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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1922
Page
4
Bible thought for today highlights Micah 7 18 19 praising God for pardon mercy and compassion. It notes God pardons iniquity passes over transgressions and delights in mercy, promising to subdue sins and cast them into the depths of the sea.
A reflective piece argues that minor troubles and self criticisms are overstated. It urges accepting disappointments with calm, maintaining cheerfulness, and preserving balance, since most setbacks are less significant than they seem.
Iowa Governor Kendall and Fuel Commissioner Webster say state needs vast effort to meet coal demand. Low reserves, congested railroads, and dwindling dealer stocks threaten households and utilities. A swift railroad settlement and fall could ease shortages. local commissions begin assessing community needs.
A traveler's brief vignette describes reaching Winnipeg after a long road trip. The narrator notes a beautiful city with spacious streets and a distinct American perception, mentioning reactions to Americans and a brief encounter with a woman in Winnipeg.
Poem about a man who vows to quit smoking yet faces social pressure and praise from neighbors who bring gifts. The narrator reflects on advice from a pastor and doctor while contemplating smokeless days. A neighbor rewards him with a pipe and later another with cigars as comic irony unfolds.
A collage of rural humor and mishaps from Cape May and local scenes. Night crawlers emerge on damp nights as Thomp Brookhart and Louis Jones showcase crawling techniques. A driver forgets to remove a jack, wheels spin in air, and a snake collision with a car leads to a ditch.
The Muscatine Journal notes President Harding’s letter to the Railway Employers Publicity Association reemphasizing strike rights and the public duty not to suffer from a few. It cites his Marion Ohio Fourth of July speech and stresses government offers of settlement amid a national dispute.
A reader vents frustration at the Journal office over missed remarks about Bidwell's corn and a joke about a rising coin. The writer complains comments were chosen to favor others and hints at public judgment.
The editor of the Evening Journal requests public kitchen guidance from the Woman's Department on how to properly mix and bake angel food cake. It seeks advice on the correct heat level for a gas oven.
A reader questions use of a grate while a note from a Journal addresses a substitute editor Mr Cowden. The dialogue includes Helen’s fast quarter mile and a Westward plan, a foreign visitor’s travel caution, and a color-test for locomotive recruit applicants with Sandy Leath on the stand and a joke about a red globe on a light.
The article argues that President Harding favors peace over war in labor disputes and stresses democratic principles, the right to work and to strike, and the peaceful adjudication of conflicts. It cites Governor Allen and William Allen White, noting public disagreement without personal animosity and warning against abandoning constitutional procedures.
Reports say a giant meteor struck Big Quill lake near Wynyard Saskatchewan with a blast felt 20 miles away and steam clouds rising afterward An hour later another meteor was seen east of Saskatoon and residents in Vansey Saskatchewan heard multiple explosions
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