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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1922
Page
4
A brief religious reflection on Colossians 3 12 13 urging believers to clothe themselves with mercy kindness humility meekness and patience and to bear with one another and forgive as Christ forgave them.
The narrator describes a rough northern Minnesota trip via the Itasca to Bagley route saving little time but adding fatigue. After a halted meal in Bagley and a restless search for food, they encounter an Indian in the town and press on to Red Lake Falls for the night where hotel rates are noted as reasonable.
A fragmentary line recalls Constable Plum remarking on a stranger seeking directions to Louisville and jokes about noisy townsfolk. The brief item notes local manner and a curious exchange without further detail.
Poet Walt Mason muses on wireless wonders and distant sounds carried by air. He imagines voices from Maine Boston Crete Timbuctoo reaching his home as science reveals new marvels and airships sail the heavens. He admits skepticism faded, praising science for uncanny daily wonders.
The travelers describe rough stretches and detours along the Jefferson Highway from New Orleans to Canada. They pass through sparsely populated areas, endure sandy roads and a reaper field obstacle, reach Karlstad and Hallock where chautauqua week brings bustle, music, and crowds.
The Washington County daily highlights classifieds showing jobs, housing, and services sought by residents. Local businesses and individuals list items for sale along with contact details and prices.
The Journal invites readers to submit topics for a planned Y M C A building project noting chatter about community activities. A curious aside questions matrimony as a major cause of divorce while a stray line mentions era budget figures and a misread Iowa license plate.
A townsman clings to his vest through seasons despite an “educational” campaign by family and friends. Heat from the weather prognosticator fails to persuade him. An indignation meeting ends with the vest coming off, though the wearer misses its pockets for odd items.
Washington County daily reports discovery of two suns far away. The finder estimates travel would take trillions of years at 200 miles per hour. The piece playfully asks how much gasoline would cost to reach them and return.
A lost small white cat with one blue eye is described in an advertisement from last night’s Journal. The note seeks information on the cat’s other eye color and whereabouts.
Leigh Wallace recalls an Iowa friend driving on the wrong side in a narrow Providence street. A cop on the corner shouted for him to stop as the vehicle approached. The officer advanced toward the car.
A centuries old joke set features a Swede answering a judge about marriage and a punch line about marrying a woman. A stern wife quizzes her husband who returns home drunk at 3 A.M. and he mutters a jab about sticking to his story.
A tourist asks for directions to a fling station while a local man named Wal offers to help. He hints at supplying gas at a nearby garage and, confidentially, offers to refill a hip-pocket flask if the tourist follows him to a barn.
A column touts golf as boosting overall health and sharpening wit, claiming the sport helps readers grasp jokes in weekly comics. The piece frames golf as a practical pastime that supports well being and amusement.
A club tale recounts a Minnesota lake fishing yarn where a man used a ten dollar gold piece as bait and hooked a giant bass that broke the line, later returning to land it and finding the coin with eight dollars and fifty four cents in compound interest inside the fish. The piece ends with a moral verse by Lehigh Burr.
A boy named Tommy, skipping school, spends a long day fishing. On returning, he meets a crony who asks if he caught anything. Guiltily he replies, Adn’t been on yet, illustrating an attempted dodge and a light courtroom of social behavior.
A factory owner and Marsh Bailey discuss labor and a warning about a driver who ignores rules. Bailey says about half the workers are on payroll and hints at voting for a measure to string up the driver who travels with leisure and blocks passage.
Katherine MacDonald denounces several cinema infidels in a Fox Theatre feature on her First National film The Infidel. She classifies as infidels the fan who doubts stunts, theatregoer who doubts stars’ beauty, the ardent fan who doubts screen glamour, religious cynics who doubt producers, and reformers who doubt the industry’s virtue.
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