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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1927
Page
4
A fragmentary, reflective verse prose piece comments on melancholy as a poetic subject. It mentions Fletcher Wordsworth and John Kendrick Bangs, playfully misdirects with a hidden prize metaphor, and ends with a caution against spreading melancholic sniffling folly.
The writer asserts that good roads and gasoline are uniting the nation and ending sectionalism. The passage suggests people may be fishing or engaging in idle pastimes, but emphasizes speedier departure of division as the country improves its infrastructure.
Karl Burris recounts a salacious hotel table encounter with a sedate waitress Grace who stocks her self description with pride. The exchange shifts from a playful line to a risqué request and ends with Burris asking for milk with a nipple.
Government statisticians show 600000 miles of highway built and a further million made more usable in the past fifteen years. Roads connect small towns off rails, uniting the nation as Northerners, Southerners, Westerners, and Easterners travel. The motor era is seen as strengthening national unity and even altering politics by easing travel, business, and social ties across regions.
Daily tip style article on vocabulary usage and common mistakes. Highlights mispronunciation, misspelling, and word study techniques. Emphasizes reflection as thoughtful behavior and suggests learning one word daily.
An elderly woman, long without a suitor, receives a mailed proposal from a nearby town suitor. He asks for a wire reply, and at the telegraph office she learns the cost for a message up to ten words. Her reply consists of a string of affirmative words: yes repeated.
A stereotype laden anecdote cites low self-destruction among Black people as due to a cheerful disposition. An African American man explains whites mull over troubles to a fatal end, while a Black man’s thinking supposedly relaxes and leads to sleep rather than self harm.
A hat store example shows the cost of cash versus installments. The clerk quotes ten dollars cash or fifteen dollars by installments: ten dollars down and one dollar a week for five weeks, illustrating the extra expense of financing.
A meditation on persistence and direction in life, asserting that success hinges on the slant of the sail rather than the wind. It contrasts obstacles with the mindset to push forward, using nautical and biblical imagery to emphasize steady aim and steadfastness.
A crimson car with a dark haired maid speeds along the highway inviting a race. The narrator, teasing her claim of a slow car, races ahead then taunts her with a quip about the judge. The exchange ends with a playful rebuke over speed and truth.
A doctor received a box of neckties with a note to keep the ties and pay a dollar or return them. He replied with two dollars worth of pills and a bill, then demanded the sender remit the extra dollar. The scam closed when the sender dropped the doctor from their list. Vanity and party table quips follow with sharp exchanges.
The piece praises East Main street and other Washington corners for their autumn colors. It notes the Y M A sunlit corners as good viewing spots and quips about the pleasant Indian Summer weather, urging readers to enjoy the scenery.
The speaker rejects fame on stage and in sport but longs to compete like Hagen, Jones, or Sarazen, preferring a modest life over elite glamour. An envoy-style note adds a playful boast of skill without seeking theatrical glory. The essay on music mocks bad tunes and favors a game of find-the-theme in orchestral works.
A brief reader note argues dirt causes fuss, claiming dirt on faces and hands is natural and necessary for work and growth. It suggests clean dirt benefits cannot be ignored and dismisses excessive fuss about cleanliness.
The passage argues that modern trouble stems from clean faces with dirty minds and too few doers with dirty hands but clean thoughts. It emphasizes the value of practical, hands on work over polished appearances and questions the abundance of superficial virtue.
A speaker describes a dramatic yawn and the reaction of a girlfriend in a playful exchange. The narrator notes a notorious tough citizen once deemed beyond hanging, suggesting a shift in opinion about punishment and fate.
A bulletin motto from the Wood and Christian church in Kansas City urges action to build up the church and world. The piece notes about 4.15 percent prefer the remark Let's go and asks who misplaced a mountain range 1,000 miles long with two mile peaks in Asia.
Critics hail The Way of All Flesh as a masterful motion picture. It features Emil Jannings in the central role with Belle Bennett Phyllis Haver Donald Keith and Fred Kohler in supporting parts. Paramount Famous Lasky backs the release as a standout drama of human realism.
Berlin reports fright that five year old King Michael could be exposed to infantile paralysis as political tensions rise. The issue centers on safeguarding the young monarch amid public fears and mounting concerns in the German capital.
A telegraph union dispatch from Bucharest reports Princess Helena and her son are at a Carpathian resort as a contagious disease is found in the royal palace. The note places the case within the royal household and city authorities monitor the situation.
Col. pledged a $125,000 gift to create new nurses homes in Davenport Iowa. The donation was announced with Chaney urging support from civic groups and city officials to speed construction and provide housing for medical staff.
Mr and Mrs George Watson French of Davenport announce a new nurse home at St Luke's Hospital. Construction starts immediately and should finish by May 2. The French couple authorize all costs. Decker French, their son, is state commander of the American Legion.
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