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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1926
Page
4
The notice states that the Associated Press holds exclusive publication rights for all news dispatches and local news printed in this paper, including rights to special dispatches.
The daily Bible Thought for Friday January 29 1926 cites Genesis 26 27 31 where Isaac questions visitors and they declare the Lord is with him then agree to a covenant and part in peace. The reflection emphasizes reconciliation and divine blessing guiding peaceful settlements.
The piece attacks two Congresswomen from wet districts Mrs Kahn of California and Mrs Norton of New Jersey for supporting modification of the Volstead Act. It argues men enforce prohibition and women are generally drier, urging consistency and continued support for enforcement.
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason portrays visiting Hicktown folk who beg seven bones and seven bucks as they recall dead friends and old days. The narrator laments their chronic poverty yet recalls loving the Hicktown folk who come to his door with weary hopes and nostalgic tales.
The annual Haskins church dinner and business meeting drew a large crowd on Saturday January 23 despite bad roads and cold with over 50 attendees enjoying a bountiful feast. Also noted are visits from Rev. Eastwood and family, local births, travels of Mrs. Merchant, Ebner family shopping in Washington, a new daughter Phyllis Elaine for Norman Bean, and local social updates including the James and Rabenold families and stock shipments. A resident J A Root of Sioux City was found dead in a Le Mars hotel room.
Atlanta Rotary Club through a loan fund has enabled 143 students to complete their college education with no losses. Since X the fund has loaned 31 440 dollars to help juniors and seniors continue studies, averaging about 180 dollars per loan and up to 250, with no security required.
Richard Barthelmess stars in Shore Leave at the Fox theatre his thirteenth Inters starring film. From Tolable David to Fury and The Bright Shawl his career rises through dramatic roles to light comedy proving his screen versatility. Shore Leave adapts Hubert Osborne stage comedy into a playful romantic comedy with Barthelmess at center.
W. L. Gordon explains common word usage and pronunciation errors. He cautions against saying would as leave remain and offers guidance on the correct form lief. He also highlights a mispronounced word conscientious advising emphasis on the second syllable.
A jumble of comic lines and social quips from Woodbine pie gags and a nurse’s joke about a baby marked C. O. 1. The snippets reflect humorous exchanges and pointed asides in a mid century paper.
In a by the Way sanctum scene a blunt voice pitches a humorous grocery store anecdote about misheard orders and a shopper claiming an imported limousine is curbside, followed by a clerk unrolling carpet for the sidewalk. No one ever found contentment and was contented with it.
A collection of quirky snippets and diatribes including President Coolidge by a meat analogy, a mocked Chicago Tribune feature, stories of an Indian clown named Four-eyes, a child's rank confusion, a recovering eater from fritters, jokes about signing with eyes shut, and dialect pieces on mothers-in-law highlighting light political and social humor from 1926.
A fragment of dialogue from Ainsworth Iowa warns against consuming too much corn mush and hominy and fears next year's crop may be harmed or prices kept high if the corn is exhausted. The speaker hopes for a potato bumper crop and cautions overuse of corn.
Fragment shows a speaker praising his mother in law while recounting a chaotic scene with a cursing Yakub and bricks. It also references a man named James Jerome losing his head to an accident and subsequent amputation, plus scattered quips about sandwiches and changing social topics.
The American Legion Auxiliary in Crawfordsville held a January meeting at Mrs. Harold Ross home. They report doubled membership and planned this year’s program. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Ross and Mrs. Lee Lease. Next meeting set for late February with Mrs. J. C. Huston. Dr. D. F. Huston of Burlington visited the Huston home amid his trip back home. Bentley Thompson advertises painting and paper hanging services. Frank Hull of Williamsburg Kep visited relatives after attending a funeral in West Branch for Mrs. Henry Mize. William Davidson suffered a broken right arm while cranking a car Saturday night and missed parts of school and basketball. Miss Hope Huston returned home.
Rev H P Jackson of the African Methodist Church in Washington preached to a good sized audience at United Presbyterian Church. Dr Watts of Mt Pleasant sang hymns and spirituals, drawing much enjoyment. The event supported church work in Washington and a silver offering was taken. A Crawfordsville items sheet was missed this week.
The article notes Sir Austen Chamberlain wearing horn rimmed spectacles as a disguise while writing and signing the Locarno Treaty. It describes him with a monocle normally, and portrays him as appearing like an American college professor on camera. It also mentions Mr. Harvey and Mr. Houghton as wearers of horn rimmed glasses.
John B. Walsh, clerk at the Krokuk post office, will retire January 31 under the retirement age law. Appointed July 12, 1895, he served 31 years without missing a duty and was among the first civil service exam participants at the local office.
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