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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1926
Page
4
A short bulletin fragment quotes Genesis 24 64 and references a moral call to deal kindly with a master. The line appears alongside the newspaper’s religious or devotional brief indicating a lesson or selection for contemplation.
The editorial argues Clarence Darrow will not defend Durkin and movies won’t glamorize him, praising a move toward holding Durkin to account as a deterrent. It urges firm legal action to protect the public and questions hanging as the appropriate response.
A fractured view contrasts costly new spending with limited new ways to earn money as economic strain grows.
The verses warn of looming wood and fuel shortages as the speaker laments deforestation and whale slaughter. A chorus of imagined prophets recalls past cries about dwindling natural resources and the coming need to curb waste. The poem blends mock urgency with social critique of modernization.
Captain Roald Amundsen questions whether Peary or Cook reached the north pole while MacMillan, Peary’s ally, insists Peary did reach it. He notes Cook’s own doubt about his pole attainment and cites Cook’s 1911 confession of uncertainty. Amundsen’s stance earns criticism as undermining polar proof.
Artistic weapons described as brushes dipped in red liquid trigger loud, logical humor. The piece is praised as outrageously funny and well motivated, boosting Mr. Stromberg’s Fox Theatre engagements tonight and Tuesday.
Letts residents propose relocating Primary No 2 from Columbus Junction to shorten the route by about three miles. The plan starts at Fredonia then follows the Rock Island right of way to near Letts, then east on a township road to No 20 south of the bridge, rejoining current No 2 toward Muscatine. They cite six miles saved on a Muscatine round trip and low right of way costs. The Highway Commission may consider this to reduce main-road mileage across the state.
Des Moines reports J. M. Oleson of Manly wins approval from the railroad board to operate a bus line linking Manly and Mason City. The action marks the launch of new regional transportation service.
This brief lists common errors in usage and pronunciation. It highlights misused phrases like if you think like I do, explains campaign stress, and defines augur as a verb meaning to foreshadow rather than forbid.
Reader letters praise the By-The-Way column and its contributors. A humorous corn poem extols Iowa corn while teasing market woes and speculators. Jokes, puzzles, and light verse from Peppy and “SPUD MARK” flow through the page.
A Crawfordsville column by Cats Eyes responds to accusations of silliness among writers. The narrator recalls a long ago Crooked Creek man with a silly boy and timberwork antics, noting how people judge others by shared silliness or drunkenness and inviting more readers to send in silly items.
The answer describes breathing as taking air in with the abdomen and lungs expanding, then releasing air outward. It advises throwing back the shoulders and filling the lung sacs fully through the nose, then exhaling through the mouth. A friend.
A longer readers note from Haskins Iowa dated January 22 1926 asks for a safe way to clean a mush pot. Edlbor replies that cleaning is unnecessary until season end or corn hits 1.00 a bushel then scraping and rinsing can occur. The column also mentions Maude Randall watching Indians dance and a joke about a 25 year old whisky.
A reader recounts trying two corn based recipes with failure and a disclaimer of no responsibility for spoiled materials. The note ends with a joke about an Eskimo and a wry remark on needing a letter that won’t be forgotten to mail.
A farmer drives a harrow over a neglected graveyard while a bunker of dialogue unfolds. A wry exchange follows about monkeys and Darwin's birthday as the scene shifts between living on the edge and a zoo keeper’s quip.
The report lists residents helping with corn shucking Ira Waterhouse and Max Waterhouse. Families move near Brighton include Mr and Mrs Harry Muliikin. Local youths ride ponies to school Gladys and Lloyd Karlen. Various visits occur between neighbors including Bert Smith Ira Waterhouse at Perth Brier home. Washington county eighth graders prepare for February exams. Mrs Bert of Brighton travels to Washington to see Mrs Frank Shelangouskie post operation.
Riverside Leader argues for adopting countywide supervisor elections as in Washington county. The piece contends districting skews representation, favoring south townships, and advocates five supervisors elected from districts for fairer governance.
A woman awoke to a lit hall and attempted to rise but collapsed from exhaustion. She lies at the Frasey residence with Mrs. Dunbar supervising care. In Brighton Miss Ella Madden, long ill with heart trouble, has died. she was known as a kind and friendly neighbor.
Mrs. J. B. Kunath traveled to New London this morning to spend several days visiting her mother. The trip aims to share family time and bolster relations.
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