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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1926
Page
4
The message reflects on deliverance from distress as the Lord who redeems the soul. Verse reference 1 Kings 1 24 anchors the encouragement, urging trust in divine redemption amid trouble and trials.
A Clinton native, Mr Keyser and wife move to Washington during Fall Festival week. He praises the parade and free shows noting smooth, crowd-free celebration. Residents express pride in a cozy city with good homes schools churches and open doors.
Eyebrows protect the eye tissue and add cosmetic value by softening features and balancing the nose forehead and overall facial proportions. They enhance skin appearance and contribute to perceived facial harmony.
The game of handball originated in Ireland and was introduced into the United States around 1840, marking its spread from a European tradition to North American courts.
The column jokes about social swim trends and teases Mussolini’s supposed economy driven rules on women’s styles. It reflects humorous, satirical tone about fashion and authority figures and hints at future regulation.
A historical view of early New England marriage customs shows bachelors facing social scrutiny and legal pressure to marry. Parents sought suitable husbands for daughters as waning prospects turned to collective approvals, while widowers often remarried for stability and inheritance.
Tests of rubber block pavement, laid at the entrance to the City hospital in Boston about one and a half years ago, reportedly reduce slipperiness in snow and ice, are nearly noiseless and vibration free, and use blocks made largely from reclaimed rubber. The 12 by 6 inch, 2 inch thick blocks are set on sand and cement with asphalt paint at the edges.
Irish poet W. OB. Yates recalled a Waterford county village story of coconuts shown in a shop window. A Ballyduff lad named Rourke asked the shopkeeper for the price of “thunderin’ big stumps of mountain potatoes with whiskers ob ’em” in a humorous moment of misnaming tropical fruit.
A festival column recalls a fall festival with free acts, splendid floats, and Elmer McKinley, noting one accident on East Main where a baby buggy rode between two parked cars. The piece includes humor panels and campus quips about Switzerland and hiccups.
A humorous dialogue centers Izzy and Rachel debating how many doors a small store has. Izzy claims four including a cuspidor and himself, Rachel counters with two, and Izzy adds a spittoon and himself. The piece blends jokes with dated quips about youth and opportunity.
It is rumored that a card party was hosted yesterday by reputed local ladies. Mrs Smith is named as hostess with gossip noting Mrs Bel linger from Leavitt's Junction. Mrs Smith is said to be the wife of Archibald Smith, the so called Honest Man trading on Ninth Ave.
A foreman hires a man at a railway siding who offers to do any work. The man is sent to oil joints and crossings. After three days a telegram arrives from Detroit asking for more oil, suggesting a mismatch between tasks and skills. Dr E T Wickham teases about a Burlington dentist named Toothaker.
A short verse recalls Little Miss Rounder seated at a counter enjoying a chocolate parfait. A cake loving patron moves to the next stool and leaves with two checks to pay as the scene unfolds.
A joke reel describes Ole Oleson as an engine wiper facing promotion guidance. He jokes he would grab the oil can and waste to jump when an express train approaches. A series of farcical mishaps and quips follow, including a crash into a dormitory and a Chicago man’s alimony turn.
A concise aphorism warns that sharing personal woes may reveal others secrets or invite them to disclose their own. The line emphasizes discretion in private matters and caution in discussing troubles with others.
Parson Jones warns his congregation that if hog carcasses remain scarce he will switch to eating higher on the hog this winter. He recalls last winter’s frost and the crowd’s preference for pig feet over flavorful meat.
A brief note discusses daily vocabulary and usage. The passage highlights misused exit and departure distinctions, mispronounced pretense, and commonly misspelled commendable. It defines portentous as foreshadowing evil and ominous.
A pulp style scene features a villain planning to thrash the hero and wed the heroine. He asks why she looks sad as she admits this will be their last evening together until tomorrow night. The tone mixes melodrama with comic romance.
Master sculptor Myron, a fifth century B C Greek artist, gained fame for statues showing athletes in active contest rather than static poses, capturing motion and effort in marble.
Colgate University leans on Bill Timm and Bernie Connors as premier end receivers. The pair forms a standout duo for the team's highly touted offensive unit this season.
A critical reflection on widespread fraud in American markets mocks how scams thrive despite laws and media exposure. It laments gullibility across social classes and calls out sophisticated swindlers who drain wealth through false promises and hype.
Georges Sidney and Charlie Murray headline the Fox Theatre week's comedy Sweet Daddies. Jobyna Ralston adds a pivotal role as the film delivers broad humor and heart, with a funny twist at the end proving wholesome and appealing to all audiences.
Vera Gordon appears in a featured role alongside Jac Mulhall, Gaston Glass and Agg Herring in a film directed by Alfred Santell.
A reflection on courage as active positive virtue rather than fearlessness. The text asserts courage is the alignment of a person's faculties into a single coherent unit that acts decisively in the world, per Philips Brooks.
A Washington County candidate announces for supervisor on the Democratic ticket. He seeks voter support in the upcoming election set for November 1926. He states readiness to serve a forth term starting January 1 1927.
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