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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1927
Page
4
Homer Sings Helen Across The Ages
The poem reflects on Homer as the blind poet who sang of Helen and the Trojan War centuries after their deeds. It ponders what Helen would say and imagines future dreams of Helen as gods grow old and mortal loves are remembered in enduring verse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Homer
Greece
Fissure Appears On Arizona Desert After Mild Earthquake
The Arizona desert shows a twelve hundred foot fissure opening after a light quake. The crack, about a foot wide and varying depths, reflects the earths changing face over ages as landscapes shift, mountains rise and seas recede in geological time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona Desert
North Pole
Iowa Plains
Daily Vocabulary: Inextricable Entanglement Sparks War
The lesson highlights the word inextri cable meaning highly involved and difficult to disentangle. An example notes that the country’s inextricable entanglement meant war, illustrating the term’s strong, complex ties.
Earth Moves Stir Curiosity Over Geological Changes
The speaker contemplates how the earth may alter its features and clothing, noting tremors and growth or shrinking pains. He describes fissures forming, buildings shaking, mountains tearing tops, and widespread public astonishment as factors behind future change.
Growing Girls Warned Against Diet Obsession
A health authority cautions that dieting to a slim boyish figure harms future mothers and unborn children. It argues excessive weight loss weakens women, irritates families, and recalls ideals of Venus and Madonna. It says growing youths need fuel for development and that overeating harms later life health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venus de Milo
First Aid Kit as Vacation Ethic from Camden High School
A Camden New Jersey Health Club page imagines a compact first aid kit for vacation, listing symbolic contents like Prevention, Soft Answers, Good Will, and a Merry Heart. It states recreation and rest require balance of work and play for mental and physical health in life’s relationships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Club
Camden
New Jersey
Egg debate fuels public squawk in Chickagrams
The column lampoons the American Association Opposed to the Fatting of the Egg while defending eggs as vitamin rich. It notes rising per capita egg consumption and playfully multiplies figures to estimate annual U S egg intake, challenging cod liver oil advocates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association
A. A
Chickagrams
Johnnie
United States
Laura La Plante Praises Silk Stockings Leading Man
In a Fox Theatre preview Laura La Plante calls John Harron her ideal leading man praising his naivete youth and dedication. The Universal Jewel production also stars Otis Harlan William Austin Marcella Daly Tempe Pigott Ruth Cherrington Heinie Conklin Burr McIntosh directed by Wesley Ruggles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura la Plante
Universal ‘Jewel
Fox Theatre
Miss la Plante
John Harron
Johnny Harron
Harron
Ia Plante
Otis Harlan
William Austin
Marcella Daly
Tempe Pigot
Ruth Cherrington
Heinie Conklin
Burr McIntosh
Wesley Ruggles
Presbyteria church rummage sale and meeting notices
The Presbyteria church ladies announce their annual rummage sale at the old Penny Store on Saturday October 29. The Past Noble Grand Circle meets at Mrs Edith Weidner's Monday night. Queen Esthers of the M EF church meet with Mildred Kennedy next Monday evening. Girls meet at the library at 7 30. The Fort nightly literature department afternoon section meets with Mrs W A Anderson Monday at 2 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyteria Church
Edith Weidner
Queen Esthers
M. EF. Church
Mildred Kennedy
W.A. Anderson
By the Way column plea for reader contributions
A By the Way plea asks for reader letters and support for the long running column. The note recalls a past By the Way picnic and invites Northern friends to share opinions and respond with contributions and feedback.
A Dollar Down and the Installment Law
Poetry and local brief items mix in a column: a Norman H. Crowell poem about enduring payments under installment law contrasts with a complaint about a furniture monopoly and a humorous note on a musician unhappy with a cold refrigerator clashing with a hot oil heater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman H. Crowell
Eden Explains Garden Party Memoir By Eve n
Eve n defends herself against rumors about a famous Garden Party in a candid account. She says the serpent urged the idea of an apple that would keep the doctor away and asserts she avoided publicity by preferring private garden life over public exposure.
