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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1924
Page
4
An old style notice lists the office at 108 East Main Street with two telephone exchanges Washington 6 and Mutual 44 and states terms of subscription in city by carrier.
A newspaper reiterates that the Associated Press holds exclusive publication rights for all news dispatches credited to AP and the paper’s local news, with reserved rights for special dispatches published in the paper.
A daily verse cites Luke 10 27 28 urging love of God with all heart soul strength mind and neighbor as self. The note records the Monday date and the canonical scripture quote for meditation.
Burlington Hawkeye reports broad support for Calvin Coolidge for president and Charles G. Dawes for vice president. Iowa readers express pride in the ticket, noting Kenyon and Hewden as strong alternatives but affirm confidence in Coolidge Dawes to govern efficiently and economically for all.
Congressman L J Dickinson of Algona will be principal speaker at Lyon county farm bureau annual picnic in Rock Rapids Iowa on June 18 He will also be asked to address the Rossuth county farm bureau annual picnic Due to the county’s size two picnics will be held one in the southern division and one in the northern.
G Le Bon argues in Les Incertitudes de l'Heure Presente that the will of the dead sustains the living against existential threats. He contends nations lacking deceased defenders offer weak resistance, citing Russia near the war’s end as an example.
Critics sneer at Corelli's fiction while common people, plowmen and sailors, read and praise her humane tales. The poem portrays elite reviewers decrying her work, yet Corelli aims to touch the heart, side stepping pretension to reach ordinary readers.
Treasury will fund refunds from a separate appropriation, paying in full tax payers the one fourth refund due. The excise tax changes from the new revenue law repeal or reduce several levies effective July 2, including telegraph charges, certain sales taxes, stamp duties, admissions, autos, jewelry, and art sales rules.
The Grand Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska asks the territorial legislature to designate the forget-me-not as Alaska’s floral emblem. The resolution notes the flower grows on every hill and in every valley across Alaska’s vast expanse.
Washington reports plans to revise salaries for 480,000 government field staff, refund income tax payments made March 15 under the new revenue law, and increase coast guard powers against rum running, even though Congress has not passed the needed appropriation bills.
A digest of radio listings from multiple stations including WSB WGR WMAQ WLS WLW WFAA KFAF WWJ WOC WBAP WDAF WHB KIAF KHJ KFI WHAS WGI WMC CKAC WEAF JZW JZV WOR KGO WAAW WCAW KDKA WCAE KGW KPO WGY WBZ WRC WHAA KFNF detailing times genres such as news music orchestras talks and concerts across cities from Atlanta to Shenandoah with varied programs and hosts.
Readable fragments describe a Friday wind storm affecting South Washington. The piece includes asides honoring Coolidge and Dawes, remarks on hail, barber shop humor, and light commentary on freedom of speech. It interlaces street scenes with humorous vignettes and stray quotes about everyday life.
Phil questions Boswell's life of John son. Bill replies he is a Coolidge man first and last. The judge presides over the exchange revealing political leanings in a clipped dialogue.
Maine voters went to the polls to nominate Republican and Democratic candidates for governor senator and state officers. Frank G Farrington and Ralph Brewster led the Republican race for governor while Bert M Fernald faced renomination challenges from Frank E Guernsey and Louis A Jack. The Ku Klux Klan endorsed Brewster who supports a proposed amendment banning state funds for sectarian high schools
Mike Robinson pursues a plan to lure thirsty travelers to Canada or Mexico by car with a two inner tube balloon tire idea for stockpiling beverages. The scheme risks leakage and a trailing crowd of booze enthusiasts, making the venture seem doomed. A kid’s wish contrasts adult ambitions for wealth like an oil well and a bank.
A Yale Record quip features Porter asking about sleep-head or feet first with Voyager replying he will sleep all at once, delivering a lighthearted exchange on a railroad problem. The exchange typifies campus humor.
The excerpt features a mock dialogue with a boy asking to go out and a mother scolding him for worn trousers. A solemn vow is recited about worldly goods while a saxophone and cigarette holder stand as ironic symbols. The text ends with a partisan quip: reputation is what remains after a senate committee finishes with him.
A light exchange shows a mother and son with a coy jab about love for Cousin Mollie. The page also features humorous bits about candidates in a race for cigar stores, a wife and poker comment, and a street scene with an officer asking for trouble and a married man asking about his wife.
A tongue in cheek verse notes Stack the bootlegger suffering back pain and gloom. He drinks a quart of shellac and declares the only thing that makes him cry is an onion.
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