jean Hersholt in the lead. The director Edward Sloman presents a balanced take on liquor issues, avoiding overt stance while delivering timely entertainment.
In a testimonial, a patient recounts severe past injuries and chronic stomach and liver issues, saying traditional medicines failed. A stranger advised Maya's, a remedy said to clear intestinal mucus and reduce inflammation. One dose allegedly convinces or money refunded. Sold by all druggists.
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