Bible Though For Today May 21 1238 Be Patient
A devotional note for Monday May 21 1238 urges patience with a quote from James 1 4 about patience completing a perfect work.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1923
Page
4
Government finances praised as businesslike under Mellon
The article extols government finances as run like a business with Secretary Mellon guiding policy. It claims June 30 closing figures show a public debt reduction of at least 1.6 billion dollars since the Harding administration and an estimated year end surplus of 125 thousand dollars.
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Mellon
Treasury
Harding
Auto crash near quarry shadows man and Borah stance
Fragmentary note reports ABE MARTIN and Mr. Artie Small in a crash at a quarry road with a girl nearby. It also mentions Senator Borah's position as a political point. The text blends local incident with national politics.
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Artie Small
Senator Borah
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason at the Crossing
The poem warns readers about railway dangers with grisly humor. A traveler ignores the train, is killed, and undertakers and coroners bustle as trains pass. The speaker praises prudent restraint and the engineer’s safe pass, while passengers cheer the cautious man.
By-the-way snippets and humorous vignettes in a rural column
A collage of light notes and skits from a small town page. It includes quips about worms, fishing, paint specks, a call for By-the-way contributions, dialect humor, grocery store chatter, stairs as ascent, a maxims line on debt, a 1835 Cook voyage book mention, an old Bible, and a Job Sunday school anecdote with a boy asking if Doctor Smith has been tried.
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Job
Willie
Doctor Smith
Budget Surplus Reportedly Replaces Deficit Fears
The 1922 fiscal year began with a projected large deficit under the Harding administration but strict economy and budget reforms led to a surplus at year end. The administration, Mellon and executives cut public expenditures to the bone and tightened services to avoid any deficit thus far, and now announce a cash surplus after accounting for all legitimate expenditures.
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Harding
United States
Treasury
Congress
Mellon
Surplus Cash Now Real and Not Wiped Out Later
The text argues that the 405 million dollar public debt plan and the end of unreported deficits prevent hidden deficits in the next Congress. It claims Secretary Mellon guarantees a June cash surplus and asserts this surplus will no longer be erased by late appropriation bills.
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Kon
Congress
United St Tes
Mellon
Educational methods tie teaching to nature as a whole
Nature magazine states education should connect teaching with the concept of nature as a unified system. Children should see that the bird, the flower, the striped stone and the self are all products of the same universal course, each with its own place and function.
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Nature Magazine
Price of a Picture Reveals Its Merit
A Boston Transcript remark notes merit can be judged quickly once the artist is known, reflecting on how price and name influence value in art.
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Boston Transcript
Small Boy Interprets Cornerstone Inscription
A juvenile companion observes the public building cornerstone marked A. D. 1912 and jokingly claims it means All done 1912. The remark reflects playful innocence around the historic inscription.
Conductor of Department Leaves for Week
The department head departs for a week and a temporary successor will assume duties. Readers are urged to contribute helpful By-the-way items to assist the transition and support the interim administrator.
Prom Hitchy Koo 1925 Ike Hickey Punchlines
In a light vaudeville style exchange Ike Hickey promises to sing his favorite song and Tom Hickey asks for its name. The punch line Umepha mispronounced as a playful onstage gag reflects the era's humor.
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Ike Hickey
Pim
Tom Hickey
Tom
Ike
Egyptology and fashion mix in a quirky ad world
The piece notes tampered tombs and dry goods ads tout Egypt in glitzy terms. It laments flapper fashion efforts to resemble ancient hieroglyphs and comments on a vast daily global production of goods, while lamenting shortages in times of need.
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Tut
Observations on Women Anecdotes by J Diy F
A satirical, dated note sharing personal sketches about women with two quips. The writer likens women to a circus for comic effect and warns against women who reveal their age, suggesting such openness implies broader truthfulness.
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J. Diy F
New Tariff Bill Debate Shifts as Tribunes Acknowledge Flaws
The New York Tribune concedes the Tariff fails to curb imports or boost revenue as critics warned. In nine months Tariff ity receipts reach 405 million dollars, likely over 500 million for the year, ahead of treasury estimates. Trade figures show exports rise and Britain purchases 337 million in last quarter of 1922 versus 279 million in 1921, with similar trends in other nations.
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New York Tribune
Tribune
The
Treasury
Lyons
N. Y
Great Britain
Story City
Herald
Impossible Mrs. Bellew in Deauville Color Sequences
Gloria Swanson stars in The Impossible Mrs. Bellew filmed in Deauville France with beach scenes featuring one hundred bathing beauties. The plot follows a divorced actress seeking happiness amid romantic rivals Count Radisleff and John Helstan as she escapes gossip and court actions in America.
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Deauville
France
Mrs. Hebien
Gloria Swanson
Paramount Star
Fox
Mrs. Bellew
America
Deauille
Gayety
New York
Count Radisleff
Don Juan
John Helstan
New York Color Scopes Showbiz Dreams and Oddities
In a lively New York City column Sir Arthur Conan Doyle recounts a Sussex home visit and talks of life after death assisted by a traffic cop and a wealthy crowd. The piece wanders through oddities from Hurdy Gurdies to lonely Wall Street riders and balloon artist Janet Singh who saw faces emerge from the floor.
