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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1924
Page
4
The text states that the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to news dispatches credited to it and to the local news published in the paper. It asserts publication entitlement and reserves rights for special dispatches.
A devotional note cites Matthew 6 31 33 urging readers not to worry about daily needs but to seek God s kingdom and righteousness first promising addition of necessities. The brief emphasizes faith over material concern.
The piece questions if women voters will meet citizenship obligations with higher standards. It recalls early suffrage debates, noting initial energy faded as politics proved dull and household life remained foundational. It argues citizenship is obligation as well as privilege.
The piece argues that suffrage alone does not fix politics and stresses the need to educate voters. It cites Women’s Home Journal noting women leaders see little fulfillment of promises and a dip in civic duty since gaining the vote, with Colorado as a cautionary example of decline into machine politics.
Amos Pinchot a New York lawyer says he will begin campaigning for the La Follette Wheeler ticket in New Jersey within two weeks. He disclosed this plan in a letter to Senator Wheeler made public today in Chicago.
Radio Digest schedules list station call letters and programs across the nation. Entries note times and formats such as organ concerts news talk dance and orchestral performances from stations in Atlanta Boston Chicago New York Philadelphia and other cities, reflecting a diverse early broadcast lineup.
Atlantic Iowa October 1 Rev Lawrence N Hight confessed poisoner of his wife in Ina Illinois years ago was pastor of the United Brethren Church in Avoca Iowa He had a string of race horses and entered them in fairs in this vicinity Goldfield once the west's premier mining camp now stands with only two surviving buildings The Goldfield Hotel and Deep Mines company provide hope of revival after a 250000 blaze The post office operates from the hotel billiard room The Goldfield Tribune now published at Tenapah six miles away
A humorous verse recounts a luck driven gambler who wins then loses cash on cards. He vows to quit gaming and instead sell junk and haul bricks to earn a living, reflecting on luck as a tempter and fraud. The poem ends with a stubborn commitment to honest work.
A collage of vintage snippets includes seasonal frost imagery and a parish dinners note. A poem fragment by Edgar Guest about Nell buying a mahjongg set frames a humorous husband reaction. Humorous self help quips endorse the theme that the biggest room is for improvement.
Miss Hoyman a kindergarten teacher explained fruit uses and jelly making to her class. A student exclaimed his father making jelly in their cellar, naming himself Joshua Shadrach Lemuel Totts as the boy’s name.
A Kansas sheriff known for tenacity traced a hidden still forty feet into a cave. The discovery boosts his reputation for investigating elusive cases and uncovering hidden dangers in the region.
An illustrated exchange features a sailor teaching a boy a lesson about choosing a future with growth over immediate pay while a humorous misinterpretation of a war term and a casual bystanders’ prompt for help close the fragment.
An urchin wanders the street crying as a kindly gentleman questions him about home and name. A neighbor details a domestic dispute while a citizen mocks arguments with a bold line about shutting up. A county candidate jokes about an election win to his wife in a terse exchange.
Adam visits the bank asking for a replacement checkbook after reporting the previous one lost. He notes he already signed all the checks to prevent misuse, asserting the old checks cannot be used.
A fragmentary note describes a wooden Indian statue from a cigar store mounting a dappled horse and moving toward the sunset on the opera house curtain. The item ends with an ad line from The Journal offering advertising service.
Railroad timetable snippet lists No. 4 Golden State Limited 1:15 am, No. 50 Lo Pass 8:40 am, No. 30 Lo Pass 6:55 pm, No. 3 Golden State Limited, No. 29 Lo Pass 9:06 am, No. 49 Lo Pass 6:65 pm, No. 11 Express 9:66 pm. Washington Branch locals 429 449 835, with freight Nos. Local lines daily except Sundays. Agent H. W. Russell cites times and stations.
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