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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1924
Page
4
The piece argues modern diversification creates vast chances for success. It cites D H McLaughlin and a trade journal noting historically unlikely rises from humble jobs to prominence, urging health energy ambition intelligence and perseverance as keys to reaching the top.
A satirical verse contrasts thrift wisdom from sages with a narrator who saves by putting money in a bin. It riffs on living within means, avoiding costly excess, and the tension between spending temptations and prudent saving.
The friends of Charles S. Zickefoose of Crawford Township announce his candidacy for the county Board of Supervisors term beginning January 1 1925 subject to Republican voters. He is Crawford Township treasurer and a lifelong farmer with deep local involvement.
London January 28 crowds barred as various religious bodies press protest that the British Empire Exposition should close Sundays. Organizers cite entertainment value and gate receipts will suffer since Sundays draw large crowds.
The text advises students to avoid fatigue and temptations like tobacco and late dancing, emphasizing physical health and mental preparation as essential for future growth. It frames the climb of life as requiring self control and steady study to join a higher experience.
OMSTMS reports Denby aims to send the airship Shenandoah toward the North Pole next spring but notes the pole is within the United States. The column pokes at quirky quotes on fashion, music, cooking, politics and theater from various topics.
Colonel W. Edens of the Public Relations Commission claims advertising drives American life. He asserts health, business, banking, and press strength hinge on ads, noting banks gained public trust, capital moved from hiding places, and daily papers powerfully educate and patriotize readers.
Trust companies in the United States report nearly fourteen and one half billion dollars in resources. Total institutions number 2,478, up from 2,372 last year. For the year ending June 30, resources reached 14,441,600,000, up from 12,739,600,000 in 1922, a gain of 1,701,900,000.
Leipsic hosts an Institute of World Economics under Dr. Ernst Sculze head of the University of Leipsic. Economists from around the world will be invited to lecture focusing on the economic effects of the war on various nations.
Keokuk County News editor W. H. Needham aged 84 is boomed for the state commandership of the Grand Army of the Republic. The convention is set for next summer at Marshalltown.
A collage of quips and witticisms on topics from sleeping porches and night eyes to social color jokes and marriage religion. The passages poke gentle fun at manners, gender roles, and fashion while avoiding graphic detail or controversy.
Dr Wickham recalls prices from earlier times with hogs at 2.40 a head oats and corn costs noted, a dandy team of driving horses at 60, and small money lending with $50 hard to borrow, while some long for those days.
A humorous strip mixes card game puns with a punchline about a Hell Heaven choice. A public comment recalls a joke from a “Here and There” segment. A stray tip touts bobbed hair reducing combing and a home economic class hint urges avoiding custard as a fried onion chaser.
After four years away a man returns to his old town. The first four people he meets do not remember him and the next three do not know he had ever been away.
Berlin displays French champagne for sale in a wine shop window with a sign saying No goods sold here to French or Belgians. The signs appeared in several tall stores last January during the French troops occupation of the Ruhr.
Berlin reports a sharp drop in building construction for 1923, with the last quarter at 43 percent of the same period in 1922, indicating stalled activity after a record year.
An amusing exchange on how a viewer can stare at a square, induce apparent disappearance, then see it again. The dialogue jokes about what a Ford runs on and a girl uses, ending with a wry pun about a road, a mouth, and a hairbrush.
Jan 29 reports Bill Wambsganss newly traded to the Boston Red Sox by Cleveland alongside pitcher George Abel are employed this winter in the county treasurer office.
The speaker notes that several men would feel self conscious if a male beauty contest were announced, reflecting on social norms and possible embarrassment.
In Des Moines Iowa January 28 members of the press reporting the code revision faced humor as they counted themselves in the house and senate journals. With many absent for the weekend five reporters sought excitement in the box while Representative Children of Pottawattamie county sparked a debate over suspending Rule 63 to burn incense. The chamber, enforcing a ban on smoking in session, warned that the rule applied.
Warren J. Lincoln, husband of Mrs. Warren J. Lincoln, confesses to police that he and the woman and her brother were killed and their dismembered bodies burned in a furnace. Lincoln, a lawyer and horticulturist, claimed kinship to Abraham Lincoln and also disappeared.
A rabbit is 60 feet ahead of a dog and makes three leaps for every two of the dog. The dog covers in three leaps what the rabbit covers in seven. How many leaps until the dog catches the rabbit.
A humorous letter to the columnist from a reader who distances themselves from a perceived group. The note requests explanation of how someone ends up not belonging to the writer’s circle, ending with a brief query about a rating.
A fashion blurb notes the flapper look has evolved as designers favor long slim dresses. It highlights bobbed hair as stylish but stresses that upkeep now matters more than the original look.
Two Washington businessmen traded five dollar bills as Christmas presents that neither would use, a quirky exchange noted in local society.
A brief humorous note about a young man who wed as a prank and faced unexpected consequences. Neatly captures a cautionary tale of romance and impractical bets.
Lawmakers debated suspending rules with a two thirds requirement. A vote reached forty to thirty, lacking five, prompting a recount of the press corps. The clerk verified five reporters, bringing the total to forty eight to suspend, and the house resumed with the chamber smoking.
Train listings show Golden State Limited and Washington Branch schedules with arrivals and departures, local passes, express and freight services. Agent H W Russell notes daily operations, with passenger counts and service times across Nos 3 4 12 50 and other trains.
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