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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1926
Page
4
Reading from Genesis 24 verses 54 to 56, the message urges swift seeking of God’s guidance and not delaying commitments. The passage depicts hospitality and urgency as Abraham's servant presses for direction after provision, trusting Jehovah to prosper the journey.
The article argues the coming century will reduce labor through science and automation as brains replace brawn. It questions horses and mules losing purpose to industry and notes the rising problem of how to pass time meaningfully with less work.
The piece satirically riffs on smoking in social spaces and predicts a future where tobacco is banned. It contrasts smokers who defend their habit with anti tobacco sentiment, noting bootlegged tobacco and the evolving stance toward drink and smoke and ending with a caution that reformers may prevail.
The piece notes that while fuel and household chores shrink, time presses on. Children face more demands as schools, churches, and social activities expand. Time seems to vanish, yet nature fills the gaps as society engages more fully.
A Washington correspondent reports that merchants stock corn sugar and locals use corn products. farmers oppose its expanded use, though merchants and salesmen say farmers should embrace corn. The piece questions attitudes toward corn during the war and argues for farmers supporting their own products.
A. Korneter urges readers to use corn sugar wisely and to embrace corn products as a healthful food. He warns against tobacco and promotes learning to use corn sugar, suggesting half and half on the table will reveal little difference.
Charles Ogle and Lilian Leighton play sheriff and wife for the twenty third time in Paramount's Contraband. Ogle is murdered after a raid by rum runners. Lois Wilson solves the mystery with Noah Beery and others. Fox Theatre showing. Jack Cunningham wrote the screenplay from Kelland's novel.
A writer reflects that love inspires belief in immortality since life seems insufficient for such vast tenderness. The idea suggests that even the strongest emotion may demand more time than a few brief years allow.
A Hygeia quote extols a man who can double grass growth and wonders at those who reduce deaths over fifty years. It reflects a civic or moral message about progress and human achievement.
Daily Lessons In English presents usage notes on misused forms and mispronunciations. It highlights future versus present tense subtlety and stresses proper pronunciation of aspirant while noting a myriad signifies a very large or innumerable quantity.
A miscusiated 1830s style note collection includes playful lines about snow, a puzzle on grammar with a Webster reference, and dated verses. It cites Joshua Peck and Amelia Bushel with a marriage quip, plus other couplet fragments and a witty remark about borrowing and paying back.
A fragmented entry listing various corn forms and mentions, including corn bread corn cakes corn mush fried corn boiled and corn on the cob with scattered terms like corn on the feet and old barleys corn. No clear event or person identified.
An editor recalls wedding rhymes and jokes from old papers and urges printing corn related verses. Readers share playful poems and cartoons about corn, mush, and farming life, with a mock campaign praising corn as issues unfold in a By The Way column.
Dayton Grove reports a busy week with wood sawing by Roy Garderner Harry Dusenberry and others. A large crowd attended the Get-to xeter meeting in Lexington Friday evening. Mrs Bessie McCall visits Howard McCall home and various local residents attend Ald society meetings and social visits throughout the week.
Minnesota defines nine fish refuges with permanent closures or seasonal restrictions to protect populations. The measures prohibit or limit fishing in designated areas during set times to safeguard habitats and ensure ecological balance.
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