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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1923
Page
4
A brief devotional notes that the writer cites Psalm 121 2 affirming help comes from the Lord who made heaven and earth. The piece presents a religious reflection suitable for daily readers and emphasizes trust in divine aid. It references the date January 29 1923 as the publication context.
Saturday's Journal, delayed late hours, faced a printing press breakdown after about four hundred papers rolled out. Journal staff and helpers repaired the machine by pounding castings and bearings, keeping the issue's delivery to subscribers. production resumed after nine o'clock and some papers may have reached readers yesterday morning. The piece notes presses wear out and mechanical faults disrupt timely delivery.
The Brotherhood of Railway Engineers has aligned with the management of a leading New York City bank. Warren B. Stone, Grand Chief, will join as a key figure in this historic partnership signaling a new era for future industrial affairs.
ABE MARTIN argues public unrest could be eased by jobs but warns widespread employment might worsen conditions. The piece satirically notes modern marriage vows and suggests thoughts on danger and authority with a hint of pearl handled revolvers.
A Walt Mason verse laments a niece who kills with a rock and faces seven years in prison. The poem reflects on justice, pity from a jury, and the niece’s escape and pursuit, with grim foreshadowing and fatalistic imagery.
The Brotherhood of Engineers gains seats on a New York Bank board and will work with leaders like Charles M. Schwab and T. Coleman Du Pont. The president praises Stone and colleagues as keen and straight in negotiations, urging straight thinking by business and labor to ease employer employee tensions. Some radicals fear aristocratic bias and ongoing capital labor hostility.
Coach Burger complains a January 24 Journal typo left Victor Cook, Ainsworth star guard, out of print though he scored four baskets in the game. Ainsworth lost to Olds 29 to 23, while the girls defeated Olds 17 to 15 on Friday.
A declamatory contest at Ainsworth high school auditorium on Wednesday at eight features music acts including Little Girl with a turned up Nose and Away to the Fields Mixed Chorus. oratory pieces The New South and Call of the Wild. dramatic selections The Soul of the Violin and A Boy's Story. humorous acts Naughty Zell and Biff Perkin's Toboggan. and solos Violin Solo Billy Crawford and Absent Merle Simkins Leona Morrison.
The Junior High team lost to Ainsworth 16 to 14 despite a close start. Local players led until the final minutes when the visitors surged ahead. Ainsworth showed better teamwork though they missed many scoring chances.
Word comes of the death of Mrs. Milton Singmaster at her Colorado Springs home last Sunday January 21 from bronchial pneumonia after three days of illness. Her husband M M Singmaster lies near death, increasing the sorrow. Singmasters long resided in Washington County before moving west. he is the last of his family and the youngest. They have many nieces and nephews in the community including the Hollingsworth children and several named relatives. Five children, all married, live in the west.
When Bolivia established its first electric power station the South American Indians believed the White man stole the moon’s light. Indignation meetings occurred until natives gradually understood the benefits of electricity and the power station’s role.
A discussion of color perception notes that white and black are not colors. White reflects all light rays, while black absorbs them, and neither forms colors by separating light into a spectrum.
Sea otters are typically killed during sleep either afloat or near the water. They rest on their backs and cradle their pups in their flippers as they snooze.
A humorous anecdote opens with a rich lady lamenting her earthly luxuries as she faces St. Peter at the pearly gates. The saint replies that the divine budget could only cover the modest home she sent up, delivering a gentle moral about generosity.
A speaker recounts a blunt rural tale in which Sally explains her method of raising boys with severity and discipline. The voice emphasizes resilience and hard work in a family context.
Jeff Hibbs of Round Prairie faced a string of mishaps on a Tuesday. His young son cut by glass, a horse overheated and died, a barn fire started by children was halted, a swimmer was rescued from cramps, Hibbs wrecked a vehicle embankment, lost his hat to wind and was knocked down by a street sprinkler, leaving him in hospital with broken ribs and bruises.
Last Wednesday evening Mr and Mrs V P McCaulley drove to a prayer meeting in their sedan. Arrival drew unusual interest as a rooster perched on the car roof attracted attention and could not attend the service. The piece notes the era fashion of bobbed hair and switches.
A humorous verse exchange ponders Methuselah’s lifespan after removing tonsils and appendix. A playful aside notes Little Bo Peep losing sheep with an inserted verse about finding them.
In the first snowstorm of the season a child exclaims God has turned the snow out. A southern restaurant serves CRES with meat orders. A patron orders pork chops but the waiter suggests eliminating the eggs. The colored chef is asked to eliminate dem eggs, sparking a terse exchange.
A short parable by Alvin Hasty about a rich woman who asks St. Peter to show her Heaven’s mansions. They pass grand homes and fine gardens before learning the source of a wealthy man’s beauty was the good he sent upward. They arrive at a humble bungalow built from rough slabs, illustrating virtue over wealth.
The fragment attributes a remark to H. A. Otto about cooking eggs and finding alternative methods. The readable text centers on a casual plan to prepare eggs in some other way.
A fragment quotes a Northwest era famine era exchange between a homesteader and a storekeeper. The farmer asks for the largest slab of bacon while recounting extreme hunger from cotton tails and jackrabbits, and a dog bark triggers a reflexive retreat under the porch.
A hostess greets an eleventh hour guest with a sharp line about obligation in a Boston Evening Transcript fragment. The exchange reveals social pressures and etiquette norms of the crowd absorbing a late invitation. The brief note captures the tone of strained politeness.
A humorous Yale Record anecdote about a student misquoting authority and a roommate joking that he was quoting the fellow next to him. The professor notes excessive quotation marks in the roommate’s paper.
In Stam boul and near the Mosque of Eyoub crowds gather around little tables outside cafes under a wide tree while imams preach with calm, spreading through semicircular congregations. Three conferences at the Mosque of Suleiman proceed without disturbance and appear based on confirmed knowledge.
Short note inviting a visit when time allows casual browsing. Mentions coming in to look around and spend a few minutes exploring available items. No specific people places or dates provided.
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