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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1924
Page
4
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A brief devotional note cites Jeremiah inviting prayer and promising health, cure, peace, and truth. The piece presents a religious reflection attributed to Zelmer and offers a meditation on divine guidance and reassurance.
A poem titled The Cheated Child expresses enduring neglect of disabled children. It describes a vulnerable individual harmed by ignorance, lacking basic needs, and facing a bleak future. The speaker laments being sixty five percent of the nation’s children and pleads for recognition by God.
Speaker praises administration for lowering national debt by four billion dollars since 1920 and continuing tax cuts. The speaker notes total debt around twenty two billion and argues rapid reduction eases fear of burden on country and citizens.
The speaker invites probes to inspect every corner of the home from roof to sill seeking signs of crime while claiming to reveal no illicit goods. He laments intrusive scrutiny and recalls old days when private spaces were sacred and skeletons could rest.
The speaker highlights a four billion dollar debt reduction and annual interest savings of about 160 million dollars. The administration argues retrenchment and debt reduction benefit every citizen and calls for continued curtailments to ease national emergency conditions.
The piece argues there are unprecedented opportunities for the ambitious youth as life offers many outlets beyond the single path of forty years ago. It notes expanding professional fields, growing service options, rising labor rewards, and a broad social trend toward improved equality and longer, happier lives.
The article notes about 145000 radio sets on farms nationwide and suggests towns likely match or exceed that number. It highlights radio's rapid emergence as a new, complex element of modern life and hints at broader societal effects.
The film adapts Arthur Stringer stories and stars Lionel Barrymore and Leena Owen under director F. H. Griffith. Cosmopolitan company spent over twelve weeks filming in Banff Lake Louise and other Canadian regions with Montreal work on a mid winter Carnival and claims aviation aided several key scenes.
A jumble of short phrases mentions personal traits, midsummer concerns, a train incident near Grand Rapids, political puns, and international references. Readers see light humor, advice, and a stray news-like line about a woman near a train window, plus remarks on flowers, health tonics, and the Japanese question.
The Cosmopolitan Corporation shot spectacular aerial footage over snow clad terrain using three Curtiss planes. Casey Jones supervised as chief test pilot with Captain William G. Sharpe as the licensed Canadian pilot. Ernie Rappee composed an original score for the production.
Keota and Washington guests visit the Powell home and local families share Sunday gatherings. Arthur Romine Er vere tte Green and Hendersons multiple times attend events while Elma Blumenstien visits sister Bury Henderson. A Keota show and a Wellman band concert are noted plus family socials at Romines and Hendersons.
The letter excerpt outlines playful vignettes about high school days and graduation era memories, with satirical lines on politics and social clubs. It recalls 1905 diploma moments, jokes about romance, and humorous Iowa notes on local signage and manners.
Nine year old Little Elinora writes to her friend Mary who hints at a birthday gift. A humorous aside notes the natural behavior of a lady entering a car first. A bashful exchange reveals Dor othy and a father’s changing plans about marriage.
The passage notes a shop interaction where the clerk asks a customer to consider buying a new hat. The customer consistently declines with a polite, noncommittal response. Joe Falk comments that the customer always says no.
A brief dialogue records a night time exchange as a woman jokes about being detained at the office. A little girl had been excited for a nickel to buy a chocolate bar, but her plans change when she encounters a legless man on the north side of the square who ends up taking the nickel.
A teacher asks Johnny if he is whistling and the boy replies with a humorous mispronunciation claiming he is 'poith oned' while eating in school. The exchange captures a playful classroom moment and a child’s light hearted humor.
A Riverside restaurant faced a comic affair when a local wag offered a nickel for a bite of pie and then bit into the center, spoiling the pie and pleasing onlookers while the prankster paid for his mischief. The exchange drew laughs and the proprietor’s frown, highlighting small town humor.
Mrs. T. J. Nicholson, visiting daughter Mrs. A. W. Yard in Washington, fell and broke her hip and is in critical condition. Virgil Fletcher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fletcher, cracked a bone in his arm while cranking a Ford. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Martin and children of North English, have been
Spent several days at the J. R. Lease home with Mr and Mrs J R Lease, Mr and Mrs George Finch of Washington, and Reverend Mr Ferguson of Des Moines preaching at the Presbyterian church. Lyle Anwyl performed at T C Daviss musicale in Washington on Saturday afternoon.
An American botanist reports the discovery of rhododendrons with true black flowers in Tibet. The find highlights a rare pigment variation and could impact horticulture and plant taxonomy.
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