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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1926
Page
4
The snippet notes that The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to publish news dispatches credited in the paper and to publish local news. It reserves all rights to special dispatches as well.
A July 1 1926 devotional quotes Deuteronomy 6 6 7 urging parents to keep God Word in heart and teach it to children at home on the road at rest and in daily routine. It frames daily religious instruction as essential across all daily activities.
Senator Capper argues 1925 farm taxes absorb a large share of income and rents, urging relief to prevent agricultural decline. He cites Indiana data and national figures showing rising direct taxes on farm property, calls for tax reform such as production-based assessments and mineral extraction taxes to protect farm prosperity.
A compact note explaining misused words and pronunciations. It covers cordon phrasing stay pronunciation be koz not o as in tor and lists evince with example show. The piece also mentions spelling Mephistopheles and a motto about learning one word daily.
The West Chester M KE W C T U Institute outlines a July schedule with devotions by Mrs Henderson and Rev Coleman, lectures on law enforcement and youth protection, musical solos, lunch, a state convention report, round table talks, and a call to join. Luncheon at noon in M E church basement. all welcome.
The article extols trust in people and redefining business as personal service. It notes to believe in people, pursue pleasant acts for others, and warns that cynics will be cheated though eventual gains come to those who serve.
A reflective quotation from F W Robertson extols love over intolerance and charity covering sin with virtue, presenting a moral meditation on character and humane conduct.
ABE MARTIN Cashier Mort Pusey weighed 285 pounds when he went to work at the bank last March and has shed eighty nine pounds in two months from lying on his stomach in a back room. Dal Licklider, prominent Herin I liney pallbearer, is visiting his aged mother south of the saw mill.
The By The Way column blends humorous anecdotes and local chatter about soda fountains receipts, ambitions, and everyday quirks. A reader notes a home budget, jokes about avocados and down payments, and shares a humorous storefront anecdote about shoes.
A reader recalls a fortune from a Chinese restaurant that predicted wealth and notes a related prize from the Journal contest. The letter, signed Oyster, includes poems on fashion and a playful Mother of Pearl postscript, ending with a tease of further contact.
In a lively note, DOT apologizes for missing a picnic due to a Saturday car accident that unnerved him. He explains staying home, asks about May and her verses, and urges Shavings to resume poetry rather than prose. He also requests an update from Mrs. Weary Boots on Johnny’s picnic presence.
Fragmentary verse urges steady effort and planning during hot heat. Mentions thinking through work before acting and enduring heat with resolve. Reflects agrarian setting with corn growing imagery and exhausted labor.
A fragment quotes Uncle Eben saying that same men cause trouble and experts are said to be aiding it, attributed to the Washington Star. The OCR text is incomplete and lacks context or names.
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