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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1921
Page
4
Poem fragment honors a maternal figure, noting no artist or poet can fully praise her. The lines speak of a rosary of days shaping immortal wings and reference Chamberlain in a National Magazine amid rough text.
The weather man again delivers rain despite forecasts of a hot dry week. The columnist jokes that nature acts as a capricious manager, sending cool spells and timely showers to ease heat and protect crops. He quips rain arrives just when needed, earning the nickname million dollar rain.
After July 4 1921 promotion companies face tougher state scrutiny in Iowa. The amendments to the blue sky law, passed by the last legislature, respond to a fat times era when Iowa was viewed as fertile ground for promotional schemes.
A verse by Walt Mason laments fame and wealth against persistent illness and gout. Wealthy Croesus and gold king Midas are imagined craving health over riches, as the speaker notes true comfort lies in feeling well, not in acclaim or fortune.
The author urges the Town to learn a lesson and enact laws to curb promotions that enable speculation and betting. They condemn boardroom schemes, horse race betting, craps, poker, and risky investments in impossible stocks, calling for strict action to block future schemes.
The text argues that a rare blend of business, study, and labor justifies public service and validates representative government through constant effort and hard work. It emphasizes duty as the sole pledge to success beyond clever oratorical performance.
The Fifth Iowa district representative, W Good, has resigned to take a high paying position with a major national financial institution. He leaves after twelve years in Congress with a record of leadership and service praising his work ethic and business approach. The article notes potential salary gains and public support for his return to public life. A second reader letter from Anna M F Starr ing of Detroit praises farmers for their crop rows and calls for publication of the verses.
Mrs. Sarah Beaty of Maquoketa Iowa describes a fifteen year struggle with muscular rheumatism. She credits Tanlac with ending her pain and restoring sleep and health. She reports feeling well since and plans to take Tanlac again when needed.
Federal officers seized about twenty four thousand bottles of beer with alleged legal alcoholic content from a stable owned by Alderman Harry W Uhlemeyer in St Louis's fifteenth ward. The beer packed in two hundred barrels was moved in four truckloads and held at the federal building after a search warrant issued by the district attorney's office.
City council meetings conducted in April and August 1921 with Mayors Bovee and Alberson presiding. Officials sworn in, financial claims reviewed, reports filed, and contracts referred to committees for garbage collection and related services.
Tim a half wolfhound dog chosen to lead a pack of wolves in Bracken’s screen adaptation of Kazan faces a wary start with director Bracken and star Jane Novak who wins his trust. The dog’s ferocity and beauty drive the drama as Tim bonds with the cast and proves essential to key action scenes.
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