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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1922
Page
4
The Associated Press notes its exclusive rights to publish all news dispatches and local news in this paper. It reserves all republication rights for special dispatches and related material.
The Journal reports growing pains as Associated Press service is installed with special telephone gear and a temporary line. Officials expect smoother operation soon so readers get the latest news promptly.
Weather forecasters predict Republicans gain in the Senate and lose control of the House in the fall elections. The House deficit follows the two year landslide that shifted several GOP reps from Democratic districts back to their Democratic loyalties. Administrations improve, strikes hinder business yet overall improvement continues.
The columnist quips that politicians who attack Baker as a pacifist are chasing German votes, urging sympathy be shown at home while mocking the rush to war. Uncle Niles comments on tardiness and politics.
A poetic piece recalls ancestral strict dawn routines and the author's shift toward early rising despite aging. It contrasts youth’s late nights with elder mornings and notes neighbors and doctors praising enduring vigor. The verse celebrates discipline and the pull of the early bird.
The piece argues President Harding shows restraint and political independence. It contends he did not seek popularity, ignoring partisan praise, and acted for the country’s good, even if Congress branded him with unpopularity.
Statement filed by R E Shannon as Business Manager for the Evening Journal Washington Iowa. It lists publisher Elder Shannon Co Washington Iowa and notes the document is sworn before a notary as required by the 1912 act.
The document lists individual owners including Orville Elder and Bruce Cowden all of Washington Iowa and R E Shannon business manager noting stockholders and fiduciary holders owning 1 percent or more of stock or securities. It states average daily circulation 2786 copies for the preceding six months and verifies names and addresses.
A readers’ column recalls playful vignettes about October in Iowa with wry observations on local life. Anecdotes cover a dentist quip, a tourist compliment, a train sprint by Mr. Lupton and a moonlit rural walk, all reflecting community character and small-town charm.
Jim Redd, a Washington pioneer and local barber, used a double barreled shotgun at the reservoir west of town. He fired both barrels at ducks, resulting in serious injuries to one side of his face and overall disorientation.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 5th day of October 1922. J A Y Ashby. My commission expires July 1 1924.
The piece notes the latest dish rag sweater style paired with a bath towel skirt as the new fad. It also offers a wry social maxim about money, stating the best value is earned rather than stolen or begged.
The readable portion describes Iowa scenery and road travel with references to nature and locals but lacks a cohesive event or person to summarize into a complete news item.
A lyrical scene of sunset over cornfields at Cuner with a red glow and shifting colors as twilight deepens and the full moon rises from the east. The narrator exalts the beauty of the country in a descriptive, reflective tone.
Constable Sem T Slackputter confronts a motorist about illegal parking. The driver argues there is no curb yet installed. The officer insists on parking within six inches of the intended curb location or face penalties.
In a Cherokee Messenger piece Uncle John speaks of a life full of obstacles and storms at sea. The narrator notes discouraging prospects and cold feet yet chooses resilience and a stubborn, hopeful greeting to the future.
A hazy verse fragment praises a man who faces trouble with both fists and prayers. It hints at a benediction-like goodness and a soft, sweet blessing of the world he inhabited, ending with a lingering image of his steady, unfailing strength.
The corkwosk grows plentifully in Spain and the pensuois use the bark to light their hearths at night. Bark is placed in a kettle with a spent object protruding, and when hot it releases a gas that burns with notable brightness.
A description of match production where wood is turned into large planks using machinery The boards are cut into splints at the final rolling station Ends of the splints pass through a paraffin bath and receive their heads.
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