Repentance Thought for Saturday September 4 1920
A daily devotional note reflects on repentance from the Bible with a passage from I Samuel 12 10. The author urges turning back to the Lord to seek deliverance from enemies and renewed service.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1926
Page
4
The Trend of the Wind on World Court Debate
The piece discusses reactions to the World Court issue among U S senators and voters. It cites McKinley Pep per and Cumming as defeats tied to pro court stances and notes California ao fforum where Shortridge and Johnson signaled shifting support. It remarks the court controversy remains debated amid reservations and fears of entanglements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Middle West
McKinley
Illinois
Pepper
Pennsylvania
Cumming
Senate
World Court
California
Hiram Johnson
Hiram
Shortridge
School days soon to reopen in Washington county
The piece reflects on the shift from harsh school discipline to modern methods including manual training, playgrounds, Y activities, honor system, domestic science, physical culture, and progressive curriculum. It credits nationwide education with raising living standards and reducing class divisions for a brighter future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington County
Dinner And A Circus In Copenhagen Night
A letter describes a Copenhagen halt on a Baltic voyage. The writer visits Thorvaldsen's museum and parks along Langelinie, attends a yacht club dinner with Danish and Swedish marines, then experiences Copenhagen's renowned indoor circus. The cosmopolitan crowd, beer, and cigars provide a striking contrast to American expectations, ending with a memorable night in a foreign city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yacht Club
Sweden
Denmark
Copenhagen
Washington
Iowa
Rising generation to guide future rulers of the land
The speaker argues that in a few years the younger generation will be educated beyond their parents and become active in world affairs. They will lead the country, and society needs to be prepared to follow their example.
A Peach From D C Russell Grows In His Backyard
D C Russell visits the Journal office with a single Alberta peach in a large basket. The fruit measures about ten inches in diameter and comes from his own tree. He expects more peaches next year and even a barrel if yields improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. Russell
Journal
Alberta
Russell
By the Way Satire on Weather and Morals in a Column
A column mixes weather wishes with social criticism as Lester Orr vows not to shave until rain ends while marooned travelers gaze from hotel windows. It shifts to a narrated poem about morals, fashion, and a preacher’s wives, ending with a note on a football captain pictured in the Chicago Tribune.
Beans Burning Interruption Crashes Telephone Call
When the line connected I overheard a woman saying she was cooking beans for dinner. I warned that the beans were burning after several failed attempts to break in, provoking a shocked scream before I could finish my call.
By The Way The Modern Girls Bob Their Hair
A poem fragment depicts modern girls as bold and fey with bobbed hair and flaring skirts. The verse compares them to winter trees with bare limbs and notes their flirtatious attitudes and fashion choices in a sharp social sketch.
Irish boatsman saves friends after capsizing
In a river accident three Irishmen fall from a boat. Only one can swim and he heads to the bank leaving two others clinging to the craft. He later rescues them one by one, explaining he first had to save his own life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mullaney
Out of Balance Bride Despairs Over Simple Accounts
A distressed young bride pleads for help with basic arithmetic as she mixes up two pounds of steak and a dozen oranges, showing a humorous domestic budgeting moment.
Deserted Journal Sparks Revival After Publication Pause
The tale describes Montmorency’s struggle with a slow news flow and argumentative contributors. A drastic editor’s stoppage prompts readers to maintain demand, later revived by a surge of material and a fishy aside about tarpon catching and J. T. Lyon.
Fisherman’smemento Scale Returns from Tarpon Springs
A tarpon scale mailed from Tarpon Springs Florida arrives with no commentary. The note mentions it would thrill any fisherman at its sight and invites curiosity about its origin or significance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray
Aon Ty
Lion
Lyon
Ono
Varpon Springs
J. T Lyon
Tarpon Springs
Florida
Cleve Moore Divers Into Supporting Role in It Must Be Love
Colleen Moore often dominates the amusements page but Cleve Moore, famed American diver, shifts to film with a supporting part in It Must Be Love a First National starring vehicle. John McCormick produced from Brooke Hanlon's Delicatessen director Albert FE Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colleen Moore
Moore
Cleve Moore
America
Cleve
Colleen
John McCormick
Brooke Hanlon
Delicatessen
Albert FE
Green
Card of Thanks for Mrs. G. K. McFarland
We express deep gratitude to the many friends who were kind during the illness of our wife and mother, the late Mrs. G. K. McFarland, G. K. McFarland, and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. K. McFarland
No Services at 2nd U P Church. Sabbath School Only
Weather hampers Rev Wylie as rains and washouts block travel in western Iowa. In Sioux City a 36 year old woman Mrs Frank O'Meara of Otto Ja hanged herself using a bed sheet, distress linked to ill health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
U. P
Wylie
Iowa
Sioux City
Frank O'Meara
Otto
Skunk Tales And Rural Schools In Abe Martinon Style
Abe Martinon reminisces about the old one room country schools and the army literacy test era reporting a colorful view of teachers and students. He recalls skunk memories and the odd arithmetic problem while noting the shift to modern rural school buildings and emerging talents in basketball and music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Earth
Mississippi
Gulf
Mexico
Tharp
Lafe Bud
Bij
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Mon
Abe Martinon
Country School
Binkley
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