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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1922
Page
4
A moral parable echoes Psalm 9 as a cobbler helps a beggar the crone and a lost child. Each visitor is a divine visitation symbolized by the three times I came to your friendly door. The narrator Conrad senses a guiding presence in the fading day.
Mischief makers claim Japan will break engagements from the Washington conference but supporters insist Japan will punctiliously perform all her obligations and keep faith with the agreements.
The poem laments heavy traffic enforcement as motorists from parson to doctor face fines while reckless drivers escape. It rails against speed fiends and missed justice, detailing everyday motorists being pinched while others evade penalties.
Cedar Rapids Republican accuses Senator King of Utah of stirring U S Japan tension by alleging Japan would build non capital ships to surpass the United States. It cites Admiral Kato and Secretary Denby defending Japan’s intent to honor both the Washington treaty and its spirit, urging America to uphold its promises and friendship with Britain.
The International Paper and Canadian Export companies announce news print price increases of 3.50 to 3.75 dollars per hundred pounds for July and August. This comes amid broader price declines for other products, forcing publishers to consider raising newspaper rates to stay in business.
A wartime London Opinion excerpt captures a terse exchange between a girl driver and a flight sergeant over petrol. The sergeant demands progress on consuming the previous allotment while the driver explains she used it to clean gloves.
Anita Stewart returns to romance in A Question of Honor with Edward Hearn as Bill Shannon. The high Sierra tale follows Anne Wilmot a New York socialite who courts a indifferent man, wins his admiration, and risks heartbreak. Edwin Carewe directs with a Steelstown cast including Walt Whitman and Adele Farrington at the Fox Theatre Tuesday and Wednesday.
A quirky compilation notes the life of early cars with verses about flivvers. It humorously reflects on road weariness, speed seekers, and advice for navigating streets while joking about traffic and passengers. It ends with a wry quip on family life and keys.
A humorous exchange shows a reporter learning about noon meals and home routines. L. F. Henderson contributes two light poems about department store life and peculiar wordplay. The pageant segment notes a child’s keen interest in the spectacle.
A girl asks about Lincoln's childhood as an aunt participates in a ceremony while the band plays the Star Spangled Banner. The child notices something unusual and wonders if the aunt will participate again.
A reader jokes about cold Alaska keeping bodies from burial and contrasts it with shins pressed into snow. The note recalls a man with a curled moustache and asks if this facial style is making a comeback.
A fragment describes a scene with a bride called Distrustful Bride Chlorine arriving at a reception. The text hints at kitchen imagery and social setting but offers limited detail on people, places, or actions.
Two women discuss operas in a street car as a conductor takes fares. One woman declares I simply adore Carmen the conductor blushes and jokes Try the motorman miss hes a single man. The piece ends with reflections on war debt posterity and a humorous ad comment.
Denver Colorado reader Mrs R J Linton shares relief from Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound after trying other medicines. She reports improved health and strong support from her husband who urged more bottles for daily chores and work.
Two boys in a barber shop discuss smoking while one notes a man looks for cigars with a light. The piece contrasts views on smoking as immoral and the variable reactions of individuals to smoke without getting sick.
A terse midnight scene shows Chalrine placing years of savings with a teller. She explains distrust of banks but plans marriage and wants money safely hidden at home from a potential new husband. The narrator notes encountering varied customer types daily.
In Iowa City on July 15 the University of Iowa announced that every student in the college of dentistry who took the state board examinations from May 29 to June 1 passed. The 39 students in the group were all successful, while among 12 students from other universities only one passed.
A railway timetable fragment lists various local and freight trains with numbers such as No. 60 Lo. Pass No. 20 Lo. Pass and No. 88 Lo. Frt. It shows daily patterns and days officers such as H. W. Russell and J. C. Mel. The text notes departures and agent offices with obscured names and partial times.
The first summary court martial of the Kansas City Kansas National Guard unit convicted William H. Ledbetter, a private in Company G, 137th Infantry, of missing thirty drills. He received 25 days in Wyandotte County jail. Lieutenant Otto Powell served as judge. the trial occurred at the armory on Fifteenth Street and Central Avenue.
An observant note describes several city drives beginning at the southwest lamp post of Squam Street. Follow south past the elevated sidewalk, east along block after block, then south to view a large building. A paved road leads east toward the building, forming a loop.
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