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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1927
Page
4
The speaker laments past support for the Confederacy and British attempts to undo the U S during the Civil War. He urges friendship now but warns against creditors dictating debt payments, insisting business requires clear, mutual obligations and no endless concessions.
Henry Ford and John D Rockefeller are cited as the richest men, illustrating a nation built on opportunity and enterprise. The article argues US wealth grew from ideas, invention, and widespread access to education, labor, and markets, with a focus on freedom and fair shares for all.
Wisconsin Senator LaFollette calls for an immediate extra session to tackle floods but critics warn such sessions tend to worsen crises. The piece argues for action on flood prevention and reforestation, urging Hoover and aides to lead now while avoiding political talks. It warns of a rising Mississippi flood risk threatening Louisiana’s sugar industry.
Editorial weighs the debt cancellation controversy linking Mellon and Churchill. It argues the issue is domestic, urges patience, and notes Britain’s wartime propaganda and the need to consider further generosity to England.
Daily lesson highlights misused forms such as sidewise and sideways and common misspellings like diaphragm. It promotes expanding vocabulary with one daily word spontaneous meaning proceeding from natural disposition or impulses as in a person who acts without planning.
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler argues at the University of Virginia that Fascism is a subtler and more dangerous assault on democracy than Bolshevism. He says Fascism appeals to impatient voters, demands central authority, and challenges parliamentary government, with examples like the federal takeover of Prohibition. Democracy’s drift toward centralized power is seen as a sign of fascist influence.
A quotation attributed to Victor Hugo foresees a future where war, scaffolds, hatred, borders, and dogmas vanish. It envisions a higher state where humanity holds a great country a united earth and a vast heaven as guiding ideals.
Dialogue notes a couple debating past bills dated before their marriage and a joke about paying for the "bait" that led to their union, reflecting humor in domestic discussions.
A radio enthusiast is mourned by many relatives. He filled his gas tank while smoking his pipe and was picked up by twenty one stations in a sad tale from the era.
A humorous domestic remark centers on radio sets described as railroad type that whistle at every station. A mother scolds Peggy during dinner about scratching her nose with a spoon and Peggy replies questioning whether she should have used a fork.
A dialogue on labor value and indispensability follows. The counsel asks a witness about the prisoner, noting the witness has known him for twenty years and mentions the Silver Cornet Band as past affiliation.
The fragmentary text presents a dialogue style scene with an affable stranger asking a druggist for late confession stories and being told none exist, but something “just as bad” remains. It references a grandad figure and repeated phrases about things going to the dogs, with imagery of Flemish dogs and old skin togs.
Al returns from the war as a major and faces whispers that his promotion hinged on a quick witted answer. When asked for a war strategy he quips that strategy means not letting the enemy know you are out of ammunition while continuing to fire.
A column contrasts job dissatisfaction with a grim public figure, the state executioner, noting earnings of up to 900 dollars in a week for three executions. It recalls a traffic accident plan joke and a World War era railway anecdote about a driver who saved passengers by overshooting schedule.
A cab rider recalls a moment when the driver leaned out and declared, Don't thank me, thank God. I only found out how to stop this thing ten minutes ago. The remark suggests a rapid response to a looming danger.
An 11 year old Jacob Lambert recalls the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. He describes playing by the Mississippi near Dubuque when newsboys cried extra papers, charging 25 cents, and the crowd reacting with excitement.
Keota public schools will retain most current staff for another year while the high school faculty stays intact. Superintendent Moser, in his eighth year, oversees growth as tuition pupils fill the high school and grades. The district reports strong student enrollment, a new gym, diphtheria immunization efforts for 235 pupils plus 100 others, and a thriving high school paper, The Keota Klipper, with steady readership.
Rag son Tatters asks for flowers to appease his wife after two days of drinking and poker. The florist calls the situation difficult but suggests blossoms suited to her character. The man requests tiger lilies.
A dramatic dialogue shows a wife seeking a revolver for her husband while a clerk probes the intended use. A cheerful man proclaims a glorious day, while a gloomier voice hints the bliss will be brief as weather worsens.
Funeral services were held for Samuel J. Kellogg at L A Jones with six Spanish War comrades as pallbearers and interment planned in Sunset Memorial cemetery St Louis. Edward Scabery and Smith Riley funerals followed in West Chester and Elm Grove with multiple pallbearers listed and burial details. Florence Hout Kenneth Riley and Hazel Blakesley traveled to Sigourney to visit friends.
A reader quiz asks about the Straits of Malacca surrounding land, then questions which islands belong to Japan, Hong Kong's proximity to Shanghai or Canton, and seas along Asia. It also queries Red Sea distances and whether Mandalay is a seaport with answers on the last page.
Senior class and two from the June ior class with staff roles listed led by Editor in Chief Ammon Romoser and Associate Editors Alice Herr and Fran cine Lacey. Supt Moser signs winter lyceum contract featuring The Swigs Yodlers The Mollusc The Pasamonte players and others.
The Independent School District of Keota is investing 75000 for a new north addition of 58 by 102 feet featuring gymnasium space a 30 foot stage and an east end projection room. The project adds an assembly hall library and commercial rooms while remodeling the old building and updating facilities.
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