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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1924
Page
4
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A devotional note quotes Romans 12 19 17 21 urging kindly affection and brotherly love. It calls for honoring others and avoiding evil while overcoming it with good. The reflection emphasizes doing things in sight of all and returning good for wrong.
The piece argues Mobilization day as a non war gesture encouraged by Pershing and Coolidge. It stresses it as physical examinations and a check of national strength for self defense. It compares to emergency drills and recalls the Spanish American War as a motive for preparedness.
A national association seeks to mobilize native born and naturalized voters to raise turnout from the 1920 level. It notes 26,674,000 votes cast versus 64,420,000 eligible voters and urges stay at home voters to participate, citing the need to counter bloc influence and support the president’s actions.
The piece argues that regular inspection of police and military readiness is prudent. It asserts self defense and muscular fitness deter war by showing strength. It emphasizes a peaceful goal with a practical, safety first mindset.
University of Iowa reports 642? students from Iowa when 7 425 total enrolled last year with 1 038 from Johnson county. Largest in-state counts come from Polk Linn Scott Blackhawk and Woodbury. Foreign students include 78 from 44 countries led by China 25 and the Philippines 17. two Chinese women.
A New York Herald Tribune quote argues that problems cannot be solved by dodging them or ceding control to a mere plurality of voters. The passage reflects a call for decisive leadership rather than fragmented governance.
Washington reports that Soviet efforts to recover possession of legation and other properties in China once owned by the Czarist government appear successful. In Maine the West Virginia, last U S capital ship built in a decade, completed a 12 hour run. London notes Chancellor Marx thanks Reichstag members over the Dawes report. San Salvador says Honduran forces were routed near Cucuyagua, with casualties and matériel left behind. In sports Calais swimmer Miss Lillian G Harrison plans a September 3 English Channel crossing. In Boston Chilean heavyweight Quintin Romero-Rojas knocks out Jack Sharkley in the eighth.
The Hawkeye boys and Iowa residents will see a war film titled Iowa Under Fire at the Graham Theatre starting Thursday. The documentary aims to show gallant actions of husbands sons sweethearts and friends in 1917 and 1918 without rekindling sentiment or rehashing the war.
The narrator recounts disliking custard pie until illness forces a dietary ban. A humorous tale follows of severe craving for the banned dessert, with neighbors offering lavish dishes while the doctor prescribes a glue and sand pill. The patient longs for custard pie despite stern warnings.
A small boy notes the morning start with the line School began this morning and expresses relief. The scene shows many bobbing heads as a visual but yields little substance for conversation. The piece adds that soap and water appear only a temporary remedy for a sticky feeling.
A brief dialogue notes a month split by vacation periods. One person suggests two weeks off while others take their own two weeks, highlighting overlapping time off plans and coordination concerns.
A poetic fragment presents a cloud telling the sun to run along while it showers, implying a playful weather scene with personified sky elements.
A rural magistrate mocks a petty case as Jeff offers to borrow a dollar, insisting he is not guilty while the judge denies the charge and dismisses the matter. It highlights a humorous dispute over a trivial fine.
A satirical column cites a North Carolina judge claiming the hair craze harms barber business while mocking opinions on divorce and diplomacy. The piece combines quips about weddings, easy chairs, and democratic cooperation, ending with a biting cartoon-like note.
A reflective remark argues that branding a community as narrow and evil minded exposes the accuser’s own faults and hypocrisy. The saying implies moral judgment often mirrors the speaker's failings.
A teen invites out without parents causing mother to fear loss of maternal oversight. At dinner Johnny compliments the soup but misreads the hostess mood, then clarifies there is “plenty” of it. The quip leads to social tension as the scene ends with a note on valuing time by cost.
A collage of quips and verse lines ranges from office chatter about diction and speed to a sailor’s romantic tragedy, jokes about living wisely, and a seaside uncle Willie finding two pebbles. The piece ends with advice on screen care and a jab at home cooking.
A friend asks Mr Tintack if clerks receive two weeks of vacation annually. He grunts that the eminent hardware dealer grants a month off.
A man argues his beliefs strongly but acknowledges he cannot convert others. He states conviction in his view while recognizing persuasiveness lies beyond his reach.
A witty verse notes Teedle refuses a doctorate, preferring Teedie D. D. status. It warns that many struggle by taking it easy and quips time spent waits for none. A scientist foresees fewer servant girls in a decade, countered by a Washington observer. A church remark suggests caution with a married man Sunday absence.
Railroad timetable details list arrival and departure times for several Golden State and Washington Branch trains. It notes freight and local passenger services with numbers 3, 11, 29, 49, 450, 430, 836, 429, 449, and 835, and marks daily operation except Sundays. Agent H. W. Russell signs off.
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