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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1923
Page
4
The text states that the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to publish all news dispatches credited to the AP and to all local news in the paper. It also reserves rights for special dispatches, restricting others from publishing the same material.
A short devotional note for Thursday October 11 1923 reminds readers to love others by serving one another citing Galatians 5 13. It offers a concise moral reflection in a period tone for daily edification.
Ex governor Edwards now U S Senator elect from New Jersey is praised for his stance on liquor and the wet idea. The piece notes New Jersey’s industrial base and labor mix, cites prohibition effects, and lists local social updates and gatherings in the state.
Poet Walt Mason riffs on taxes and war service in a rural blues mood. A veteran laments neglect while others argue taxation and national duty, recalling front line sacrifice as he notes taxpayers’ discomfort with rising bills.
Chemists test a chemical process to convert sawdust into usable cattle food. The project explores turning wood byproduct into livestock feed, potentially reducing waste and supplying nutrition.
The L. G. club met at the George Birney home with a committee serving supper and a cheerful evening noted. Next meeting set for two weeks at Will Richards home. Oregon No. 3 school plans a box supper next Friday with a good program. Chas. Palmer visited C. H. Work's home and Grace Stone and Louise Kil gore joined Prof. T. C. Davis to Cedar Rapids.
Dorothy Dalton stars in The Law of the Lawless at the Fox Theatre tonight and tomorrow. Charles de Roche Theodore Kosloff perform daring stunts while others ride horses and climb walls in a fast moving photoplay.
A light column shares a dinner grace tale from a business correspondent and a humorous shop news item. A suffrage magazine query prompts a playful exchange as a child remarks on prayers, ending with a cheeky remark about sleeping with daddy.
The fragmentary text weaves dialect references and anecdotes about life, weddings, calamities, and a recurring street subscription query. It closes with a playful stormbird joke and a remark by Ima Terror.
A collage of stray lines and quips shows quirky humor about a Jay named Alexander Flimm and Journal office bets on a world series prize. A classroom scene asks about molecules while a mother urges attention. The piece closes with aphorisms and a note on small town success.
A reader reminisces about past baseballs eras and pet peeves. He recalls a compact wind up without wasted energy, a 37 year old memory of Crawfords ville and Harry Bell injuring players, and criticizes modern pitching style and the waists line diving trend.
A discourse urges readers to stop dwelling on others faults and focus on positive, practical conduct. It cites intelligent speakers globally and quotes Philippians 4 8, urging readers to read listen think and work for joy health and prosperity. It warns talkativeness as undesirable.
An advertisement claims Hall’s Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh by an ointment to relieve inflammation and an internal tonic that works through the blood on mucous surfaces. The product has been sold by F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio for over forty years.
Mr and Mrs Verl Porter visit Garley Buzzards Pine City Minn. Mr and Mrs Robert Balderson Washington callers Thursday. Mr and Mrs J E Harvey Washington callers Friday. Miss Ella Woodford and Mrs Eliza Wheelock visit Homer Brinton's. Eliza Wheelock and others at William Hoskins home. Cora Anderson and daughter Marie San Francisco visiting R S Borkoski. John Brinton returns home after visit with brother Henry Stuart. Win Hoskins Kosmer and Clara Borkoski Fairfield callers Monday. Holly Torrance Washington caller Saturday. Prody Konner Borkoski and Win Hoskins Washington callers Monday evening.
A newspaper fragment recalls a century old quote attributed to a man whose words were widely cited. The readable text highlights that the quotation endures beyond its origin, illustrating historical memory.
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