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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1923
Page
4
The article carries an Associated Press exclusive license for republication of all news dispatches and reserves local news republication rights. It states rights remain with the AP and the paper.
A daily devotional notes the verse from Psalm 121 7 The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil and thy soul in a January 40 1923 entry promoting spiritual refuge and protection for readers.
Analysis argues that Toledo and Ironton Railway loss in 1922 proves rail profits depend on income from rates exceeding operating costs. The piece stresses that decapitalization cannot fix profitability and calls for higher rates, greater volume, or lower costs. It cautions against claiming endless rate reductions.
A brief farm sector note reports a chaotic reaction to stock dividends with widespread chatter and financial nerves on display. The piece highlights investor alarm and media emphasis on the volatile topic.
ABE MARTIN notes there is nothing new about Dr Cone’s steady betterment and jokes that many people have been fooling themselves for years. The column also ponders whether Will Hays will receive another chance when his term ends.
A playful verse sketch follows Aunt van and Aunt Bridget listing chores and songs. Auntie stirs soapsuds and foam then heads home in a tin Lizzie while Aunt Bridget sings and plies her wringer. The mood contrasts hard work with cheerful resilience amid social fatigue.
The piece argues that turning corporate surplus into stock dividends does not enrich anyone. taxes apply to the new shares and profits, and the uproar from congressmen and editors is misdirected. Corporations fear future policy shifts, so they prefer distributing as stock. The article contends the change offers no real gain to any party.
A surplus is a mystery to many yet a crewman easily understands a stock share and how it should be taxed. The piece argues for clear notions of value and taxation.
Mrs. Charles Goodrich and seven grown children disappeared from their Crookston home as a protest against compulsory labor on the husband’s grain and dairy farm. Horses starved and cows unmiled signal distress while some children remained at work and two daughters taught rural schools. The strikers reportedly headed toward Canada.
The piece describes historical labor parades held on specific days in London. It notes that craftsmen’s children participated in these processions for many centuries, predating the discovery of America, as a longstanding custom in the city.
A quotation by William T. Mullally notes that necessity spurred invention and gave rise to countless devices and appliances that support modern civilization and the backbone of business. He attributes much of our creature comforts to inventive progress born from need.
A fragmentary humorous column notes assorted phrases about grippe weather sidewalks and daily life. It mentions engineers, Arabs and Romans amid light verse and quips about lawn mowers vacuums and high pressure salesmen, closing with a tease about a home talent show and characters Ima Nut and Mrs. 8.
In a moonlit parlor a handsome couple sits apart as he sighs of travel dreams. She slips her hand into his, then flees in a rush, leaving behind a nickel that hints at unspoken motive and consequence.
Peter Widmer notes the cobbler Hans refuses to mend a pair remarked to be beyond repair. The doctor had been charged fifty cents for prior consultation, while a prior visit charged three dollars for stating there was no issue.
Early Town history recalls C. H. Wilson and Orion Clemens, brothers of Mark Twain, running a printing business in Muscatine. A customer asked for ad rates, offered $1 for the first insertion and $1 for two more. The customer chose to use the two subsequent insertions only. Perfect examples appear as a classroom memory.
Booneville correspondent reports a late night omnibus fire near FB Cronk's home. The wreck spared only one passenger besides the driver who escaped. No other injuries noted.
A brief, quirky note citing Genesis verses 5 25 28 and 7 6. The writer suggests Methuselah at 969 needed a raft more than a surgeon, signing as J RM.
A bemused motorist stops to help a distracted driver veering into odd phrasing and playful wordplay. The sceneturns on a comical exchange about vocabulary and a joking reference to plant misidentifications as the driver offers garbled responses.
Tetty Stephen prays for a bright day as the Journal forecasts rain. Luther Bowers asks if he will be famous someday, noting his growing local renown and the playful exchange with his mother.
Dr. Edwards presents Olive Tablets as a calomel substitute for chronic constipation and torpid liver. The sugar coated olive colored pills use a vegetable laxative to restore normal bowels and liver without griping, sold in boxes for 20 and 30 cents.
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