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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1927
Page
4
The piece argues the Dearborn Independent published anti Semitic material without Ford’s direct knowledge and that settlement in the Sapiro Ford damages case should not alarm the public. It praises Ford for apologizing while noting the editorial misjudgment and predicting a new editor or tighter control in the future.
The piece argues propaganda spans both sides of issues from disarmament to prohibition and questions why religious groups are not labeled propagandic while campaigns by the anti saloon league and other bodies are. It contends funds fuel influence over public opinion and policy.
Daily lessons present usage notes on dubious meaning doubtful and misused phrases. It highlights pronunciation hints and spelling pitfalls with examples and encourages expanding vocabulary through single new word lessons each day.
The speaker argues that propaganda, funded by millions, can promote health and social reform. They defend propaganda as a tool for truth against selective outlets like the Tribune, claiming propaganda is not inherently false and can justify large spending.
The speaker recalls youthful dreams of pirate life and treasure seizing yet ends as a broker's clerk. He favors the sea fantasy and piracy antics but never sails, acknowledging fate's quirks as he remains in a city office. Anatole in Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The piece observes that hot days invite cooling by swimming, while suggesting a year round job in a coal and ice yard. It notes winter coal shoveling and summer ice wagon riding as respite from furnace selling in hot weather.
A fragment describes someone grabbing a catfish and striking it in the eye with a tail. It then shifts to a claim that over eighty percent of the world’s motor cars are in the United States and urges a family ride on Sunday evenings to test the assertion.
A Greenville Republican county correspondent notes a large crowd attended a Saturday event in Illinois. The piece mentions a new free delivery carrier and a humorous remark about sparing a trip to the dentist due to the drip being used for concrete work on West Main Street.
Two intoxicated workers spar over misfitted footwear and mistaken shoes in a humorous exchange. The men joke about feet and garbled speech, capturing a light moment tied to a Wallace’s Lumber setting.
A golfer casually tees off and drives the ball into the hole in a comic display. His wife asks if he is crazy and he proclaims a hole in one. The piece also notes Paris debuting a drink named onion peel and a dispatch from Whitefish Montana about fur bearing fish at Iceberg Lake.
A collage of comma filled quips and notices from the Morristown Daily Record including a Scots cheer, a joke about twins named Adagio Allegro and Encore, a lamb gag about Mary, and a short notice offering school principal services at 35 Blank Street by E Ballentine.
A poem in which a weary physician laments heroic efforts to save patients while news reports recount countless deaths. It lists casualties from wrecks, falls, murders, drownings, and disasters, ending with doubt about any meaningful impact of medical care.
Richmond residents hosted visitors from Washington Burlington and Iowa City. Des Moines obituaries note P. J. Huff recently died. Local weddings include Ila M Grady and Ed Kern on July 7 in Richmond. Gravel work on Primary road No 1 near Kalona has finished. A. R. Stutsman and spouse took a Sunday exclusion trip from Muscatine.
The British National Library for the Blind, founded in 1882, supports access to reading for visually impaired people and reports a yearly circulation of 170000 items.
Marshalltown Times-Republican mocks a Des Moines report that Governor Hammill and George Cosson are taking dancing lessons. The column lampoons the pair and broader political climate, linking vaudeville antics to a wary view of public life and term limits.
Witnesses describe low speeds before a near collision as they testify in court. The exchange reveals disagreement over actual speeds and raises questions about driver behavior. The judge notes limits and fines while the case proceeds.
A fragment from a humorous column contrasts stenography with secretary work and jokes about punctuality. It references Ruth on a cycle car ride, a Boston Beanpot note, radio versus phonograph, a WWI soldier anecdote, and a car banking quip. The tone is breezy and satirical.
The Sac City Sun notes Iowa remains proud of its agricultural heritage as the season grows late and corn prospects falter, yet the state’s identity endures through challenging times.
Comedy romance from Kathleen Norris adapted for film at MGM. Two rival Irish families in New York provide natural humor through absurd situations, with Sally ONeil and Lawrence Gray in a delicate love story.
The Lowden movement in Iowa appears divided as ambitious politicians dispute who should lead the organization. The Cherokee Times expresses sympathy for Lowden amid the internal fray and competing claims to glory.
A Philadelphia Ledger note argues that public school outlays total about two million dollars while the nation spends over 5.5 billion on tobacco, beverages, amusements, candy, jewelry, sports, toys, perfumes, and cosmetics. The analysis, by the U.S. Treasury and the National Education Association, suggests school costs are not excessive relative to wealth and income.
A bootlegger asks a man fishing about luck and offers bait lure. The man tries it on a worm, lowers it into water, and a loud splash follows as the line jerks up with a surprising catch. The worm turns out to be something unexpected.
The first knowledge of India rubber is traced to Europe via Charles Marie de la Condamine, a French scientist who spent 1735 to 1744 in South America measuring an arc of the meridian.
A local retailer promotes a selection of dresses for mothers and young children priced from 39 to 59 cents. The ad emphasizes affordable outfits and urges shoppers to visit the store for these bargains.
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