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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1924
Page
4
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A devotional note cites Isaiah 25 8 proclaiming He will swallow up death in victory and wipe away tears from all faces as the Lord speaks these words for His people.
A discussion of protective tariffs framed as a clash between eastern factory interests and western agriculture. It cites Clarence Darrow addressing Chicago laborers, contrasts farmer distress with urban audiences, and defends tariffs as safeguarding jobs and the national economy. It notes Coolidge praising tariffs for reviving agriculture labor and industry and generating substantial revenue.
ABE MARTIN notes that failing to pass an examination to become Argos postmaster reveals the difficulties of reaching the front without a solid education. The piece pokes fun at grandstanders and underscores practical hurdles in official appointments.
The text emphasizes that merits are demonstrated by results, highlighting protection of residents from economic disaster caused by excessive foreign people or too much foreign merchandise.
The Washington National Republican argues the Democratic platform and figures from Bryan and Daniels misstate the 1922 Protective Tariff by billions. It asserts none of the quoted totals are true and that political guessing about cost of living is unreliable.
After 30 days of talks at the London Conference France and Germany reach a first postwar economic and political accord. The Dawes plan is credited largely to American diplomacy showing a useful US foreign policy without League entanglements. The overall European outlook appears brighter and tied to a peaceful Europe benefiting the United States.
The St. Louis Times notes Europe now enjoys confidence that postwar recovery can proceed safely. The London Conference agreements are cited as providing practical assurance that prosperity and security are within reach, marking a new era for the continent.
The American Agriculturist surveys varying estimates of a wife’s worth as a cash asset. One farmer cites marriage as practical support, while a wife lists exact labor figures from thirty years of marriage totaling $115 485.50 in value, noting she has never been paid yet would repeat it for family.
The piece argues that Democratic leaders pledge not to injure any industry while seeking to overturn the protective tariff. It claims the 1912 campaign cycle featured promises to repeal protection and shift to a revenue tariff, which would boost imports, close American factories, and push millions into unemployment, despite warnings of inconsistency with domestic industry protection.
A discussion arguing that higher imports reduce American buying and harm domestic producers, citing the 1919 Buffalo convention of the American Federation of Labor in favor of protective tariffs. It notes labor support for protection, recalls 1912 voting trends and warns against promises to avoid injuring American industries.
Mil waukee and national headlines praise Will Hays for securing seventeen major studios in Los Angeles to pledge not to produce or aid distribution of salacious films. The pledge, if carried out, promises elimination of degrading competition and a gradual rise in film standards amid ongoing debates over what constitutes salacious content.
The passage notes September as the month for the second tax payment and mentions general caution about a small boy and a bicycle being in danger, reflecting a sympathetic view toward people moving to a new house.
The claim quotes a casual exchange where one man says he gave his wife 8800 for her birthday and questions if it was cash. The other replies the gift was a year's job for LE at the laundry.
A humorous aside frames a reaction to a tax on beauty parlors with a wry nod to gender and work, suggesting an industrious life is key to securing food in old age. The line reflects social wit and concerns about taxation costs on service trades.
A collection of humorous lines about married life and school mischief. A joke about a best man at a wedding and a quip on a smart bad boy provokes laughter. Farm folks debate whether radio or party line will make evenings livelier.
A quirky note reveals that all action figures in the studio set share identical hobbies, namely collecting holiday decorations and painting miniature houses, reflecting a uniform creative trend across productions.
An elderly woman fell overboard while sailing to Europe and drowned near the dock. Her recovered body carried four large crabs, prompting authorities to inform her son-in-law who quipped for another crab service. The report adds satirical notes on Germany and golf’s future, reflecting opinion pieces of the era.
The text presents a collage of quips and banter across scenes with a doctor patient exchange about sleeplessness, a cautionary line about striking at a baby, a rural speech pattern remark from Uncle Rastus, a radical drug question, and a waiter joke about a married couple, all in a dated comic tone.
A reader question asks what hokum means and how it applies to political platforms. The piece explains hokum as nonsense or empty rhetoric and contrasts it with substantive positions in party platforms.
Chas. Davis, once owner of Wardrobe Cleaners, previously sold buggies on the road and later operated a furniture store at Chariton, charting a diverse local business path.
Critics speculated about Miss Rambeau being indisposed and Dr Max Wolf confirmed she has a complete nervous breakdown after nine days of care. The physician cited overwork and a nervous strain as the cause.
A column of quips and banter features jokes on whiskers money fire escapes and public spirit. Reginald answers a Sunday school question with water and a baby reflecting light humor in Everyday’s Magazine style concise chatter.
A humorous exchange features a policeman asking why a motorist did not stop at a wave, the fair motorist replying she is not that sort of girl. A baldheaded traveler jokes about not needing a comb, and suggests tooth extraction to avoid a toothbrush. Harry Crozier went to Winfield this morning.
Eastbound and westbound rail schedules listed for Golden State line and Washington branch passenger and freight trains with arrivals departures and local passes. Includes agent notes and daily operation details for specific train numbers and limits.
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