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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1922
Page
4
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From a child you have known the holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise unto salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 2 Timothy 2 15.
The article warns of thefts by local youths who broke into homes to steal party supplies and desserts. It recalls past raids, urges guardians to guard goods, and urges boys toward lawful adventure while cautioning against danger and harm from tampered food. It notes physicians’ interventions after incidents and calls for harsh punishment for caught offenders.
The American Legion boys stage an exhibition titled The Man Without a Country, presenting a performance aimed at patriotic education and civic awareness. Details on date and venue are not fully readable.
A humorous meditation on rich men by the sea who spurn leisure and wonder why life feels stale. The poem contrasts wealth with playful loafing and urges parents to teach sons to enjoy life.
The Graham opera house hosts a seven reel film The Man Without a Country shown Friday afternoon and evening. The local Legion endorses the screening to inspire patriotism and urges all to attend with a special matinee for children offered at a low price.
May Valentine promotes Reginald DeKoven’s Robin Hood at Graham Theatre on November 2. She notes the show’s lasting appeal across generations and its status as the most cherished of DeKoven’s comic operas among American audiences.
A national Forget-Me-Not day on November 4 invites fundraising across many cities to support the Disabled American Veterans of the World War. The effort seeks a large fund to re establish wounded veterans, back national legislation, and finance camps and clubs, with Washington urged to participate for about 300000 disabled veterans.
John Ellehammer of Denmark has invented a device about the size of an alarm clock that can convert a motorcar into a fire engine in minutes, delivering water up to 60 feet high. He says the invention could provide cost effective fire protection for villages and mansions.
A compact quotation on endurement versus enjoyment attributed to Henry Van Dyke stressing that knowing only pleasure without hardship leaves one ill prepared for life’s challenges.
A collage of quotes notes social manners and debates about church attendance driving safety Gideons hotel Bible in every room and a near miss anecdote. It mixes humorous asides with snippets of everyday life and a character named Mr Meeker reacting to a momentary memory.
A humorous verse contrasts a saved bankroll with a departure to a festive spot. The narrator laments returning to find the money missing, then jokes about the head on a silver dollar as a sly quip on value and memory.
A local notice recalls a Saturday telephone exchange about a riddle on the favorite word of women. It invites more guesses tomorrow and urges married men to think quickly, recalling a Swedish Chau tauqua dialog about Olaf and marriage.
A cyclone victim recounts his experience saying the destruction came suddenly without warning as his house collapsed and he faced the peril of the storm. The account highlights a frightening moment during the disaster.
A fragment from a Washington column describes lighthearted local scenes. Children play on Lupton’s porch beneath a chicken pox sign while a girl mentions a planned soda fountain in the park. A reader laments life and cooking school benefits as a football game recount unfolds with a dramatic crowd reaction.
County Auditor Griffith receives a request from a Rockford publishing house asking for the date of the last county atlas that shows land owners and their shapes. A humorous anecdote recalls a man following the wrong lady into a crowded church pew, then returning sheepishly to his wife.
The Vieture Magazine hosts a contest to name the most finished motion style actor or hand, with Arbuckie singled out as the top finished figure. Ike signs off the note.
Illinois Central Railroad shopmen who struck in 1911 and stayed firm last July will be reinstated to all transcontinental rights. The Illinois Central was the only road that went on strike in 1911 and did not strike this time.
The article explains yellow fever is carried only by a mosquito species named Stegmoyia, the common tropical house mosquito. It is very tiny and can pass through ordinary wire screens, with a silvery white tyrre shaped pattern on the thorax and white banded stripes on the abdomen.
The piece notes peat as a widely used fuel in Ireland, valued for its healthful odor and clean burn. It states rural households favor peat over coal and praises its lack of fumes and dirt.
In Omaha on October 28 a 17 year old, Edward Adjasta, and five companions attempted to suspend a gate from an electric light wire at a street intersection. The prank resulted in his death by electrocution. The others escape unharmed but shaken.
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