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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1924
Page
4
Who Will Do The Work California Faces Labor Strain
The article argues that California relying on Japanese and Chinese labor for farm work faces shortages as immigration tightens. It notes loss of workers could shrink fruit production and raise costs, urging communities to consider labor needs and possible adjustments to hiring practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
South
Jep
Rippling Rhymes By Walt Mason
The poem celebrates a rare stretch of fine weather across the nation with playful lines about summer like days in Kansas and Maine and even Alaska. It recalls rich memories of pleasant skies, warns that storms may come, and urges readers to enjoy the current mild spell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Maine
Nebraska
Alaska
Eastward race problems and Japanese labor in the South
Authorities argue that race issues lie in the east as Europe allegedly imposes unfit policies. California has welcomed Japanese workers who helped build the state, while the South seeks similar labor for rapid development of its semi tropical lands. The text hints at potential Southern bids for Japanese assistance.
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Europe
California
South
Rhine Wine Auctions Sell Vintage Despite Poorer Harvest
Rhine wine auctions in Coblenz Mainz Trier and other Rhine Moselle cities drew buyers from Berlin and beyond this winter. Despite the poorest grape harvest in a dozen years vintners sold nearly all of the 1923 vintage by offering last year’s wine with newer lots. A Mayence sale netted about 44 311 gold marks roughly $11 000 in a single day.
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Rhine
Coblence
Mayence
Treves
Rhine and
Moselle
Berlin
Baldrige Announces Candidacy for County Attorney
Atty A E Baldrige of Bailey Baldrige announces his candidacy for county attorney in Washington County Iowa. He is the junior partner in the firm and plans to reside in Washington to serve the county and state if elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F Baldrige
Bailey
Washington
Washington County
Iowa
Yost Made Professor of Athletic Coaching at Michigan
ANN ARBOR Mich Jan 25 The board of regents names Professor Fielding H Yost as professor of the theory and practice of athletic coaching giving him full academic rank. The veteran football mentor will receive mail at the campus role and status alongside other faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yost
Ann Arbor, Mich
Fielding H. Yost
Michigan
Board of Regents
University
Illnois Weather Forecast Fair Tonight and Saturday
Forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and Saturday with a colder night and a cold wave in the east and south portions. The extreme north portion will see not quite so cold Saturday afternoon.
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Ilnols
Cattle herd of Polled Angus killed in barn fire near Hudson
A stock barn on the Lloyd Loonan farm two miles east of Hudson Indiana burned shortly after midnight killing over 100 head of Polled Angus cattle. The prize herd had won blue ribbons in mid western exhibits. Local firefighters battled the flames as the fire destroyed the barn and its contents.
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Hudson, In
Mid-West
Lloyd Loonan
Here
Radio Schedule Highlights Evening National Programs
A listing of multiple stations across the U S detailing times for concerts talks children's hours dance music and orchestras. Highlights include KDKA East Pittsburgh WHAS Louisville WEAF New York and WJAZ Chicago with varied programming from 6 p m to 11:45 p m including talks concerts and music.
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Associated Press
Radio Digest
KDKA
Pittsburgh
KFKX
Hastings
Nebr
Central
KHJ
Los Angeles
Pacific
KPO
San Francisco
KSD
St. Louis
KYW
Chicago
WBAP
Fort Worth
WCAP
Washington
WEAF
WDAF
Kansas City
Mysic
WDAP
WDAR
Philadelphia
New York
WFAA
Dallas
WGR
Buffalo
WGY
Schenectady
WHAS
Louisville
WJAZ
WTAM
Cleveland
WIZ
WLAG
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Central 417
WMAQ
WMC
Memphis
WOAW
Omaha
Omaha Printing Company
WOOC
Davenport
Detroit
Eastern
Political fables and flexible platform planks
The passage lampoons politics with talking farm and city figures. Slick City Feller and Slick Farmer mock bluffing bills and cow concepts. It notes Will energy Can pluck and the defeats of Never Try and Shirk as offspring of hesitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will
Can
Shirk
Odd Fellows Cemetery Lot Sale Opens At Low Price
North Judson residents learn the Odd Fellows are selling cemetery lots as low as ten dollars but warn prices will rise soon. The rest of the page features cynical quips about virtue and stage life and a sensational joke column with dating and social advice.
