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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1928
Page
4
Matthew Woll of the American Federation of Labor warns labor must push for continued tariff protection and higher revisions to shield American workers. He cites international bankers backing free trade and protests against export of national savings. The piece weaves in quotations and spoof ads for a satirical touch.
An overview of the automobile industry's tough development, noting over a thousand firms failed and only twelve of early entrants remain. It lists surviving car makes and highlights why many failed, then shifts to why Hoover was ruled out in 1920 and how political training mattered.
A compact guide highlighting common errors in usage and pronunciation. It covers phrases like smallest of all, explains the aeronaut mispronunciation, contrasts slight and sleight, and offers a daily word study with ineffably and related forms.
A collage of humorous quotes and jests from multiple papers including the Washington Star, San Francisco Chronicle, Atlanta Constitution, Dallas News, and Exchange prose, lampooning politics, manners, and daily life with brief quips and cartoons. The notes mention debates over campaign finance, wordplay on brevity, and light sketches from various city papers.
A weather outlook predicts rain all day Sunday through Thursday with clouds on Tuesday. The piece also notes the nomination of Al Smith to the Democratic ticket.
A provocative piece on gender, beauty, and social norms argues women are judged by appearances and that love, marriage, and eloquence shape feminine virtue. The author contends women seek marry than affection and remain wary of reform.
A collage of vaudeville style lines with eccentric publics men and women. A grocer obsessed with cheese a bell boy seeking work a humorous author at the chiropodist a will o the wise with a broom and a landlord negotiating with a contractor. A retired entomologist seeks a buggy factory. A former organist explains why he stopped. A ballroom offer knitters and witty quips about worry. A jest about boxing on the square and a nursemaid humor about a pumpkin eater.
A brief note describes Kin pies for Peter during a visit, with visiting hours set from three to five.
An anxious man asks his mother for the leftover pie while a detective jokes with a flirtatious girl in a hotel lobby. The scene mixes longing and humor as the characters interact in a brief moment.
Mrs Anna Tedford welcomed her brother in law J M Tedford of Lennox Iowa. Mr and Mrs Raymond Buckley of Des Moines visited here Sunday with Raymonds parents Dr and Mrs C E Buckley. James Fitzgerald Jr and his aunt Mrs Dove Johnston drove from Iowa City for a weekend at the J J Fitzgerald home. The Ladies Aid Society of the M E church will meet Thursday afternoon. The fourth division will have.
Miss Martha McBride dies at twenty two, nieces and siblings noted. Parrow family returns from Oelwein after her death. Others visit grandparents in Davenport and temporary moves to Culver Indiana and Chicago mark summer plans. Mrs Stephens and daughter Alice travel from California while Maxine Stephens weds John Elliott in Chicago and begins a southeastern wedding trip.
A Japanese proverb notes one should not expect to see grass sprouting in a market place, underscoring the improbability of certain outcomes in bustling commerce.
The world is home to 1 519 known packs of hounds. This figure reflects cataloged groups across regions and breeds, highlighting the species’ broad spread and ongoing study by canine researchers and hunting associations.
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