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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1926
Page
4
A jumble of quips and cartoons from a byline column featuring puns about famous quotes and social jests. Names include John Rinling Henry Ford and Henry Clay while jokes touch on prohibition debt and social slang with playful editor remarks.
A devotional note cites 1 Kings 8 56 praising God for keeping all His promises to Israel as given through Moses. The verse affirms faithful fulfillment and rest granted to the people.
The death of a notable LA woman is reported after she took sleeping powders and released gas, taking her three young children with her. Writers urge facing life boldly and view the jazz age as a persistent, evolving challenge shaping society through history.
The fragment asserts that the movement advances and elevates, describing all ages as jazz ages in a stylistic, generic sense without specific events or entities. The text conveys an optimistic, inclusive tone without concrete details or names.
A list urges children to follow basic hygiene to prolong life. It covers ventilating spaces, wearing light clothes, outdoor activities, sleeping outside when possible, moderate eating, limiting salt and protein, eating varied textures, chewing thoroughly, drinking water, regular elimination, good posture, avoiding poisons, dental care, balanced work and rest, deep breathing, and maintaining serenity.
In district court Iowa Washington County case number 5676 the will of Charles C Cunningham deceased dated February 1 1923 was filed opened and read October 23 1926 at 9 00 a m at the Washington courthouse. All interested persons must appear to show cause why the will should not be probated and admitted as the decedent's last testament. D C Kilgore Clerk of District Court October 18 1926.
From ancient Egypt to modern times figured wood has long been favored in furniture making. The piece notes about 330,000 retired Japanese officers and officials on the pension roll, totaling roughly $60,900,000 annually.
The passage paints a tranquil June night as the Harvest Moon casts mellow light over villages and fields. It notes cooling dew ending toil for the farmer and the country lanes, with a distant social jab about conservative figures being slow.
This excerpt discusses common misuses of word meanings and spellings. It explains character versus reputation and proper pronunciation for barbarian and apologize, plus synonyms for excess and redundancy. It promotes vocabulary growth with a daily word: superhuman.
Editorial note in a Detroit paper reports a girl with no rouge on her face winning a health prize at Banpard College. Miss Elizabeth Metzger is described as two years old, four feet one and a half inches tall, weighing 120 pounds.
A blunt rural saying urges trying a different approach instead of stubborn resistance. The speaker implies persistence through effort and a shift in tactic rather than continued opposition.
Twenty years after a railroad king’s warning the public wins again. The Fox Theatre screens Rudolph Valentino in The Son of the Sheik, following ballots that urged fans to choose the role. The crowd demanded Valentino’s sheik image, proving the public’s influence on cinema choices.
Crawfordsville Iowa residents hosted a social Sabbath gathering with visitors from Washington and Monmouth Illinois. Mrs Sarah Davidson hosted and will be joined by Mrs Minnie Sprague later to visit Monmouth, while Miss Juanita Rees returned from Cedar Falls to her home.
The Kansas Insurance laws long standing since 1871 have been rewritten into a new code by the legislature. The change consolidates and updates provisions governing agents, policies, and regulatory oversight moving forward with a modern framework.
F R White writes to Washington governor candidate Alex Miller defending Iowa State Highway Commission. He refutes the three hundred employee figure, cites 535 total staff, 322 in construction, and 76 in field work. He compares Iowa costs to Illinois and Missouri, noting engineering and overhead share near 6 percent.
Des Moines coal operator Rev. D. W. Jop ling was freed in district court on the charge of assaulting a miner with a gas pipe.
Hundreds of pigeons gather on the steps of the New York public library attracting attention as they mingle in a busy scene that evokes a Venetian plaza atmosphere.
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