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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1923
Page
4
The article declares exclusive rights to use AP news dispatches and local news, reserving republication rights for special dispatches within the publication.
Daily Bible verse reflection cites Proverbs 27 1 warning against boasting of tomorrow. The entry presents a devotional thought for readers observing the date.
Judge Dan Hamilton in a memorial address stressed enforcing U S law to shield youth from vice and urged citizens to press political leaders for U S membership in the World Court. He favored expanding beyond the World Court toward potential League of Nations involvement while warning against mixing issues.
ABE MARTIN notes the cost of living rising 57 percent yet argues it pales beside the social faux pas of being introduced to a acquaintance who claims to know one’s wife. He mocks the outdated manners and highlights the awkward moment when a caller assumes familiarity.
The narrator reflects on his pre flu skepticism toward pills and a later addiction to medicines. He describes countless pills of many colors and effects, deteriorating health, and a shift from talks of books and art to prices and varieties of pills. The verse humorously laments how dependence grows despite supposed cures.
The speaker contrasts the World Court with the League of Nations, arguing the court offers clearer, less controversial benefits. They urge acceptance of court-based dispute resolution and note Elihu Root’s view that the World Court stems from the Harue proposition, with the U.S. already in practice of it.
The text argues that joining the World Court grants no voting rights or extra obligations beyond paying a share of expenses, likening it to the postal union. It claims the court is open to them as clients and allows election of a judge, including an American citizen among the judges, though they are not part of the organization.
Washington May 31 officials of the Shipping Board denied reports that four bars were installed on the Leviathan and said the ship will be kept dry in Atlantic service. Chairman Lasker said the president ordered no liquor for government ships and his instructions stand.
Polly Wallace former Ames football and wrestling star and all American football hero has signed to serve as assistant football coach and head wrestling coach at Cornell College. He will replace Dick Barker who left Ames for a coaching post at the University of Michigan.
A collection of humorous quips and anecdotes about advertising tricks, liars, landlords, and everyday ironies. The pieces poke fun at social pretenses and human foibles with mock wisdom and rustic humor.
The Punxville grocery store was broken into and robbed by local thieves. The sheriff blamed local home talent after a thorough sleuthing. The grocer expressed no grudge and hinted he may have sold groceries to the guilty parties.
A fragmentary piece shows two soldiers arguing over a dice game halted by a commanding officer. Other clipped lines mock King Tut styles, kiss price juries, and jokes about tenants, architects, and loud talkers.
Greene jokes about an after-dinner speech while Dean recalls dining with an old acquaintance who asked the waiter for the check. The exchange highlights a dry humor moment from the gathering.
A large man arrived at the rectory and asked to see the rector’s wife. He spoke in a broken voice of the terrible plight of a poor family whose father had died, appealing for charitable help in the district.
The clipping lists railroad trains including No. 12 Express No. 50 and No. 29 Pass with tentative arrival times and local freights. It also records regular meetings for Cyrus Chapter No. 18 Zoredatha Council No. 21 and Bethlehem Commandery No. 45 with officers and monthly schedules.
An old advert promises relief from catarrh for over 40 years. It describes Hall’s Catarrh Medicine as an ointment for local use and an internal medicine that works through the bloodstream to reduce inflammation. Sold by F. L. Cheney in Toledo, Ohio and other druggists.
A humorous breakfast exchange unfolds with a husband nursing a cold and a wife worried by a stray dark hair on his coat. The dialogue touches on habits, fashion, and a quip about hands and pockets in a light, flippant mood.
A family discussion centers on Hilda, aged 18, marriage plans and the wish to wait for a suitable husband. The exchange contrasts parental caution with a defiant stance on timing and choice.
Bellows Falls Times reports on the high school bazaar held last weekend with vendors, games, and fundraising efforts supporting student activities. Organizers emphasize student participation and community involvement in the event.
A well attended evening event featured tables of homemade sweets canned fruits and vegetables and a third table laden with fancy and useful articles plus a grab bag. A newborn son to Mr and Mrs Thomas Mann is noted and the affair is praised as a success and credit to all involved.
A firm uses Edison's IQ style tests for applicants. superintendent prospects face all questions, clerks half, and a porter is asked only who invented the cotton gin. A colored applicant reputedly responds that he does not know the inventor but can secure a job anyway.
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