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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1926
Page
4
A note states the Associated Press is exclusively entitled to publish all news dispatches credited to it and the local news in this paper. It also preserves all rights to publication of special dispatches.
Thought for the day quotes Isaiah 43 1 declaring God created Jacob and Israel and calls them by name with a message fear not for I have redeemed thee. The verse emphasizes divine protection and ownership.
The report notes widespread shutdowns in England on the first day of a strike, with theatres dark, docks tied up, banks quiet, and newspapers unable to publish while saloons stay packed. It suggests deeper tensions involving Russian agitators and labor leaders, implying a complex political dynamic beyond wage disputes.
A compendium of language notes and commentary includes misused beside mispronunciation and misspellings, plus a daily vocabulary word ludicrous. The piece also presents a patriotic war era critique of European politics with remarks on Russia and the English government, and ends with short community notes about Albert Petsel, Lena Krotz, Milt Sojka, and Charles Vondrasek visiting and planting.
Mr and Mrs William Presbyl and children shopped in Cedar Rapids last Saturday. Mr and Mrs Wes Sojka and daughter Darlene spent Sunday evening at Charlie Sojka’s. A surprise party for Earl Marshall featured dancing with Laraks Orchestra. Joe Soukup Albert Petsel and son Lloyd called in Lone Tree. Otto Novy family shopped in Washington last Saturday.
Mrs Clever Wittmer and children visited Wednesday at parental Schlatter home. Mrs Ike Roth helped Mrs Lyman Johnson make soap Wednesday. Kenneth Goff and family spent Sunday at Vere Goff's. Mrs Vere Goff visited her mother in Wayland Tuesday. Miss Florence Conrad helps Mrs Joe Schlatter this week. Pauline and Alie Joe Wittmer visited grandpa and grandma Schlatter of Wayland last week. Mrs J E Lemley of Ollie Iowa visits her daughter Mrs Joe Schlatter this week. R F D club to meet at Hugh Conrad home Thursday evening.
Henry Walthall delivers a likeness to his Birth of a Nation moment as a father greeting his wounded son in Three Faces East at the Fox theatre for two days starting Friday. Jetta Gondal Clive Brook and Robert Ames co star in the revival drama with Walthall.
A fragmentary amusement page notes jokes about price of eggs and springtime hints. It includes lines about hair, romantic absence, and a quip on truth telling. Characters named Dan and Victor discuss Arnica and bride color choices.
The colored maid complains she hates losing her job and says she has no family to support yet faces being broke. The dialogue reflects a tense moment noted in The American Legion Week.
A collage of quips and limericks on weather, health, love, and daily life. Humorous vignettes remark on golf cures, housework, aging, and social customs with playful, period tone and quirky lines.
A Phoenix cartoon caption shows a parent asking what the child will do in the future. The modern reply jests about cutting “weets” and a chauffeur keeping costs low by running the car on two wheels or three cylinders.
A collage of quips and scenes captures a weather warning for Florida’s winter, jokes about bootleg taxes under Prohibition, and quick exchanges from a busy barber shop and offices. The item blends humorous dialogue with regional gossip and oddities.
Fragmented jokes from the Tattler include Gillis in hospital and censoring, Willis mishearing cars as Ash Nash, and a wry line about trousers and marriage. A playful exchange with dated slang and wordplay suggests a light local humor page.
A Boston Transcript note questions why a new dress is called a perfect dream, praising its beauty and light fabric as a key detail. The quote reflects fashion sentiment in concise, period voice.
Alice asks about a father telling his fiancé to save, Annie recalls a later moment when he failed to have his raincoat ready, leading to a missed item and a small consequence.
A longtime local farmer and taxpayer announces candidacy for the county supervisor term starting January 1 1928. The speaker, a Calvin Coolidge Republican, emphasizes deep county ties, farming experience, and a belief in conservative economic policy for Washington County.
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