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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1923
Page
4
The Associated Press reiterates exclusive rights to publish all news dispatches credited in the paper and to republish local news. The notice emphasizes AP retains rights to special dispatches and local material published herein.
A brief devotional note on grateful praise to God from Revelation 7 12. The entry reflects a timeless call to bless and honor God with blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and power. It presents a period voice, urging reverent gratitude.
A quiet bedroom scene recounted by Margaret W. Jackson in Farm Life. A mother checks on sleeping babies and her husband, kneeling by her bed to pray as moonlight falls on a sleeping, hard-working husband and the calm home.
Under Gent Charles G Dawes leadership a movement for good government is launched with General Wes naming members the Minute Men of the Constitution The effort faces criticism over lurid language but aims to unite supporters of the Constitution and its amendments against Prohibition foes and labor union officials whose anti amendment campaign has eroded respect for the constitution
Mrs Em Pash tdey speaks of avoiding phone duties while undergoing spine treatment. Agriculturalist Jake Bent reacts to President din’ purchasing a farm, urging caution and a wait‑and‑see stance.
In a humorous meditation on road troubles a speaker details frequent tire punctures on the turnpike and how a willing helper arrives to assist with repairs. The poem celebrates generosity and mutual aid while debunking pessimistic views of human selfishness.
A collage of whimsical lines and ads from a Birmingham Age Herald page includes quips about May cold snaps, gum chewing energy, an umbrella that yells for help, a restless office youth, and a revival of willful loafing. It also features a nurse’s remark at a birth, a Paris dispatch about sheer stockings, a five foot marble angel statue for sale, and a classified ad about cheap goods. The page blends humor, civic notes, and storefront pitches in a snapshot of daily life and culture.
The passage argues that amendments are sometimes necessary to reflect modern developments while preserving core constitutional principles. It endorses respecting the will of the people in amendments and aligns with General Dawes and his Minute Men of the Constitution concept as a prudent approach to constitutional reform.
A closing appeal calls for seizing every opportunity for progress to bring a new message of hope to nations facing dire need. The statement emphasizes unity and action to foster global advancement amid hardship.
Samuel Gompers, head of the American Federation of Labor, endorses the World Court proposal backed by President Harding. He says entry into the inter national court will set standards of international morality and foster broader political and economic world organization beyond party politics. He argues the United States must meet its international responsibility through a league of nations framework.
The article notes William Jennings Bryan’s Commoner newspaper has ceased as a monthly personal political organ after years of influence. It cites lost momentum, limited profit, and Bryan’s shift to religious controversy, with brother Charles busy in Nebraska politics. It compares to Henry Ford and LaFollette publications and reflects on the era of personal political organs fading.
A movement in Sydney to supply medical aid to remote sections of New South Wales using radio to summon help and airplanes to fly doctors to patients from ten strategic medical bases.
A weak dietitian urged a mother to feed porridge milk fruit and vegetables to her children. The mother retorted that the visitor had grown up on such foods and quipped you ain't no ad for them eats.
A brief satirical exchange recalls the Declaration of Independence with a father's complaint about medical bills. The dialogue hints at people exploiting others and a general critique of status and freedom.
Local train notices list Nos 429 449 local pass Nos 835 local freight and 885 local passengers with daily service except Sundays. H. W. Russel.
A reflective exchange argues that admitting fault earns agreement. It notes late nights from new inventions, warns a town with no public activity heads toward graves, and that citizens who do nothing help dig the grave. A man who curses the town supplies the coffin.
If stomach is sour nothing digests. Poison and gas form from sour matter. Adlerika, with simple buckdown bark and glycerine, is said to expel sour poisons and gas from both bowels, removing decaying matter and guarding against appendicitis in an Sherman Bros advertisement.
Regular meetings held on the first and third Mondays of each month. Delbert Jennings M C Ira Jones Scribe.
Dowds Kansas news laments a headline proverb about petty businessmen who avoid advertising, miss the funeral, and fail to support public ventures, claiming such stinginess leaves a town buried in sorrow and neglect.
A speaker recalls saving habits and the cycle of life on a farm. The narrator reflects on bringing in a friend, teaching two nickels to play, and worrying about hired workers leaving. The speaker asserts lifelong thrift, starting with nothing and still having nothing.
A compact narrator muses that a saved nickel is earned, but the best nickel would be trained to be released. The line blends folksy humor with a practical twist on thrift and preparedness.
A historical voice asserts a woman’s firm resolve to tidy her home and compares it to a hen preparing to sit. A satirical leap notes that there will be no war between the United States and Canada, and that bootleggers would prevent it.
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