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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1923
Page
4
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The ransomed of the Lord shall return to Zion with songs and everlasting joy. They shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall be away as Isaiah 35 10 proclaims a hopeful biblical reflection for readers.
FE Lb Bartholow owns a horse noted as the best educated in the county. The horse has attended school in Washington for five years without absence or tardiness, driven daily by Charlies Bartholow. They have traveled over six thousand miles to schooling, and the owner notes the horse will be buried with honors after its service ends.
A Colliers representative visited Oskaloosa weeks ago and prepared a write up detailing the town's seamy side and local problems as framed in that assessment.
ABE MARTIN Th Bear Holler Golf Club is named co respondent in the Mrs. Em Moots divorce application filed this a.m. We don’t hold no brief for the House of David, but we’ll bet them Benton Harbor marriages don’t rip, tear, or run down at the heels any sooner than most others.
Landmark poem by Walt Mason urging cheer over gloom. It mocks a pestilent fretting figure who vexes neighbors, voters, and workmates, urging resilience and a sunny outlook. The poem contrasts scorn and doom with optimistic rhetoric, ending with the paradox of praise for a gloomy speaker.
A collage of lines touches on manners and language, including corrected quotes, a Broadway scene with horses, and humorous exchanges. It juxtaposes old proverbs, classroom banter, and observations on conduct, gender roles, and everyday misstatements in a quirky, antiquated voice.
A playful verse riffs on attraction and biology, joking that affection comes from adrenaline rather than love. The speaker wryly notes lack of vitamins and proposes a flirtatious, nonchalant bond, closing with a humorous line about heart and life.
A reader critiques a Colliers piece on Oskaloosa youth, arguing that the city mirrors common urban youth restlessness and social issues found in many mid sized American towns. The column defends local youth as typically human, noting dancing, church attendance, and automobile concerns reflect ordinary life and growth rather than moral decline.
Rupert Hughes and Goldwyn present Look Your Best at the Fox. Colleen Moore and Antonio Moreno lead a simple charming romance with subtext and heart, as Perla, a New York girl in vaudeville, fights to stay slender while a scheming manager tries to ruin her. The plot ends in a jail fight and a hopeful union.
Cedar Rapids May 28 Pres ident Harry M Gane of Coe College is Maj H M Gage of the United States Army now He has been commissioned as a major in the Officers Reserve Corps The War Departments policy to commission reserve corps experts to aid mobilization in the citizen army in case of hostilities is cited Dr Gage commissioned in military intelligence division He is the fifth Coe faculty member to receive a reserve commission in recent weeks.
The Westminster Gazette notes that middle age is defined by a strong urge to prove one is not yet old. It portrays late life anxiety as a common mindset during this life phase.
A call for a lasting baldness cure rises above quick cosmetic approaches. Experts warn against fleeting solutions and emphasize genuine, proven therapies that resist quick market pressures.
A Missouri teacher reports a patron's note about a boy required at home to keep time for his father. The letter asks how long it would take a man to walk across a four mile square field, illustrating the odd home study demands placed on students.
Local passes 429 and 449 and local freight 835 with 836 and passenger Nos 429 430 and 460 run daily except Sundays as stated by H W Russel agent.
A letter to the Health Department from Maxine Strick asks for guidance on reducing fat in the legs. The message is brief and polite, requesting practical advice or steps to achieve leg fat reduction.
A Boston Globe quote mocks legal phrasing by contrasting simple gifting with a formal deed that oddly specifies every aspect of an orange including rind juice pulp and pips and ends with a paradox about another lawyer taking it away.
A man who runs a network of newsboys invited the boys into a restaurant to warm up near zero temperature. He told them to order whatever they wanted and they all ordered ice cream, a vivid scene recounted by The New Guide.
A fragment reflecting social critique on national policy and liberty. The text contrasts desires for fewer people with demands for economic preferences, implying wit about governance and constitutional debates. The piece uses a provocative paraphrase of famous lines to comment on crowding and policy priorities.
A Crescent Magazine passage urges practical jobs for all, stressing productive use of taxes, more tractors and less detractors, efficient farming, andfrugality. It contrasts aiming for fuel efficiency with restraint in youth vanity, and counsels following fathers’ footsteps over dancing masters in this county.
A reader argues that couples serving together on juries undermine impartiality and suggests they should abstain or vote separately to preserve fairness and to avoid collusive outcomes.
More than fourteen million medals were awarded by the British government to Great War servicemen and servicewomen. The ribbon length would reach about 1800 miles, with large totals for 1914 Stars and Victory and British War Medals among others sent to Canada and the Dominions.
Paris reports Professor Daniel of Rennes has developed a grafting process that makes wormwood bear flowers with stronger perfume while the chrysanthemum grafted onto wormwood passes its scent to the wormwood. Seeds from grafted wormwood produced fine plants the next year. Some perfumed flowers were grafted onto scentless plants and carried the fragrance of the original.
A brief editorial line notes faith may move mountains but practical effort is needed to tunnel through them, echoing a motto from the Evening Trapscripte. The piece frames work as essential to overcoming grand obstacles with a concise, period voice.
A clipped line from Shakespeare's It has long been quoted in literary notes. The fragment mentions fair women and mouths and appears in a historical archive highlighting Elizabethan dramatic language.
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