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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1923
Page
6
In a converted barn known as The Custard Cup Mrs Penfield manages a small apartment home with unlikely tenants including orphans Drink Thad Lettie and Uncle Jerry. A Christmas feast leaves lessons on resilience as they face a cold week with uncertain pay and tight budgets.
Mrs Penfield interrupts Carline as Uncle Jerry announces a late Christmas surprise. The scene centers on domestic tension and holiday timing, with the characters reacting to an unexpected greeting on Christmas day.
In a Washington County narrative a family's hardship intensifies as hunger returns after a brief Christmas respite. Lettie nourishes siblings and a hungry dog with improvised cornbread finds, while Mrs. Penfield scrambles to manage rent and chores as Dr. Drink brings relief and gifts. A mysterious package arrives, heightening tension as the scene ends with the line to be continued.
Funeral services for the Rev. Dr. J. Z. McCrory former moderator of the General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church and longtime pastor of the Third United Presbyterian Church will be held at 2 p m today in his home 1101 De Vietor Place The Rev A R Robinson will officiate Interment will be in Homewood Cemetery Pallbearers include four sons Bruce James Reade McCrory Willard McCrory and Wallace Turnbull Also F Newman The obituary recalls his role as a crusading church leader who helped reform Pittsburgh’s moral climate through vigilant activism and direct action.
District Court in Washington County Iowa sets hearing for proof of the last will of Theodore Burnett dated January 18 1923. Hearing scheduled May 31 1923 at 9 a m at the Washington County Courthouse before the District Court or clerk. Notify all interested to appear and show cause why the instrument should or should not be probated as the deceased's last will and testament. Dated Washington Iowa May 23 1923. J D Glasgow Clerk of District Court.
The artist's view praises the civil engineer as the pinnacle of masculine perfection. He combines imagination with practical skill and intellect to conceive and execute grand concepts, as cited by Early Nichols Hatch.
The wicks in Ves tal virgins lamps are now believed to be asbestos. The mineral yields about a thousand asbestos theater curtains produced annually in England and the United States.
The Washington band will perform at Davenport broadcasting station tomorrow evening starting at eight. If the weather is fine, instruments may be placed outside for passersby while many radio listeners are expected to receive the concert. Arrangements for the trip to Davenport have been completed.
Ames based survey by Prof George Von Tungeln of Iowa State College finds one automobile per family among farmers but only one bath tub for every four families. The report notes women as main spenders, high farm church membership, and households with running water and telephones common. reads about reading matter and education levels. tobacco spending similar to school funding.
The American State Bank at Walnut Iowa shut down this morning after a directors meeting last night. Capitalized at 100000, the failure was blamed on slow collections. Otto Rona served as bank president. Des Moines Iowa reports state banking officials were notified and examiners are preparing a report on the bank’s condition.
Grinnell College alumni survey shows law business and teaching as the top careers with 15 percent each. Ten percent in education, nine percent doctors, five percent journalism, six percent engineers, seven percent ministers, four percent in agriculture or manufacturing, and three percent in banking.
J B Wanamaker president of the American Cotton Association alleges the crop and weather report bureau of the department of agriculture inflated 1921 cotton harvested acreage by five million acres. He says the erroneous figures remained as a basis for comparing 1922 and 1921. May 23, St Mathews S C.
An elephant makes a ceremonial round in a Hindu temple collecting offerings with a basket extended from its trunk. The procession highlights traditional religious display as devotees contribute to the communal collection.
The article notes a tomb said to be the costliest ever built, honoring Mahomet. Decorations feature diamonds and rubies valued at about 15 million dollars.
Attorneys Joe Verne Cutler and Ralph Johnson charged with the murder of Melvin Stoecker, a local high school youth. They waived preliminary hearings and were bound over to the grand jury with bonds set at ten thousand dollars each.
A guest calls his husband a manufacturer of waste paper baskets describing his craft as prosy. An offended bard counters that much good poetry ends up in waste paper baskets, framing a brisk exchange about art and industry.
The Santiago river in Mexico is described as the longest in the country, rising near Mexico City and flowing northwest to the sea near San Blas. Indian farmers along the river banks inhabit canyon regions 2,000 feet below surrounding terrain where a super-tropic climate supports crops. The climate’s intensity resembles an equatorial heat mass, driving lush vegetation.
The article notes fifteenth century diners consumed four meals daily for those who could afford it, a pace seen today as excessive. It contrasts modern tendencies toward lighter eating with historic abundance and endurance of earlier households.
Quote reflects turning from hardship to a smooth path of pleasure before returning renewed. Author Stern e notes using imagination to ease struggle, then resume effort with renewed strength. The passage emphasizes choosing pleasant detours to restore resolve and vigor for the journey ahead.
Draco's laws, enacted by Archon Draco in 621 B C, were renowned for severity. Idleness faced punishments as drastic as murder, and later Soelon or Solon’s code supplanted them, reshaping Athenian legal practice.
The notice explains that finger marks on polished wood can be removed by rubbing the soiled spots with a weak solution of vinegar and water before applying furniture cream.
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