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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1923
Page
5
Lesson based on Genesis passages describes Abraham leaving Ur and his kin, wandering by faith toward a land shown by God. He becomes Father of a great posterity and a blessing to others, tested by the near Sacrifice of Isaac, illustrating faith under trial and God’s rewards.
A reflective line cites education as worse when it teaches self-denial than when it teaches everything but ends with a paradox attributed to J Sterling. The note frames education in moral terms referencing self-denial and broad knowledge.
A pithy maxim claims the world could function without the man who never errs. The remark contrasts faultless precision with human fallibility and highlights the value of learning from mistakes.
A compact note urges vigilance against vice by highlighting many physical evils as warning lights. It emphasizes moral caution and tempering appetites to avoid vice.
The Associated Press reports Ameri Education Week will run November 18 to 24 with theme days focused on education. The bureau backs community cooperation with groups like the American Legion and NEA, proposing plays, essays, posters and health parades as part of school and civic programs. Each day emphasizes topics from God and Country to literacy, citizenship and physical education.
A reader notes it is a good way to introduce oneself and mentions seeing an advertisement in the Journal. The brief expresses interest in making contact through the newspaper notice.
A brief exhortation on the joy of magnanimous forgiveness, noting many people cut themselves off from this high life joy by holding grudges and refusing to forgive.
A real education should mean three things to every boy and girl. First, the value of a dollar. Second, an appreciation of honest labor. Third, the joy of being a workmanlike job or the joy of achievement.
Advice warns Cake-iasters against asking a girl to ride home in a taxicab. The author favors boring the best street instead to save breath and money.
At armistice time 100000 Belgian houses were destroyed or uninhabitable. Of these 71283 have now been rebuilt or restored and made serviceable.
Quote on poetry comparing it to shot silk with glancing colors. Readers interpret based on ability and sympathy with the poet. Attribution Tennysen.
A reflective verse by Vachel Lindsay envisions the future farmer’s son leaving the city’s blaze to travel only for what he can return with. The piece emphasizes a shift from urban ruin to purposeful exploration and return.
Serbian students show strong abstention support with planned demonstrations. About eight percent of students are total abstainers and many oppose alcohol use in campus life.
Royal era fashion notes claim oval scarves became a fad in England before a 1754 French law ordered square handkerchiefs following Queen Marie Antoinette. The tale connects to theories about revolution and the fate of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
Keota Illinois October social items report Culture club officers elected for the year Grace White president Edith Pulver vice president Jennie Gardenier secretary Clarriett Clendening treasurer Lucy Hines dill critic Plans include a fun meeting at Mrs Lacey Hinscill home with stunts and a mystery dish lineup Rebekahs celebrate seventy two years with a large crowd at the IOOF event in Marshalltown activities included music readings and speeches Miss Estelle Powell and others performed Several upcoming programs and a juvenile library drive noted plus a Mary Ann cake tradition mentioned and urged by readers.
Avia tors of the Twelfth Observation Squadron of the First Cavalry Division at Fort Bliss claim to have invented a new game air plane golf. The game is played with half the members of each contesting team on
A two part contest uses half the course on land and half in flight. Golf balls are dropped from airplanes aimed at ground holes while a partner shoots and the observer notes and drives the ball toward the hole. The event mixes aerial dropping with regular golf after landing.
A waterproof gine is prepared by dissolving gelatin in hot water to a thick cream texture and adding a tablespoonful of acetic acid to each pint.
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