Ownership Statement for Evening Journal October 1 1926
Orville Elder declares as editor and publisher of the Evening Journal Washington Iowa that the ownership includes Orville Elder A B Shannon Bruce Cowden with addresses in Washington Iowa and that the average paid circulation is 2854 copies. Notary Carlton C. Wilson witnessed on October 4 1926.
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Evening Journal
Washington
Iowa
State of Iowa
Orville Elder
Elder Shannon & Co
R. Kk. Shannon
Corporation
A. BE. Shannon
Bruce Cowden
Carlton C. Wilson
Trip to Chinatown at Fox Theatre One Night Only
The Fox Theatre presents the film version of A Trip to Chinatown starring Margaret Livingston Earle Foxe and J Farrell MacDonald directed by Robert P Kerr Produced under George F Marshall the comedy follows a man who pretends to have an explosive lung and features a trip through San Francisco's Chinatown Credited as a lavish production with new situations promising broad laughter and entertainment for viewers.
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Chinatown
Fox Films
Charles A. Hoyt
Margaret Livingston
Earle Foxe
J. Farrell MacDonald
Fox Theatre
Robert P. Kerr
George F. Marshall
America
Kerr
Miss Livingston
Messrs. Foxe
MacDonald
San Francisco
Origin of Parole in Military Etiquette
The parole is a military origin pledge of honor given by prisoners of war promising that, if released, they would not take up arms again against the country granting the authority.
The Play of Fate in the African Jungle
Roberts and Westoby clash in a perilous hunt where a hidden lion stalks as fate tests trust and forgiveness. Westoby dies after confessing Mary never loved him, and Roberts forgives him before dawn.
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Westoby
Roberts
Lion
Hon
Africa
Mary
Matchstick Innovations Win Prizes In Invention Contest
The Detroit Free Press reports editors of a science magazine held a contest for cripples and shut ins to reuse discarded matchsticks. Winners crafted items like a credible violin and a radio horn from 90 percent matchsticks, with many devices ranging from practical to decorative.
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Detroit Free Press
Hope for Barren Altiplano May Yield Irrigation Plans
Plans are drawn to convert Bolivia's Altiplano from barren, dry waste land into productive agriculture using irrigation. Rudolf E. Schoenfeld of the American consul in La Paz notes investigations reveal underground water sources suitable for artesian wells to tap.
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Bolivia
Rudolf E. Schoenfeld
la Paz
Artesing Wella 4
Rejected Poem Smelled Sweet Despite Harsh Critique
An old Mencken era item reveals a note sent to H L Mencken with a scented envelope. The response mocked the poem as awful but praised the writer’s perfume, illustrating the era’s sharp wit and social mores.
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Mencken
H. L
Mencken & Poem
New Yorker
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