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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1927
Page
4
Henry County wins good roads funding boosting connection with Burlington and enabling paving of No. 161 while Washington County grids this road with gravel. Officials expect substantial improvements soon and residents along the route have waited long for better access and attractive farmland views.
The text praises the U S policy of debt reduction and a budget system under Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon. It notes a May 1927 period showing a 1 122 billion dollar fall in the national debt and claims lower interest costs aid further reductions. It lauds Mellon’s prudent, businesslike administration and cites Dante Pierce’s Iowa Homestead tribute.
A compact note lists common usage errors such as addressing Mr and Mrs Brown, mispronunciations like opiate, and misspellings bare versus bear. It defines rueful as feeling sorrow and advises expanding vocabulary by mastering one word per day with example sentence.
The article lauds Secretary Mellon for business like handling of government, reducing expenses, converting surpluses to debt reduction, and replacing high interest bonds with cheaper issues. It notes war debts and Allied claims were settled with most powers, praises Mellon’s efficiency, and predicts a lasting historical legacy.
A weather note predicts rain as umbrellas become needed and fashion aside. The piece recalls Wright brothers first flights at Kitty Hawk in 1902, Bellanca endurance records, Lindbergh’s New York Paris flight, and Chamberlin’s transatlantic hop, ending with a quip on women’s clothes and school recess.
In a tongue in cheek note the writer jokes that Washington ministers deserve holidays as churchgoers praise their leaders. The piece contrasts ministerial duties with the press and laments the burdens on Sundays while wishing ministers a needed break. Rev Roy T Brumbaugh of Stony Brook recalls the line about the prayer of the righteous when praying for ill congregants.
A humorous dialogue notes a girl prompting thoughts of a hymn, How Firm a Foundation. It then quips that many married men wonder why every bachelor remains poor as a social aside.
A playful exchange at a diner features a customer asking for pumpkin pie and a waitress joking that the pies are all punk. The light moment captures the casual, humorous tone of everyday dining.
A classroom brainteaser asks if Ikey starts with eight pennies and loses three. The student’s witty reply questions why Ikey would lose any pennies at all.
A collection of brief quips and anecdotes including a golfer joke about a Scot and Jew, a Round Lake NY fisherman’s rain tale, a National Come Back Week note, a Leviathan flight return mention, a shy umbrella message, and a wry line about a mansion using guest towels.
A Garden City Kansas teacher recounts Senator Capper's early rise from a printer's devil at 14 earning $1 weekly. A boy in the class retorts that he is a printer's devil at 13 earning $2 weekly, challenging the old anecdote and highlighting youth wages.
A mix of civic flag etiquette and a poem on slander appears. It covers careful flag handling and salute rules for parades and daily display, followed by verse comparing slander to a venomous scourge and a misfiring messenger boy misidentified as a burglar.
A stern father argues the era favors specialists. The boy replies with a confident claim that he can read his own writing, highlighting a moment of self-advocacy and humor.
A humorous exchange about a husband’s talking to a wife without listening, calling it a gift rather than an affliction. The piece notes nostalgic memories of childhood photos and ends with a garbled caption about fashion and a hat pia.
A reflective piece recalls the Methodist annual dinner with focus on the kitchen crew and serving room efforts for four hundred guests. The author highlights coffee making, dishwashing, and table setting while sharing playful anecdotes about cooks, volunteers, and a budding poem inspired by the service.
A partial OCR fragment references a man or group keeping women away and arming themselves with an automatic revolver for defense. Details are sparse and no clear names, places, or dates are readable. The passage suggests a security or coercion scenario but lacks full context.
A fragment recounts a playful scene with Hilda von der Alpen luft and four hundred at Palm Beach. The speaker expresses pride in being Chief Assistant to the coffee maker, ending with a name, Mrs. X Sandyhoo.
Washington July 21 seven women filed applications for pilot licenses. Phoebe F. Omlie of Memphis recently earned the first woman license. Women must meet the same tests as men and show navigation meteorology air traffic rules and engine knowledge. Omlie has transport pilot license. others seek private licenses as a sport.
Washington Iowa council to meet August 1 1927 at 8 pm in Council Chamber. Taxpayers hear for or against the 1927 budget estimate including estimated taxes per $1000 of assessed value and total taxable valuation. W H Fulton signs notice.
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