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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1923
Page
4
New York Visit Excites Happy Travelers and Press Delegates
A lively account from July 1923 describes a New York stopover. A weary boy marvels at Broadway lights while a bride expresses gladness at visiting. Delegates tour Colgate plant in Jersey City with a reception atop Building 6 87 and view the world’s largest clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Broadway
Hille
the St. James
Pennsylvania Hotel
Thirty-third Street
Hudson Tubes
Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Company
Exchange Place
Jersey City
Bie Colgate Soap and Perfumery
Col
Austen Colgate
York Street
Colgate
Teddy” Edwards
Editors tour Colgate plant and Hudson River sights on Jersey trip
A report describes editors touring Colgate plant in Jersey City and Colgate laundry soap and perfumes. They visit the George Washington steamship luncheon and Palisades Amusement Park with motorcade escorts, fireworks, and a vast press event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hauge
Autos
Jersey
Colgate
Boyle
Dempsey- Carpentier
Jesse Williard
Louis Firpo
United States
Jersey City
Richard T. Battersby
Hudson Boulevard
William F. Crossey
Boulevard Police
Hoboken Pier
George Washington
Wilson
United States Lines
Patrick R. Griffin
Columbia Amusement Park
North Bergen
Otto Aeschbach
Aeschbach
Brooklyn
Columbia Park
Reschbach
North Hudson
Palisades Amusement Park
Palisades
125Th Street
New York City
Nicholas Schenck
Perry Charles
Hudson River
Austin Colgate
Colgates
Conty
Paris
U. S. Shipping Board
Turkey
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason Excerpt
An excerpt of Walt Mason's verse satirizes warnings to quit smoking and drinking, recounting the narrator’s defiance of advice. It contrasts admonitions about tobacco with the speaker’s continued life and smoky imagery, noting misfits in padded cells and the lament of those who quit too late.
Believed Him Guilty A Country School Board Visit
A country school board member doubts a pupil’s response to Magna Charta author question and voices belief the boy did it. A Seattle man is sentenced to stay home for three weeks. A playful poem notes a girl’s future price for changing complexion. The Boneheads Dictionary lampoons terms with humor and wordplay. A courteous closing thank you concludes the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Seattle
Co-Operation Imperative Quote
A reflection on interdependence arguing that self reliance without others fails and overconfidence in one’s indispensability is misguided. The saying attributed to La Rochefoucauld emphasizes mutual support and collaboration as essential for success.
What Do Birds Do When They Have a Cold
Four year old John suffers a bad cold and stays indoors on a sunny day. He gazes at sparrows and imagines how birds cope with illnesses, suggesting they blow their noses on leaves in a playful moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Witty Verbal Sparring Over Marriage Law Anecdote
A humorous exchange features Mary and Wes debating marriage officialdom with sly quips. Mary mocks Wes by implying his parents’ marriage was officiated by the Secretary of War, while a running joke about debt and nerves punctuates the dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes
Mary
Dream Forecast of Father's Death Reported in Journal
A Chicago Journal item recounts a miner recalling a vivid dream in which his father is killed by a falling tree. He altered his plans, returned to Joplin, and received a telegram confirming the death, linking the dream to the real event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joplin
Chicago Journal
Etiquette in Languages in the Dutch East Indies
A newspaper note describes four native languages in the Dutch East Indies islands. One uses a superior addressing an inferior, another has inferiors addressing superiors, a third is for use among equals, and a fourth is spoken only among the aristocracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dutch East Indies
Jeffersons Plea for Unity and Mass Action
A Jefferson quote urges unity through collective, organized effort. He warns that divided groups chasing personal paths expose the movement to defeat by those who can barely restrain them. The message emphasizes strategic, concerted action over fragmented approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson
Love's Status as Idle Business of the Busy
Quotable witticism notes love as the business of the idle while idleness afflicts the busy. Anonymous authorship marks the paradoxical view of romance and work in social reflection.
Shirley A Clark Questioned Over Losses and Frauds
Carl LeBuhn asks why Shirley A. Clark believes Americans have lost about a million dollars per working day for four years while frauds persist. The statement suggests ongoing concerns about financial losses and fraudulent activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley A. Clark
U.S
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