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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1926
Page
4
A brief meditative note on Genesis 15 6 showing Abram's belief counted as righteousness. It emphasizes faith as the core of righteousness and invites reflection on trust in the Lord amid daily life.
A 1920s reform pamphlet argues New York City crime rises under murder prohibition. It favors local option laws with strict limits on murders, age restrictions, and timetables, claiming revenue from murders could aid enforcement.
A concise vocabulary note presents today’s word concourse meaning an assembly crowd or throng. It uses a sample sentence about the eyes of an immense concourse of spectators fixed upon them.
The text notes that only a small number of offenders are apprehended and that courts release many arrested. It argues human nature resists legal change and government should temper enforcement noting about 725 breweries have been found violating the Prohibition Law, a larger count than currently operating.
The Robert G. Vignola film Fifth Avenue stars Marguerite De La Motte and Allan Forrest and offers a fashion show and a glimpse of New York life beyond its glitter. The story follows Barbara Pelham from a Southern plantation to the city, with scenes shot on Fifth Avenue and a smart gown shop sequence. Louise Dresser and William Bakewell also appear in the cast.
The writer reports a frozen lake and a north windstorm halting fishing plans at camp. Cooks stay busy while Uncle Ed reportedly caught a large pickerel yesterday, and the group looks to serve meals despite the conditions.
Notice calls a special meeting of the Rubio Savings Bank of Rubio Iowa stockholders for July 15 1926 at 10:00 AM at the bank office. Purpose to consider and vote on renewing the bank corporate existence. Signed June 12 1926 by cashier L B Laithly president Frank R Feltz and directors Ch Augustine Frank R Feltz C B Morgan Marsh W Bailey with date range June 15 29 July 6 13 shown for notices.
Hannah E. Taylor Hesseltine born December 25 1844 in Ohio died June 23 1926 at her son Carl Hesseltine in Wellman aged 81 years 5 months. She moved from Ohio to Iowa as a child and lived much of her life in Washington County on a farm later moving to Wellman. She married Eli Hesseltine January 22 1864 and they had ten children five living. Her husband preceded her in death about 15 months earlier. Surviving are five children John Wiles Jim Horace Ed and Carl plus three sisters two brothers 25 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren. She joined Crawfordsville Methodist Church and her funeral was conducted by Rev Rex of Wellman.
A frontier town tale shifts from Sunday Bible stories to a punch line about a hold up in Jericho canyon. Children and adults recall a Good Samaritan lesson while a jokey misunderstanding leads to a mounted narrator’s misread tale. The piece ends with a quip about a fiancé's change after marriage.
A letter from Marquis La Follette complains of a missed duel with the Hypo La Poet at a peak picnic in Sunset Park. He laments prohibition limiting spirits and asks Mr Cond. to explain the ban while praising the city and urging support for literary talents.
After a thorough examination the Special Edition diagnosis of the By the Way case is declared absolutely correct. Earlier issues show abnormal weight due to an unbalanced daily ration. The cure calls for vitamins found in the effervescence of overcharged egotism, deemed super brain power by the victims.
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