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The Lord will not forsake His people for His great Name's sake from 1 Samuel 12 22 offers a faith affirmation. This daily note emphasizes divine fidelity to believers under God.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1926
Page
4
Debts and the World After War From Denmark to Elsinore
In a broad reflection the writer argues against immediate debt forgiveness and urges a mutual, prudent adjustment. He notes U S liberal treatment of war debts, critiques press coverage, and contrasts wartime impacts with Denmark’s postwar thrift in rural life and Copenhagen. The piece ends with Iowa corn growers adjourning their fair meeting without endorsing Senate candidates Porter or Brookhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
United States
Furthr
Germany
Russia
Italy
Spain
Japan
China
England
Denmark
Copenhagen
Iceland
Norway
Elsinore
Kronborg Castle
Hamlet
Shakespeare
Ophelia
Des Moines
Iowa Corn Growers Association
State Fairgrounds
Senate
Porter and
Brookhart
Where Hamlet Soliloquised by Orville Elder
On July 28 1926 the author aboard a sea voyage en route to Havre France describes an afternoon in Denmark focused on Elsinore. He mentions Copenhagen as a starting point and notes a special train ride to Elsinore with second class travel and scarce first class options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denmark
Elsinore
Sweden
Kronborg
Frederick
Sound
Shakespeare
Frederick the 2Nd
Havre
France
Hamilet
Copenhagen
School Days Pranks and Morning Mishaps Parade Town
A lighthearted column recalls morning scenes with a merchant’s awning, barrels of water spilt on the sidewalk, and a bell accident on a Missouri farm. Readers meet humorous locals including a man with the author’s name and a playful exchange about a luxury Ford in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
The Trusty Train Porter Confesses wit on Platform
A railroad porter faces an elderly passenger asking if a certain train goes to San Diego. The porter explains the engine serves the company and directs him to the correct service, illustrating diligence and humorous restraint. The exchange highlights the porter’s careful honesty and service mindset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Tourist Buys Five Gallons From Empty Gas Pump
A traveler stopped at a town near Washington and asked for five gallons of gasoline. A woman pumped the fuel and the man paid, then drove off. The store owner later learned the pump had been dry for two weeks, prompting disbelief about the transaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New Songs Sing Without Voice
Poem fragment contrasts old songs with new tunes that require no voice to perform. The speaker notes shaky notes in old songs while claiming the new melodies can be sung without vocal effort.
Deserted Chap. Notes and Humorous Real-Life Antecedents
A narrator recalls writing humorous material from real life as a green youth on a lamp post loses balance after a dog chases a cat. The dog and girl tumble, the dog yelps, and a nearby woman with a theater baby waves an all day sucker as the street scene unfolds.
Daily Lessons in English Word Use and Pronunciation
A compact note on common word usage errors and pronunciation. It highlights avoidable redundancies and mispronunciations, defines synonymous terms for tolerate and endure, and presents a daily vocabulary tip. The today's word is INSINUATE, meaning to indicate or suggest indirectly, with caution against implying untruths.
Diner Questions Dog's Sit In At Table
A diner asks why a dog sits and stares, while the waiter explains the animal uses the plate it usually eats from, implying the dog’s habit is tied to the dish. The exchange highlights a humorous misunderstanding over routine dining spots.
First Visit Sparks Laughter as Water Cart Leaks Down Street
A visitor laughs along the sidewalk while a watering cart rolls by. Onlookers joke about the leaking cart and the driver’s supposed impatience to reach home with dry hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Updegraf
Home
Country Kate
Lost key sparks search in aging kitchen trunk
In a tense exchange a mistress asks Marie to search the old kitchen trunk for a key to a writing desk. Marie reports all tests failed, claiming none of the tried keys fit the desk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie
By The Way to a Girl With Sixteen Younger Years
A brief poem notes a girl with bobbed flaxen hair growing past her ears and blue eyes. The speaker, confident in love, jokes about the age sixteen and the saying about kissing, declaring a rebuttal on the page.
