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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1924
Page
4
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Readers confront a flood of sensational crime and national scandal from Chicago and Washington. An attorney’s confession reveals a brutal wife and brother murder with a cement block head remains. a church scandal stretches to the courts as movie houses compete. The era’s moral tone is warned as humanity’s basest impulses emerge.
The passage describes twins James J. and Richard Shutey as identical in appearance and age eighty, with Richard noted for a wart and smoking habits attributed to tobacco use while James avoids the weed. It ends with a reflective line about facts and truths not yielding a single moral.
The Iowa daily newspapers will launch a national advertising push with The New York Times running a full page ad on January 31 and all Iowa dailies reprinting it. The campaign, funded by the papers, highlights Iowa’s wealth, literacy, banking strength, auto ownership, and farm production to attract advertising and commerce.
In a witty line the columnist notes an undersized man faces a tougher time drawing an audience. A bright day is used as a lighthearted contrast to the comic jab about health and attention.
Central standard time schedule lists KDKA in Pittsburgh and many major stations across the nation with programs including dinner concerts talks children's stories lectures concerts and orchestral sets across times from 6:15 to 11: midnight. Various cities include Hastings Nebraska Los Angeles California San Francisco San Francisco Chicago Dallas New York and others with evening lineups and joint programs.
A local column blends weather optimism with light quips on coal supply and daily life. It references a warm February and March outlook, jokes about bank photos, and social puns, ending with a Ford car vignette and a playful verse.
The article notes newspapermen will advertise in eastern papers that Iowa's daily newspaper circulation exceeds farm publications and magazines. It cites letters from national advertisers praising Iowa as the top state for daily newspaper advertising results.
The will of J. P. Morgan left life incomes to twelve women rather than outright legacies, reflecting his belief in protecting women from business risks. An ad from Massachusetts Mutual Life InsuranceCo promotes regular small deposits to fund wife income after death, claiming steady monthly support and added savings.
Paramount presents Children of Jazz at the Fox Theatre a modern romance with a summer snow sequence. Theodore Kosloff Ricardo Cortez and Eileen Percy star with Jerome Storm directing and a supporting cast including Alec B Francis Frank Currier Snitz Edwards and Lillian Drew.
The former royal theatre destroyed last summer has been rebuilt quickly with funds from around the world. The Prussian government the city of Wiesbaden and theatre friends collaborated to restore the historic venue. A performance of Lohengrin marked the reopening with many American contributors among the supporters.
In the town of Gartz near Stettin 21 couples recently celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversaries. The record notes there has not been a divorce in Gartz within the recollection of the oldest inhabitants, as this milestone marks a unique pattern in the 5,000-person community.
Banana jobbers announce a convention in Florida soon while readers joke about ads and a gas saving appliance. A lighthearted note mentions a husband who married Helen Summer and quips that winter changes nothing, all reflecting a small town newspaper voice filled with humor and local references.
The text presents a new contributor named Slim and hints at gender ambiguity with a suggestion that Slim may be female. It discusses approval and potential changes, noting interest in hearing from Slim and mentioning a by the way style.
Marshalltown Iowa January 28 1924 the Trinity Lutheran church moved to English only services beginning with the year 1924 by a resolution at the 1923 annual meeting. The Swedish language had been used wholly or in part for fifty three years.
The readable fragment lists arrival and departure times such as 4 15 a m 8 40 a m and 6 20 p m with an 9 15 a m marker and numeric codes 21385 836 0 and 450. The text resembles a transit timetable excerpt without full context.
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