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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1922
Page
4
A public discourse urges stronger respect for laws and stricter enforcement to reduce lawlessness. It questions passing broad or unpopular laws and calls for fewer, better ones with general compliance as the goal. The piece notes the need for civic judgment and accountability.
The speaker vows to love his neighbors yet finds it hard to endure Jinx the tuneful wartime neighbor whose loud songs wake him early. He tolerates James Towhead Baker with his stale jokes and bluster, laments Thomas Title’s quarrelsome politics, and recalls being pinned for speeding by Hiram Jones, all testing his charitable resolve.
The article argues for tattling on lawbreakers as a civic duty and a means to protect life and property. It endorses a schoolboy code that prizes truth and law obedience, even if it requires informing on peers to uphold justice. It frames tattling as essential to public health and safety.
A sleuths discovery revealed five quarts of finished moonshine in the rear of the house where Mrs Long and her mother were present. She said Avery was involved, noting Mr Long had been in hospital and unable to work.
A collage of quips and caricatures from the Fairfield Tribune mocks social habits and public figures. The text riffs on drink, hats, kissing, Henry Ford, and a playful skit about Private Stock, with stage directions and mismatched lines.
The immigrant answers the form with born as ma lak and the judge jokes about a bull-pup chewing the court Bible. The attorney urges the witness to kiss the pup, and the judge refuses to adjourn for a new Bible. The scene plays as a light legal farce.
A boys band of six pieces under a band master from Muscatine prepares its first public concert in early June. Readers recall Davenport concertgoers who enjoyed Galli Curci despite a rain soaked ride home.
A collection of humorous quips from the Philadelphia Enquirer New York Tribune Cincinnati Enquirer and Charleston Gazette. The items include remarks on shopping women elephant birthday celebrations and reflections on life and aging.
In Marion, Mrs. Ed Lone resisted a raid by Deputy Sheriff Max Avery and federal agent R C Adams. She allegedly struck Avery with a hammer, offered $5 to drop charges, and now faces charges of maintaining a liquor nuisance bribery resisting an officer and violation of the national prohibition act.
May 23 report says Chas Hook aged 35 disappeared from his home taking his 2 year old daughter Marjorie. The mother fears for the child’s safety as Hook’s alleged jealousy and hallucinations prompted the disappearance and possible hostage situation. Fisherman details describe Hook’s attire and the child’s clothing at the time. Police asked to search for both.
In a nocturnal raid the rhubarb patch at the county home was broken into and about nine bushels of stalks stolen. Frank Beatty estimates the loss could yield roughly four thousand pies or eight barrels of sauce, and he plans to pursue the matter further with information he has.
Fragments imply a private agreement or illicit arrangement where parties contemplate leaving a bottle of something on a front porch next fall after a result. The speaker expresses satisfaction if the plan unfolds without further action, but the exact nature and identities remain unclear.
A reader writes to the journal protesting excessive coverage of pretty girl graduates. The correspondent urges more attention to the male graduates of the class of 1922 and asks that the boys be mentioned as well.
General Grant was a chronic smoker. While riding the battle line he discarded a lit cigar stub that ignited an ammunition wagon, burning gunpowder and seven bushels of powder before crews could extinguish it.
Cedar Rapids announces a reduction in express shipment rates to fifty six towns in northern Iowa southern Minnesota and Wisconsin effective June 15. Hl. F. Sun secured the lower rates for the Cedar Rapids route and neighboring communities.
The dialogue notes Jones in tight circumstances and bragging of keeping the wolf out of the garage. It mocks evasive speech with questions about permission and the use of talking machines, ending with a remark on the advantage of being able to shut them off.
A. L. Griffith announces candidacy to succeed himself as county auditor, pledging faithful devotion to office duties and citing qualifying experience to deliver necessary service if nominated and elected by Republican voters in the county.
Traffic manager of the chamber reports negotiated reductions with the American Railway Express. General merchandise rates drop from 2.08 to 1.73 per hundred pounds after a petition to the Iowa railway commission and a conference with local officials. The bureau seeks further cuts for express rates to northwestern Iowa as New York officials review the matter.
A political advertisement declares candidacy for Wash ington county supervisor. The term begins January 1925 and is subject to the will of Republican voters at the June primary.
A cryptic OCR fragment lists time stamps such as 2:28 a.m. and 4:16 a.m. and ends with 6:20 p.m. to 12:01 p.m. The string appears to be a misread note or schedule snippet lacking context, possibly part of a daily timetable or log.
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