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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1921
Page
4
The note quotes Philippians 4 8 urging readers to focus on truths honesty justice purity and virtue and praise. It presents a short devotional prompt encouraging wholesome reflection and positive mental focus.
A traveler at sea describes wireless wonders from 426 miles off the city, notes a Fairmont hotel phonograph broadcast, and reports on a calm voyage three days from Frisco. He shares berth arrangements, dining quirks, seabirds, sunset hopes, and a Hawaiian orchestra aboard the voyage toward Hawaii.
Watchman Joe Mapes notes a medium height bandit who stole four barrels of elderberry wine from the jail last night. The suspect wears a light gray $2 hat a turquoise cuff buttons a tan billfold and has a scar under the chin a left parting hair and light blue eyes. The informant adds mentions of an old discarded wife as a possible trouble factor.
Poet Walt Maron laments persistent bloodshed and crime across society. He cites jailed clergy, actors, and widows, noting widespread violence from streets to stately halls, while protests fail to curb the harm and laws seem mocked.
A striking new vegetable, labeled beetus elephantus by scientists, appears in The Journal's growing supply. D. C. Russell spearheads production with evident cooperation from Mother Nature. An article in Successful Farming by Donald O. Ross notes this development.
A Iowa City parade observation notes many spectators did not remove hats as the color guard asked. The reporter attributes this to ignorance of the custom rather than disrespect, urging hat removal when the flag passes and praising the flag as a symbol of freedom.
Bishop Willard Frances Mallalien of the Methodist church criticizes low pastor salaries. He recalls a young couple, just married, accepting a small wage yet remaining content and happy in the church.
A portrait of Adrienne Lecouvreur as a magnetic Parisian figure whose loves and fortunes shaped her era. The piece traces her rise from child actor to queen of Paris in 1717, her romance with Maurice de Saxe, a failed duchy purchase, and a fatal reputation linked to poison rumors before dying heartbroken.
A Philadelphia Ledger tale recalls Joe Betts whose wife’s death led him to paint a small Alabama dwelling black. A neighbor notes the shade and jokes about coats, then Joe reveals Daisy Moore picked the color and plans to marry next week as the red glow brightens the home.
A quoted exchange from the Journal of the American Medical Association shows a patient asking if the doctor was informed about a prior meeting and the doctor responding by requesting advance payment. The fragment highlights a billing precondition discussed in a medical journal context.
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