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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1927
Page
4
A reflective essay compares learning to enjoy tomatoes with growing appreciation for poetry and art. It argues curiosity expands taste, inviting readers to explore beauty in food, poetry, architecture, and writing, citing Christopher Morley and public library references. The piece urges broader engagement to unlock joy in everyday culture.
A short note presents a daily vocabulary word radiant meaning brilliant and cites an example about eyes bright with animation of success. It emphasizes misused forms mispronunciations spelling notes and offers synonyms somber dusky murky gloomy dark sable.
A fragment recalls young people breathing hard as they watch and imagine heaven on a postal card, capturing a moment of wistful, vivid imagery.
A collection of light hearted jokes and puns centered on words sounds and everyday objects. The humor relies on homophones double meanings and playful misdirection featuring a nickel a dime a clock a lollypop and a water crossing theme within a single page excerpt.
A hotel sign promises life saving sprinklers stating no loss of life in sprinklered buildings. A witty guest replies with a prayer noting he may get wet but not burned, echoing the sign's theme.
A short verse urging readers to seize the moment and live fully, warning that time may end at any hour. The poem reflects fleeting life and the importance of expressing love and action now.
A collage of short quips and observations about life, mood, and society. It contrasts cheerful and dour outlooks, notes on weather, memory, and aging, and includes misc jokes and satirical lines from various papers. It ends with a wry remark on disarmament as a social function.
Attendees praised the Dutch Creek fair with large crowds and lively events. Washington band played long sets, fashion displays impressed, and the drum corps stood out. A country town farming angle, license counts, auto troubles, and humorous quips from local columns fill the piece.
The county attorney enforces state laws, prosecutes in criminal and civil cases, and represents the county in courts including the supreme court on appeals. He works with the sheriff, guides grand juries, advises county officers, handles debt and revenue actions, and must be a qualified voter and licensed attorney.
The Washington post office department relinquished the Chicago to New York air mail route to private operators. A separate study by Prof J L Gillin of Wisconsin overturned the belief that a girl with fault is forever ruined finding many delinquent girls reclaim useful roles in society.
Israel K. Hessal files in Cleveland Common Pleas for Brotherhood Investment stockholders to bar the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Building Association from using any portion of the $4,000,000 recently received from the Baltimore Trust Co for financial projects.
Mrs Barr accuses her husband of betrayal after a divorce confrontation with a grocer. She says she was cheated by a delivery of macaroni consisting only of empty stems, prompting a tense exchange in the shop.
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