Rumor Quips on Regional Mentions and Misstatements
A string of hypothetical lines mocks regional cliques and odd beliefs about places. The piece imagines a barber mirror exchange and trivial misstatements about Southern California climate, literary works, and city pride.
Fragmented verse and busy editorial chain in city paper
A playful sampling shows verses moving between editors while references to Rome’s construction and a Punchline about conference culture appear. The dialogue notes fashion and food trends like a tomato colored lounge suit in Paris, and mentions baptism of Pullman cars as part of a playful prose texture.
Radio Program Highlights For Sunday October 16 1927
Radio Digest lists a busy schedule across networks with KDKA KOA KYW WCCO WEAF WJZ and more presenting music, church services, and talks. Notable items include KDKA Pittsburgh 315.6m 950 kc 5 Little symphony and 6 service. WEAF New York 6:20 musical program at Capital Theater. WGN Chicago 8 Auld Sandy 8:55 Blackstone string quintet 9 Qur music room 10:10 Sam n Henry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WEAF
KDKA
Pittsburgh
Little Symphony
WJZ
KOA
Denver
Musicale
Christ Methodist Episcopa Church
KYW
Chicago
Rhy J. Davies
WEBH
WGN
Blackstone String Quintet
Qur Music Room
Sam ‘'N’ Henry
Music Box
WHO
Des Moines
Bankers Life Little Symphony
WJJID
Palmer House
New York
WBZ Kdka
WJR
WCCO
KSD
WDAF
WLW
WHAM
Morley Singer
Don Amaizo
WTMJ
WLS
Little Brown Church
Th Vale
WMAQ
Chicago Sunday Evening Club
Columbia Chain
wOc
Davenport
WOW
Omaha
Locating and fixing squeaks in old car bodies
Practical tips from The Car Owner's Scrap-Book by G W Donald cover locating squeaks from body stress and door rubbing, tightening or removing shims, oiling moving parts, and ensuring brakes release. It also explains cooling water temp around 170 F, methods to warm water, polishing lamp reflectors, battery polarity tests, fabric tire couplings as quick repairs, improper fuel distribution causes, case hardening with potassium cyanide, spark plug electrode shaping, and short circuits in wiring.
Radio Station Listings For WEAF KDKA And More
A dense schedule of radio programs across stations including WEAF KDKA WJZ KMA KOA WDAF WSAI and others. Entries show times themes orchestras concerts and acts such as Ruby trio Hugo Heyn and Palais D Or orchestra with dates and venues like Hotel Van Curler and Saratoga Historical Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KDKA
Pittsburgh
WJZ
KMA
Shenandoah
Ruby Trio
Hugo Heyn
KOA
Denver
Schuerman
Colorado Orchestra
Wcco
Minneapolis-St. Pau
Curtis Hotel Orchestra
A. of Minnesota
WDAF
Kansas City Star
WEAF
N. Y
Chamber of
WSAI
Pantheon
P Gypsies
WEEI
WJAX
WLIT
WRC
WCSH
WCAE
WTAM
WTMJ
WOC
WWJ
WHO
Grand Opera Company
WJAR
WTIC
Palais D'Or
WGY
Schenectady
Hotel van Curler
T. Arthur Cohen
Saratoga Historical Society
Des Moines
New York
Roxy and His Gang
WBZ
KYW
WHAS
WSM
WSB
WBAL
WJR
WHAM
WBT
Church and Drama Association
Social Hour
al Friedman
WOW
Omaha
Moves shake Capitol offices amid crowding changes
Overcrowded conditions force the bureau of investigation in the state capitol to relocate from basement quarters to the former state vocational training department rooms. Several other departmental changes accompany the move as part of broader space reassignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Investigation
State Capitol
State Vocational Training Department
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