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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1927
Page
4
A reader quotes Liberty’s harsh header Mr Lewis Lies and rails at Sinclair Lewis’s portrayal of clergy. The piece argues belief in God endures beyond Santa Claus myths and mocks the minister Gantry as fiction. It critiques Lewis as venomous toward Christianity and praises frank editorial candor.
The article notes a large rise in road travel with about 40 million people likely to drive this summer, a 10 percent increase in tourists from last year. It cites $6,000,000 visitors and 9,000,000 autos last year, with 3,300,000 carrying camping gear and spending $5.25 billion on the road.
Word study introduces impediment as the daily focus. The text discusses misused phrases mispronunciations misspellings and the idea of mastering one word per day to grow vocabulary. The impediment in his speech is cited as an example of obstruction to progress.
The U S 66 Highway Association aims to create a 9142 mile continuous concrete road from Chicago to Los Angeles by 1929. The plan highlights paving progress from Illinois to Missouri and year round reliability across the West. John T Woodfull of Springfield Missouri leads the effort citing military and economic benefits.
A brief poem from Farm and Fireside extols the farmer's day from dawn to night. It celebrates field work with rhythmic refrain and rustic imagery of hay and harvest. The verse paints a cyclical, labor driven life tied to sunup and sundown.
President Roosevelt recounts a perilous moment on his South American River of Doubt expedition. A native paddler, adrift without a paddle, rode a tiny canoe toward a steep falls as onlookers begged him to stay still and await a rope. The scene captured tense Native courage and danger.
Damp reception for the Carnival Company on pavement. contest prizes announced but details unsettled. A committee report arrived late. wreaths of victory planned for C. O. D. and Mrs. Newcomer. Mrs. Newcomer must reveal identity and address before prize delivery. a divorce between Eph and his wife is referenced with unresolved alimony questions.
A clipped quotation notes the public fascination with steam car travel, as elder observer Mr. Ginger comments on the scrutiny travelers face and the era’s curiosity about new transport. The remark underscores social attention toward early steam locomotion and its potential risks.
A humorous Hardware Age caption shows a doctor visiting a Black family and asking about their health. The reply cites a shared sanitary drinking cup as a joke on communal habits. The cartoon reflects period attitudes and everyday life in a lighthearted, racialized vignette.
A humorous verse from Farm and Fireside reworks Ellis Parker Butler material. Ephraim endures a Holstein tail swat while vowing a safety plan to wear a milking time baseball mask. The piece lampoons domestic farm mischief with playful verse and light satire.
A fragment from a Boston transcript shows a back and forth about politics and a “dog eater” past. Helen rejects medicine, insisting it’s bitter, while a mother questions taste and benefit. The lines reveal satire on political figures and deceit.
Weather and Crop Bureau officials say Iowa land values are turning up after price declines and foreclosures. They urge locals to buy land rather than stocks, noting eastern capital still seeks Iowa lands and that money remains in the state. The piece also includes a poem about Timbuktu and candy.
The Missionary Circle plans a Friday meeting at Mrs. DuMez's, followed by a birthday party honoring Mrs. L. Farley as a surprise celebration.
A humorous tale features Little Willis the wolf who swallows his sister’s money and declares he was playing safe in a playful moral about greed and mischief.
Jed Dapples inherited his uncle s fortune and immediately erected a spiked iron fence around the old farm to secure his new estate. The household remains at the same location as the former farm.
Judge Pusey questions a husband about not speaking to his wife for three years. The husband replies he did not want to interrupt her. The quip appears in Abe Martin as reprinted in the New York World.
Frank McKee of the McKee-Lewis Motor Company in Versailles returned from Detroit with five new Chrysler cars. The Lexington Herald notes the shipment as a local automotive pickup.
The young writer George Ade aspired to stay at the Waldorf Astoria in New York but could not afford it until an invitation to speak at a bankers convention came. He was offered 150 dollars and, upon arrival, found a luxury suite. He asked the bellboy about the rate, learning it was four hundred dollars a day.
A narrator recalls a sinking feeling as he decides to quit a relentless pace in New York. A telegram invites him as a personal guest at friends, leading to releasing his Waldorf suite with no charge from the Bankers Association. The piece contrasts surrender with struggle and adds a quip about autumn hats and furs. A doctor jokes about exercise after a day of hard labor.
Stepfwy England records reveal Mr and Mrs Thomas Firminger, both born in 1844, celebrated their sixty fifth wedding anniversary after nearly eighty years as sweethearts. They grew up on the same street and wed in 1862. He says they have never been parted for a day.
Lon Chaney stars in Mr Wu a Fox Theatre feature exposing how Oriental codes shape a tragic revenge tale. The uncanny drama centers on a Mandarins striking back at an English family provoking a thrilling clash of customs and motives as Louise Dresser Renee Adoree and others appear in this new release.
The cast under William Nigh featured Walker Whiteside in a sensational stage production. The performance drew acclaim as Whiteside delivered a standout portrayal on the stage.
A newspaper blurb touts a hot oats and milk breakfast as a balanced ration of protein carbohydrates and vitamins with added bulk to ease laxatives use. It urges preparation in 5 to 24 minutes claiming faster than toast and promotes Quaker Oats and Quick Quaker Oats as reliable morning foods available from grocers.
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