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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1928
Page
4
A compact note on common language slips covering misused phrases like not so tall as, mispronunciations such as broom and tool, and misspellings like picecanniny. It introduces synonyms for inert and erratic as today’s focused word study with examples.
The piece argues Charles Evans Hughes is the ideal U S representative at the Pan American conference in Havana Cuba. It defends U S policy of non conquest and support for stable governments in Central America while praising American and European business influence in developing regional resources and prosperity.
Arlington Illinois a town of 700 persons has neither a barber shop nor a beauty parlor. White bands of Berlin policemen indicate they speak a number of foreign languages among them being French and English.
John D. Rockefeller spends winters in Ormond Beach Florida living a peaceful life away from world affairs. Friends and townspeople note his generosity, health, and cheerful humor as he attends church, golf, and meets visitors while maintaining privacy. He remains very wealthy and continues personal gifts though on a smaller scale.
The harassed look signals the start of an income tax syndrome spreading in Washington. From now until March first, it will likely become an epidemic as people reference the income tax in conversations, recalling Raymond Hitchcye’s Curtain speech.
Comic bit lampoons the income tax with a Swede’s view and a running tally of how a three thousand dollar earner becomes a suspect. The sketch traces tax math, deductions for a blonde wife and children, and the improbable final rebate as the joke lands.
A housewife laments over hard boiled eggs after three hours of boiling. Carl Hedges recalls a joke about a bride asking the grocer for string beans and pricing per string. The playful scene features Joe Falk and local wit.
A New York scientist reports a chicken slice claimed to be sixteen years old and still alive. The tale evokes a whimsical back seat stance as two hours pass chewing a drumstick said to have traveled through a barnyard for twenty-two years.
A convict sentenced for multiple marriages proclaims captivity with a striking line, while a visitor questions the enjoyment of liberty. The fragment hints at tension between confinement and perceived freedom, inviting further context on legal status and rights.
A playful, fragmented snippet mentions a luminous chair and a Belle of the Esquimeaux discussing attire. The text then shifts to non sequiturs about heat, ventilation, hens resuming operations, and fruit orders. A stray line notes a woman marrying a man she knocked down with her car, followed by a warning that pedestrians face risks if they run.
A humorous exchange likens an automobile to a possum playing dead. The dialogue hints at a broader motif of cars and fueling, suggesting a future where vehicles and gasoline are tied to social commentary.
Sealed bids to the Board of Supervisors of Washington County Iowa are invited for specified culvert pipe sizes. Bids due February 1 1928 at 1 30 PM. Delivery by May 1 1928. A 5 percent certified check and 75 percent performance bond required. Pipe must meet Iowa State Highway Commission specifications.
Western star Fred Thomson says Hollywood could organize a cavalry regiment in four hours with horses uniforms and arms. Over twelve hundred cowboys and former cavalry men are registered at the Central Casting office ready to be called.
Judge Charles A. Dewey of Washington was nominated by President Coolidge for a federal judgeship in the southern district of Iowa. If confirmed, he will leave the sixth Iowa district vacancy to be filled by Governor Hammill. Dewey, 50, has served on the district court since 1918 and holds a background in Oberlin College, the State University of Iowa Law School, and Spanish American War service.
In Dubuque Iowa on January 23 authorities cited New Hampton Tribune publisher J Feuling and Rev C B Goetzinger for contempt of court over published statements about the Farmers State Bank of Dyersville receivership. The Tribune allegedly claimed receivers confiscated securities and reported related ministerial remarks.
Dr. J. C. Rockafellow 55 of Des Moines, a leading Iowa surgeon and former chief of staff at Mercy Hospital, died after a heart illness that began three years ago during a Europe tour. Born in Knoxville Indiana, he studied at the University of Pennsylvania and served as surgeon for the Chicago Great Western railroad. He is survived by his widow and two children.
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