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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1924
Page
5
A Washington DC origin tale traces the Parent Teacher Association to a 25 year history, noting half a million members and rapid growth. It calls for home school partnership, detailing PTA aims such as raising home life standards, teacher insight into home environments, and practical school curriculums.
In ISCHL Austria on September 16 a woman's handbag was found in a restaurant. Opening it revealed 2,000,000 Austrian crowns worth about 2800 dollars and two restaurant silver spoons marked with the establishment name. The owner offered a reward, but no one claimed the spoons. It appears the woman chose to forgo the spoons rather than admit the theft.
Advertisement tip from The Journal emphasizes paying for ads wisely and choosing effective messaging to maximize impact. The note underscores the paper’s readiness to assist readers with smart advertising decisions.
The Yocum family on a 600 acre farm six miles southeast of Logan make weekly relic hunts. Dr. Robert F. Gilder of Omaha calls their surface collection among the best in the country with quartz pieces that glow when rubbed, nine pound club heads, eight inch flint blades, spear points and hammerstones dating back many centuries.
Atlantic City reports a nationwide plan to curb peak hour shopping from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. using electric railways and merchants. The American Electric Railway Association discussed the initiative at its session. About 5000 attendees will be asked to cooperate to spread shopping, improve streetcar seating, and optimize car use.
ABE MARTIN muses on contentious people who appear in all places and roles. He notes their lack of warm friends, frequent companionship with others, and a tendency to rile crowds from weddings to funerals. He cites Wash Pusey as the archetype and recalls Art Smiley and Elmer Swank in humorous anecdotes.
In Indian Creek Oct 9 Mr and Mrs Seymour Statler of New Haven visited the Corpman home. The Indian Creek school plans a Halloween program for Oct 11 and will hold a candy social. Local residents are noted visiting and daily activities including silo filling and social plans.
Constantinople rumor mill swirls over Dolma Baghthe, former sultan Mohammed V palace, being sold for 1.5 million dollars to convert into a hotel, theater, amusement park, and gigantic cafe with Bosphorus frontage and direct steamship traffic. The move sparks fears of eroded imperial charm as powers shift from Constantinople to Angora.
W A Phillips comes back to Floris Iowa after a visit at home and resumes personal oversight of his nearby farm.
An editorial urges studying Matthew chapters five to seven as a Christian commonwealth constitution alongside the American constitution. It warns against reducing the sermon to the ten commandments or equating it with all Christianity. It stresses prayer, personal living, and applying the Beatitudes to public life.
In Angeles October 9, Mabel Walker Willebrandt United States assistant attorney general urged respect for the prohibition law. She warned that repeal advocates must also obey the law and cited a Georgia case where 84 violators including 60 millionaires were sent to prison to show the government means business.
Edmond D. Berton of Philadelphia is singled out by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police for a special monetary grant and formal letter of thanks in the Tokyo city honor roll for meritorious services after the September 1 1923 disaster. He is the only foreigner among about 16000 awardees.
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