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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1926
Page
4
Local residents share visits and social gatherings across Stringtown Washington Donnelson and Noble counties. Families attend funerals church meetings and farm work with carpools and visiting friends noted by local reporters.
A community gathers in a joyous observance quoting Deuteronomy 12 12 as a testament to family unity and devotion. The gathering highlights praise for God and recognition of sons daughters servants and maidservants within the congregation.
The Argus Leader notes rapid dairy expansion in South Dakota with alfalfa acreage up over 1000 percent in 16 years and rising dairy cattle quality. It says weekly pay for cow milking beats annual grain profits and predicts the state becoming a top dairy producer, easing freight costs with a more compact shipment.
Obituary notes the death of Lincoln J. Carter. It recalls his blood and thunder dramas featuring disasters and heroic outcomes, praising his imagination while noting films softened his realism.
A compact reader note presents common English errors and corrections with focus on misused phrases and pronunciations. It introduces today’s word vulnerary meaning tending to cure wounds and cites example usage and related remedies.
Burlington Gazette notes that Lincoln J Carter is praised as a thorough dramatist who masterfully capitalized heroism and drama in motion picture presentation. The piece presents a tribute to his contribution to local theatre and film.
John Ford directs a virile photoplay centered on boxing action and a town romance. O Brien stars with Victor MacLaglen and Jack Herrick delivering three thrilling bouts. Billie Dove charms as the sweetheart with J Farrell MacDonald in a comic turn.
The Washington Hospital Board of Washington Indiana adopts solemn resolutions lamenting the untimely death of its president Marsh William Bailey. The board notes his steadfast devotion to the hospital over public duties and expresses condolences to his family. Copies are to be sent to the family and county newspapers.
The Robbins Bros. 4 Ring Circus headlines a Washington engagement on Tuesday July 20 with a Sioux Indian cast and Ponca Bill leading a dramatic wagon rescue. The act touts the largest show in the world with 1000 performers, 300 horses, 200 wild animals, three elephant herds and a thirty car steel train amid recent U.S. Circus Corp. acquisitions.
A unique hospital on the banks of the Seine tends to weakening urban trees. Weakened specimens are brought here for recovery and care along the city’s boulevards.
Canton News notes that thrift brings riches but questions the value if one must always be thrifty. The piece ponders balance between frugality and meaningful gain.
A man, driving home, mistook a road object for a cat and planned a playful surprise for his wife He shed his clothes to comply with local rules then returned to the car and declared he would still surprise her despite the mishap The tale blends humor with a cautionary wink about misread signals and social norms.
A clipped dialogue note shows playful banter about lawnmower use and broken tennis rackets. A customer vents about being overcharged or misled, raising concerns over a draft or overdraft and unexpected charges.
Absurd dialogue fragment shows two speakers, Pair One and Cop, debating a stalled Main Street plan. The lines mix slang and mishearing as a car wash plan and a vague action by Peart appear. The readable segment hints at a inconclusive street scene and unresolved plan.
A playful local note from Boulder Colorado mentions Myra Grace Hobson a nine year old with noted poetic talent. Eva Smeltzer showcases samples while readers praise the girl and her verse amid a jumble of humorous vignettes and quips.
Mrs Arthur Mitchell and another caller visited the Peter Schantz home on Sunday, according to the brief social note.
July 14 report from Columbus Junction notes the annual Presbyterian picnic to be held at Columbus Chaudauqa Park on Thursday. Evangelist Loren Pecant has preached to large crowds at recent union revival meetings at the Reformed church. The program includes themed nights and an open air concert by the Juneton band, with social gatherings at local homes and upcoming activities by Sunday school groups and Miss Mae Wehr’s pupils.
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