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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1927
Page
4
A reflection on summer’s beauty and a plea for honesty in parenting. The piece cites Ella Colter Johnston and denounces lies told by parents as a path to their children’s misdeeds, linking borrowed money to a culture of deceit and financial impropriety.
Daily lessons in English present the word IRRATIONAL defined as contrary to reason or absurd. Example: Such irrational views cannot be accepted. Additional notes cover usage missteps and pronunciation tips.
The excerpt recalls a daughter who pursued Europe then postgraduate study and marriage while a mother toiled to save the home. Now the daughter is a leading community figure in opposing the crime wave, seemingly unaware of her own perceived wrongs toward her mother.
The Christian Science Monitor argues that income tax burdens reflect national wealth production, not state justice. It notes New York's 22 percent share in 1925, but explains larger incomes arise from profits and capital, with payments ultimately funded by multiple regions and industries nationwide.
A reflective verse piece by Marcia Lewis Leach contrasts night’s natural sounds with industrial din. the poet vows to wait until return to hear nature’s music beyond the garden wall. The text includes literary snippets and humorous clippings from various publications and a brief notice about a Valentine Dance and funeral services in Texas.
Tom Tyler stars as the chivalry inspired hero who rescues a dreaming heroine on her father’s ranch in The Sonora Kid. The Fox release features armor clad action, thrilling disguises and fast paced scenes with Peggy Montgomery and a supporting cast of Bruce Gordon, Billie Bennett, Ethan Laidlaw, Mark Hamilton, Jack Richardson, Barney Furey and Vic Allen.
A Heathsville Virginia fisherman sold 100 dollars worth of herring scales from a single day’s catch.
The narrator meets Joe Wright leaving a dentist's office as the 103 degree heat hits. Wright calls the dentist the best he ever had and is told to rest with an ice pack. The column notes playful banter about Geneva talks, July fading, and a humorous jab about Henry's apology to Mr Bernstein.
In Corning New York a Ladies Aid society ice cream sociable featured the Dempsey Sharkey fight results as a special attraction. The gathering was described as one of its quietest and most peaceful meetings in memory.
A humorous set of bridge maxims covering bidding signals, play strategy, and table manners. It advises bidding high with a strong hand, signaling poor hands, managing partner dynamics, leading from hand or dummy, trump tricks, and keeping score. The list also notes misdeal cues, post round claims, and practical reminders like refreshing trump knowledge and arranging cards when out of a suit.
A lingering boast about leading his hometown is exposed as unreliable. The speaker reflects on narrowly missing involvement in a train robbery and chooses not to eat in the dining car, hinting at broader credibility issues.
A fragmentary page item asks what common thread links Red Grange Jack Dempsey John D Rockefeller Andrew Mellon C C Pyle Benny Leonard and the Federal Reserve Bank. It presents two punchline Roman dialogue about cost and lions, implying a humorous misdirection about prosperity and church or city life.
A fragment recalls a grandfather killed at the age of twenty nine, noting a fatal shooting. The line hints at a grim personal history without broader context.
The telegraph editor reports California is struck by a major quake with 21 268 dead. An editor comments on starting price and daily editions while the head line writer is addressed. A light quip about guest towels and shower baths appears amid fashion hints from a magazine.
A homestead column notes a Huntington Beach tip about big growth for aviation fields on the Pacific coast. It highlights Santa Ana realtors selling air lots and warns of sharp practices, citing a Los Angeles scam and a pastor’s warning about crooks.
A list of questions about American women including designers of the flag, Hull House resident writers, Paris dress designs, English Channel swimmers, Broadway and opera figures, a DAR critic, and memorial groups tied to the Lost Cause. Answers promised on the last page.
Fragments describe quail nesting risks and farmers views, a local thrashing run, name pronunciation curiousities, prize boxing and sports interest, a plumbing leak fix with inner tube rubber, whitewashed homes near gravel roads, a hospital visit by Katharine Marbourg, three months to a marriage announcement, and Vienna's Spigot tax plan giving one free water faucet per home with rising duties for more outlets.
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