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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1928

Page

4

Hoover And Curtis Twin Personalities In Native American Narratives

The piece highlights the Hoover and Curtis presidential ticket as unprecedented in U S history. It traces Hoover founding his career from Quaker roots and Curtis from Raw Indian heritage, noting Curtis's boyhood in Kaw Oklahoma, racing horses and selling peanuts, and Hoover's rise from orphaned youth to engineering success. It previews their distinguished careers and leadership roles.

Hoover Curtis Mr. Hoover Brave Arkansas River Oklahoma Kaw Charley Curtis Wilds Senate United States Herbert Hoover Herbert California Charles

Curtis and the Unlimited Possibilities for Ambitious Youth

The remark highlights Curtis praising the vast opportunities available to ambitious youth in the United States, signaling optimism about personal achievement and national growth for young people seeking success. The phrase reflects a broader patriotic view on education, industry, and future careers shaping a hopeful generational path.

Curtis

Last Days on Route to Washington with Cameron Police

The author records a stop in Cameron Missouri on the road to Washington. A local police officer shares duties as policeman and night guard and hints at political talk around a Kansas City convention. An ambitious inventor and a delegate with a grudge color the stop before the journey ends in Washington.

California Washington Newton Emporia William Allen White Topeka Kansas City Kansas Missouri Line Western Avenue Chicago Wiltshire Boulevard Los Angeles Excelsior S Centleman Cameron

Lights Action Camera Star Husband Split After Fortnight

A New York Graphic item notes a brief separation between a man who married a screen star and his wife after two weeks, citing the wife’s need for a director present to feel love. The piece preserves a tabloidal tone with minimal detail.

New York Graphic

Where's Conan Doyle Mass Meeting Notify

A Bellaire Ohio paper reports Oral Daugherty former president of district No 1 UMWA will attend a mass meeting on Tuesday at Bellaire or Bridgeport.

Conan Doyle Oral Daugherty Bellaire Bridgeport Bellaire (O

Two handed courting on a Carolina Islander sofa exchange

Dialogue notes a bygone courting scene on the Carolina Islander page with playful nostalgia about restraint and parlor seating failing during a kiss, contrasting past and present attitudes in a humorous tone.

Catalina Islander

By the Way Brides and Grooms Celebrate June

Washington couples plan weddings this month with clerk’s office briskness attributed to leap year and spring weather. The column offers lighthearted marriage quips as public notice of the season’s nuptials and reflects on the jokes surrounding marriage.

Washington D. C

Household Hints for Brides and Grooms From a Bygone Page

Lighthearted tips poke fun at marriage and gender roles with quips about clothes, garden weeds, and love. The piece mixes jokes about wives, husbands, and money, ending with a wry note on life insurance as a way for a woman to marry again.

Jenny Kissed Me In A Provocative Exchange

Poetic fragment recalls a moment of intimate kissing between two people, contrasting with the wife’s swift perception and a note that some individuals boast about such moments. The piece reads as a playful, ambiguous verse snippet from a larger work.

Witty Washington Exchange About Married Life At Work

A humorous Washington anecdote highlights a companionate marriage theme. A clerk jokes about financial requests from husbands while a hardware man remarks that married workers stay at the store longer and are willing to work overtime.

Had Her Started Biddy and Pat Weigh Marriage Talk

In a brief domestic exchange Pat asks if Biddy ever considered marriage. She deflects at first then softly signals the idea has begun to cross her mind, leaving Pat to pause and reflect. The dialogue captures shy courtship and mutual hesitation between two characters.

Biddy Pat

Boy seeks liniment and cement after cup incident

A small boy rushed into a drug store and asked for liniment and cement. When asked why, he explained nervously that his father hit his mother with a cup, prompting the unusual request.

Local Club Announcements From June Gatherings

Numerous community groups schedule meetings and socials. Mrs John Elgar hosts the Rebekah circle. Pythian sisters, P H club, and Pythian circle gather with various members. 4H Fern Leaf reports convention, officers elected, uniforms urged. B and P club dinner at Y June 20. Rural Women lecture on Warden Posts. West Chester Relief corps June social at Mrs Duvall and committee names. Sun Set circle, Be Natural club, and a Christian church picnic slated. June dates include June 20 23 and 1961 era references.

Fern Leaf Velma Stafford B and P Thia Patton West Chester Women's Relief Corps Ed. Duvall Amanda Shulty Mollie Tierney Mabel Griffith

A Reno Divorce at Graham Theatre Web Run

May McAvoy stars in Warner Bros production A Reno Divorce with Ralph Graves directing and leading cast Hedda Hopper Robert Ober Wm. Demarest Anders Randolt Edwards Davis. The plot follows a reckless society girl whose car collision shifts her life amid a divorced couple, roulette, a drunken chauffeur, and schemes for happiness.

May McAvoy Reno Warner Bros Graham Theatre Ralph }Raves Hedda Hopper Robert Ober Wm. Demarest Anders Ragdolt Edwards Davis

Washington chapter OES farewell for Miss Alice Meek

Washington chapter No 98 OES holds a farewell reception for Worthy Matron Miss Alice Meek on Wednesday evening June 20 at 8 o clock at Maronie hall. Members and visiting members are invited. Mildred Kennedy associate Matron.

OO. E. S Washington Alice Meek Maronie Hall Werome Mildred Kennedy

Regular meeting notices for Damascus Shrine No. 10

The Damascus Shrine No. 10 White Shrine of Jerusalem announces a regular meeting at the Masonic Temple on Tuesday evening June 18 at 8 o clock. Members are asked to come prepared to pay 1928 dues. Florence L. Jones Worthy High Priestess.

Damascus Shrine No. 10 White Shrine of Jerusalem Florence L. Jones

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