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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1923
Page
4
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A May 3 1923 devotional notes a proverb honoring simple meals shared with love over luxury. The short reflection centers on kindness in daily meals and scripture from Proverbs 15 17.
The Journal reports a circulation audit by the Audit Bureau of Circulations and fifty subscribers will receive letters to verify their status. Readers receiving letters are urged to respond promptly to confirm their connection with the Journal as subscribers.
France and Belgium have pressed their advantage after Versailles, occupying wealth centers in Germany to force payment. Germany faces a shrinking position as Paris and Brussels demand full reparations, while Britain and the United States hesitate to intervene. France insists on repayment before withdrawal, warning Germany’s default risks ruin.
Abe Martin notes the hit Home Swe Home has broken records and nearly saved the household. Tilforc Moots, defeated for constable on the Republican ticket last fall, is promoted to a jury post if the U. S. goes to the World Court.
The speaker notes villagers and merchants trapped in sorrow while overstating trouble. Quirky characters like Quentin Quack and Widow Prigg appear as he mocks abundance of misery. He urges optimism, claiming smiles more valuable than tears and a life of lighter mood.
Paramount comedy Making a Man stars Jack Holt as Horace G Winsley a pompous resident of San Geronimo California. A famous mudhole tumble provides the film’s best gag as neighbors laugh at his loss of dignity during the Fox engagement Friday and Saturday.
A reflection on publishing, arguing that many unnecessary books should appear rather than losing a single truly life filled work. The piece compares needless volumes to infertile seeds and credits readers for cherishing the books that possess life.
A quotation discusses equality as a dream or folly and contrasts extreme inequality with a balance that aligns with natural order. It asserts that a system where some enjoy all comforts while others lack basic tolerances is harmonious with divine creation.
A Pittsburgh mother Mrs Williams Kling e reports using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound before birth and endorses its benefits for nervous fatigue after delivery. The ad notes many similar cases and casts the product as a safe tonic for nursing mothers through herbal roots and herbs.
A lively miscellany of quips, fashion notes, and social jabs. The column riffs on warm weather signaling summer, eye catching shoes, and a glare light menace. It includes humorous vignettes about married life and a theatre anecdote with Ferdinand De Footlites.
Nate Black wins the Mushroom prize this season for a beautiful India rubber nutmeg grater. He brought home nearly a hundred mushrooms from unknown woods Tuesday evening. Further reports are anticipated, with the note that the writer blends poetry and prose.
In Riverside on May 1 1923 Mrs W F Cline shows an ancient wooden husking peg over 50 years old and a 1809 half penny plus an 1832 penny. Miss Helen Cline notes relics and a call for more old items. Also references a black and white study of Indiana landscape and a coal train collision with a milk train.
A humorous note from a newspaper page jokes that winning at solitaire yields little real victory while readers imagine a quick pause to sit and reflect, with a casual aside about park seats and taking a short break.
A historical note explains how men used rings to signal relationship status. An eighth century writer claimed a wife requires a ring on the left hand’s first finger, engagement on the second, marriage on the third, and no marriage on the fourth finger.
Advice on accepting rebuke urges humility and courage. It notes that major figures endure small losses and fear of misfortune should not deter wise people from accepting correction. The aphorism contrasts a great mind with lesser minds afraid of danger.
The antiseptic value of the orange was observed soon after its English introduction. Cardinal Wolsey was said to carry a fair orange tied with vinegar sponge to ward off pestilence.
An advertisement promotes Adlerika as a remedy for gas and pressure that disturbs sleep. It claims gas presses on the heart and organs, and that Adlerika mixed with buckthorn bark and glycerine expels gas instantly, relieving pressure and aiding restful sleep. It also mentions removal of old matter from the bowel and notes protection against appendicitis.
A local notice recalls John Shields nearing fifty years of continuous service since 1874 and mentions William Blair's fifty-five years as long time Washington figures. The piece contrasts past and present social signals and muses on perceptions of happiness and appearances.
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