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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1922
Page
4
The Journal reports an Iowa drive in mid April to raise ten cents per resident for Russian relief. A Washington speaker may discuss conditions in Russia as workers return to aid grain and fund efforts. Congress allocated 20 million dollars. Russia sent 12 million in gold for grain shipments.
ABE MARTIN notes the senatorial election is the main topic of circulation. The Elite Drug Store cigar lighter incident caused a small blaze when it ignited the cigarette area.
A free verse sketch mocks reliance on drugs and patent cures. It portrays doctors and scholars promoting potions while society pins hope on bottles and pills, urging healthier living though doubt and melancholy persist.
The report describes extreme hunger in Russia with parents said to kill and eat their children in some cases. It urges readers to send money dry medicines disinfectants hospital supplies rain flour condensed milk cheese and clothing with urgent pleas for help.
A three year old girl cries at the dinner table saying her teeth stopped on her tongue. Her mother asks what is the matter and the child explains the dental discomfort in simple terms.
A man bitten by a poisonous reptile on a ship bound for India was failing to respond to treatment by the ship doctor and a renowned surgeon. An Indian medicine man used a native herb to counteract the poison, saving the man’s life as the vessel reached port. Roots and herbs are nature’s helpers in disease, advertiser note extols Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as valuable for ailments peculiar to women with continual letters of recommendation.
A light verse railing against gloomy tales with bleak fates and doomed heroines. The speaker praises stories where one man meets fate with resolve and courage, preferring hopeful courage to melodramatic despair.
The evening featured a mock domestic scene with a clean cut young man and a joking interviewer, followed by reports that the Iowa Gas and Electric Company drew a large crowd to demonstrations of labor saving devices.
Mrs. Charlies Needham leaves yesterday for her Grinnell home after spending several days visiting Judge and Mrs. C. A. Dewey.
Washington businessmen hear that Muscatine held its spring opening last night and continues today. The note adds Muscatine is no better at predicting the weather than others, offering a light remark on forecasts.
Fred Radda expresses support for the Kiltie uniform for the Washington Band. He notes it would be delightful for summer parades and acceptable in cold winter conditions, praising its potential for long procession events.
A cheerful instruction encourages riders to seek a transfer away from worry. It urges embracing a brighter outlook and boarding a “Sunshine Train” with space for those feeling anxious or down.
A Cleveland woman plans to discuss How much should mothers tell their daughters with a sharp quip about learning to run a new automobile. The wise reply underscores the value of knowing the nearest repair shop’s phone number.
A newspaper note explains an early press deadline at 4 o clock halted a full model list. Readers joked about missing names and rank injustice as the team room rushed to publish.
A naturalist narrator describes the Fillylu bird as small with a large bill containing holes like a flute. The bird whistles through its bill with toe-activated holes to produce tones. Females use three toe holes while standing on one foot. males have six holes and sing while lying on their back.
A fragment discusses the paradox that cheap items cost more in other ways. It links the idea to harness and thoughts, suggesting value beyond price.
A local listing reports an unusual sale of the book The Brimming Cup. The chatter suggests the volume includes home brew recipes, drawing many onlookers and speculation in town.
A young man calls at a diagnostician’s house seeking a doctor. After checking the appointment list the nurse tries to fit him in, noting no prior appointment. The column’s editors, with a few friends, decide to publish this friendly request.
A young man, requested to strip before a doctor per station rules, ends up waiting nude as the doctor arrives. He explains the purpose was to renew his wife’s subscription to the Ladies' Home Journal, revealing the misapplied policy and mistaken appointment.
The Topeka State Journal will serialize the Bible, first daily in the United States, with four gospels published weekly in about 3000 words using the Meymouth text of the New Testament. The project follows Dr. Charles M. Sheldon's suggestion to promote Bible literature through newspapers.
Miss Eva Herr of Harper is visiting her sister Mrs. J. R. Galla gher.
An old advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a two part treatment with a local ointment and a blood acting tonic. It claims to reduce susceptibility to colds and notes sales by druggists for over 40 years with TM by J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
A Birmingham Age-Herald excerpt depicts a citizen refusing to intervene during a bank robbery. He justifies his inaction by recalling a prior loan denial of $50 on a note endorsed by four friends. The piece portrays a stark attitude toward bank officials and crime.
Al Falfakin and Timothy Hay discuss a lecturer’s idea on increasing production. Hay says the term vicious circle warns against doing nothing in a roundabout way. Indianapolis News notes the exchange as a quirky quote.
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