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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1926
Page
4
A devotional note for Friday June 18 1926 cites Psalm 36 7 8 praising God as loving and protecting. It asserts the faithful will be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of His house and will drink of the river of pleasures under divine wing.
A teacher asks three proofs the world is round and a boy cites what adults say. The lesson urges independent thinking beyond parents and newspapers, noting many authorities can mislead. Deductive reasoning and firsthand evidence reveal the earth’s shape rather than accept gospel from elders or media.
A daily vocabulary note explains common misuses and the word retinue. It defines retinue as the attendants of a person of rank and cites an example sentence. The piece urges expanding vocabulary by mastering one word each day.
The pas and mas should appear correct to their statements to prevent the child from becoming a victim of misunderstandings caused by misplaced trust in their parents. The text urges careful articulation to protect the young from misinterpretation.
A discussion emphasizes the need for a comprehensive Iowa road system linking counties and improving interstate connections. It warns that states with 365 day roads will attract business and erode Iowa’s competitiveness, urging joint state and federal action to expand highways for cheaper transport and better farm–town communication.
Sioux City hosts the Iowa Bakers Association fortieth annual convention June 21 to 23. John F. Aulen of Burlington will address the bankers at the event.
Davenport Iowa June 18 Iowa state Bar Association president J Markley Mason City urges reform to curb organized crime and suggests appointing public defenders in all criminal cases to remove mercenary motives and money influence from defense. He cites laxity in criminal law and rising major crimes like murder and robbery.
Des Moines chief of police Cavendor urges a safe and sane Fourth of July with no violent conduct and bans large firecrackers and torpedoes for youths. Fort Dodge county lifts road contracts worth 40000 dollars for Webster County road work.
A collage of humorous verses and jokes from a rural community. It mixes misspelled dialect sketches, remarks on marriage licensing across counties, and light verse about hills and bells. Included are friendly quips from readers and a classroom joke about tadpoles becoming frogs.
A woman speaks about her love for books and art but shows she is more comfortable discussing her back pain. She explains how chronic discomfort affects daily life and her outlook.
A dialogue shows a child admitting biting Toto at lunch and asserting the dog’s ear tastes different from sausage, prompting the mother to respond with disbelief and reassurance.
A poetic fragment laments plains and valleys while longing for rugged hills. The piece mentions ragged shale and wooded crests as the speaker climbs, emphasizing solitary ascent and physical effort.
The description outlines a girl rising at four to prepare breakfast for eight, wash dishes, milk six cows, separate the milk, churn, bake bread, wash and iron, and care for a baby, showing a vivid domestic routine.
A short diary style note describes teething concerns and daily chores including poultry care lamb feeding garden hoeing and listening to radio while mending clothes. It mentions arranging board and spending money for cooperation and a request from Rich Lover to marry.
A taunting appeal escalates from a speaker claiming a House of La Poetaster lineage challenges an impersonator. The duel set for June 26 at Sunset Park demands Italian rapiers, chosen seconds, and pits fiery lines against a vowed death and a taunting postscript in Pace Requiescat.
Fragment reads a playful dialogue about dates and health terms. The speaker teases a day named the 26th of June and the 20th as a plenic moment, mixing humor with cryptic timing in a literary snippet.
Jay Hunt famed as Lightnin Bill speaks on long marriage while Buck Jones stars in A Man Four Square at Fox Theatre. He notes 40 years of marriage and happiness with his wife as the papers debate separations. Mrs. Clint Rhea arrives from Crawfordsville to shop in town.
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