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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1926
Page
4
The passage asserts exclusive use of AP news dispatches and local news within the paper and reserves all publication rights for special dispatches. It emphasizes ownership and control over syndicated content and local material.
Prayer reflection based on Deuteronomy 9 26 urges mercy toward God's people. The meditation frames concern for others as a faithful reply to divine mercy and redemption.
The Journal receives a wireless from the Elders aboard a voyage toward Teeland. The message says three days at sea, all well, and that they are proceeding east then north with fine weather. Readers may expect travel narratives upon their return and mail delays may occur.
The article stresses preventing rickets in infants with fresh air and sunlight. It notes near universal rickets in central and northern states among young babies, with about one third of city children showing deformities. Severe cases are common in dark-skinned infants, but milder cases also occur in fair-skinned infants, diagnosed via X rays.
ABE MARTIN notes Finley Mains has just completed a month of military training and doubts he would fight for any country. He adds horses are becoming as uncommon as horse sense, reflecting rural attitudes toward service and hardship.
A clipped digest discusses common misuse and mispronunciation of English words. It highlights phrases like it is no use and corrects archangel pronunciation while defining grievous as causing grief. includes a note on rickets prevention and a Children’s Bureau mention.
The text argues sunlight exposure and cod liver oil influence rickets in dark skinned infants, noting that untreated rickets leads to deformities such as bow legs knock knees and flat feet, with severe outcomes including anemia bronchitis pneumonia and convulsions in infants under one year. It also links pelvic deformities to difficult deliveries and notes higher infection risk.
Crawfordsville announces visits from Ralph Moorhead and family of Des Moines with his parents. Fred Shaffer and Lawrence begin work at Schlater garage in Wayland and plan to move when a house is found. Des Moines visitors include Ray Anwyl family returning from a week with J. J. Anwyl. Mrs. E H Thompson of Trenton Ohio departs for Mundsill and Monmouth. Ellis Kongable and Winfield family visit J S McCleary. Edwin Chrissinger resumes store work after a two week illness.
A collage of giddy vignettes and jokes featuring couples, townsfolk, and a doctor friend. The pieces mix light romance, domestic quips, and social curiosities with quips about radios, tea parties, and “bedtime stories” floating in the air, all in a breezy, bygone newspaper voice.
A fragmented humorous passage mocks magazines, screen inferiors and flippant social scenes. It riffs on children at play, vanity cases, cheeky quips about old time hotel life and a traveling salesman asking for water with a dry punchline.
In Booger Holler at the post office Jig Fidd ling notes Lafe Lagg’s wife singing to him each evening. The exchange hints he may pursue a divorce as he contemplates ending the marriage amid the quirky rural scene with bats and skeeters mentioned in the tale.
Fragments suggest a quarrel about killing or sparing someone and the speaker questions the value of public envy. The lines imply internal conflict and judgment on actions with a harsh social edge.
A fragment from By The Way mocks a proposed contest about a husband's flaws and domestic woes. Readers vent frustration at the idea and urge a contest that offers humor or helpful ideas, ending with a warning whistle to the conductor.
A woman who died left an estate near four million dollars and deemed herself poor, while a departing editor left about eleven thousand dollars and felt wealthy. This contrast, noted by the Charleston Daily Mail, reflects perspective on wealth.
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