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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1924
Page
4
A brief devotional notes Jesus calls for loving God with all heart soul and mind citing Matthew 22 37. The item reflects a religious daily thought distributed in the newspaper.
A poetic ode to women as the driving force in politics, prohibition, peace, and national life. The piece argues women influence leaders and ideals through love and motherhood, shaping policy, reform, and the push for ending war. It frames mothers and wives as central to moral progress and political outcomes.
An aging narrator laments modern trends from hair styles to music and social norms. The poem portrays the mossback as a figure clinging to bygone days while acknowledging the pull of progress and contemporary life. Horse Sense counsels waking from the hop dream.
Quote laden note on influence of statesmen and the shaping of character likens their struggles to leaves blown by disaster. It envisions an invincible, soothing woman guiding men toward renewed victories and asserts the woman’s universal sphere under divine support.
Daryl Haskins and family left for St Louis after visiting relatives for the funeral of a father. Lola Gadlove returns from Iowa City. F R Booth and family drove to Iowa City to fetch Ethel Booth from university summer school. Various local families shopped and hosted visitors in Washington. A heavy rainstorm caused flooding of vacant lots and a brief work stoppage on farms.
Jom Sims offers a string of witty maxims about fashion, politics, and daily life. The notes touch on collars, stockings, presidents, proverbs, and social quirks with a playful tone. The piece weaves humor with observations about modern habits and human nature.
A digest of radio station schedules listing call signs, cities, and program blocks from 6:30 PM to beyond 9:30 PM. Details include orchestras, dances, talks, farm programs, youth and children content, and various musical acts across multiple stations nationally.
The seismograph at Raphael Bandandi observatory in Faenza recorded a violent quake at six this morning lasting three hours and seeming about six thousand miles away. A two hour shock at a similar distance was logged yesterday.
A collection of light diary style quips and anecdotes about weather hog sales tailor shop misadventures and everyday humor. The items reference warm nights jokes about twins named Coolidge and Hell and Maria jokes about doctors and patients and stray pigs with spots quoted lines from readers and a playful reflection on sunshine and mood with a final boomerang rhyme.
A collage of short items and quips from various places. References include a Kentucky divorce report citing intolerable cruelty, a Reno murder case mention, New York World notices, and light humor about dogs and cigars. Ends with a tongue in cheek line about money lending and an education quote.
A fragmented historical column recalls a doctor patient moment about fatigue and tongue inspection and recounts Joe Falle s early sales lessons. He sold a $15 suit in the Davenport store amid playful shop talk about the so called stickers and a lanky customer arrival.
The piece highlights MacLean in a bigger laughing vehicle than Going Up with Patsy Ruth Miller and a clever cast including Stanley Wheatcroft Arthur Mull and Eulalie Jensen. James W. Horne directs, delivering his best work yet as a rich young American battles sea misadventure aided by a Yankee consul passport. The plot leads to a happy ending for the young lovers.
A fragmentary rail timetable lists train names such as No. 4 Golden State Limited and No. 12 Express with westbound arrivals and departures around early morning and late night. It includes local passes and freights Nos. 836 429 43 with notes on daily operation and an agent signoff by H. W. Russell.
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