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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1927
Page
4
The Y M C A camp opens next Tuesday at a lakeside spot on McKee lake with a planned program and supervision. About twenty five boys signed up, capacity thirty five, cost six fifty per boy. Donations can fund those unable to pay with a five dollar contribution. About fifty dollars more is needed to cover remaining boys. call telephone number 23 to join.
A grand Farm Bureau gathering at Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brown's east of Use last night thrilled hundreds with a fine program and music. The governor attended, praised the event, and organizers acknowledged weeks of hard work cleaning up the yard and preparing for guests.
Two Pacific fliers Smith and Bronte from the mainland attempted a coast to Hawaii flight using a scant fuel supply. Facing bad weather they barely reached Molokia island near Oahu and managed a rough landing with gasoline exhausted, creating a major sensation on the leper colony.
Daily lesson notes define INFERENCE as the act of inferring or concluding. The passage discusses misused phrases and urges building vocabulary by mastering one word each day with examples like many ideas and inferences rushing through my mind.
Several hundred lepers isolated on Molokai live in a scenic but prisonlike colony. The incurables, sent there as a last resort, receive full government care with modern amenities. World travelers rarely choose this island, yet fate brings unexpected attention to Smith and Bronte as they confront a forced stay.
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler argues there are no exceptional individuals now, claiming greatness exists but giants no longer loom large. He contends modern society offers ample brains and opportunity, so individual greatness does not attract curiosity as before.
A poem asking playful questions about body parts and their functions. It compares anatomy to objects like caps, locks, eyes, feet, and teeth, hinting at dual nature and hidden meanings in a whimsical style. It closes with a shrug over knowledge of the answers.
In a Magazet style note, Gajilea proclaims the world will cease its regular orbit and faces derision and prison for his views. Kepler, ridiculed by doctors, replies that he will endure until the truth is recognized, insisting he can go it alone like the earth.
The Newark News hosts a fly and worm contest on Musconetcong Creek with worm experts beating fly anglers by weight. John T. Abell and David S. Sorfeld used worms. John B. Sehion and William J. Neu fished Newark. The piece notes debated merits and a tongue in cheek endorsement of worms from a presidential angle, ending with reflections on fishing as art.
A Missouri legislator named Painter sponsors a bill to regulate beauty parlors amid unspecified reactions. The item includes a remark on humor and a note about the earth's daily rotation as part of the El Paso Times excerpt.
A man entered a hotel, left an umbrella with a note claiming ownership by a champion prize fighter and would return in ten minutes. Upon return the umbrella was missing, and a new card claimed the umbrella was taken by a champion long distance runner who would not be back at all.
The piece remarks on the picnic season in full swing and notes Washington offers many pretty places for outings, expressing envy for the ants’ easy access to such locales.
A New Yorker vignette notes an uptick in infinitesimal dogs carried along Fifth Avenue. The columnist recalls Ganna Walska and a ship reporter who quipped about her single, very small dog in a humorous exchange.
An ad promising speed accuracy and human intelligence drew responses. A young woman boasted extraordinary shorthand speed and nerve, claiming unmatched skill and offering to work for a high tariff. She was hired, and the Boston Transcript notes the odd result.
A London Punch quip notes that in America pedestrians who jaywalk are called jaywalkers while in London the same behavior is humorously labeled the deceased. The remark contrasts street crossing norms between the two cities in a concise satirical line.
A man learning to play the saxophone asks if his practicing makes others nervous. The neighbor replies that initial nerves faded and now he does not care what happens to him, reflecting a tense exchange between the two.
A disjointed exchange mentions a chair from a pie crust and rolling pin with remarks on people who act like idiots. The wording suggests fragmented dialogue about objects and motivations without a clear news event or identifiable facts.
A Scotchman visits a druggist to obtain an empty bottle. The clerk offers the bottle for five cents or a free bottle if it is filled. The Scot replies and asks for a cork to be put in the bottle.
A brief note laments habit of rushing through reading without reflecting, urging deeper consideration and thoughtful engagement with information. It contrasts quick skimming with deliberate thought and aims to provoke careful reading habits.
