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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1922
Page
4
Iowa reformers announce public labeling of about a score of candidates for state legislature and Congress as unfit due to alleged damp tendencies. They call Iowa law abiding and pro prohibition, arguing candidates must support ending the law and oppose wet attitudes. They praise the state’s sobriety, autos per capita, and schools while denouncing liquor.
In a satirical verse Walt Mason recalls Grimshaw Grimes once jailed for petty theft and now a perennial political figure. The poem laments the stain of a past imprisonment on public service pretensions and mocks voters who replay the jail story in campaigns.
A church and civic tone urges honesty and judgment in choosing representatives. The piece notes candidates face questionnaires on issues like prohibition, risking offense to various groups. It argues candidates must investigate for themselves and avoid swearing away their lives by sudden stances.
The text argues voters must trust representatives to study issues, but on moral questions law enforcement is supreme. A candidate is bound to state clearly whether he supports or opposes law enforcement, emphasizing moral responsibility over deference to others.
A notice states Jno. B. Wilson runs for nomination as county auditor in the Republican primary in June, asking for voter support and stating the candidate’s intent to seek the office.
The column recalls a fisherman joke and notes fishin season begins today. Readers are reminded of a thief who damaged the automobile tourist book at the camp grounds and torn-out 1922 registration leaves. Mrs. L Jugenheimer reports the Washington Improvement League owns the book. The home front quips about pianos per forty six families and modern kitchens spark humorous remarks.
A playful verse features a maiden and suitor trading quips about dogs and speed. The suitor wishes to be a dog and the maiden responds with a lighthearted remark about growth, finishing with a punchy canine themed exchange.
Attendees report an extra feature not on the program a seven round bout between a local man and a foe named Hootch. Hootch won in the seventh with a hard stomach shot. The evening closed with idle sea reverie and dreams of future glories tonight.
A vintage window display in Cleveland, Ohio touts selling goods below cost due to high volume. A whispered exchange references New York underworld experiences, with Ezra claiming trips to the subway and a rats’ cellar.
A friend notes that most men hide true intentions before proposing and only realize their mistake when the proposal is unexpectedly accepted. The excerpt then mentions a stenographer earning $35 a week claiming success for unspecified reasons.
The doctor named Clow, returning from a convention on the Rock Island from St. Joe Missouri, woke as a brakeman urged him to alight at Washington. He grabbed his belongings and jumped off before the train started moving. The column then details a lighthearted note about a new Prevaricator's Club, inviting members with imaginative stories and a small prize, plus a Dean's promotion for angel food cake and ice cream.
The doctor, propelled by momentum, rode a lively train eastward toward the Rock Island coal chute and then toward the city. He claims it was by far the most spectacular arrival he ever made in Washington.
A reflective piece portrays a woman enduring twenty seven operations with resilience. It contrasts vulnerability with endurance and hints at emotional trials amid medical ordeals.
An anxious reader questions how hometown talent selections are made for plays like Way Down East and a Fourth of July Pageant. The inquiry asks whether reputation guides casting decisions in the community theater.
Readers invited to share witty repartee, funny incidents, clever banter, and brief stories from local history for the column. Submissions can amuse, teach, or entertain, proving communal memory through shared humor and anecdotes.
Thousands of hospital patients in the United States now enjoy radiophones that transmit news lectures sermons songs and music from major stations to ward loudspeakers. Installed in several large government hospitals these sets let an entire ward listen together. All silk canton crepe fabric on sale at Crail's drops from four dollars to three sixty a yard.
Marie Heisler of Freeport Illinois says the cough medicine Foley's Honey and Tar takes hold and helps better than others she tried. The syrup relieves coughs colds croup and whooping cough without opiates and is popular with children.
Train times list local passes freight and passenger runs with daily except Sunday service. Local freight Nos 835 836 and local passengers 429 4230 45 run daily except Sunday while freight No 88 runs east Monday Wednesday Friday and freight No 87 runs west Tuesday Thursday Saturday. Agent H W Russell signs off.
Co B and Q arrive No 23 at 9 27 am No 25 at 6 10 pm Depart No 24 at 9 37 am No 26 at 6 24 pm All trains daily except Sunday J C McKAY Agent Round
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