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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1927
Page
4
Poem reflects on autumn in the Midwest with vivid natural imagery. It contrasts seasonal shifts across regions and depicts cornfields, rivers, and wildlife as autumn deepens. The piece includes a reference to J. R. Perkins of Council Bluffs in Rotarian.
A historical review notes seven month freight totals in 1927 set records, driven by rail traffic despite autos. Emphasizing automobile, tire, and accessory movement, plus rising radio and refrigeration demand, it says railroads remain the key transport resource amid population growth and expanding agricultural shipments.
A compact teaching prompt explains daily vocabulary and usage. The sample defines prostrate as lying at full length or being reduced to extreme weakness with an example sentence about sadness.
Editorial notes that a tendency to cripple transportation would harm farmers more than most businesses but latest statistics show no reason for pessimism about railroad futures per Homestead.
A lyric riff contrasts tame fashion with a wild necktie craving. The speaker seeks a bold tie that shocks, tears, and commands attention, envisioning a garment fierce enough to enrage or blind observers. The refrain calls for a tie with sins and blazing color that dominates attire.
A London infant receives the long name Alphabet as a joke about initials. The piece mentions moon temperatures around 250 degrees and 24 416 feet ocean depth, Lake Superior size, and various 1920s curiosities including hair fashion and numbers.
A kind old man comforts a crying boy who cannot recall his name or address after moving. The child reveals his mother married a man that morning, leaving him distressed but hopeful with gentle guidance from a passerby.
A collage of punchlines and short exchanges features a tramp lamenting wishing for a car, an old politician punch line, Scotsmen in a bath, a baby’s chatter, a mock testimonial for a rejuvenator, fashion contrasts, and a weighty trolley car joke with a quip about charging by weight.
A reader recalls red marks from a hickory switch in school while noting a Chicago ad promising quick harmonica lessons. The letter wryly comments on improving daily weather and questions which remark could spark change.
A breezy fashion note predicts Oxford bags fall from favor and bathing suits grow economical as farmers face higher costs. It jokes about skimpy gowns, denies cotton stockings replacing silk, and jokes about thirteen month years and looming rent due dates.
John N. Willys recalls a European hotel story after returning from Europe. A hotel keeper asks a doctor about gas usage and then tries to bill the deceased’s executors for the guest’s gas. The joke contrasts hotel charges with tragic misfortune in a terse anecdote.
An urban note observes the annual claim of being the oldest resident, recounting a neighbor named Jumbo Suffins found to have miscounted his age by five years due to prior jail time. The London opinion voice suggests community curiosity about age and honesty.
Glenn Mace of the Washington Motor Company found a box of twelve Baltimore sent Christmas cards from Calvert Hopkins. He could keep the cards for a dollar or return them. He wrote a polite note and enclosed a fifty cent service charge for hauling.
The writer notes a recent improvement with a substitute on duty at Pleasant Hill Church. Mr O Ferguson and Mr Macon were seen with Mr Will Mitchell, seating near the front, and Ketchup spoke again looking well as the service proceeded.
The diary describes a family outing to Riverside and nearby towns. They note Curly Maple’s move, Dandelion's house, a farmer at work, and a screening of Arizona Bound. They visit a desolate town with burned stores, a new school, churches, and a pumping station, praising quiet country air.
First National Pictures comedy screens at the Fox tonight and Thursday with George Sidney and Charlie Murray as rival village officials in a four cornered romance. Myrtle Stedman plays a village widow pursued by the two comics while Sam Hardy is the villain. supporting turns by June Marlowe Stephen Carr and Edwards Davis complete the cast.
First National produced the film with E. M. Asher as producer and William Beaudine directing. The rustic surroundings provide natural comedy, while a huge circus carnival a Fourth of July gala and a fire add excitement and color.
Eureka holds Sunday services at 11 and 7 30 led by the pastor with Sunday school at 10. Mrs Hessel plans a closing out sale as she moves to Chicago. A box supper and school play by Eureka students is set for Friday night with Henderson Brooks selling boxes after the show The Fairy Shoemaker features a large cast across grades 1 to 8 with scenes in the Perkins home and Merry Woods Forest on Hallowe en night
Nature Magazine notes hibiscus petals often curl back after plucking as they recover hours later. The observation reads as a quiet protest against despoliation.
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