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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1923
Page
4
The notice states that AP is exclusive for publication of news dispatches and that all rights to special dispatches are reserved, ensuring the paper can reprint AP material and local news with attribution.
Verse from Matthew 12 36 urges accountability for every idle word spoken urging careful speech in daily life with a reflective message for readers.
A nostalgic reflection on how big business shifted from carriages and livery stables to gasoline vehicles and auto service stations. The piece contrasts the old livery smells and memories with the romance of early motoring and the new industrial era.
A satirical verse by Walt Mason portrays an auto dealer lamenting trade ins of junk for modern cars. He notes glittering new models on the floor and futile pleas to accept old vehicles as cash, comparing markets and payment to other trades. He sighs at the mismatch between modern demand and worn consignments.
The piece contrasts the old horse era with modern business, noting how road building has become a major enterprise. It observes annual millions spent on roads, improvements totaling about 40,000 miles this year, and the evolving demand for better highways driven by progress from the gasoline era.
The war harbor built 1901 to 1908 at a cost of 25 million dollars is turned over to the Dover Harbor Board for commercial use. It spans 610 acres and formerly housed destroyers and cruisers that convoyed troops and munitions to France during the 1914 1918 period.
The article notes 600 sea weed varieties in Japan and explains most are used for food or to make commercial products like glue, glass, and iodine.
A terse line directed at merchants alleges a certain jad was seen in the Journal. The note implies a sighting connected to local trade or reputation. No further context or names are provided in the readable text.
Paramount ace Tommy Meighan brings his cheerful persona to the comedy Homeward Bound with Lila Lee leading the cast. The film, praised for novelty and first rate entertainment, plays two days at the Fox theatre starting next Monday.
Plans are completed for night flying service between London and Paris to carry passengers and mail. Government subsidies the English service as part of the Paris London route. Post Office officials pushed the idea to develop air mail. night tests by the air ministry showed success.
A collage of light jokes and anecdotes from a newspaper page includes quips about manners money and hats plus a quaint tale of a child mispronouncing words and a playful Papa with his head cut off. The tone mirrors early 20th century humor and local wit with brief sketches and family vignettes.
A lighthearted claim suggests most boys think shingles appeared during ages five or six. The remark frames childhood imagination as a factor in ordinary beliefs.
The husband asserts the item was mailed during the morning trip down. No other details are provided in the readable text.
Two gentlemen on a train are very intoxicated. One asks the time and the other, after retrieving a matchbox, declares it Thursday. The startled first man realizes he must get off at the next stop.
A fragmented excerpt shows a poet declaring love for the ocean while a seasick friend clings to the rail and jokes about a Potter. The scene emphasizes nautical imagery and nautical mood in a brief dialogue fragment.
Doctor Wickham recounts a Minnesota man and an Oklahoma man joking about states and hospitals. The Minnesota claim mentions a hospital capable of limb surgery with a man walking afterward, while the Oklahoma man retorts about grafting a politician to a jokass and making him governor.
The German ark demonstrates continued movement despite the bot tom reaching its limit, indicating persistent passage despite an apparent terminal event. The observation notes ongoing motion beyond the expected stopping point.
Jud Tunkins recalls his grandfather's photograph album as a window to better times. He believes flipping through the images convinces him the world is improving with each page.
A reflection on historians who fail to grasp that America lies just 3,000 miles away, highlighting the gap between ancient knowledge and world geography.
Local notice asks the practical joker who hung a sleigh bell on a car to come forward and remove it. The owner reports inability to locate the bell and seeks its removal.
A poem asks a tailor to spare a shirt and repair it without tears. The speaker, Blanks, pledges payment and care, noting the shirt’s sentimental value and the need to keep buttons and collar intact.
A poem like note presents a three act drama titled by the author. The writer Jasher Ash Tray proposes ACT ONE ACT TWO and ACT THREE with playful stage directions and a humorous tone. The piece reads as a vignette rather than a finished play.
Ludwig Fulda, famed German dramatist and translator of Shakespeare sonnets, has his Tyrolean Alps home expropriated by Italy after authorities value the property at over 50 000 lira, barring him from removal of belongings. He is expelled and may not retain any furnishings.
The junior class hosted a masquerade Hallowe'en party for all classes and faculty at the Crawfordsville schoolhouse. Food included chicken sandwiches, apple salad, doughnuts and cider. Miss Griner returned to Webster Iowa for the weekend.
The passage asserts that monarchic divine right has fallen before public will. It notes that majorities now prevail though no divine sanction is claimed, reflecting a shift from sacred authority to democratic consent.
The best American matting comes from slough grass growing wild across the plains of Minnesota and Wisconsin, noted for its quality and suitability for various uses.
The statement notes that two individuals may share driving expenses but cannot match the per person cost of a single driver for the same vehicle. It implies economies of scale do not apply linearly when two people share a car.
Jud Tunkins quips that some people resemble a screech owl always sound melancholy regardless of real trouble, delivering a humorous social aside.
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