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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1928
Page
4
A Washington critique questions Parson's College publicity for Journalism Day May 11. The letter cites a misworded claim about the department's growth and urges careful proofreading while praising the quality of student editorials.
Ben J. Taylor in Parsons College Editorial Class critiques a proposed matrimony mock test where a suitor is paid to pick music. The piece humorously suggests rewarding a woman with ten dollars to buy music and warning against choosing costly operas, framing it as a reflection on practical judgment in courtship.
Max E. Mortimore asserts horseshoes thrill players from boys to men, rivaling basketball and football. He notes kids and adults wait by parks and stores for a turn at the stake, with farmers re-shoing horses to keep a tight game, as state and national champions are chosen annually.
Quote from Henry N Brailsford notes that Bolshevism brought content to Russia yet Trotzky among leaders is not contented. The column mentions the notion of an English lecturer and a minor aside about girls undergoing bow leg corrections once seen as less serious before short skirts.
Cosmopolitan's Becky stars Sally O Neil as Becky and Owen Moore as Dan Scarlett. Directed by John F McCarthy and filmed at MGM, the drama follows an Irish Jewish shop girl aiming for opera fame in New York. Cast includes Harry Crocker and Gertrude Olmsted. burial for P M Powelson noted with Elm Grove cemetery service.
The O'Brien and Chadwick families express gratitude for the many acts of kindness shown during Mrs. John O'Brien illness and death.
A collection of humorous snippets and riffs from a newspaper column titled By The Way. It includes a tale about a would‑be rose bush that turns out to be a raspberry plant, quips about bootleggers and the anti-saloon league, remarks on lettuce use by Persian royalty, birthday puns, and stray notes about readers and staff antics.
Mrs F Lang reports steady 3 pound weekly gains after using Vinol a cod liver peptone iron tonic. The ad claims nervousness lessens and appetite increases with Vinol described as delicious and helpful for tired or anemic people and even thin children or adults. Lemmon's Pharmacy markets the product.
Classic stage duo Croft and another partner star in a light hearted romp about a pompous old engineer and a modern rail clash. The film uses seasoned comic timing from peers in the business to drive a brisk sequence of farcical situations centered on a runaway train and a scheming engineer.
A Riverside Iowa resident states they will seek the Republican nomination for State Representative at the June primary. The note also mentions a run for county attorney on the Republican ticket.
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