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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1923
Page
4
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A wounded Russian soldier, japanned and fading, asks a comrade to deliver a token to his distant friends. He recalls his homeland born at Smalyxrskeqrzski on the Irk and expresses longing for his native land before he dies.
Miss Pearl Allen of Iowa City district representative for the Iowa Children's Home Society visited the city to promote home placement for needy children. Des Moines home, privately supported with a 100000 dollar endowment, seeks foster homes and has a fourteen year old girl awaiting a good home. Local people urged to consider adopting and one local couple plans to visit Des Moines to arrange a placement.
Poetically questions Darwinism and progress urging thrift and practical virtue. It mocks orators who preach grand schemes while neglecting useful facts and urges focus on making a good record and sustaining families with sensible spending.
A rambling reminiscence contrasts social etiquette with a street scene. The narrator recalls inviting friends for sodas and small desserts, noting memory tricks and the chaos of a sedan accident as a young woman tips a tray. The piece closes with reflections on courtship and a nod to the rotogravure section.
Jaques Fournier of Brooklyn rises to the NL batting lead with .384 after a week of 19 hits and five home runs. Zack Wheat slides to .382 while Jimmy Johnston and Young are near .366. In the AL Harry Heilmann tops with .419 as Babe Ruth ties for third at .368 and Johnny Collins leads in steals with 27.
Miss Laura Taft of Des Moines leads the Iowa Children’s Home with about forty children in care. The home boards children whose parents cannot care for them and seeks adoption or return when possible. A financial campaign aims to raise 800 dollars per county to strengthen the endowment. Interested readers may write to Miss Allen at Iowa City or to the Des Moines home.
In To Have and To Hold photoplay, George Pitzmaurice and crew recreate 1620 Jamestown with logs, a flowing stream, a colonial governor and council, clergy, settlers, tomahawks, and prop blood. The scene depicts the historic siege and defense of Jamestown found in mid century screen magic.
Alvin Kraenzlein, former world record holder in the 220 yard low hurdles, commends Charles R. Brookins of the University of Iowa for breaking the longstanding record. Brookins posted 23 2 10 seconds in Northwestern and 23 2/10 in Chicago before final 23 2/10 in the Big Ten meet, establishing a new world amateur mark despite early skepticism.
In Serbia's lower and middle classes women are consistently given help last and may not sit down unbidden when men are present, reflecting strict social etiquette and gender expectations.
Health experts say copra cake the dried coconut residue after oil extraction is as nourishing as beefsteak. The claim highlights its protein and energy potential as a pantry staple.
A Boston Transcript note mocks the idea of sentiment as a guide for young men facing harsh reality. The brief quotation remarks that sentiment proves futile when tested by life.
The George Fitzmaurice production for Paramount stars Betty Compson and Bert Lytell with Theodore Kosloff and W. J. Ferguson in strong roles. Ouida Bergere adapted Mary Johnston's romance from the profligate court of King James I to the Virginia colonies and pirate exploits ending back in the same court.
Mr and Mrs Ed Pest announce the arrival of their son born May 28 at Exchange. The family celebrated the birth and named the newborn in a joyful community notice.
Old Mammy asks for a divorce from Uncle Bill who has just found religion. The village lawyer quips about the change as the household faces six weeks without chicken on the table, highlighting poverty and small town life.
Easternbound and westernbound timetable listings show train numbers, arrival and departure times, and services. Branch and local freight schedules note daily operation except Sundays and identify agent H. W. Russel.
A humorous verse recounts a narrator leaving an umbrella on a hook despite not rain. Upon return the umbrella is gone. The speaker hopes the thief will return it and hang it on the same hook, promising all will be well. The dedication notes Harvey Ss Young.
A town man hid a lawn sprinkler on the cellar stairway. His wife reported it missing in the Journal and it was found promptly thanks to the ad running in that newspaper.
An old man and his wife coaxed a pilot to take them aloft. He warned them not to speak as he performed flips and nose dives. After landing he praised the quiet husband for not uttering a word.
A compiled notice lists regular meetings for multiple groups including Yeredatha Council No 21 R A M Bethlehem Commandery No 45 K T and Washington Chapter No 98 O E with designated officers and meeting nights Visiting members are welcome Also Damascus Shring No 10 W S of J meets last Thursday at Commercial Club rooms and Amos Chapter De Molay holds meetings on the first and third Mondays Delbert Jennings Ira Jones and Eva Mae Michels are named in roles within the notices.
A reader letter recounts hometown events and names several locals who attended celebrations or traveled for lemonade and band engagements. The note humorously references “Splinters” and local habits as the community reflects on changing times.
Farmers along the Nile rely on native workers who stand on raised platforms and throw stones to frighten away birds that would otherwise devastate corn crops. The artificial scarecrows have little value here.
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