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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1924

Page

4

Radio Programs on Monday Evening Across United Stations

A listings-style summary of evening radio programming across stations from KHJ to WSH, detailing concert, talk, church service, and music segments with times and brief program types. Includes orchestral, organ, choir, and special concerts across major markets.

KHJ Los Angeles KYW Chicago WBAP Fort Worth Star-Telegram WDAR Philadelphia WDAP WFAA Dallas News WFI Schenectady WHAA Iowa City WHAS Louisville WHK Cleveland WJAZ WLAG Minneapolis-St. Paul WLW Cincinnati WOC Davenport WSB Atlanta WCBD Zion WDAF Kansas City Star Moate WGR Buffalo WGY WHAZ Troy WIP WJZ New York Minneapolis- St. Paul WMC Memphis Sandman WOR Newark WSH Atlanta Federation of Musicians

Frugal Discontent and Bank Schedule Commentary

A reader notes February has five Fridays and March 1st arrives with banks open. The piece argues people assume the worst about authorities when poor, stating that the complainant often misreads his own circumstances and is a poor citizen rather than a victim of policy.

Enduring Fame and the Test of Time in Poetry

The piece reflects on how fame endures or fades as years pass. It contrasts Southey’s enduring reputation with Keats’s more modest early reception, noting that Father Time ultimately reveals who truly builds lasting merit or rests on fleeting talent. It asks whether Conrad or Harold Bell will endure.

Southey Keats

Bible Thought for Today Exodus 19 5 6 Theme

A devotional note cites Exodus 19 verses 5 and 6 urging obedience and covenant keeping. It presents the idea that obedience makes believers a treasured, holy nation and a kingdom of priests within all the earth.

March Weather and Economic Outlook Amid Muddy Roads

The piece ponders whether March will bring strength or gentleness, noting a grim February for local business driven by bad roads and mud. It contrasts improved spirits with continued hardship, urging hope while praising resilience and faith that postwar distress will fade.

Four years at college essay prize offered nationwide

A wealthy Akron enthusiast offers four years of paid college to the winner of an essay on The Relation of Improved Highways to Home Life. Past winners include Dorothy Louise Roberts of Kentucky and Katherine Butterfield of Idaho. Judges were notable figures such as Secretary of War Weeks and Bishop William F. Anderson. Further details are from the Highway Education Board in Washington, D. C.

United States Akron Ohio Dorothy Louise Roberts Harlan Kentucky Kentucky Mountains Washington County Katherine F. Butterfield Weiser Idaho Northwestern University Evanston Illinois Sec War Weeks Albert Shaw William F. Anderson M. E. Church Church

Honest movement in congress toward correcting injustices

The passage expresses belief in an honest movement in Congress and state legislatures to address evident injustices, with hope that conditions will soon improve.

Congress

Indians Believe Animals Evolved From People

Santa Barbara Channel Indians held a reverse view of evolution, claiming animals began as people who slowly changed form. J. P. Harrington of the Museum of the American Indian notes lore describing owl, bullsnake, and especially coyote ancestors, who retained some human traits while gaining animal features. The coyote was said to retain human speech though voiced as brief yelps and wielded magic.

Associated Press Santa Barbara Cal Santa Barbara Channel J. P. Harrington The Museum of the American Indian Harrington

Church to Have Grand Opera

Notting ham minister Rev Simon Jones endorses performing grand operas in churches as uplifting music. He plans to present Lohengrin Parsifal and Tannhauser as the first offerings in his church.

Nottingham Simon Jones

Bald-Headed Magistrate Quips About Conscience

A Prisoner's Observation features a bald headed magistrate declaring that half the witnesses’ statements stain the defendant’s conscience as black as his hair. The prisoner retorts that judging conscience by hair shows no real conscience at all.

Varied character and temperament beyond skin deep

The quotation notes that people differ as much inside as outside, with character and temperament presenting infinite variety beyond superficial appearance.

The Train Hustle and the Brakeman Standoff

A stout man tries to hop a moving train at the station. A furious brakeman pulls him back and later saves his own life by boarding. The two swap quips before the train rounds the curve. Pickup. A contributor jokes about a well worn wallet sounding like winding an estate. A satirical note on dogs and opportunity.

Motion to Postpone Sunday School Picnic

An excited Sunday school committee member moves to postpone the picnic to a recent date in the near future. The chair is asked to put the motion to a vote.

Cutting Out the Middleman and Other Small Town Tales

A collection of light items notes Maine potato growers relying on a cooperative to cut out the middleman and skits about business and daily life. Jokes about undertakers doctors and hiccoughs showcase the era's humor and wit in a compact rural page feature.

Maine Aroostock County Jones

Old Times Quips and Wit From Quebec to Arizona

A collection of light anecdotes and jokes from a bygone era. The piece leans on travelers in Quebec mistaken by fire alarms and statues, marital quips about wives, social roles, and playful verse. It closes with humor about porcupines, cacti, and the advent of the automobile.

United States Quebec

The Crying Need What the World Needs Its Fewer Solemn Announcements

A doctor tells of a patient with stomach trouble and a brown pill he claims will cure if kept on the stomach. The anecdote ends as the doctor departs, noting the pill as a supposed remedy.

J W. Nisle

German cooking reform movement gains university interest

Heidelberg March 1 University professors have taken up a movement to improve German cooking. They argue that cooks focus on quantity over quality and contend that German cuisine once rivaled others in the sixteenth century but declined during the Thirty Years War and never fully recovered its prestige.

Heidelberg

It Pays to Advertise in The Journal

The Journal offers advertising services promising effective exposure. It emphasizes intelligent placement and reliable reader reach, inviting businesses to engage with its audience through strategic ads.

The Journal

Doctor Questions Patient About Pill Incident

The doctor asked if the patient kept the pill on the stomach and the patient said the pill rolled off during sleep. The remark highlights the humorous misadventure of a medication mishap.

Rail timetable fragment for Golden State and Washington branches

A partial railroad schedule lists Golden State Limited and Express numbers with arrival and departure times, plus Washington Branch local passes and freight numbers. It notes daily local passenger trains 429 and 449, and defines Westbound and Eastbound limits with several times and days.

Golden State Lame Washington H. W. Russel

Bethlehem Commandery Holds Regular Meeting Schedule

Bethlehem Commandery No. 45 K T meets on the third Friday night of each month. H T Carris and Arthur Goodin serve as Recorder and E C respectively.

Washington lLounge A. F A. M L. B. Lupton W. M Arthur Goodin Cyrus KR. A. M W. T. Carson H. P. Arthur Goodin Zeredatha Council Ss. M Regul D. L. Carbaugh I M. Arthur Goodin Bethlehem Commandery K. T H. T. Carris E. C. Arthur Goodin O. B Mra Pearle Dickerson Alice Rownd Damascus Shrine Commercial Club Eva Mae Michels Susie B. Edgington Worthy Scribe Amos Chapter de Molay William G. Eldridge M. C James Sexton

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