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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1921
Page
4
A poetic exchange where Life offers two wishes to Youth who asks to see. Upon witnessing Life’s face he cries to be made blind again, revealing a paradox about sight and meaning. The verse presents a meditation on vision and mortality through Edwin Markham’s lines.
William Allen White, famed writer and critic, mourns the death of his sixteen year old daughter in an accident. The piece reflects on White’s public role and the personal sorrow that follows this tragedy.
A columnist notes ABE MARTIN remarks on politics and social change. The piece reflects nostalgic humor about a bygone consumer era and the ease of just watching events unfold.
Poet Walt Mason laments rising mail thefts across the country. He recalls earlier trust in Uncle Sam as mail guardian and notes robbers now steal postal cards and fortunes, leaving sleuths with little success and readers fearful to mail.
The passage reflects on the suicide of William Allen White’s teenage daughter and its impact on her father. It notes how the loss deepens his personal experience and could alter the tone of his future work, marking a profound change in his life.
Two women identified as Hess Adams and Mrs Warsaw from a gypsy camp near Currier's mill were arraigned before Justice C. C. Phillips in Oskaloosa on charges of robbing the cash register at the Rock Island lunch counter in the passenger station Saturday evening. The pair returned the money to the owners and paid the costs of the case.
Douglas Fairbanks showcases fencing in The Mark of Zorro at Fox Theater. Director Fred Niblo trains Noah Beery and Roc Kim in dueling scenes with real rapiers. World fencing champion M. Harry Uttenhower refines the actors’ sword work for authentic action.
The article praises The Mark of Zorro noting the fencing sequences after Ut tenhower trains the duelists and Fairbanks faces them in duels. It commends Noah Kerry Marguerite DeLaMotte Robert McKim Charles Hill Mailes and Claire McDowell for fine performances and credits Fred Niblo with directing his first Fairbanks film.
May 19 Burlington reports a wholesale drop to one dollar a gallon for ice cream suggesting retail prices may fall to forty cents a quart. Milk retail currently about 12 1 2 cents a quart while distributors note Burlington pays farmers more than Chicago, delaying further price cuts.
A fragmentary report describes an ascent near the top of Mount Stninier in the United States. A visitor aimed to reach three miles above the crater and photographed one of the newly extinct volcanoes.
Syracuse woman Nancy West Ott declares Tantacia the greatest medicine on earth and says it built her up to full vitality and energy.
A reader lauds Tanlac for curing years of poor appetite indigestion and distress. They describe exhaustion and weakness before using Tanlac and note a friend also benefited from the treatment.
Mrs. Nancy Westcott of 121 Market Street Syracuse credits Tantac for restored appetite strength nerves and sleep. She says digestion is normal and energy returned expressing immense gratitude for the product.
The Graham Theatre screens Mack Sennett's Down on the Farm a five reel United Artists comedy featuring Louise Fanzenda Marie Prevost and Ben Turpin with James Finlayson Harry Gribbon Bert Roach Billy Armstrong and John Henry Jr in key roles Teddy the Great Dane Pepper the cat and Sennett's troupe appear in varied episodes mixing humor satire and light drama for two days with a bold claim of unique film entertainment.
A producer known for ample comedy delivers a melodramatic tale of a pretty rustic maiden, a looming mortgage, a villainous landlord, and a harassed wife. The treatment is described as new and refreshing, a masterwork from the hand that has created vast footage of merriment in film.
Kellerton Iowa pitcher Frank Jackson, famed wheel chair? No. Wait Kellerton shoe pitcher agrees to meet Charles C. Davis of Columbus in Des Moines by June 10 for a side bet of 206 dollars plus extra as well as gate receipts, challenging for the United States championship and staking the future match winnings.
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