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North Judson
Ind
Odd Fellows
Congregational Meeting and Local News Recap
The annual congregational and business meeting was held Saturday at the church amid severe cold with good attendance. Rev. Thompson of Cotter moderated the first session. Rev. Mazzai took charge after he left for other appointments. Local residents noted various visits, hospital updates, travel to Des Moines and Washington, cattle shipments, and family gatherings including the Ebner and McCreedy families.
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W. E. Davis
Des Moines
Mr. McCreedy
Aby Richard
Iowa City
Geo. Ebner
Ainsworth
John
Mr. Beardsley
S. R Wallace
Tce
Joe McCreedy
Eldridge Maxwell
Cone
Chart Stafford
Opal Godlove
Marjorie McCreedy
Titus Titbit News Briefs Include Birth And Illness
Jan 24 notes show Jim Combs helping with ice, Irma Moore returning to school after illness, and Will Kendrick and Mike Hollinger household updates. A dozen friends attended Ernest Miller’s Saturday evening at their south Titus home with music and refreshments. Glen Anderson and wife welcomed a son Perry Ray born Jan 19 at home with Augustine family. Shirl Augustine moves to the Leacox farm near Dublin.
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Titus Titus
Jim Combs
Harry Kleese
Irma Moore
Will Kendrick
Washington
Mike Hollinger
Tom Carris
Ernest Miller
Titus
Glen Anderson
Perry Ray
Andy Augustine
Shirl Augustine
8. K
Leacox ‘Farm
Dublin
Talking machines advertise at fifty nine ninety five
Springfield Union notes a Chicago music house claims to break all records with talking machines priced at 59.95. The write up suggests after listening to records one cannot shake the belief that many such machines in constant use would be beneficial.
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Springfield
Mass
Chicago
The Test of True Love and a Style Question
A bride shocked by a fashion magazine asks her husband Freddie if he will love her if she bobbed her hair or goes out of style. He reassures her with a steady reply. A second line notes a quip about rich uncles naming babies in the United States and worn heels spoiling a pretty girl’s looks.
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Freddie
Long-ago roads and old time travel in verse and prose
A Hillsboro News column laments modern paying for repairs while praising old surrey life with horses and simple travel. The piece contrasts license plates and laws with rustic transport and days when feet walked and chains and tires were rare. It includes a quip about laws on prize fights and film transport and ends with a rural wry aside about cousins Dan and Will.
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Dobbin
Surrey
Chaise
Hillsboro News
Pious Deacon Nods Off Then Prays Amid Light-Hearted Nudge
An elderly deacon at a weekly prayer meeting dozed off and woke to lead prayers. His wife nudged him to rise and he quipped in a rustic line directing her to light it herself.
Man accused of assault told by judge his work and lodge ties
Thomas Jefferson Jackson, described as a large colored gentleman, is tried for assault of his wife Irene. In court he recounts a tired evening and his wife’s absences due to lodge membership, then recounts throwing her out a window after she refuses meals. The scene underscores domestic conflict and community perceptions.
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Thomas Jefferson Jackson
Irene
Everybody's Magazine
Man Bets On Remedy Cures Stomach Ailments
A skeptical man recalls a friend’s bet that Mayr's Wonderful Remedy would cure his stomach trouble. After the friend wins the $50 wager, the ad claims a simple preparation removes catarrhal mucus and inflammation from the digestive tract and can relieve many stomach liver and intestinal ailments including appendicitis with money-back guarantee. Lemons Pharmacy advertises the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayr
Lemmons Pharmacy
Ice harvest and weather update from Coppock area
Coppock Coppock Cold Bros and EB PR Nichols put up ice last Thursday to Saturday. Ice measured 10 inches and clear. Snow melts and roads show the effects. Rain today. Dale Hesser on sick list. Sickness and grippe noted. readers anticipate next Journal serial installment.
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Coppock
Cold Bros. and
EB. PR. Nichols
G. F. Dold
Frank MecKnne
Paul Nichola
Washington
Jap Bidwell
Bill Cochran
Dale Hesser
Railway Time Tables Corrected to Date
Train schedule page lists arrivals and departures for Golden State Limited No 4 Westbound No 3 No 11 Express No 29 No 49 No 50 Lo Pass and Washington Branch locals with freight and passenger services. Agent signatures H W Russel J G McKay and C M it P Westbound note daily except Sundays. timetable shows multiple lanes and times across lines.
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Golden State Limited
I. m
Washington
H. W. Russel
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