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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1927
Page
4
Sam Kellogg, a cheerful yet ill man, ended his life after months of discouragement from poor health. Rev. 5. K. Coats described him as a pleasant, devoted husband and father who served veterans by handling pension matters and will be greatly missed by his community.
A national campaign by the Presbyterians aims to raise 15 million dollars to fund pensions for needy ministers and their widows and children. Treasurers include Andrew Mellon, showing notable backing for the effort to secure steady support for clergy after long service.
The passage teaches daily word use and pronunciation with examples. It highlights misuse of somewhat and reconnoiter and lists synonyms like wisdom and sagacity while defining imperiously as domineering and arrogant. It offers guidance to expand vocabulary by mastering one word daily.
Hays is named as a prime mover with two boys lined up behind him for a cause, suggesting they can push to achieve a planned outcome. The quotation implies coordinated effort and civic or community aims.
The report cites tests by Washington and Iowa authorities and state departments showing highway quality drives car costs, tire wear, and fuel use. Pennsylvania saved about 51.75 million annually on 4,500 miles of hard surface roads, with net profit of 32.4 million after costs. North Carolina also reports lower operating expenses and longer tire life after investing 100 million in roads, boosting farm access and crop diversification.
Poem by Eddie Guest about a flawless son who grows to become a good father. It traces the child’s patient, tidy, dutiful traits from infancy through school days and into adulthood, highlighting his obedience, kindness, and steady nature.
The New York Times notes Denver faces a $200,000 price for hosting the Republican national convention with San Francisco prepared to pay more The piece recalls Denver’s costly 1908 Democratic convention and warns against pre paid rider demands while praising Denver’s political sportsmanship and implying Coolidge’s delegate hunting.
A Reno newspaper item notes ranchers in Nevada turning to hog farming for a celebratory New Year feast. The playful exchange among locals references farm life and community cooking plans, highlighting regional quirks and humor.
A mixed-bag of notes offers playful bits on health and humor. It mentions brakes on roller gates and warns against buying thermometers, hints at a future drop in prices, and reports a quip about an appendicitis operation not advised for entertainment. A short fable closes with a child's school joke about grades.
A quirky list notes items no one wants to collect including wooden money used razor blades poison ivy tin cans measles and back numbers of the telephone directory. The items form a curio of unwanted debris with a sharp edge of humor and local color.
A contributor proclaims alliance with the By The Way column noting it meets department needs. A reader recalls first magazine submission accepted, a prose piece for a year’s subscription payment. Comedy lines about forgetful people compare watches and proposals in a light, humorous exchange.
A note observes a day of specialists exists but none have offered to treat women for hospitalitis yet. The remark highlights gaps in care for female patients and invites expert involvement.
In 1917 at Camp Taylor a Negro recruit faces a clerk’s demand for name and address. Rastus replies “Yo’ ought to know” and “Yo’ sent fo’ me,” delivering a blunt, humorous retort amid the line of men awaiting preliminary paperwork.
A dialogic fragment recalls a bygone era when girls were harder to kiss and a grandfather jokes about dangers. He notes that a parlor sofa wouldn’t smash into a tree as a comparison to modern risk, reflecting a humorous reminiscence.
Satirical snippets contrast salesmen, cake eating, and nut cracking with humorous lines about Ethel and Gladys. The incubator chicken note hints at flapper chickens needing maternal guidance, while a social jab implies people who refuse to pay as they go would stall.
Last Thursday Glen and Olen Mullekin visited friends Wilfred and Lloyd Karl on Saturday and Sunday. Wayne and Walker Parcell work for Dot Meacham. Green Valley hosted a large crowd at a Saturday dance and plans another for the coming Saturday. Miss Bernice Cagsady, Green Vale teacher, commutes to school. Mr. and Mrs. Perd Brier spent Sunday with Bert Smith. James McCaleb of Brighton visited Bert Smith's Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Swailes attended Brighton on Saturday. Bert Smith and wife and son were Brighton callers Saturday.
Mrs Artie P B Swan aged 58 died Monday night at 7 45 in Keota Iowa after a long illness due to cancer and other complications She was the oldest daughter of Alexander and Mrs Thomson and is survived by her husband M N Swan of Wellington Kansas two children Fern Wimmer and Claude Niver two brothers D N R W and sister Josie Thomson and two grandchildren Duane and Betty Wimmer Funeral services will be at the Presbyterian church Thursday at 2 30 conducted by Rev W O Harper with burial in Keota cemetery.
Green Vale May 2 reports Earl Mullekin and family visiting his father John Mullekin. Mart Stone family spent Friday in Brighton and Sunday with Swailes. Mrs Brain of Ollie visits daughter Mrs Albert Karlen. Arleen Karlen, Marion Stannard and Wilma Palmer ill with intestinal flu. Ellis Walton and wife visited Perd Brier. local callers include Washington last Wednesday with John Palmer and Earl Mullekin.
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