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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1921
Page
4
A devotional excerpt cites John 14 1 2 promising belief in God and in Jesus and that in his Father’s house are many mansions. The passage reassures readers about comfort and eternal lodging.
In Topeka Governor Henry Allen sends Mrs. Allen and delegates to Congress while he cites heavy duties at home. The Industrial Court plan draws mixed support from labor and capital as Alexander Howat defies the court and threatens jail to protest its removal. Allen notes large salaries in the industry and warns the public suffers as strikes loom and power shifts friction.
A reflective verse piece by Walt Maron explores resilience and faith in tomorrow. It contrasts present hardship with hope for better days ahead, urging continued effort and perseverance despite weariness.
The piece argues for a court based system to settle labor disputes and prevent industrial unrest. It discusses Governor Allen’s stance on court settlement, miner leaders like Howat, and the need to protect health and safety while maintaining economic stability. The author notes Kansas faces farm price woes and shares a local traveler’s reflection on perseverance after hardship.
An early 20th century note explains that pooling national money and keeping most in banks strengthens cash reserves and supports business. It urges citizens to minimize cash in hand, deposit excess funds, and only use what is needed today to aid the economy.
The document records the 1921 ownership and management of The Evening Journal Washington Iowa. It names publisher Elder Shannon Co., editor Orville Elder, business manager R E Shannon, and stockholders Orville Elder R E Shannon Elliot Grayson Bruce Cowden. It notes no bondholders of 1 percent or more and cites an average weekly circulation of 2847.
A poem portrait of a hard living city man named Argus Aurelius Jascen Mc Whitty who shuns science, frequents tenements and cheap eateries, drinks from public fountains, and roams the streets with a corncob pipe. He is said to be ninety six, possibly still going strong, amid scientist debates.
The praetorian gate was the front gate facing the enemy in a Roman camp. Each camp had four gates with the decuman gate opposite the praetorian gate. The right and left gates were known as porta principalis dextra and porta principinalis ostens.
A European scientist combines X ray photographs of fingers with fingerprint data to create a new identification method. The approach links bone structure and skin patterns to improve personal identification.
In the Balearic Islands on St Antlouy s day a traditional blessing is held for donkeys and horses. It marks a local religious observance with animals honored by communities and clergy.
Illustrous but doomed Mary of Modena shapes English history by influencing James II and sparking Jacobite uprisings. Her schemes with Louis XIV prolong Europe wide conflict through the War of the Spanish Succession as William of Orange maintains the throne until Mary’s death in 1718.
Holton report details safety drive by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad official C W Galloway at the National Safety Council congress. He cites 1920 safety gains, 84 percent initial noncompliance, and campaigns using observers, license warnings, leaflets, newspaper stories, and railroad cooperation to reduce grade crossing incidents.
The report notes more weekday usage and accidents occur in clear weather, suggesting riskier driver behavior in good conditions. It stresses prioritizing a strong railroad grade crossing safety education campaign for humane and economic reasons.
A Widespread winter phenomenon in western U S mountains is the pogonip a fog of fine ice needles believed to injure lungs and threaten hikers and travelers during freezing conditions in mountainous regions.
Judy Tonkins saves a man who seeks the most of everything he sees and finds the musician with the bass fiddle no better off than the bow with the ukulele in a Washington Star item.
A sympathetic listener reflects on a troubling sensation when a finger is hurt, describing it as a strange feeling that gnaws at the nerves and chills the spine, as if the body reacts with unease to a simple injury.
No. 24 Passenger 9:37 a.m. No. 26 Passenger daily except Sunday. Corrected to Ju! Westhoof.
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