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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1928
Page
4
A concise note presents today’s word averse meaning unwilling or reluctant with an example She was not averse to a little gossip It corrects common mispronunciations spellings and misuse guidance for readers to expand vocabulary by using the word in daily practice
Secretary Kellogg pursues universal peace by arming treaties among great powers to settle grievances by arbitration. The League of Nations praises his effort and 28 nations’ delegates hope for success in outlawing war.
Five merr y travelers drive through the West in a dust-caked car as a newspaper man watches from Adams Street. The piece captures restless wanderlust across prairie towns, mountains, and cities, noting adventure persists with changing eras from rail to motor travel. Dick Hovey’s line echoes the wanderer’s creed.
Thursday morning July 5, 1928 Welt Washington describes a fine celebration with a large crowd, minimal drunkenness, and plenty of water and ice cold pop. The governor spoke in support of the 18th amendment as Washington enjoyed a big day, though cleanup follows and downtown noise wanes.
A playful, Shakespearean parody fuses Dante Socrates and biblical figures in a humorous meditation on heat and misquote. The narrator notes the crowding heat and jesting contrasts, ending with a wink that Shakespeare never penned.
A collage of humorous vignettes features Pat applying for a policeman’s exam, a mob dispersal quip, a honey moon anecdote about a commercial traveler, a minister’s visit with a hymn remark, a roadside couplet about a bear, and light banter with a police officer and a wife’s quip about a blueberry pie, capturing early 20th century comic strips.
Readable bits describe quirky exchanges about animals and fishing. A London incident notes a man knocked down and injured. A newspaper mockingly proposes nursemaids pinch babies at crossings if no horn is provided.
Reported searches in the Dover area for Captain Alfred Loewenstein, who vanished during a trans-channel Fokker flight. Ronald Drew’s tug failed to locate any trace of the Belgian financier, while Paris sources offered differing theories on whether he leapt or died in the crash. Financial markets reacted positively to the news.
In July 7 LP members of the Third annual Hawkeye vacation tour sponsored by the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce left for Yellowstone National Park. About fifty started the trip in two special Pullmans.
Alphabetical list shows undoubted original members including Louis Agassiz Richard Dana Jr J 8 Dwight Ralph Waldo Emerson E R Hoar J R Lowell J L Motley Benjamin Pierce Samuel Gray Ward E P Whipple and Horatio Woodman. Longfellow joined later as a member.
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