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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1926
Page
4
A newspaper opinion argues that federal action to enforce the 18th Amendment overrides state rights in wet communities. It claims the liquor law is a national offense, votes to repeal the amendment, and asserts the government must enforce the will of the states as expressed in the constitutional amendment.
Some political commentators argue the latest results reflect an off year with subdued turnout and limited shifts in power. Analysts note lingering voter fatigue and unclear mandates as the landscape shifts slowly.
A day’s vocab note explains common usage and mispronunciation of words such as protract and ascent. It urges practice by mastering one word daily and highlights synonyms like obstinate and perverse for misused terms.
The piece notes weakened Coolidge sway in off year primaries with Illinois and Pennsylvania showing mixed results. It cites Senator McKinley World Court ties, Pinchot and Pepper defeats, and a plurality win by an administration aligned candidate. Prohibition stance and world court reservations feature in the debate.
Paramount star Raymond Griffith headlines Paths to Paradise directed by Clarence Badger. The film adapts Paul Armstrong’s The Heart of a Thief with Griffith and Betty Compson as a fast paced caper about a crook who raides a San Francisco underworld joint and escapes with watches and rings. The dialogue showcases crook slang learned from Griffith’s prep.
The Department of Agriculture states a toad frog will consume about 10 000 insects including worms slugs mosquitoes crickets and plant lice. The claim is noted as a rapid pest reduction measure and the period referenced is under three months.
The first steam warship was the Fulton built at New York in 1815 by Robert Fulton. Its bow was armored to act as a ram and it carried small guns plus a pivoted 100 pound Columbiad.
Ithaca scientists at Cornell University announce a new replacement for sand in glassmaking using germanium dioxide. Professor L M Dennis reports successful production of germanium for glass with unusual refractive qualities and potential medical uses. A large crystalline germanium mass is shown, with lab methods yielding pure germanium oxide and ingots from zinc oxide.
In San Gabriel California Frank Cuellar a member of the Mission Play has remained a silent performer for fifteen years. He has no lines and shows no desire to change his role. Cuellar has stayed with John Steven Mc Groarty since the play began and cherishes his native California heritage.
M Briand of France and M Quinones de Leon visit Geneva and dine regularly at Chalet Russe seven miles from the city on Lake Leman. Chef Aime Lavanchy, once at the Spanish embassy in St Petersburg, earned Paris training and Moscow honors for a 1888 coronation feast prepared for Alexander III, earning a gold medal from the emperor.
Father Knickerbocker gains via civic honesty as $2000 arrives to the treasury from a citizen’s act. Two crisp $1000 bills came through the arrest of a culprit, underscoring integrity and legal consequence in the city.
A. L. Griffith travels to Crawfords ville today summoned by the grave illness of his father. The brief note records the family’s concern and Griffiths intended visit as the illness progresses.
A playful verse set contrasts cheerful May celebrations with anxious nerves. Ally Gator and Flora McStellar appear in lighthearted lines while a humorous complaint about daily life and a singer named Dot Boone express mid century wit and whimsy.
Pat paints his house quickly and jokes about finishing before the paint runs out. Little brother Billy cries after digging a hole and not being allowed to bring it inside, prompting a motherly remark.
A light column explores neurasthenia with humorous examples including a water drip phobia and gentle treatment. Anecdotes cover a Los Angeles grocery fire plunderer who foists the cheese on a policeman and a courtroom quip about a whispered confession.
A riddle compares objects by their features: a match has a head but no face while a watch has a face but no head. A rooster has a comb but no hair and a rabbit has hair but no comb. A river has a mouth but no tongue and a wagon has a tongue but no mouth. An umbrella has ribs but no trunk, a tree has a trunk but no rigs, a clock has hands but no arms, and the sea has arms but no hands.
A lyrical scene from Iona depicts a sunset and tranquil nature as a fairy explains that May is the brightest month we hold dear. The verse celebrates May with sunshine, fragrance, and joyful atmosphere.
A reader's clipping outlines a Practical Mental Prescription promising health, wealth, and happiness through daily affirmations. It urges repeating phrases about strength, beauty, prosperity, and success, claiming to cure poverty and rheumatism if beliefs align with a higher power.
The General Court of the Colony reportedly chose the name Isle of Rhodes in 1644 amid a debate on Rhode Island’s naming. The idea is that the colony’s title resembled the island of Rhodes and thus was adopted.
A reflective note on mortality cites Goethe translating death as a moment when eternity blends with time as a good man dies. It frames death as a window where eternal perspective touches the living.
A gardener who recently married in Edinburgh substituted garden implements for swords in the farewell arch. Hoes rakes and similar tools were arranged to form the ceremonial gateway as he exited the church.
A reflective verse excerpt contrasts gift and grace as intrinsic values. The lines discuss whether a gift has fallen to us and the obligation to possess or acquire grace, attributed to Christina Rossetti.
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