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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1927
Page
4
A claim adjuster asserts home is the most dangerous place for men with frequent injuries from everyday acts. Examples include putting on pants, stepping from baths, falling stairs, and playful misfortunes with spouses or babies. The piece links many accidents to the home setting and notes insurers pay these damages.
A compact word study episode explaining common usage errors. It highlights overflows vs overflowed for rivers, pronouncing th as in thy, and correct spelling of campaign. The entry defines sordid with synonyms vile mean and squalid and cites a sentence about sordid circumstances.
A reader notes that living near the sea and at home feels more perilous than the usual factory risk, suggesting heightened dangers in domestic and coastal settings.
A 1927 bulletin issued for Republican speakers extols the Sixty-ninth Congress listing key laws. It lauds progress in finance industry and agriculture, notes tax cuts, ex-service men measures, foreign debt funding, cooperative marketing acts, Packers and Stockyards Act, labor rights, immigration policy, tariffs, and treaty ratifications, concluding the record honors American institutions.
A meandering note hints at church attendance as a duty while tossing out quirky asides about a mysterious Sharkey and odd novelty acts. It muses on boredom, a tireless sitter, and the nuisance of a job keeping one in bed on rainy mornings.
A quirky newspaper snippet shows a couple's surprise engagement disclosed two weeks after it happened. The absent minded Webster dentist warns with a humorous line about the procedure, saying it may hurt a little but will be over in a minute.
A Pittsburgh man detained on forty stills claims in court the gear was for water distillation for a radio battery. The exchange highlights a joke about RSVPs and wedding presents with the phrase RSVP misread.
A bizarre crayon like will found in a ragged coat of a Chicago poorhouse patient is read before the Chicago Bar Association. Charles Lounsberry bequeaths to families and children poetic gifts and rights to use praise, woods, streams, and the stars. The document also offers provisions for lovers, boys, young men, and older readers with poetry and memory, ending with boasts of old age and kinship.
In a lighthearted exchange, clerks note rain aiding farmers while Mrs. O'Brien jokes that short downpours beat longer wet spells. The dialogue playful about safety razors with brakes, vacation packing, and the curious habits of passersby eyeing themselves in store windows.
Mr Leland lectured on Spiritualism at the court house, then the 1st U P church, attracting large crowds at 15 cents. Burglaries plagued the area with embezzled funds and stolen goods. A select school opens Monday in the public school house for twelve weeks. A new grocery partnership forms Crosby and Carrell. Real estate transfers surge with numerous two week sales listed. Robberies continue in Brighton with $2000 stolen from E B Heddy’s residence.
Joy Badham and Max Robertson attend the 35th national Y Pp C U convention as delegates from United Presbyterian church of Columbus City. Many residents visit relatives or undergo medical procedures. Red Cross reports Louisa County flood relief contributions exceed the $400 quota with $970 donated locally.
Our town held a tews municipal election last Monday with a single ticket and low turnout. 101 votes were cast with Dewey 99 for Mayor, Sherman 91 for Recorder, McElroy 99 for City Marshal, Baldwin 55 for Assessor, Stewart 61 for Street Commissioner, Smith 17 and Curren 10 for the same office, and Dawson 97, Chilcote 98, Andrews 8 for Council.
A fragment humorously notes that goldfish help brides by taking on duties, suggesting without them brides would lack responsibility. The remark treats pets as symbolic helpers in daily chores.
Gladys and Mable discuss an era of stricter rules. Fines ranging from ten to one hundred dollars target cackling hens and honking geese in Springfield Illinois. Glen Cove New York residents face fines and possible imprisonment for digging fishworms. The passage notes a push for tougher laws as summer winds down and musing on insects’ after vacation joys.
Fragments from a courtroom scene show a juror dialogue about property, marriage status, and opinions. A lighthearted aside asks if someone will reach the old moon while a shopper negotiates a thermostat and a car payment.
Last Monday the city district held a sparse gathering yet re elected the old board: Caleb Cleaves president S G Owen vice president Jas Keck treasurer T P Moore secretary and R Dewey director. A 5 mill tax for schoolhouse purposes passed by 17 votes.
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