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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1923
Page
4
The notice states the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to use and publish all news dispatches credited in the paper and the locally published news. It also reserves rights of republication of special dispatches within the publication.
Today offers a brief reflection on division and unity with the cited biblical verse from Matthew 12 25. The message warns that a city or household divided against itself cannot stand and urges harmony and steadfast faith.
A quirky bulletin links health to wealth and urges odd practices like a wash bowl starter course and avoiding spin ach. It notes superstitions about lightning over the left shoulder and suggests reading for word meanings, while cautioning against calling taxis a cow.
The speaker notes a small gap between French and German national debts, estimating a difference of about 100 billion gold marks or 20 billion dollars. Germany offers 30 billion while France seeks 132 billion, suggesting a compromise to settle the dispute.
A boycott against sugar is urged as speculators manipulate prices. The consumer becomes a key stabilizer, with investigations attributing the high sugar costs to cornering. Secretary Hoover and President Harding weigh in on reducing intake.
A stylishly rigged woman refused a ride saying the trip home was dull and monotonous while Con Stable Plum reported Pony Mopps as the new president of the Reasonable Enforcement and Truckin Company.
Poem notes Bulstrode Bore’s good credit as a social asset and danger. It praises timely payments and status but warns overreach if health or job fail. The speaker urges paying down debts to avoid ruin while maintaining prudence in spending.
The public’s power is limitless when aroused and a bit of sugar economy would push speculators from the market nationwide. The public voice demands change as a simple request echoes through society: one lump, please.
A newspaper should avoid sensational crime detail and publish only what serves the public good. Editors from many large papers affirm that decency requires omitting noxious specifics while conveying bare facts to deter imitation and maintain trust.
On May 1 in Egypt, teachers Elsie Glassburner of Salem Maude Welte and Magdeline Mineart of Fairview arranged a three school play day. District residents and visitors gathered for games in the forenoon and a picnic lunch with well filled baskets at noon.
Students from Salem district and nearby areas swept day long races with victories in 7th and 8th grade 100 yard events Martha Swick and Geo Shaila leading win totals. Egypt participants stacked the younger divisions while Katherine Kallous and Martha Shalla won broad jumps. Miss Wallace attended briefly, then everyone headed home grateful to the teachers.
The St Louis Globe-Democrat notes romance stories often end in frustration yet argues not all novels should conclude that way. It suggests life does not follow a universal law of bleak endings.
Zinc occurs as zinehtende in Missouri in large quantities. Smithsonite, a zinc carbonate, is found in Spain and various parts of the United States.
Curly observations from a rural year beam with humor as Harvey Matthews recalls flowers scenting the air. A vest button shatters a plate glass window while a boy named Bearcat turns to mucilage to wake a baby, a prank unmentioned by adults.
A collection of playful, fragmented word definitions and wordplay jokes. It includes odd phrases like Dog A, Einstein Theory, Ford, Kiss and Wood Alcohol with humorous notes on language and meaning. The piece ends with a quip about German marks and coat sleeves.
A motivational pledge urges calmness courage and kindness across all people. It extols composure, cheerfulness and faith in truth over material wealth and urges organized public effort including a playful broom endurance idea.
A wry exchange defines a gentleman farmer as one who raises nothing but his hat, a quip about social role and identity echoed in a rural humor context. The line frames the speaker’s playful view of farming and propriety.
A collage of cheeky ad lines, light verse, and social quips opens with a sharp condemnation of a misplaced sale ad. The piece mocks gossip and beauty culture while teasing a bragging driver and a cautionary note about patience in work. Charles Schulty enters the horticultural scene with rhubarb cultivation.
A man strolling Main Street in odd attire leads a pig by a string and explains he is taking a correspondence course but was told to hate himself by sophomores. The piece teases local transit and football season odds while musing on odd questions about gasoline and laundry habits.
Local chatter cites Glenn Jacobs claiming a sumptuous mushroom lunch yesterday at noon. He spoke by telephone praising the dishes while cautioning listeners not to view the tale as a request for specimens.
A woman plagued by 16 weeks of bed rest and severe abdominal pain credits Mayr's Wonderful Remedy with saving her life. The advertisement claims the preparation clears catarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract and eases inflammations causing stomach liver and intestinal ailments, promising one dose and a money back guarantee.
A fragment from a column quotes Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge praising his children as the world’s smartest. He remarks on his wife and daily life, reflecting rural humor and pride in family.
Meeting notices list Cyrus Chapter No. 183 R A M regular meeting second Friday night monthly D L Carbaugh H P Arthur Goodin Secretary Zeredatha Council No 21 R and S M regular meeting first Tuesday night monthly W C Bell I M Arthur Goodin Recorder Bethlehem Commandery No 45 K T regular meeting third Friday night monthly H T Carris E C Arthur Goodin Recorder
An odd sentence about a three foot rhubarb stalk offered on the morning of May 4 1924. Suspicion falls on Charley with a joking notion he might grow rhubarb in a Mother Hubbard. A moral line follows urging a life lived so that some will miss you after death.
A playful verse notes that dessert holds pride in The Journal, as soup starts a meal, followed by meat and potatoes, with pie saved for last. The poem likens this order to reading the Journal, where the best comes last and the reader desires more by the end.
Professor Thorndike notes that a fish can learn to go to certain places and follow paths, bite certain objects and ignore others, but the key question remains the measure of its ability.
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