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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1928
Page
4
A Prince of Peace sermon titled Opening Message on Monday October 1 1928 draws worshippers to the city church. The notable address outlines themes of harmony and hope and invites all to participate in the week of reflection.
A statewide urging readers to vote with understanding of issues. The piece notes past walk-aways by Republicans, stresses citizens' duties, and highlights the impact of new and nonvoting voters on future outcomes. It argues preparation and turnout determine election results and cautions against assuming any side will prevail.
Trophies medals and gifts for Lindbergh are shipped to St. Louis for display at the Jefferson Memorial Building by Missouri's Historical Society. About 2 500 000 people have reportedly seen the exhibit with a peak daily attendance of 150 000. The record number of foreign decorations and engraved plaques illustrate widespread acclaim for Lindbergh.
A compact guide on common English errors and mispronunciations. It highlights confusing terms like conflicting and device to aid vocabulary growth. The piece presents examples such as bright boy and telever boy and urges daily word mastery.
An exhibit grows daily as organizations cover the wall on one side. The full display would fill several freight cars, with more items being added as work continues.
The pilot explains the famous we in his Memphis interviews referred to himself and the backing organization rather than his aircraft Spirit of St. Louis. He regrets the misinterpretation spreading to his published story.
The article notes that dollar bills once lasted twenty months but now average six months due to fast spending. The government prints a billion new $1 bills annually costing four million dollars, a cost borne by citizens. A longer lasting 40 percent tougher note made of cotton and linen will replace older currency, saving about 16 cents per person yearly.
A retrospective note marks October arrival and upcoming holidays in 1928. The piece laments political chatter as campaign poems circulate through town, critiquing the G O P and farmer voting dynamics while a dollar peeks from a drawer. Readers are invited to submit poems.
A nursery salesman who sold roses to Eskimos is contrasted with a widow seeking a burial suit. The quip highlights salesmanship by noting the widow desires a suit with two pair of trousers to bury her husband.
A biting remark frames the dentist as the only man who can silence a woman and get away with it, reflecting sharp humor about gender and authority in a clipped line.
The excerpt suggests how early attitudes toward government influence daily life and leisure. It notes the paradox of honoring government with a capital while asserting personal control over it. The fragment reflects a satirical or instructional stance on state influence in work and rest.
John Schafer son of Mrs C Verwers of Keota enters Chicago Music College for a four year course specializing in violin. He hopes to earn a master degree under Leopold Auer and study abroad afterward. Schafer began violin at eight and has studied summers at Des Moines University followed Keota High School graduation.
The piece cheekily advises on manners from calling cards to coat etiquette. It notes four aces as best calling cards and jokes about removing a coat before offering a seat, adding that one cannot be a perfect gentleman at all times even in a Ford coupe.
A fragment collection defines terms and quips about a college youth misplacing a lit cigar in his pocket and various humorous anecdotes. It notes a man recently arrested for striking his wife and includes several near nonsensical exchanges.
The 1927 church census reports total members at 48,594,163 with Catholics leading at 16,735,691 and Protestants headed by Methodists at 7,000,000. Preacher numbers fall about 1,900 due to church consolidations and 1,470 fewer churches.
A Sunday morning mishap unfolds as a man slips on his wife’s kimono while answering the door to an ice man who greets him with a kiss. The joke hinges on the double meaning of the kimono as the mystery garment.
A Chicago era clipping discusses Mr Hoover’s Iowa homecoming remarks praising rural joys from swimming holes to harvest gatherings. The piece contrasts country life with early city advantages and notes many leaders hailed from small towns, stressing character and learning in the open countryside.
Riverside reports Mrs. Willebrandt again condemns Al Smith, while G O P officials recall her remarks. Justinée Thompson runs campaign in Carlinville, his boyhood home, for two years as Hoover era tension blooms in Wisconsin.
A vivid fragment shows a man choking a woman and doubting the murder as she dies then unexpectedly gasps and hums. The piece interjects a wife’s calm reply from the car. The page also lists “Ten Things to Remember” promoting patience and virtue along with sales pitches.
Timetables show westbound and eastbound arrivals and departures for multiple lines including Golden State Limited, No 60 Local, No 430 Local, No 336 Freight, No 49 Local, and Chicago Burlington and Quincy services. Local and regional agents Cc. B. Q. and W C Bel list daily operation and exceptions with specific times and days.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Miticker return from Boulder Colorado with son Urban and wife after a three week visit. Miss Grace Kessler from Kalona visits Mr and Mrs Joseph Linsley. Mrs Hubert Doud hosts the Fortnightly club with a social and refreshments. Next meeting set for Mrs Fred Kron on October 9.
Dr. Frank Boller, dentist, lists address at 76 208 percent W. Washington St with phone. Dr. T. J. Pease operates from 503-503 Washington National Bank Building with phone 264 Blue. Dr. W. J. Masson practices near Corbin & Barrett Shoe Store, offering office and residence numbers 187 and 307 Blue.
ABE MARTIN notes that It Johnny Coolidge is learning the railroad business from the bottom up and will wed this Christmas. Art Lark recalls a former railroad clerkship and quips about a girl who would need savings for fifteen years. He adds a sharp remark on women and politics and tariff knowledge.
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