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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1926

Page

4

Revelation Word of God I Will Show Thee

Bible Thought for Today for Friday September 3 1920 recalls a revelation from God urging steadfast faith. The meditation cites 1 Samuel 9 27 to frame listening and awaiting divine guidance in daily life.

A Bicycle Town and Copenhagen Sightings

The piece contrasts English dislike with American views, then Icelandic travel writing describes Copenhagen as a bicycle friendly city. It notes wide modern streets, old cobbled lanes, green church towers, and officers aiding cyclists. The author calls Amsterdam first and Copenhagen second in Europe’s bicycle culture.

The Independent England Atrenta Copenhagen Europe Amsterdam

Copenhagen Scenes of Public Life and Royal Welcome

The narrative describes crowds in Copenhagen with open air dining and flowered gardens, then moves to a beachfront area with public dining and a harbor scene. A royal greeting erupts as the king visits a Swedish battleship, with other nations’ ships in port and a lively display of national camaraderie.

Copenhagen Kattegat Yacht Club Sweden Denmark England Italy France America

Obituary for Henry B McKoon at Ellington New York

Henry Berton McKoon died suddenly at Ellington New York on Saturday August 21. He was born July 1865 in Napoli the oldest son of Chauncey and Lillis Ballard McKoon. He married Myra Stewart in September 1891 and is survived by his wife eight children ten grandchildren three sisters and two mothers. Funeral services were held at his home August 23 with Rev Lowthian officiating and burial at Valley View cemetery Ellington. Numerous relatives and friends attended from several nearby towns.

Henry Berton McKoon Ellington N.Y Napoli Chauncey Lillis Ballard McKoon Myra’ Stewart Leslie Leo Frank Mabel Vincent Alice Ellis Raymond Irene Darling Harvey Bertha Green Sinclairville N. Y Alta Teeter Washington Iowa Nita Porter Lake Forest Ill Marion Ellery Centre Irwin Alonzo Booth Dice Waggoner John Paisley Orion Darling Wesley Wellman Fast Randolph Andy Wellman Steamburg Sylvia Austin Dunkirk Watson Wellman Conewango Valley Lester Bryant Little Valley Rallie Emna Bryant Fred Barger Jennie Strong Paul Johnson Jamestown Eben Crandell Stodamyo Herbert Dow Leon Roy Vincent Harold Ellis A. A. Stephens Galeshore BE. M. Stephens Woodhul C. A. Stephens Willis G. Schwartz Sterling, Kans H. O. Whiteman Burlington I. K Ed Sedermeier la Noore Calif Fred Schlunz Nevada Smith Chicago Kemp Chautauqua Park Knowlton Fletcher C. FB. Fletcher Ames Louisa County Jennie Jones Mechaniceville Dewey Jones Ed Anwyl Mildred Misa Rut Lewis California Cotter Presbyterian Church Matthew Holderly Iowa State College Letts Consolidated Schools Carl Curtis W. A. Highsmith Council Bluffs

Witty Snippets and Historic Notes From the Era

A collage of humorous quips about women in the home and autos, a joke about Old Soldiers’ Home, a pastel ad claim on a fat lady fixture, and a Lincoln business card anecdote. The clipping blends miscellany with reflections on life, wit, and public figures.

Humorous sketches and moralizing quips from old humor column

A collage of humorous vignettes features a monkey Mizzy Marco loving glue, a driver and a chauffeur joke echoing 1920s street chatter, and a sparring pair Mrs Smith and Mrs Jones about gender, with Jerry and others interjecting in playful dialect.

Mizzy Marco Jack John George

Farm humor and misfortune end with a banker’s bite

A farmer narrates a string of calamities from dying horse to mortgage man. The verse ends with the farmer urging a smile despite losses, noting the line comes from a banker's life insurance blotter and blends original material with a familiar anecdote.

By The Way Seeks Jolt From Readers As Updegraf Pressures Rise

Montmorency Updegraf pleads for material for his By The Way column as subscriptions waver and letters threaten to drop the paper. The office hums with fatigue while the newsboys await four o clock deliveries and Miss May K adds a poem despite heat. The tale mixes dream, missed contributions, and a flood of local notices from Muscatine to Ames as readers respond with favors, visits, and festival plans.

Mr. Updegraf Wes’ Chea Maya Ofice Force Montmorency Updegraf

Columbus Junction Fair Averts Rainout With Delayed Events

Heavy rains forced postponement of Tuesday fair activities in Columbus Junction. Remaining events move to Thursday and Friday if weather permits. Pageants The Cycle of Seasons and Roosevelt slated for Thursday and Friday evenings. Columbus consolidated schools to open Sept 6 under Superintendent W G Robertson with a full staff listed. Mr and Mrs George Masonholder return from Colorado trip.

Columbus Junction Columbus Junction Fair Columbus Consolidated Schools W. G. Robertson Verne Wright W. J. Douthitt Marie Overholt Patin Helen Orr Rose McGlennon Margaret Brookhart Genevieve Fedderson Mildred Anwyl Helen Hunt Mildred Thompson Hilda Marsden Nellie Moore Helen Crosby Mary Moore

Johnny Hines Keeps Rowties Gallery Of Studio Guests

The comedian Johnny Hines maintains a personal Rowties Gallery a studio album recording every visitor. Ninety two photos were taken at First National's New York studio during The Brown Derby. The album now holds 2043 photographs spanning his career including agents princes doctors lawyers and laborers.

Johnny Hines First National New York

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