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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1924
Page
4
A London gathering of leading engineers will study methods to produce and distribute electrical power. Participants from major nations will compare notes on modernizing electricity and gas use, with aims to lower costs and democratize power supply amid rising demand.
The article likens Moscow politics to the French Revolution and attacks efforts to abolish Sunday. It argues for a ten day week failed in France, cites anti religious rhetoric, and invokes Prophetic imagery to condemn what it calls the Protocols as Satan’s constitution.
A narrator trained by a Samson plan strongman learns six weeks of hard work yields no market for raw strength. He walks forty miles daily, survives on beans and hay, and seeks jobs requiring physical might. Alas, factories and stores hire salesmen and artisans, not hulking laborers, leaving him with no outlet for his grand frame.
A Dearborn Independent reflection questions why authorities who can move mountains fail to redefine the seven day week. It notes the persistence of weekly rhythm and challenges attempts to reshape longstanding timekeeping into new religious or political standards.
In Crawfordsville on Tuesday Miss Ora Hayes of Morning Sun visited town while en route from Washington after the missionary convention. Miss Belle Porter returned to Denison Kansas after weeks with Rev W C Porter. Mrs Hayes Doris Fletcher and Clara Paterson returned home from Wapello. Mrs Lloyd Kennedy called from Media NL regarding her father C H Fishburn’s serious condition. Mrs Margaret Strain is ill at the Gualt home. Ettamay Porter, 11 months, is quite ill. Irene Holmes returned after teaching in Tipton and visited Des Moines on the way home. Mr and Mrs J O Mathews of Ainsworth were visitors at the W H McCall. Presbyterian ladies hosted a fine ice cream and strawberry supper with a large crowd and music from the band.
Amusements note the Har old Lloyd group as a notably young ensemble with Sam Taylor Fred Newmeyer Ted Wilde Tim Whelan and Walter Lundin shaping the lively 1930s comedy Why Worry The piece praises youth as the vital spark behind on screen humor and Lloyds own energetic persona reflected in his films.
A June day is described as unusually long and rare with plans for a pageant. The text urges getting many tasks done and notes carelessness in not mentioning the event yet, implying a celebratory community activity on the longest day of the year.
A fragmentary humor column features banter about gas outages missing meals and long waits for barbers. It cites anonymous authors and a playful bit about asking for a personal barber and calling cards, ending with a curio department quip about petticoats.
A brief afternoon style line notes a playful exchange about domestic routine and a storm door, attributed to c. J. Ll.
A man disrupted a lawsuit hearing claiming he lost his overcoat. The judge chided him saying people lose whole suits here without such noise. A Washington man complains that his overhead expense is terrible and his radio aerial has been cut down by neighbors five times.
Police believe two Japanese victims were murdered and dumped from a passing car. Their bullet torn bodies were discovered on the firing grounds of Fort MacArthur near the road to Whit's Point in the Palo Verdes hills north of San Pedro California.
Odd, poetic piece discusses night tremors and humorously links them to raisins in a basement. It suggests throwing out an old medicine chest and reflects on the value of learning from others while musing on love as unique.
A fragmentary, humorous meditation on trust, marriage, taxes, crops, and weather. It notes optimists paying income tax, apple crops, and the ambiguity of summer and language. It also mentions tourists, Hollywood walks, and noisy neighbors in a breezy, observational tone.
A sport writer notes that baseball team costs have more than doubled over twenty years. Local sponsors who funded Washington teams and signed deficit notes may find the figures of interest as they recall previous seasons and lingering financial strains.
A proposal from the Iowa State Bar Association seeks a state commission to study legal procedure in other states and propose new Iowa legislation. The governor would appoint members if approved by the legislature, and the panel would include law school faculty.
A humor piece features a farmer confronting a boy in his apple tree. The boy explains he fell from an airplane and seeks help or a safe exit, prompting the farmer to react with astonishment and questioning.
A New England story recalls an elderly man tripping on a cellar step while tapping cider. He vows to break his wife's pitcher with a thunderous act, shattering it as his wife calls out. A humorous observation ends with the quip about a patient husband.
Mrs Biggs storms at her partner after guests depart. She accuses him of sulking by the piano stool and refusals to play. Mr Biggs remains calm noting no one else can play while he waits, highlighting a comic weighty comparison between a hob handle and a fishing pole.
A brief dialogue excerpt shows Mabel questions about a man calling her his baby girl. She replies she keeps him up late at night, suggesting playful affection or fatigue from their interactions.
In Northern Germany fossil sea urchins are known as toadstones. Superstition ascribes medicinal virtues to them in local tradition.
A blurred observer recalls a survey pass with an elm stick in a whip socket seen during a By-the-Way editor’s inspection. He imagines a farmer’s old car on a hot dusty road with a flat tire, while the scene hints at discomfort and a comical misread of a topless survey.
The Mayor is praised as a public spirited booster who shoulders municipal burdens and donates time and labor. The Hall of Fame proposes His Honor for recognition, valuing satisfaction over monetary reward.
Datu Alip a Moro from Ramain Lanao province tops the Philippine chess scene by defeating Leopoldo Lafuente in Cebu. At 40 he cannot read or write Arabic yet shows keen defense and rapid counterplay. He smokes and sings while playing, with songs mostly from the Koran. He has chess roots from childhood with his father, a provincial champion and local datu of power. White strawberries have ripened at John Hopkins University.
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