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New York City
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
New York
Sussex
England
Atiords
Sir Arthur
Lady Doyle
Heaven
Denis
Doyle
Brooklyn Bridge
Nancy Clancy
Peggy Dear
Mama
Janet Singh
Mrs. Singh
Young salesman in court over alibi debate
A young salesman insists on independence and resists taking orders. Mose Sampson is arrested for allegedly stealing a white neighbor's Wyandottes. The judge asks for an alibi and the prisoner responds with an offbeat prompt, claiming no guilt and seeking clarification.
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Mose Sampson
Suht
Young Lovers on Porch End With Small Coin
A man and a woman sit on a front porch under moonlight. He laments lack of money to travel, she slips his hand then leaves in shock. He discovers a single dime in his palm and the scene ends with a muted churchyard prayer and a moral about large tasks being bundles of small jobs.
Railway Time Tables Corrected Up to Date
Eastbound trains include No. 4 Golden State Limited at 6:15 a.m. No. 12 Express at 7:15 a.m. No. 60 Local Passenger at 9:10 a.m. No. 30 Local Passenger at 6:55 p.m. Westbound No. 3 Golden State Limited at 6:00 a.m. No. 29 Local Passenger at 6:05 a.m. No. 49 Local Passenger at 9:16 a.m. No. 11 Express at 9:56 p.m. Local services No. 450, 429, 430, 835, 836 freight and passenger movements listed with daily except Sunday notes. Agent H. W. Russell signs off. Bound west timetable fragment shows 1:03 a.m. and 9:20 a.m. with Tuesday Thursday Saturday notes.
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Golden State Limited
Cine Esue Ee
H. W. Russel
Sunday-School Exchange Sparks Tower Babel Question
A jest in a Sunday-school setting prompts Tommie to mix the Tower of Babel with Solomon’s rumored wives. The teacher’s response remains unseen in the fragment.
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Tower of Babel
Tommie
Solomon
Jurisdictional Sea Rights Extend Three Miles From Shore
The text states that oceans are common property yet international law grants each country jurisdiction over waters up to three miles from its shore, outlining coastal sovereignty limits.
Masonic Lodges Announce Regular Meetings in Month
Washington Lodge No. 20 A F and A M meets first Friday night Arthur Goodin secretary W T Carson WM Cyrus Chapter No 18 meets second Friday night D IL Carbaugh HP Arthur Goodin secretary Veredatha Council No 21 meets first Tuesday night W C Bell JM Arthur Goodin recorder Bethihen Commandery No 45 KT meets third Friday night HT Carris KC Arthur Goodin recorder Washington Chapter No 8 OLE S meets second Thursday night Mrs Belus Carris WM Mrs Ralph Thompson secretary Damascus Shrine No 10 W S 68 d meets last Thursday at Commercial Club rooms Katheryne Hl Beatty WW H P Susie B Edgington Worth Scribe Amos Chapter DeMolay meets first and third Mondays Delbert Jennings MC Ira Jones scribe
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Washington Lodge
A. FP
A. M
W. T. Carson
W. M
Arthur Goodin
Washington
Oles
Belus Carris
Ralph Thompson
Ars Welcome
Damascus Shring
Commercial Club Rooms
Katheryne
Beatty
H. P. Susie B
Edgington Worth
Amos Chapter de Molay
Delbert Jennings
M C
Ira Jones
Cast List for Paramount Picture Adapted by Percy Heath
Adaptation by Percy Heath from a David Lisle novel features Conrad Nagel as the male lead with a Paramount Stock Company cast including Robert Cain Richard Wayne Frank Elliott June Elvidge Herbert Standing Mickey Moore Pat Moore Helen Dunbar Arthur Hull and Clarence Burton. Alfred Gilks is credited for outstanding photography.
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Percy Heath
David Lisle
Conrad Nagel
Paramount Stock Company
Robert Cain
Richard Wayne
Frank Elliott
June Elvidge
Herbert Standing
Mickey Moore
Pat Moore
Helen Dunbar
Arthur Hull
Clarence Burton
Alfred Gilks
Good Name Beyond Price in Refined Prose
A reflective note on reputation, comparing a tainted name to worn garments and cracked glass, warning that once damaged by reproach the good name suffers lasting harm through time and judgment.
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Bishop Tall
Village storekeeper as pastor exits after purchase
Ambiguous old-phrase report from the Boston Evening Transcript notes a village storekeeper who also serves as a pastor leaves after a purchase. The item hints at a periodical critique of hypocrisy during a recent quarter ending last Sunday morning.
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Villag
Boston Evening Transcript
Breeches Seen As Slavery Mark In Ancient Greece
The article notes that breeches were considered a symbol of slavery among Greeks, while northern peoples wore them. It mentions that during the reign of Honorius, breeches makers were expelled from Rome.
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Honorius
Bol A. D
Rome
Seattle’s Big Pliers
Seattle’s port highlights two of the world’s largest piers in its harbor, showcasing scale and engineering prominence for maritime trade and tourism.
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Seattle
Port of
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