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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1924
Page
4
The passage states the Associated Press holds exclusive publication rights for all news dispatches and local news in this paper, including rights over special dispatches.
Bible thought for today discusses a scene from John chapter four verse seven with the question of judging others and the call to mercy. The note emphasizes Christ’s reply that only the sinless may cast stones and invites reflection on forgiveness.
The Journal reports the contest raised circulation about 20 percent as it adds the Associated Press leased wire service. It states no promise of improved mail delivery. irregular service remains, with possible future Riverside taxi connections to Kalona and Wellman, but no definite timeline.
A nationwide effort intensifies to mobilize voters ahead of upcoming elections with organizers urging turnout through rallies, outreach, and community events aimed at expanding participation across multiple states.
The piece criticizes past low turnout and urges women to reclaim the ballot by voting and registering. It notes Chicago's record registration when citizens acted to mobilize voters and calls for renewed public responsibility to govern themselves.
In the Democratic platform the tariff is denounced as unjust and dishonest yet the piece notes two outcomes. It claims two million unemployed found work again and that duties added over a billion to the treasury while exports rose by more than a billion and a half dollars.
London reports plans for a memorial church near Ypres to serve thousands of visitors to the graves of British dead from the Ypres salient. Architect named, cross shaped with belfry chapel and nave. Primarily Church of England, but will welcome other denominations.
New York reports famed French thoroughbred Epinard will not race again. Owner Pierre Wertheimer cited a foot injury from last Saturday at Laurel Maryland and said he rejected about $300,000 from American turf interests for Edward, withholding the suitor’s name.
Cairo notes the Pasha's enthusiastic welcome in Alexandria after his London visit with Premier MacDonald on Egypt's push for independence. London stock market activity shows a German loan trading at rising premiums, with big deals. Gdynia to be Poland’s first all Polish seaport for Baltic submarine access. Swedish swimmers Arne and Ackhold plan emigration to the United States in December.
Harriet T. Comstock's story The Tenth Woman becomes a Fox feature after strong acclaim. The film stars June Marlowe Beverly Bayne John Roche Raymond McKee and others with James Flood as the pega and Julien Josephson the scen artist.
Four men were arrested in New York on October 21 and questioned about the late night break into the West Side apartment of Mrs. Helen Heyworth fiancée of notorious thief Dapper Dan Collins. A platinum diamond cluster ring linked to the Heyworth theft was found on one suspect. Police hope to learn more about Dorothy Keenan Louie Lawson and Edith Robe, with robbers looting Broadway apartments and jewelry valued at about 50000 dollars.
John W. Davis, Democratic presidential nominee, states in Washington message that while the United States should not join the League now, future participation may be right if American public opinion supports it. He argues for growth, civil discussion, and respect for world opinion.
A humorous local item recalls burnt weenie roasts in smoky buns and a Scots tale where an engineer tricks a farmer into signing a contract for poles. A bull disrupts the survey crew, and the linemen retreat to a tree as the farmer weighs the signature.
At a Rotary club gathering a minister comforted a widow by saying the body is only a shell and the nut has gone to glory. The widow reportedly interpreted the remark in a different light.
A humorous exchange weighs life without brains against the limits of human joy and expense. The quip contrasts ambition with frugality, underscoring that happiness often falls short of lofty hopes while costs keep rising.
Jorm the farmer tills acres and hopes a bumper crop with a plug hat and tucker. Weather promises rain but drought and hot winds ruin his corn and mortgage, leaving him to turn to other schemes while he labors on. John remains patient, pursuing his rocky path despite wrecked dreams and failing plans.
A localized verse riddle plays with contrasts between size and vigor. It questions where a picnicker would be now if the bigger were bigger and as strong as a subsoiler plow. The poem invites playful reflection on self and place.
A medical authority notes that eyes shut heightens hearing and reports people trying the experiment in church settings. The remark points to heightened awareness when vision is limited and suggests social curiosity about the practice.
A Pulsnitz woolen fabrics maker reports a client paying by a weekly shaking of a payment bag, selecting bills by lottery to settle accounts. Schulze & Co circulates notices dividing creditors into three groups with shifting categories, moving a petitioner from Category II to III as delayed payments persist.
A disjointed collection of snippets from a Washington musical scene includes a Kentuckian joke, a Des Moines salesman treated to dinner, and a physician remark about a pulse. Other bits feature a man hearing buzz in his ears, a wife wanting an auto, and a boast about a dynamo alluding to Mike Robinson.
A humorous scene as Buddy tries to wrastle with the baby on a church pew during a service. The baby responds in a loud whisper that this is not a wrastle house. The moment captures a lighthearted disruption amid prayer.
Mr and Mrs Wood traveled Wednesday to Rochester Minnesota for a Mayo Brothers procedure to remove a garter. The report notes prior familiarity between the individuals and a court exchange about years and habits, including a reference to a husband giving up golf and retaining language during wardrobe changes.
Railroad timetable fragment lists arrivals departures and locals. Screens show Golden State Limited Nos 4 12 60 20 and 29 49 11 Express and Local Pass lines with times from 6:20 a m to 9:30 p m. Local freight Nos 429 449 835 836 run daily except Sunday with agent J C McKay noted.
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