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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1928
Page
4
Young poet Mary Caroline Davies presents One Trail Leads Home a reflective verse on two paths toward nature and a final return. The piece contrasts sea and mountain imagery with a personal longing to return home.
Commander Evangeline Booth argues in the Saturday Evening Post that prohibition reduces distress and slum conditions by raising standards and cutting liquor demand. She contrasts pre and post prohibition eras, noting relief work improved and child hunger and indigence lessened.
The President's Program proposed to the Seventieth Congress outlines tax relief to $225 million, farm relief via a federal farm board to aid cooperatives, immediate flood control for the Mississippi Valley, and a defense plan for a suitably large army.
Daily lessons in English by W L G present guidance on misuse and mispronunciation. The text defines synonyms for unruly and explains the daily goal to master one word. Today's word is implication, the act of implying, with an example sentence.
The text weighs national defense, a building program for ships and air power, prohibition enforcement, and merchant marine privatization. It stresses pacific foreign relations and a covenant outlawing war, while highlighting the central dispute over what constitutes a sound farm relief proposal and the politics surrounding farm legislation this session.
Wanda Neiswanger reviews thoughts by Hon. Rhys Davies on universal peace. He argues war stems from power lust, imperialism, private armament, and religious or cultural clashes, urging arms under government control, no unilateral war power, and a heartful stance against imperialism. The United States is cited as a diverse nation with open frontiers and no border militarization as a counterexample.
Opie Read, age 74, publishes his 59th novel The Golden Gauze Veil and begins work on a new story. The writer, famed for golf and tall tales, once borrowed against a future book to secure a loan, and his anecdotes include a $50,000 poker game and a $1,000 golf purse from W. J. Howey of Florida.
The speaker notes the date January twenty sixth and remarks that 1928 already feels present in daily writing. They joke about calendars influencing perception, counting days of the year and comparing to a record. The tone is light and reflective on time.
A woman describes a personal rule about her pet version opening doors only when necessary. She asks others what their own door opening rule or mechanism is and shares that she never uses it unless required.
A South Sea Island arrival brings gifts including a mirror which the chief hides. The chief admires his reflection as a portrait of his father, while his wife discovers the mirror and accuses him of chasing another. The tale humorously portrays cultural misunderstanding and domestic sentiment.
Two honorable Scots play golf for a small stake. On the last green the match is tied. After helping A search for his ball, B finishes the hole and implies play continues. A later announces he found his ball and plays on to claim a half, while B holds A’s ball in his pocket. B should concede the hole to A and return the ball, preserving fair play and the honor of the match.
A forgetful professor wanders into town and into a restaurant. He recalls hunger but forgets his purse and leaves, then is fine with the odd turn of events.
Mrs. Doll laments her spouse while Mrs. Spiteful notes George sometimes indulges too much. The dialogue reflects light domestic tensions and social humor in a Victorian tone.
A humorous note from the American Automobile Association recounts a French tourist praising U S highways as a great system while joking about who should speak first after a wreck. The piece contrasts rude road conditions with the praise of Lincoln era and modern road builders, alongside a quip about a stingy countryman.
A fragmented excerpt blends racial caricature lines with distant travel imagery. It references a child described as a carbon copy and playful exclamations about not repeating phrases, then shifts to visions of ocean travel and gas stations with mermaids, touched by nautical lore.
In Pleasant Hill on January 25 correspondent reports weekend visit gatherings. Rev W Pettit and Miss Charlotte Ballard were hosted at the Will Miller home with Sunday visits from Roy Kephart, Mack Bernblossom, and Howard Caldwell households.
A playful exchange shows a proud owner noting the new car while the friend questions if they missed others, underscoring social ribbing about status and attention.
Fragmentary text shows a Utica bakery sign promising doughnuts like mother used to make ten cents a dozen. The conversation hints at going somewhere to talk and watching a movie after a break.
The Ladies Aid will serve lunch at the W P Stafford closing out sale on Thursday Jan 26. Several are busy these days butchering their summer's meat. Mrs Sam Sigafoose attended the P H clubs meeting at the Lloyd Neiswanger home Wednesday afternoon.
The Washington Star quotes Wi Ho of Chinatown advising that a person seeking sympathy for financial hardship needs some collateral. The sage notes without a tangible stake, help may be scarce.
The notice announces George F Morrison as a Republican candidate for county attorney in the June 4 1928 primary. It also mentions T L Brookhart W T Ef and J T Matthews as declaring candidacies for a second term as County Auditor subject to Republican voters in the June primaries.
The Peruvian government relaxes one of its strict regulations to allow American scientist Dr Alfred L Krober to transport relics of the ancient Inca civilization into the United States by a special decree.
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