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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1929
Page
4
Fall Comes To Trial In Bribe Case
Albert B. Fall of New Mexico faces trial in Washington on charges of accepting a bribe from Edward L. Doheny. The former secretary and Doheny were cleared of conspiring to defraud the United States, but Fall still faces a separate count. The oil scandals of the mid twenties dominated the Harding era and tainted several officials as Fall enters the prison box seeking to avoid conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tion
Washington
Edward L. Doheny
Fall
Doheny
United States
Sinclair
Harding
Mr. Fall
President Harding
Farewell to Member Heading for India
Club members bid farewell to a colleague bound for India. A friend jokes about heat and climate as a risk to his wife, prompting a witty exchange about temperament and size comparing the Jersey mosquito to the Jersey cow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Slips of the Pen Illuminate Pulp Era Romance Moments
A series of clipped quotes paints a scene of tense emotion and social ceremony. The lines depict dancing tension, a frightened response, quiet hush, and a formal bridal entrance with a protective father present. The prose suggests a melodramatic, high society mood.
Women sent from Tlome for Aged to Yosemite vacation treat
A note from a woman without a godmother asks an undertaker to return a cremation deposit so she can afford a summer trip to Yosemite. The fragment suggests plans for a personal vacation and reflects quirky humor in the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tlome
Yosemite
Punctuating a Bride Description and Odd Clippings
A teacher tests punctuation with a bride description full of vivid images. The clippings joke about plumbers pipes and skirt length while a scientist warns the Grand Canyon will vanish in a few million years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Canyon
Funny Dad Story Highlights from Reader Mildred Putnam
Mildred Putnam recalls a childhood tale titled There’s One Out about two boys in an oats field who discover a bumble bee nest. One boy pricks a bee with a pin while the other shouts a warning, capturing a humorous moment from youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Putnam
Washington Evening Journal
Washington
Iowa
Middle West
Boston Herald
Hurry Up Peter and Do Not Be Late
A humorous yearn for freedom contrasts with parental nagging. Peter longs to play and rest while adults push chores and routines. The piece includes quotes about Einstein and a farmer hoping his son explains debentures, plus a few clipped jokes about cleverness and a missing wrist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter
Beneficial Change of Scene
His left thumb, which was shot away, is doing nicely according to the Chattanooga News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga News
Sherwood
Valparaiso
Ind
Probable Matchmaking Among Stenographer and Suitor
The passage jokes about a bright young man marrying a stenographer and suggests the match may be happier and more satisfactory. It portrays the stenographer planning life with her chosen partner and hints at domestic bliss as a key theme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Reading biographies and the rush to write them
A Kansas City Star reflection questions public appetite for biographies and the trend of people writing them. The piece notes how readers compare to creators and wonders about the surge in biographical works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Star
Thoreau
Emerson
Daily English Word Misuses and Study Aids
Lesson discusses misused words on pigment and figment with guidance on pronunciation spelling and usage. It highlights assignation and secrete with cautions about mispronunciations and misspellings and urges mastering one word daily to expand vocabulary.
Fragmented Verse and Anecdotes Across a Curious Page
A jumble of reflections and anecdotes fills the page. The author muses on poverty and cleverness, cites Thoreau and Emerson journals with marginal notes, and recalls wartime travel misdirections. A light car accident exchange ends with brusque humor.
If rocks were jelly and skies a dream of mush
A whimsical verse imagines a world where solid things melt into jelly and cushioned streets and roofs become plush. The speaker muses on a dream of riding an aeroplane if matter behaved as in this fanciful fantasy.
I Am Carelessness
A stark warning essay portrays carelessness as a universal, unseen killer. It claims carelessness outpaces wars in harm to workers, families, and communities, striking at home, street, factory, railroad crossing, and sea with silent, relentless force.
Lind Bergh Gits All the Breaks in Flight Debate
Tell Benkley complains about Lindbergh receiving favorable treatment and comments on his wife learning to fly. He takes a tornado insurance prospect to lunch rejecting women as diners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindbergh
Tell Benkley
Three candidates for museum hitchrack petti coat bootjack
Three items vie for display in the museum context named hitchrack petti coat and bootjack. The notice outlines competing curiosities with potential public interest and historical value.
Announcements Chapter FP BK Meeting Thursday
Chapter FP BK will meet Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. W. L. Alcorn. The report of the supreme convention held recently in Chicago will be given. All members are urged to attend the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Alcorn
Chicago
Regular meeting and social events listed
The Amereangion authors will hold a regular meeting Friday at 8 o'clock. The new offices will be installed by Mrs Jinnald Ross of Wellman. A pot luck supper is planned for 6 30. The Ladies Bible class of the Presbyterian Church will gather at Mrs East wood's home Friday afternoon at 2 30. The Home Department is invited.
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Amereangion Auythors
Jinnald Ross
Wellman
Theresbyterian Church
Eastwood
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