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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1926
Page
5
Train schedule bulletin lists westbound and eastbound arrivals and departures including Golden State Limited and local Knoxville branch services. Includes Nos. 3 29 49 11 87 60 450 429 835 836 with times, freight and passenger services, and agent notes W. C. Bell H. W. Russel.
Lodges listed include Lodges Washington Lodge No 26 A P B and M regular meetings first Friday. Cyrus Chapter No 13 A A M second Friday. Zeredatha Council No 21 R B and 8 M fourth Friday. Bethlehem Commandery No 45 K T third Friday. Washington Chapter No 98 C E F S second Thursday. Damascus Shrine No 10 W S of J third Tuesday. Amos Chapter De Molay first and third Mondays. I O O F Covenant Lodge No 101 meets every Tuesday with degree work by meeting. visiting members invited.
The Rev. P. B. Gray of the Methodist Episcopal church delivered the baccalaureate sermon to West Chester high school’s 1926 graduating class. He urged graduates to "fight the good fight of faith" and to base life on faith in God rather than worldly power, warning that without faith their lives would fail and their civilization risk collapse.
The narrator notes a widow's son tends to be overcoddled by a single mother who bears the burden of raising him. This overprotection saps initiative and fosters selfishness, as the boy grows accustomed to getting his way and avoiding responsibility. Fred and JL discuss a boy's conduct and scholastic record, revealing why such youths may drift from rigorous study.
A widow with a modest income raised a son who prospered yet never cared for her needs. He left a fortune and no provision for her after his death. She accepts his memory as a good son, while reflecting on the unspoken debt of gratitude. The story, dated 1926, comes from the Western Newspaper Union.
Vancouver Daily Province reports plans to form a company focused on extracting gold from the seabed. Investors show caution over feasibility and watered stock concerns.
When Paris was found inclined to be a buyer analysts note the market mood. The metaphorical bears drew in their horns as negotiations began.
Des Moines May 12 A meeting of Cummins campaign organizers closed the state wide structure and launched a big speaking push across districts. A whirlwind windup was predicted with a handsome Cummins majority as A C Gustafson coordinated dates and district coverage for pre primary weeks.
The writer speaks of Christianity guiding a lifelong task and belief in a soon fulfilled conflict. The passage emphasizes personal conviction to invest faith toward realizing a dream linked to the Sea of Mat, invoking a resolute mission and spiritual purpose.
Des Moines reports say most Iowa counties will adopt compulsory bovine tuberculosis testing. Secretary Mark G. Thornburg notes rapid testing shows public effort to eradicate disease, with 18 counties already reduced to under statutory levels and 52 counties engaged in area testing.
A devotional line urging believers to rely on Jesus rather than material or worldly concerns. It emphasizes that earthly sorrow should not separate one from Christ and that spiritual presence outweighs loss.
A fragmented account notes the role of jesters serving bored monarchs in late medieval Europe. The text suggests the practice waned around 125 in Boglund, highlighting the jester’s tough office and evolving court entertainment.
In ancient lore a superstition warned that a squinting person entering a room with a Yule log burning would bring bad luck to the household.
The first ether anesthesia procedure was performed on October 16, 1846 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Surgeon Dr John C. Warren led the operation as Dr Morton administered the ether.
The text argues Greenland is often treated as part of Europe rather than North America, noting its geographic proximity to North America yet physical and political association with Europe. It contrasts common understanding with geographic realities.
Receipts show a 35045.52 profit for the month. Allison Floyd Johnson, field secretary of the Iowa State Dairy association, will give demonstrations on dairy type in Butler county on May 8. He will illustrate proper dairy cow types by comparing good and bad examples. Young farmers will compete in a judging contest after the demonstrations to form a county livestock judging team for the Iowa State fair and the Dairy Cattle congress at Waterloo.
Cherokee residents report occasional gold traces in glacial drift. A coal prospector sent gravel to the Black Hills for assay with three runs suggesting ninety cents per ton. Gold colored material and traces of silver and copper appear in drift at a Little Sioux tributary south of Cherokee. Salt noted in a well sink, likely carried by the Kansas drift.
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