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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1927
Page
4
The Kansas City Times quotes a Nebraska senator urging vigilance and warning that a coup d etat would not be his fault if ignored. He states he did his best to forestall such a move and urges public attention to prevent catastrophe.
A verse exposes a man admitting love for four women and seeking permission for more. He claims sincere affection for Alice, Clara, Susan, and others, challenging old notions of exclusive affection with bold, revealing lines.
A Boston police view shows arrests for drunkenness fell from 59 159 in 1914 to 39 882 in 1926 despite population growth. The piece argues stronger enforcement of prohibitions will curb crime, vagrancy, and juvenile delinquency, asserting prohibition reduces drinking and related miseries.
The proposal to shorten the lower Mississippi by straightening its crooked course faces objections about potential rapid drainage and harm to inland waterway development. The issue demands thoughtful study of reforestation dams canals spillways dredging dykes and more before deciding.
Quick results from a humorous anecdote show Henry Herbert Knibbs discussing intellect with a Hebrew motion picture figure in Los Angeles. He receives six herring for six dollars, later discovers cheaper fish downtown, and the Hebrew proclaims the novelist is getting smart.
The piece notes Senator Norris of Nebraska warned that a Coolidge re-election could lead toward a monarchical form of government. It imagines a militant White House entourage, including Everett Sanders Rudolph Forster Ed Clark and Hoover, overruling Congress to crown the President in the Senate chamber.
Daily word study notes present a glossary style entry on the term rebellious meaning opposing lawful authority. The fragment cites a misquoted usage guide and includes a garbled example name Aebipliguasgat indicating a damaged proper noun in a historic English lesson page.
The piece notes William G. McAdoo's stance against a pure tariff issue and cites Oldfield and Senator Bruce arguing protectionism as a political tool. It explains Democrats now view tariff as a political battleground rather than a local or economic matter, with McAdoo favoring an economically grounded tariff.
A 1920s style verse urges youths to resist temptations on life’s journey. It warns against billiard rooms, wine, gambling, and improper companionship while urging courage, faith, and steadfast manhood. The passage also surveys disparate trivia and miscellany from period life.
A playful jumble mentions spring signs, a radio set trade for tires, and footprints in a garden patch. A husband worries about Easter and mailing Christmas cards while a woman contemplates show windows and self reflection in a lighthearted, dated voice.
At the convention Grocer Brown hints a woman seeks an introduction while Grocer James confesses she is his wife. A traveling salesman recalls a Wyoming incident from twenty years ago, saying he was ordered out by a notorious two gun man who disliked his clothes. He defends himself by buying drinks and selling the man’s suit.
A Manchester Guardian church notice lists services at 10 30 AM with a sermon titled The Three Great Failures and a pipe organ offertory. A misprint is noted in an exchange about Mrs Charline Wayne returning to San Diego after staying with Mr and Mrs Alford.
A reader recalls a Milwaukee elder who declined a circular about supporting a Working Girls' Home citing his inability to walk without crutches. The excerpt also features a peddler offering a valuable book and a brusque reply.
A humorous conversation covers dismissing faith cures via laying on hands, a testy peddler, and light entertainment ideas. Personal anecdotes include a girl who learns to sleep with song, a taxi driver cousin, and a PhD student who marries her professor. The piece ends with a quip about electricity, jazz, and farm life.
George Long son of Josiah and Margaret Long died May 4 1927 in Los Angeles California after a long illness. He lived in Havre Washington Crawfordsville Ia and Wenantchee Wash with his wife Elva Donahey surviving along with a sister and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at L A Jones funeral home with a mixed choir and local mourners.
Fred Thomson stars in Don Mike portraying a half Irish half Spanish caballero who rescues an American girl from Death Valley amid Bear Flag era upheavals. The film opens with a vivid Spanish regime scene and builds to a suspenseful climactic finale. Thomson delivers action with strong direction and a fine supporting cast.
Miss Doris Shidler is in Washington hospital after an appendicitis operation. The Wellston social club meets today with Mrs. Marion Smith. Forrest Brinning is driving a new car.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Jenson hosted a party Saturday evening. Dr Horner a Brighton vet was a business caller Tuesday. Frank McClelland's visited Fairfield Wednesday. Men unload gravel by truck to replace a bridge near Carl Corpman. Wellston school plans to host Valley White Oak and Indian Creek tomorrow for play day. Mrs Jensen has twenty two turkeys. Tom Porter Ralph Brinning and Ira Miksch visited Washington Wednesday. Many Washington residents attended a Bethel church meeting Tuesday morning.
West Chester community praises Ralph Edwards and Florice Schultz for high achievements at Parsons College. Schultz, valedictorian and scholarship recipient, followed Edwards’ notable records. Local graduates shine as several students advance at Parsons, with ongoing strong performance and pride in their alma mater.
Experts reckon that a large share of world mechanical energy is wasted. Engineers work to cut losses while eminent physicists debate the scale and causes of inefficiency.
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