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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1926
Page
4
The article states that The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to publish all dispatches and local news in the paper and reserves publication rights for special dispatches.
A devotional note for Friday July 16 1926 centers on following God's leadership. It cites Deuteronomy 13:4 urging believers to walk after the Lord fear Him keep His commandments heed His voice and cleave unto Him as their service.
Pierre South Dakota uses junked automobiles to construct a wing dam along the Missouri river's mud flats. Cars settle into the sediment and form a new shore line as rice deposits accumulate. War Department allowed protective works, enabling the project amid river-channel shifts threatening city land.
A compact note lists common usage errors and mispronunciations. It suggests avoiding phrases like by the name of, explains Asia pronunciation as A sha and last a as in task, and defines synonyms for abstain and arc ardent with example usage.
New York July 16 Captain Howard G. Smith of Iowa was elected president of the Rainbow Division of the American Expeditionary Forces. The next convention will be held at Des Moines.
Crawfordsville July 16 Mr and Mrs Charlie Shafer attended the funeral of Mr Shafer's sister Mrs McGavick at Mt Pleasant Wednesday. Miss Martha Teeter of Washington visits here with her sister Mrs Earl Griffith. The Presbyterian ladies held their missionary meeting in the church yesterday afternoon Mrs Millson
Mrs Arthur Conrad and daughter Bessie visited in Washington with Mrs Conrad on Thursday. Elmer McKinley stayed several days at Henry Underwood's. Tony Kauffman hosted a dance with music by Otto Stalder. Jacob Lambert and wife visited Clyde's. Harold Snider and wife were visitors at Mt. Pleasant. Mary Thompson called on the Conrad girls. Hazel Bersie Beatrice Hesseltine Velma Stafford visited John Shebeck's. Fred Emil Stalder families Otto Stalder Bill Ledger Bert Kirks visited Tony Kauffman's Sunday.
Ellis Rickey delivered calves to Wellman Tuesday morning. Eben Ashby works for Ellis Rickey. Carl Elizabeth Barbara and Sabena Bauer host a lawn party Tuesday evening with music by Sabena Bauer and Helen Young. The Bauers served ice cream and cake after supper. Eva Bauer visited over Sunday and returned to Washington County Hospital. Dave Stumpfs are the first to eat oats in this community.
Abe Martin reflects on housing stress and the challenge of keeping a home in modern times, noting the shift from easy shelter to a colossal effort to hold a household together.
A collage of jokes poems and snippets from a late era newspaper page featuring lines about fashion woes, a rooster and an ostrich egg, playful rhymes on oysters love and manners, snippets of dialogue from a movie director and actors, plus satirical notes on Florida and small town life.
A collage of unsavory humor and grim catastrophe spans verses about thankfulness for rain and a violent memory of a boy’s frightful near drowning. The pieces mix satire, menace, and a haunting childhood cry as vivid but disparate scenes unfold.
A fragmented clipping notes an umpire who never pursued political office and mentions a conductor. The readable text centers on this odd career arc and hints at a local or humorous anecdote from a bygone era.
The readable text reflects scattered remarks about prize fighters and marriage aimed at finding a sparring partner, suggesting a casual note rather than a complete report. It hints at seeking a dependable sparring partner and mentions marriage over the past year.
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