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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1922
Page
4
Colonel S W Brookhart draws praise and grudging respect from opponents after a decisive Republican primary win. The Illinois or Iowa figure is praised for a fair campaign and his adherence to Republican principles, with allies pledging support and opponents conceding his position in the Senate race.
Miss Tawney Apple was approached by a stranger for a ride last night, but declined due to fatigue. Tell Binkley comments on the irony of buying an extravagant wedding present only to hear of a divorce shortly after.
A humorous verse about Blitzen the romantic driver who extols scenery until a bus crash leaves the speaker with a broken limb. The narrator warns against admiring landscapes while driving and urges focus on the road and safe navigation.
The candidate denounces the railway act and Fed Reserve policy from the Wilson era as missteps. A Republican stalwart, he draws inspiration from Lincoln and Roosevelt, pledging fearless, principled stances. He claims farmers and laborers lack voice and vows to defend their interests to the end.
Colonel Smith W Brookhart of Washington Iowa leads the grasp of party leaders and voters in Grinnell during the Sixteenth Annual encampment of the Spanish American War Veterans. He has won the Republican nomination for United States Senator from Iowa and prepares an aggressive fall campaign. The Register did not back him but Iowa Republicans embraced his victory as a dramatic upset.
The piece portrays Smith Brookhart as a rising national figure and Iowa Republican favorite for the U S Senate. Governor E R Moore of Cedar Rapids endorses him, calling Brookhart honest and hard fighting, with a plain citizen persona and open, straightforward style.
A reflective note contrasts rain's equal fall on both just and unjust, yet only the righteous enjoy inner peace. The piece concludes that a true, clear conscience grants lasting calm to the rightful.
An eagle soars above the heath with red brown wings and white barred tail. It spots prey and swoops to seize a mountain hare in its talons. The bird rises with power and heads to the eyrie where its hungry family awaits.
A collection of clipped lines from 19th or early 20th century humor pieces featuring banter at social events. Dialogues touch on borrowed smiles at dinner tables, proof of friendship, shipwreck tales, and party invitations with punning character names and setups.
A reflective fragment ponders tearing aside the veil to glimpse what it means to be a soul under endless power. The speaker invokes Escol Hergee Prosnell’s line to evoke a revelation about consciousness and the boundless will.
A superstition guides Siamese households to include an even count of windows doors rooms and cupboards to avoid bad luck linked to odd numbers believed to bring misfortune.
In ancient church rites followers used round silver belled fans to keep flies from holy elements during services. This practice reflects early Christian ritual tools and tempers devotion with practical needs within medieval worship spaces.
A brief note recalls Jemina Thompson an English woman who wrote the well known children's hymn I think when I read that sweet story of old many years ago highlighting her contributions to hymnody and childhood religious songs.
A playful survey traces word origins from MacAdam road building to Guillo tine physician and Der rick inventor. It notes phrases like cut out by General Silhouette and pinched jewelry by pinchbeck, plus the Irish Boycott dispute and French qu en dirai. Detroit: News.
A spoof column notes the editor is at an advertisers' convention and the page is being ran by an interim team. It jokes about theft of content, asks for funny lines, and muses on holidays, life buoys, spare tires on boats, and the yearly wedding season with a wry, aging timeline of months and moods.
A quirky item from a cash and carry shop presents two odd math puzzles. One asks how long a thirty pound March cheese would take to walk to Ainsworth in last week’s weather. The other computes materials for a flapper gown and then the sheets of fly paper to plaster an elephant.
A fragment cites advice to be firm and tactful in dealing with a case. It warns against showing weakness and references a misquoted poet line about gold and moss. The tone suggests caution in negotiations or persuasion practices.
A quirky verse notes the early fly as a nuisance predating heat and multiplying with a million eggs. It wittily compares insect antics to fashion, joking that celluloid collars are not in style.
A fragmented dialogue unfolds aboard a train with a passenger pleading for a wig dumped from the window and a fellow passenger noting a switch nearby. The exchange highlights commuter humor and tension as the route proceeds toward the next station.
A clipped exchange notes Marion-George as the target of ambitions while a father is said to have kicked a goal. The text remarks on birds worrying about vacations and employers questioning vacation desires. It contrasts men’s prices with women’s figures.
A black preacher emphasizes the prodigal son tale noting the son walked home with grit rather than telegraphing for funds. The remark reflects community storytelling and moral lesson.
The speaker mocks a candidate for the United States Senatorship as a heavy figure unable to dance. Col 8 notes Brookhart urged a seven day period after the nomination, asserting he has faced extreme effort and that the full magnitude is not yet told.
Two men planned hog butchering in Alaska. They heated a wash boiler outside, but a storm forced postponement. After the storm, the boiler froze but then the ice proved so hot it burned their heads with blisters.
A Thought for the Day reflects a line about romance and boundaries stating a woman should be kissed or left alone and never asked for a kiss, attributed to Nightfall.
A historical timetable lists numerous train numbers and routes as well as their departure and arrival times. Trains include No 4 Golden State ed No 12 Express No 60 Lo Pass and others like No 30 Lo Pass No 11 Expresse and No 87 Lo Frt with local and freight services.
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