Exchange and Light on Work Offers in The Country
A reader questions if the conductor means an ad for a hired man or a swap of labor for a soft literary column. They suggest women tired of chores and men with blistered shoulders might exchange tasks for writing time while threshing and field work continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barkus
Kentry
The Volga Boatman at Fox Theatre
Cecil De Mille's film The Volga Boatman features William Boyd as a Volga Boatman leading revolutionaries with Flinor Fair as the heroine. The drama unfolds in a lavish room amid upheaval, interspersed with stark scenes of Volga life and a fierce love story centered on peril and power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil de Mille
Lenore J. Coffee
Konrad Bercovici
Russia
Fox Theatre
William Boyd
Flinor Fair
de Mille
Volga
Obituary for Albert L Kolosick 1914 1926
Albert Leo Kolosick born July 20 1914 died September 4 1926 age 12 funeral private at 4 pm conducted by Father McGuire Elm Grove cemetery burial. Survived by parents Edward and unnamed mother four brothers Loraine Everett Richard Paul and two sisters Mrs Wessley Custer Clelia all in different locations. Sympathy poured in for the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Leo Kolosick
Edward Kolosick
Father McGuire
Elm Grove
Loraine
Walnut Grove
Colo
Everette
Washington
Iowa
Richard
Wellston
Paul
Wessley Custer
Clelia
Mrs. J. E. Eaton of Pasadena dies at 80 in Keota
The body of Mrs. J. E. Eaton aged eighty from Pasadena arrived in Keota with her daughter Miss Grace Eaton. Funeral at the Presbyterian church followed by Rev. W. O. Harper. Survived by five children including Mabel Spicer and Grace Eaton of Pasadena, Bessie Masters of Stafford, Velda Barrett, and Edward N. Eaton of Chicago. Former Keota drugstore partners Eaton and Norcross. Civil War veteran Mr. Eaton. sister Helena Holden of Pasadena. She was active in the Presbyterian church, choir, and Eastern Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
J. E. Eaton
Pasadena
Calif
Grace Eaton
Presbyterian Church
W. O. Harper
Chicago
Ill
Eaton and Norcross
Eaton
Helena Holden
Eastern Star
Noted Osteopathy Patient Dies. Keota Burial Held
Mrs. Eaton succumbed after surgery last winter in Omaha and was buried beside her husband in Keota cemetery. Pallbearers included Scott Kirkpatrick Edward Randolph and Dr James M Leary of St Louis who has taken over the W T Palmer dental practice. McCue and Miss Bertha Cresswell returned to Ottumwa after a uncle’s funeral James L Batterson. Marguerite McEvoy of Chillicothe is visiting Miss Harriett Conklin. Mabel Dunshee travels to St Louis after helping care for her grandmother Mrs Dunshee who is not improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Co
Eaton
Omaha
Keota
Scott Kirkpatrick
Edward Randolph
Rr. F. Korf
Nelson Newton
Charles Kreger
Frank Klein
James M. Leary
St. Louis
W. T. Palmer
S. McCue
Auniece
Bertha Cresswell
Ottumwa
James L. Batterson
Marguerite McEvoy
Chillicothe
Harriett Conklin
Mabel Dunshee
D. Dunshee
Social Notes From Ainsworth Route Two
Local items record visits and gatherings around Ainsworth Route Two. Mrs Glen Davis helped with threshers at C H Work’s. Viola Rademaker traveled to Washington for a teacher meeting. L G club gatherings and the next meeting planned for Sept 17. Dolores Hazen visited relatives in Washington. farewell for Donly Milligan who left for Oklahoma. guests at various homes include the Foster family and Mr. and Mrs. Frank McCreedy of Florida. George Wallace and family visited Muscatine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
R. R
Will Palmer
C. H
Glen Davis
Coh
Viola Rademaker
Washington
L. G. Club
Will McCartney
Henry Hunt
Helen Hunt
C. H. Work
Elizabeth Campbell
Dolores Hazen
Sands
Rodney Arnold
Harry Dye
Donly Milligan
Oklahoma
J. T. Foster
Scott
H. Rademaker
Dorothy
Frank McCreedy
Florida
G. F. Wallace
George Wallace
Muscatine
McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets Ad Claims Quick Weight Gain
An old bottle ad promises hollows in cheeks and neck can be filled with solid flesh. It urges readers to buy McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets from J. E. Lemmon or any druggist. The 60 tablet box costs 60 cents with a 30 day satisfaction guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Lemmon
America
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