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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1922
Page
4
A devotional note quotes Philippians 4 6 7 urging Christians to be anxious for nothing but to present requests to God by prayer and thanksgiving. It promises God’s peace guarding hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
N Brandall editor of the field Tribune visits the park with notes, confirms Washington Iowa’s shift toward industry, praising the city’s streets and ad claims. Journal notes a new top barnyard horseshoes venture near the Dai Journal office, drawing merchants and visitors to the stadium and shops.
ABE MARTIN reports a son of the veteran political challenger now seeks office on a platform to restore liquor sales while promising tax relief, signaling a shift in the family’s political stance and raising questions about voter reception.
A lyric by Walt Mason riffs on James Bulger owing fifty cents. The speaker imagines Bulger wandering deserts and seas while the debt torments him, promising the unsettled loan will haunt his peace and dreams. The mood stays light, humorous, and rhymed in Mason’s style.
In Washington the horseshoe game defines social status with players showing off shoe styles from silver and jewel‑studded sets to plain iron. Residents brag about holds similar to baseball curves, discuss paving around town, and fill idle hours with the By‑the‑Way column while praising local folks as fine, unusually clean, and fond of the sport.
A vaudeville artist reshapes Lincoln in clay then faces crowd disapproval when the bust is caricatured, echoing a national protest against a Confederate Veterans report alleging Lincoln plotted the Civil War. Henry B. Rankin of Springfield argues Lincoln sought peace and war was not his choice.
The writing describes a leader worn by war’s immense cost, noting his deep grief and patient, determined resolve amid a thirty million strong burden. It reflects a somber portrait from the New York News on a distraught era.
Clip notes Cordell Hull as Democratic committeeman condemning Colonel Brookhart’s victory as Harding repudiation. The Cedar Rapids Gazette contrasts Gompers with Lincoln on constitutional obedience and cites Chicago arson and murder linked to labor clashes under Taft’s ruling against strike violence.
W. E. Brigham argues in the Boston Transcript that a sharp split between radicals and conservatives is forming in the United States. He says many self described radicals are harmless, while true Bolshevik elements threaten both major parties and business interests are misled by anti Harding propaganda.
The Stewart library annual report shows 49 000 volumes circulated, over 3 000 active borrowers, and a 160 books daily circulation. 1 000+ new books added, juvenile dept at 14 000 circulations, and a summer reading contest boosting child participation.
A playful country vignette urges driving out to see tall corn and shares a gag about two competitors talking prices. It proposes a bet on rising prices and ends with a sly prompt to whisper a secret about a man buttoning his vest.
Anecdotes unfold about quail, threshing season, and country listening. Two Washington women discuss Scott novels and Scott's Emulsion while a colored man jokes about marriage and a scarce license fee. A safety reminder urges yielding to trains and heavy vehicles.
Four year old Gene Tucker suffered a broken leg in an accident caused by a dog. He was upset but hopeful to be fixed by his father at the garage with a soldering repair.
A collage of classified requests: experienced helpers for National Candy Co. in Mt. Clemens Michigan. pastor and minister salaries in California. jugs for sale in Brenham Texas. help wanted for a cook in Kansas City. a stray red sow reported near Columbia. widow seeks washing and cleaning help in Newark area.
L H W claims his son's phone is 1291 and his license 2362 or similar. A young man recalls kicking something on the sidewalk yesterday and finding a five dollar bill. The note adds remarks on credit and debt conditions in town.
The Arkansas Traveler column shares a breezy anecdote about Mr Wheels passing through a town, a station platform scene with a yowling hound dog, and a native’s joke about a lazy dog perched on a sand burr. The piece ends with a tease about reading the Journal later.
A broker’s wife criticizes the costly seat on the stock exchange as she visits, remarking that every visit reveals the excessive price and folly of such expenditures.
W R Rains and Miss Myrtle Waters wed at the bride's sister Mrs Guy Teeter home at noon Thursday June 15. Rev O M Humphreys of the Presbyterian Church officiated. The notice notes a simple, intimate wedding and credits the officiant and location.
Mrs. Charles Baker of 21 Spencer Ave Hornell New York reports relief from fatigue irritability sleep trouble and bowel issues after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Lydia E Pinkham's Food Medicine. She says she can do most chores now and urges others to try the remedies noting many neighbors know of and have benefited from them.
Charles Hebner speaks pleasantly to a woman at the Broadgate Electric Shop window. Dr. Droz reportedly asked to inspect an electric fan with courteous restraint. Broadgate notes she rarely talks as freely as others.
A humorous travelogue sketches a California ranch life filled with a mishmash of named places and brands from across the U S and abroad. It lists foods, garments, tools, and comforts associated with daily routines. The piece satirically blends regional items to portray cosmopolitan, almost globalized farming life.
About 2,400 male students over six years learned to swim under B. G. Schroeder in Iowa City. He notes an average of 400 learners annually and says swimming is essential for graduation for safety and exercise. He also holds that 30 minutes can suffice to learn with proper coordination.
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