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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1922
Page
4
The editorial urges passage of the tariff bill to restore pre war normalcy after coal and railway disputes. It argues tariff expansion will boost employment, raise demand for Iowa crops, and counter importer profits, citing Treasury findings on high landed prices and retail markups from European and English goods.
Miss Fawn Lip pincut reads a color card and comments on a cerise nose and red cheeks while noting Dr. Mopps has dropped out of the Highland Country Club. The fragmentary report hints at local social plans and changes.
Walt Mason extols small acts of charity in verses about helping strangers. He recalls giving twenty cents and pie, comforting a wounded dog, and aiding a widow, asserting personal reward lies in daily deeds of mercy and goodwill.
The report lists a landed price in Germany of 94 cents and a U U.S. retail price of 22.00 dollars. It notes purchase from Peter Korn & Co. based in New York City.
A report lists a landed price in Germany and a U S retail price of $6.50. The purchase is attributed to Zukerman Electric Co. Details on date and country source are unclear in the fragment.
The speaker argues that U S living standards exceed foreign ones hindering domestic manufacturing. Importers push high prices on imports and route profits to small dealers, using gains to oppose a congressional tariff reform aimed at protecting manufacturers laborers merchants and consumers.
Miss Jane Arden a stage and screen actress calls for a monument to Lillian Russell in the theatrical district, preferably Times Square, highlighting Russell’s distinction in theatre and social welfare. A meeting and committee are planned to promote the project amid expected broad interest.
A playful column observes fashion and manners amid a heat wave. It jokes about hats and brains, cites light dialogue snippets, and notes everyday scenes from dining and seating to a burglar capture. A reader mentions tracing a family tree for Washington folks while preferring shade trees outside.
An American physician reportedly operated on himself to remove his appendix. He later billed himself for the procedure and afterward endured a serious health setback.
A playful rhymed verse fragment questions pronouns and presence of a frog with no tail. It invites readers to imagine a quaint, humorous scene under a tree and to send a note to the By-the-way column. The light tone and whimsical phrasing fit a casual newspaper feature.
A delegation asks Blivins to join the house committee of the country club but he declines citing family and car obligations. Dolores Kiefer is asked for a price on her baby sister Betty but she refuses, stating she would not sell her.
The Columbus Dispatch notes gratitude for those who assisted at the death of Sara Jackson. Affected groups include the fire department and workers from Union American and New Method laundries plus Southern hotel laundry. Also thanks go to Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Brower, Rev Hall, and funeral director W I Winegarner for service. An oversight mentions the cemetery sexton was not included.
A local whisper reports a woman in town smoking cigarettes and a young man seen applying rouge. The tip comes from a friend and references Washington. The words emphasize shock and social norms.
A man visited Superintendent Harding at the high school on a Tuesday and asked if the place was a school or a Ford garage, then pointed out in front of the building.
A humorous anecdote recalls an encounter in a crowd where a man spills into a lady’s gown. She rebukes him with a sharp greeting, then forgives with a smile and a quip about mistaking him for her husband. The narrator reflects on the incident and its meaning.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Twinam of Crawfordsville are spending today in Washington.
A fragment from a 20th century paper includes playful lines about parking spaces and fifty Fords, a forecast for February 15, and satire on fashion and finances. It features a poem dedicated to P. J. C. and a toast to enduring friendship amid changing costs of living.
A Putnam Patriot remark lists the common discomforts of visiting married friends fostering humor about admiring their children, overlapping conversations, quarrels over routes, crying baby, brainless pretty guest, reminiscences, chores after cook leaves, and opinions on marriage. Mrs George Black travels to Oskaloosa and Des Moines to visit friends and relatives.
The record lists pearl necklace pricing in France and the United States. It notes a landed price of 7 dollars plus 12.25, a scene retail price of 8 dollars, and an overall price of 150 dollars bought from Altman Co. in New York.
Prices for baby carriages and toys landed in the United States are listed as 3 ets in Germany and 5s to 50 ets retail, bought from Union News Co., New York. The article notes U.S. retail pricing and import costs.
A passage notes marked price disparities for goods such as microscopes, toilet soap, and magnifying glasses across Germany France and Japan. It argues that American consumers do not benefit from cheap European manufacture, while importers profit and restrict domestic industry.
Mr and Mrs Hugo Naffziger of Sioux City were killed when their car was struck by a Gary and Southern Interurban street car at the Lincoln Highway crossing five miles north of Crownpoint Indiana. They were en route home from a touring trip and had lived in Sioux City for about ten years with Mr Naffziger employed in the Davidson Bros furniture department.
Rail notices list eastbound and westbound departures and arrivals for trains on the Golden State Limit and Washington Branch lines. Specific trains include No. 4 No. 60 No. 30 No. 88 No. 3 No. 29 No. 49 No. 11 Express No. 87 and freight services Nos. 450 430 836 429 449 835 87 88, with daily or weekly patterns and agent H. W. Russell noted.
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