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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1922
Page
4
Call unto the Lord and I will answer thee to reveal great things unknown. Behold I will bring health and cure and reveal abundant peace to them with faith in Jeremiah 33. The message offers spiritual reassurance and divine guidance for daily life.
The piece argues the coal strike harms the larger US public while strikers suffer little compared to the 110 million nonparticipants. It warns that continued disruption risks broad economic harm and hints the public’s patience may soon turn against the strike and its leaders.
Poet Walt Mason muses on reading taste and detective fiction. He jokes about preferring cheap detective yarns to high literature and mocks stern critics while defending readers choosing entertainments like Sherlock Holmes and pulp sleuths.
The statement argues that public justice requires fair treatment and uninterrupted coal supply and transportation, stressing that without these essentials the nation cannot function. It emphasizes the need for fair, square handling of the issues affecting the broader public.
Postmaster Dean Taylor in Fairfield placed a tin box with $3 in stamps at the stamp window and a note inviting customers to take stamps and leave exact change. By midmorning supplies were exhausted and new stamps were added. grateful locals praised the plan. One customer said he would pay the missing change at the office. Stamps of various denominations were sold and the plan was deemed successful.
Harvesting begins across South Dakota with winter wheat and winter rye being cut. Yields are reported as the best in several years in many districts. Spring wheat barley oats and other small grains show good progress. Statewide crops expected to average well with past years. Following a hot dry spell recent rains have soaked the ground in most areas.
Corn progress is steady and expected to reach typical midsummer heights by mid July. South Dakota's corn acreage is high this year and analysts anticipate one of the state’s largest crops. Grain and livestock sales improve and farmers' financial conditions brighten.
A spate of nine fires Tuesday night and early Wednesday near Davenport damaged at least eight buildings and several vehicles and farm assets valued over 15000. The heaviest loss struck the B Ht Goering farm near Walcott about 2 am destroying four buildings a Ford auto hay and grain and farm machinery. Goering estimates losses around 10000 with partial insurance.
A music professor describes why his brand new car was towed. He jokes that the engine produced staccato reports then changed keys and went on four tits, ending with a grand pause. The anecdote uses musical terms to mock a mechanical breakdown.
The WRC invited Naomi Simpson to ride on their Fourth of July float as a color bearer. She eagerly accepted and told the caller to watch for her on the parade route. The item reflects playful local commentary on community events and small humor snippets.
A departing passenger laments service while a conductor asks if a seat was available. The man notes his wife had to stand for the trip. A public comment compares the cost of a baby to that of an automobile, arguing a baby lasts longer.
A humorous exchange shows Rastus recounting a doctor visit where he was told not to smoke after being made to swallow two powder filled cartridges. His wife questions the doctor’s advice and he replies with skepticism.
In a physiology class a teacher asks what causes enamel cracking and a pupil replies biting hard materials. The student lists nut shells rock candies marble cake and brick ice cream as examples of hard substances that can crack teeth.
A humorous feature recalls a stingy husband who gave his bride ten cents worth of candy and a trolley honeymoon. On arrival some candy remains and the bride suggests sharing with the children, prompting the husband to insist on saving it for the kids.
A rosy faced boy answers a teacher about George Washington. When asked what Washington was remarkable for the boy replies he was remarkable because he was an American and told the truth.
In New York State Mr. Miller meets an Indian on the highway who says he is a preacher. When asked about pay he replies he earns ten dollars a year, a figure Mr. Miller finds astonishing and the Indian repeats the label Me poor preacher.
A casual quip likens a train conductor's explanation to a circular delay. A nursery rhyme shows Mary and her goat causing a gentle mess. Little Charlotte Ward proudly corralled a lively kitten after a long chase and warned it with a mock reprimand.
A nurse warns Tommy during bath time a mouthful of water is unsafe. He retorts that more water remains in pipes. The textalludes to characters Mathilde and her lover seeking John D's gold and hints at a Yank candidate while mentioning grand-dad's coin in the U.S.A.
Mary taunts about a man with a fine car while Jane replies with a sharp retort about loving anyone who owns a car. The exchange captures playful social banter over attraction and status.
A provocative campus anecdote recalls Prof. Filley rumored to possess $76,000 while a jab at libel circulates. The imagined scene features the eccentric professor amid campus lore, with a nod to a stubborn six dollar limit and a compliment received.
A humorous chat recalls the Banum and Barley show featuring a man claimed nine feet tall yet weighing 97 pounds. The joke explains the slender figure by noting the man’s Polish parents.
Detroit news reports University of Michigan female students favor a tall athletic loyal chivalrous man with humor and wholesome traits. The composite ideal need not be rich.
In a small village two men named Brown faced misfortune as one lost his wife and the other his boat. The incident details remain unclear but local authorities note separate tragedies affecting each Brown.
A vicar's wife comforts Mr Brown after a death, but Brown makes a cruel joke about the deceased. He dismisses the woman as “a rickety old thing” and casually notes offering her to his brother who rejects her, prompting the woman to flee in outrage.
A compact reflection on dependability as a core civic value, contrasting steadfast reliability with pretense. The piece argues that truth requires steady character, and calls out four flusher behavior as detrimental to trust in institutions and leadership.
A light dialogue unfolds with a chaperon warning the man that the house lights go out at ten. The Lounge Hound accepts and delays are noted as the Octopus character contemplates an intimate moment. She replies she meets emergencies face to face if one arose now.
A young Englishman at a country junction announces that a car isn’t going. Passengers exit to other cars while he occupies a vacant flat and luggage space. The station master reveals the brake man misheard and uncoupled the car, thinking the youth was directing.
In a northern area near town a tractor driver attempting to pull a binder through a gate was thrown forward as Henry continued pulling, crashing into a hay rack and loader. The driver escaped but cut his hand on a sickle guard while the binder man rushed to halt Henry as it reared.
A tall binder man achieved a new broad jump record noted in the report. The event highlights athletic achievement with emphasis on the record outcome.
A visitor asks to see a prisoner and states he is the father of the man in prison. The guard learns the visitor is the father of the inmate, making a direct parent relationship the solution. John KE. Long is noted for providing the correct answer.
A narrator recalls a past rail journey with a maiden in a jaunty Jersey back. He describes unfulfilled longing for a kiss, the distant memory amid rain imagery, and a climactic moment where lips meet like rain drops in a rose. The tone is dreamy and reminiscent.
A playful poem about a telephone operator who overhears every rumor and secret in town. It suggests the town’s gossip could ruin marriages, stir church disputes, and turn days to sorrowful nights if she told all she knew. The piece ends by wondering what readers owe to the telephone girl.
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