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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1922
Page
4
The New Commandment Jesus declared a new commandment to love one another as I have loved you. By this all men shall know you are my disciples if you love one another, from John 13 34 35.
A recent publication argues revolvers and pistols should be banned in the United States to curb armed crime. It cites a father son shooting, assassination history, and the ease of concealed weapons, urging prohibition of mail arm sales and tighter limits on small arms.
ABE MARTIN Safe Bud has built a cheap double house and now it is a fifty fifty question whether he ever works again. A smile in business was induced during the war and it looks like the kind that won’t come back.
The poem laments deadly railway crossings as warnings fail to stop deaths. It depicts repeated accidents where trains strike people and cars, leaving corpses and broken bodies, while coroners count remains and relatives lament. The piece urges heedful crossing behavior.
Worshipers raised hands and Amen as teachers guided small groups. The lesson period lasted hours though the school met weekly in spirit. Nehemiah and Ezra urged joy in God’s bounty, while sowing spiritual seed brings contrition and strength from heaven. May the 1922 Bible schools inspire fall rallies and fall teaching of God’s law.
Cedar Falls reports Peder Pederson prominent farm bureau lecturer and proprietor of Prospect Farm turned 50 on Monday. About 125 friends gathered at his home for a birthday dinner and gifts. John Matthews and family moved into Mrs. John McLaughlin’s East Main street house.
Introductory Sunday school lesson contrasts secret in seed with Bible life. Mentions Mr Utility, Mr Scientist, Mr Surgeon, Mr Psycho-Analyst, Mr Plain Man, and reactions of unbeliever critic and moralist. Nehemiah’s wall work and Ezra’s Bible instruction frame the teaching.
The speaker recalls a candlelit basement as a mysterious figure pours three or four fingers worth of drink and drains it. A watching spider winks, air thickens, an automobile moves away, a handscape lies below, a red Arab figure appears, a submarine sinks, bees rest, a mine darkens, and she declares lasting love.
A well connected young man at a local dry goods house fell asleep in the store about 6 30 and woke to a startled scream from a shocked customer. He recalls the moment as highly embarrassing and notes he was in a corner wrapped in a blanket. The anecdote ends with a quip about a dinner chairmans phrasing.
A typist named Irene Tate works for D A Merritt and is mocked by a rough figure Charcoal Eph who insists they must rise above mere noise to reach the Pearly Gates.
Three children visiting near the Crail home were given candied fruit. The mother, fearing poison, hid the gift. The next morning a 5 year old girl revealed she checked if the brothers were dead after supposedly eating their candy. Separately a quip about theater talk and a bee joke conclude the item.
Joe Falk Vere Davis and Arthur Goodin chatted on a park bench when a companion, recently wed to matrimony, approached without greeting. The scene features light humor and a remark about self perception, followed by Dr Wickham’s quip on chewing and pills.
A quirky historical note describes jazz as discovered by a dog with a tin can on its tail pursuing a 1915 flivver. The anecdote places the origin in an early 20th century playful scene linking music to urban novelty.
Poem describes extensive farm sanitation from cow toes to dog sachets and horse teeth, noting antiseptics, talcum, deodorants, and sterilizations as a broad plan. It humorously ends with plans to wash the hired man next week.
Iowa City report states Mayor Harvat remains hospitalized after a medical setback. A letter dated August reports she was to be released soon but would arrive home a week late, delaying her return from the hospital.
Planing city clubs from Sioux City Des Moines Mason City Cedar Rapids Davenport and more will help students from same cities get acquainted during the coming school year at the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City.
Women rely on the modern modiste and cosmetics to appear attractive. Yet some suffer pangs of agony beneath a cheerful facade. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is advertised as restoring health and easing feminine ailments for nearly fifty years.
Railroad agent H. W. Russell lists arrival and departure times for multiple north south lines. Local freight Nos 835 836 and local passenger Nos 429 430 450 run daily except Sundays with seasonal weekday patterns.
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