A terse Denver Post classified ad asks if there is a woman to share life, offering home and companionship. The message mentions forest rangers, farmers, and coal miners as potential readers who might save stamps.
Officials consider reviewing illicit tin smuggling profits after dry agents capture stills valued at about $100000 each. The report notes the government may miss revenue without audit and enforcement, citing seized equipment and estimated profits.
The narrator follows a sign by an auto club praising a new steel bridge route that saves twenty miles, only to be taxed a dollar to cross the bridge and then face a long, muddy road ending in a swampy stretch with stumps. Local workers offer towing for $10 per car, prompting a plan to buy stock in the club.
A quirky note evokes utilitarianism through a dentist at a taffy pull as a humorous illustration of practical ethics. The image pairs professional care with playful candy work to suggest moral calculation in everyday tasks.
In a compact, humorous line a Scotchman trapped in a traffic jam becomes the focal image of a crowded, slow city street. The quip plays on patience and cultural stereotype for light, observational amusement.
A collage of verses and quips recalls a failed rise to fame through poetry and a cake of yeast. The fragmentary lines invoke vanity, humor, and social satire as pieces move from self stored writings to jokes about public notices and a quirky riddle about a building.
The L. G. club gathered Friday evening at the Campbell home for a cafeteria supper and ice cream. The group played progressive rock and will meet July 22 at the H. Rademaker home with Mrs. Rademaker in charge. Wiry visitors include Elsie Wallace from Iowa City and several local families spending weekends with relatives.
S M Lewis forms a singing class inviting interest from locals to meet at 7 PM Friday. He has several students enrolled and encourages many more to join, praising his practical teaching of vocal music for young people.
Governor Hammill will decide on a third term in the fall. M B Bowman of Des Moines hints at a possible candidacy. The July crop forecast shows the smallest corn crop in Ws years. The Iowa Highway Board elected Carl C. Riepe of Burlington as chairman. A John son county paving crew accelerates work toward Linn county. Seven and a half miles remain to be paved on the fed ball route. Blockton invites Charles A Lindbergh Aimee McPherson and Gov Lowden to its 40th anniversary of the Great Western Railway entry. Dr John W Holland declines Iowa Wesleyan presidency to continue his pastorate. The Peking government demands troop withdrawal from Tsinanfu and Tsingtao. Two drowned two killed in auto crashes and one suicide occurred in Iowa. T B Hampton killed one hold-up man and wounded another near Ottumwa. Iowa forms its first Coolidge for president club in Burlington with John F D Aue president and Moffit Pink secretary-treasurer. W B Boles released from hospital after nervous breakdown. The rural life conference opens in Ames led by rural laity and clergy. A pair of rare African birds donated to the University of Iowa by a former graduate. Burlington trades and labor assembly condemns Iowa Federation of Labor for endorsing Lowden for president. The weekly crop report is issued by the director.
Heed notes that roughly one third of Iowa coast lies from three inches to a foot high while another third is waist to shoulder high and the last third knee high. The Iowa Motor Vehicle association and twenty five bus operators began proceedings to stop the state board of railway commissioners from enforcing the tonnage tax enacted by the assembly.
Mrs. Mase Levy left for a two week visit with relatives in New York. Mrs. Mena Marsh and Mrs. Elale Hagist of Keota visited here. Funeral of Simon Gingerich of Stuttgart Ark. held at East Union church after noon. George D. Yoder suffered appendicitis and was hospitalized. Miss Marguerite Skola returns from Des Moines. E J Hesselschwertz announces a sale this week with extra clerks. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smeal visited relatives near Iowa City last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Cloyd Small move to Brighton for barber shop work. Mrs. Howard Pratt visits from Hastings Neb. Downey and Stanwood visitors. Mrs. Earl Beck of Wellman was a business caller.
The wishbone, or furcula bone in fowl, is tied to an old custom of pulling it apart. The longer piece grants the wish, a practice known in England as merrythought according to Exchange.
The article warns that one cormorant can destroy two and a half tons of fish within a year, calling these birds a serious menace to fishing along England's south coast and highlighting their impact on local fisheries.
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