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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1922
Page
4
A devotional note reflects on John 14 27 offering reassurance through Christ’s peace. It emphasizes not letting fear or trouble overwhelm the heart and invites readers to accept divine calm beyond worldly offerings.
A church bulletin warns of peyote cactus consumption among South Dakota reservations causing mental and moral decline. The piece notes visions and strong talk after bean meals, with educated individuals more affected, and questions whether human brains incline to vice more than animals in the same era.
Poet Walt Mason lampoons rising taxes and government spending in verse. He recalls cheaper pasts, laments higher tax burdens, and argues for funding roads schools and jails while scoffing at wasteful excess and wartime like rhetoric.
A reflective note on human eccentricities and indulgence. It compares cleverness with vices, observing how folks behave when drawn to novelty and pleasure, highlighting quirks in everyday life.
Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon agrees with Internal Revenue Commissioner David H. Blair that contributions to the Woodrow Wilson Foundation are taxable until the foundation changes its form of organization. Mellon notified Senator Glass that he changed his mind after reviewing Blair’s reasoning, though contributions to the McKinley and Roosevelt memorials remain untaxable.
Poland passes law to guarantee free child feeding after the American Relief Administration withdraws in June. The constitution recognizes state responsibility for children and authorizes 2,000,000,000 marks for the first year of the program deemed necessary by ARA officials.
Washington reports the Navy will scrap the Great Lakes naval training station citing arms reductions. Senator McCormick has asked for details and plans to pursue action if the report proves true. A reader note references a merchant ad seen.
In Santa Rosa on May 8 Jack Nordenschuld suffered serious burns and possible internal injuries when his Lanspar special caught fire during speedway tryouts at Cotati. Mechanician Ted Brookes escaped with minor burns as the car, exceeding 100 mph, ruptured the gas tank and flipped through wooden guards, landing in the pits.
Shanghai reports celebrate General Wu Pei Fu’s victory over Chang Tso Lin at Changsinden. Observers predict Wu will retreat to Mukden and see Sun Yat Sen of Canton toppled due to his union with General Chong. Victory expected to ease the Shan tung transfer from Japan to China.
Three of six yachts sailing from San Francisco to San Mateo on San Francisco Bay are missing. One boat was found overturned between San Francisco and Burlingame. Passengers aboard the overturned yacht were E A Christenson and J R Hanity, Burlingame shippers and clubmen.
Sofia Kovoeteh aged fifteen died at Mercy hospital six days after being shot by Frank Wagner who then killed himself after she refused his marriage proposal in Gary Indiana. The incident followed a wedding efforts reported by The Evening Journal.
A collage of local remarks on marriage licenses in temporary status, a salesman analogy, Topeka mayoral candor, a claim of $6 million yearly waste by government stenographers, and a note on a potential Y M C A endowment drive needing $14 000. The piece references Lord Nelson and May day customs, ending with a wreck anecdote.
A groom pleads for fairness as he notes the bride inherits a large fortune on her twenty first birthday and urges reasonable terms. The exchange centers on valuing the woman's expected inheritance and the time until she comes of age.
Washington May SA dinner was given in honor of Uncle Joe Cannon by members of congress and the cabinet on the eve of his eighty six birthday. He could not attend on doctor ordered rest for a cold. The dinner proceeded with tributes at his home.
Leigh Hiatt of Richland sustained a large gash from mouth to chin after colliding with a mule in Keokuk county. The humorous line notes finding oneself at the bottom of the ladder when it breaks.
Dr. George T. P. Gill died in Rockford hospital after a brief illness. He served two years as a major in the British army and later in the American medal corps.
A reader recalls trying a advertised corn remedy after irritation began from a dropped dose. The corn allegedly lifted and struck the reader in the eye, provoking scorn for the product and prompting a question about eye relief.
A teacher asks what birds are kept in captivity and a boy quips jail birds. An Indianapolis school runs a course in selling used cars. The piece hints at misguided hopes and notes no antiseptic can purify some minds, suggesting a cynical view of public society.
In a lyrical missive the Marshalltown Times-Republican extols apple blossoms and the renewal of life. The piece affirms beauty goodness and kindness as enduring forces that re bloom each spring and sustain humanity.
A passage advocates an ardent harmony for great poets urging sweetness with strength and unwavering resolve. It praises instinctive excellence and a natural sense of right to prevent deformity or defect in thought or word, leaving no trace of effort to manipulate the work.
A lighthearted fragment presents Jerry Black as a novel guy who borrows five and pays it back, framed by a playful exchange between a shoe and a stocking about rubbing a hole. The dialogue hints at thrift and humor in a quirky local vignette.
In a humorous exchange the remark “Why is it that a red headed woman always marries a very meek man” is followed by the retort “She doesn't. He just gets that way.” The joke plays on stereotypes of temperament and influence within marriage. The banter reflects light social satire typical of the era’s humor columns.
After the ceremony the groom asks the minister for the cost of his service. The minister bluntly replies with a price, prompting the groom to react. The exchange highlights a humorous moment about wedding expenses.
The article notes that strong earthquakes often yield one to several shocks followed by numerous aftershocks lasting years. It cites Ming-Dwart events in Japan, where over 8,000 aftershocks were recorded by seismographs in the two years after the quake that struck October 28, 181.
The speaker, Uncle Eben, argues truth is all that matters in the run, contrasting claims about the world being flat versus round and suggesting such talking is just foolery. He emphasizes honesty over clever fabrication.
In a brisk exchange the speaker notes the simple purchase as a frugal choice. Miss Smithers is mentioned while the verse hints at a forthcoming reveal about timing and value. The tone is humorous and observational.
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