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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1926
Page
4
A formal notice from the Associated Press asserts exclusive rights to publish all news dispatches credited to the paper and to local news. It reserves all rights to publication of special dispatches and related material.
A daily Bible Thought cites Deuteronomy reminding readers that God will prosper all works, blessings in offspring, livestock, and land. The message urges trust in divine provision and diligence in daily labor, promising abundance as a reward for righteousness.
Des Moines Capital notes Iowa hog calling as a feature of the 1926 state fair with prize, honor, and public attention. It cites a federal census showing about nine million hogs on Iowa farms, vastly more than any other state, and mentions hog prices around 14 dollars per hundredweight as packing houses seek quality stock.
The Romance of Alexander, a famed medieval legend likely authored in Alexandria in the third century A.D., is attributed to Callisthenes, a companion of Alexander the Great, though its true authorship remains uncertain.
Guide urges listening first and speaking with restraint to persuade rather than impose. Emphasizes humility, gentleness, and pertinence in dialogue to improve outcomes.
During a Margate municipal orchestra concert of the Meistersingers overture a mouse left its shelter and waded through the audience to reach the conductor Sir Landon Ronald at the stand causing lighthearted amusement.
A vocabulary note explains common misuses and pronunciations and presents STIGMATIZE as today’s word meaning to brand as disgrace or dishonor. It includes example usage describing how ease and good living were stigmatized as laziness.
West Chester notes describe heavy rain and hot weather, local road and gravel debates, a visit by Alex Miller and his driver, farm gear improvements, and colorful anecdotes about a large bull dog and a tale of fish heads by the barn.
Dublin vicinity residents joined a Washington circus event Tuesday. Ardith Times hosted four young girls for a doll party Wednesday. Families including Banks, Arnold, Wolfe, and Mangold visited relatives from West Chester to Harper and Keota over the weekend. Oats cutting by Myers and Wobfe was noted near Doe Engle.
George Frank of Valley visited Sunday at the Arthur Conrad home. Paraders from the neighborhood attended a Washington parade and show on Tuesday. Sam Lambert Clyde Lambert and Elmer Mc Fadden families shared Sunday dinner at Jacob Lambert’s home. Jim Thompson and John Elgar fished near Wapello Saturday. Olive Stalder visits Tony Kauffman home this week. Henry Underwoods entertained Sunday. Good Luck 4 H club met Hazel and Bessie Conrad with all members present except three. Joe Pete Hesseltine visited aunt Mrs Harold Snider Monday afternoon. Fred Underwood visits Henry Underwood’s home and family.
July activities include Mr and Mrs George Hotle family visiting Paul Harvey home and Frances Dunbar spending time with Grace Johnson. Neighbors attended a Washington parade and show. Howard Freshwaters gathered chickens and sold sugar. Gladys Burroughs underwent appendicitis surgery last Tuesday and is recovering well. Jim Combs cut oats for Austin Sutherland. Martha Harvey and Maxine Davison visited Ruth Johnson while John Libe called at FE W Miller home. Howard Snider helps Earl Surroughs with oats cutting and Mrs Turnipseed aided her mother.
John Wooley, who has attended college at Ames for six weeks, arrived in Crawfordsville to join his wife for a visit with relatives before they continue to their home in Columbia Missouri. Mrs Mary McCoy, who had been visiting, accompanied them.
A collage of light verse cartoon captions and brief quips reflects small town humor and social scenes. The page mixes poems about barber shop chatter, a courtroom arms joke, domestic witticisms, and casual observations on daily life with a few dated quips about weather and the chautauqua.
The item notes S W Carrick traveling to Excelsior Springs Missouri for treatment while still not fully well, with rheumatism or neuritis suspected. It also reports a United Presbyterian Missionary society meeting at the church, Mrs Charlie Millson's India talk, about 60 ladies present, a social time with lemonade, and a Junior picnic with fine cats. Mrs H M Gilkey and two daughters from Middlesex Pennsylvania visit Mrs Lisle Maxwell.
Sunday School begins at ten o clock with no preaching service due to the pastor's vacation. Rev. M. E. Hayes remains as pastor.
Sabbath School begins at 10 a m and worship at 11 a m with Ps 182 8 and 9 as the text inviting all to come and bring thy ark of might to the service.
Rev W C Porter leads the Church of the Glad Hands with Sunday School at 10 a m Sermon at 11 a m The Narrow Places of Life from Numbers 22 26 and a p m Christian Endeavor Meeting led by Claire Twinam Union Service at p m Walking Before the Lord from Psalms 116 9 Special music at morning and evening services Rev BE Griffith pastor
The Providence Journal notes the National Geographic Society calls for more than plain weather bulletins, urging broader coverage and deeper reporting on science and exploration.
The floor should be darker than the surrounding areas to provide weight and balance. It must be inconspicuous and blend into the background to highlight the rugs and furniture.
Fred Thomson stars in The Tough Guy at the Fox Theatre, presenting a rugged, amusing comedy drama. Lola Todd shines as June Hardy with Robert McKim as the villain. Dilly Butt appears as a sympathetic child in a lively, sensational program.
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