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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1921
Page
4
A speaker laments low salaries for clergy and teachers noting many preachers earn under $1,000 yearly and under $500 for a third. He argues salvation is not free and condemns the idea that air from a garage is free, urging better pay to sustain civilization and spiritual preparation.
The piece humorously laments false teeth misplacing and the woes of daily life. The speaker jokes about losing pins pens and teeth and how he would tether his teeth to his ear until found, ending with a quip on the misfit world.
The piece argues ministers are essential teachers and should be paid fairly. It compares clergy to other workers who enter new roles to earn a living and warns that underpay harms public welfare more than strikes in other industries.
In Muscatine on Sunday evening four small boys devised a simple rope hoax using a tire as bait. They stretched a clothesline from the street curb to a nearby tree, waiting as dusk hid the rope. Dozens of motorists stopped to retrieve what looked like a stray spare tire, only to be startled when the line pulled taut. One quick driver chased and nearly hauled the pranksters from their perch.
An Exchange Want-Ad notes porcupines are dangerous prey for hunters and dogs. Porcupines can abruptly reverse course, causing severe injuries or death to even fearless dogs when confronted with the spikes.
Cedar Rapids Republican notes England faces ongoing strikes and industrial strain while Germany rebuilds productivity. It argues Germany’s willingness to work longer hours at low wages gives it price advantages, potentially undercutting other nations including America. The piece urges consideration of economic realities over wartime resentments as German goods flood markets.
The review lauds Bach Eller for a vivid narrative centered on Abraham Lincoln and the birth of American democracy. It calls the work the most compelling portrayal of Lincoln and the era, a blending of literary art and documentary insight, and urges readers not to miss its upcoming serialization in the paper.
Ottawa May 24. Thirteen thousand enumerators will take the national census starting June 1 with Royal Canadian Mounted Police aid in remote districts. Data will cover age sex race occupation earning capacity and details of agriculture finance and industry across Canada’s vast area. Population estimates place 9 million in five to six months. cost is 1 750 000.
Fragmentary report notes suffrage figure Miss Mame Moon selling her residence amid community and political pressures. Text suggests a reaction to favors and money in a tense local climate.
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