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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1923
Page
4
The document states that Associated Press dispatches credited in the paper are exclusive for publication and local news published here is covered, with all republication rights of special dispatches reserved.
Bible quotation from Hebrews 4.16 invites readers to come boldly unto the throne of grace to obtain mercy and grace in time of need. The note presents a daily devotional line for Tuesday May 8 1923, highlighting faith and prayer.
A reflective selection questions privacy in social courting. It asks whether a gentleman or lady should mind if a gentleman waits on a lady, if a lady has a beau, or if a beau escorts others. It ponders whose business such arrangements are and when discretion should apply.
A Kansas writer reports on liquor law enforcement and Prohibition attitudes in Kansas. He notes the severity of second offenses, mentions Iowa’s stricter stance, and comments on a constitutional law density. The piece adds details about the Industrial Court and Kansas politics, highlighting a Democratic governor elected in a Republican state and describing him as a dirt farmer with strong backing.
Miss Fawn Lippincut comments that a wife may seem to know little, while noting Harold Van Arsdale is under surveillance. The rowdy tone reflects small town humor as Abe Martin voices skeptical takes on marriage, reputation, and thin distinctions of status in everyday life.
A reflective piece on daily courtesy in a town where merchants bakers cops undertakers and children share smiles. The narrator contrasts warm everyday exchanges with a few self important residents who snub peers and coldly steer conversations away from voters and common interests.
Ex Governor Henry Allen pushed a law that channels employer worker disputes into a Supreme Court like body. Voters broadly support the Industrial Court as strikes lessen. legislators remain opposed to repeal. The measure, sparked by a coal strike, opened mines and steadied the economy, with public opinion favoring protection of the majority.
The Wellman Advance reports a team ran away dragging a harrow over Peter Schauf as he tried to regulate the team. He was knocked down and the harrow passed over him, with the incident describing surprise at there being no fatality.
A fragmentary, humorous adish piece mocks potato bugs and a local claim of murder by John Timmernan. It blends ad style with social quips, Sunday School hints, and a boastful line about a beloved girl, ending with reflections on money and summer.
A Des Moines paper notes filling stations have removed weeds from corner lots. A movie shows a Peanut There animal in the gallery, eating peanuts and dropping shells on an audience member. A dangerous cut injures a negro handyman cutting grass with a sickle, prompting the doctor to comment on the accident.
A reflective remark contrasts work value with pay, stating people only receive as much as they earn and that while relatives come by birth, individuals compensate by choosing their own friends. The quote emphasizes personal autonomy in friendship over family ties.
A light historical note describes a normal child reaching its sixth birthday around the time it acquires the nickel habit. The remark ties early childhood milestones to a simple penny-pinching habit observed in youngsters.
The writer notes a Virginia advertisement and recalls a past Journal reference. In a Saturday night count on the northeast square corner, 181 people crossed through in fifteen minutes, including five women with baby carriages, illustrating strict corner rules.
A fragmented line of verse and prose hints at social and moral themes. A girl draws a lucky Real Estate contest ticket as a social satire tone emerges. Other lines reference young doctors difficulties and a candy fed middle aged patient claiming nerves.
Mr Shields introduces C M Dodder a pioneer painter decorator who has spent 57 years in the trade. He has left his mark on nearly every house in the community and boasts a lifetime of handiwork. A playful aside references a girl with a inflamed face and a quip on book jackets.
A lively note invites girls to attend prom tasdes and dine, with plans for a festive evening of socializing and gifts, highlighting the excitement of a young community event and its social opportunities.
An old Negro preacher at a funeral bluntly declares Brabber Jones is dead, noting that even a once wicked man can receive a respectful send-off. The tale contrasts generic praise with a frank acknowledgment of the departed’s faults, illustrating varied funeral tributes.
Cyrus Chapter No. 18 meets on the second Friday each month with D L Carbaugh as H P and Arthur Goodin as Secretary. Zeredatha Council No. 21 meets on the first Tuesday monthly with W C Bell as J M and Arthur Goodin as Recorder. Bethlehem Commandery No. 45 K T meets on the third Friday with H T Carris as HT and Arthur Goodin as Recorder.
A fragment expresses anxiety about someone’s departure, using archaic spelling and dialect. No clear names or events are identifiable. the text reads as a cryptic, incomplete line reflecting fear and departure.
A bizarre health bulletin offers an impractical concoction describing mixing children and dogs in a grassy field, pouring a brook over pebbles, sprinkling flowers, and baking under a blue sky in the sun, then cooling in a tub. The absurd directions read like satire from a historical page.
An Oklahoma editor recalls an old Indian who paid for a paper and insisted on a receipt. The Indian explains that without the receipt he must roam hell to find the editor at the gate of St Peter. The anecdote centers on paying for news and the humor of formal proof.
We enjoyed your short stay but it was not to be. We shall buy our canned fruit next season and manage somehow. Farewell and see you next year.
The Michigan original tax on iron ore values mined or produced in the state was declared constitutional and valid by the Supreme Court. The decision affirms the tax framework aiding state revenue.
Madrid April 18 The Spanish nation faces a shortage of elementary school teachers with a need for 28 000 more to educate millions of illiterate children. Low salaries deter recruits as starting pay is 2 000 pesetas yearly, rising to about 2 500 after 25 years. Few posts offer higher pay, with only 142 better paying positions and the top salary around 3 000 pesetas yearly.
Mrs Ida B Wise Smith president of the Iowa WCTU has received an invitation from the National Women's Trade Union League to attend a May 14 Washington conference on women's industrial position. The meeting will discuss offsetting effects of the recent Supreme Court ruling on minimum wage and note wage cuts for District of Columbia women.
Governor Kendal announced the appointment of Dr H J Altsillisch of Dubuque to the state dental board of examiners. The appointment takes effect August 1, succeeding Dr F W Conover of Decorah.
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