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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1924
Page
4
The excerpt highlights duty as a woven legacy linking great and small deeds. It speaks of love ennobling life and records a life of service that blesses others and ultimately returns to the giver through acts of kindness and healing.
The Hearst editorials argue high surtaxes reduce large incomes and discourage work. They cite 1916 to 1921 tax data showing large earners fall from 1,296 to 241 as rates rise to 65 percent. The piece concludes heavy taxation harms executive work and harms society.
Special correspondents note that Maine results this year cannot gauge the national situation as the Klan issue had been injected into the discourse. The piece signals broader political agitation influencing local results.
ABE MARTIN notes Chicago experts joke about humanity while pondering why Henry Ford continues to work. The columnist underscores Ford's ongoing activity as a puzzling feature of modern life.
A first person narrator meets a talkative bird like informant who spouts war era rumors about the American Legion convention in Kansas City. The tale shifts through plans for next year, Chicago and San Francisco delegations, and a mayoral welcome. The piece lampoons Legion lore and local boosterism with humorous asides about St. Paul and Minneapolis.
The speaker notes that Maine stayed Republican as expected with the GOP winning the governor’s seat and congressional representation. He says Democrats claimed a large governor majority of thirty to forty thousand but Maine’s results show otherwise, indicating dope sheets were misled.
The Fox Theatre presents Flowing Gold a photoplay adaptation of Rex Beach novel produced by Richard Walton Tully with Joe De Grasse directing Milton Sills and Anna Q Nilsson headlining supported by Alice Calhoun Josephine Crowell Charles Sellon Bert Woodruff Cissy Fitzgerald and John Roche The film is praised for action suspense and fidelity to the story with strong dramatic appeal.
Adrian Ross boasted to a lady he could parody any proverb on the spur of the moment. She named Where there's a will there's a way and he countered with Where there's a frill there's a fray in a playful exchange from Moss From Rolling Stone by Brayley Hodgetts.
A quirky era column notes a football season approaching with frost jokes and local color. A hardware dealer and a bride wordplay appear in a collage of humorous brief lines reflecting everyday life and American stereotypes.
A secretary warned of suspension over a back payment and received a witty reply in dialect promising to pay when others do. The reminiscence mixes old quips with a note about London Bridge's age and a joke about a bald man with a $35 weekly salary.
The gum chewing habit spread worldwide after American soldiers introduced gum to allied troops. Those soldiers then carried it to their home countries, making chewing gum known in nearly every nation with world war contact.
A man searching a haystack for a needle pricks his thumb with the needle on first handful. The quip notes some people are luckier than others, as the saying Good Hardware implies.
The girl quotes a lyric on love saying dancing with a partner who steps on your foot can thrill you rather than hurt you. She notes that love is felt in a special, thrilling moment.
A reflection on poised souls like an iceberg beneath waves, unshaken by life’s troubles. It likens inner steadiness to a divine calm found in still depths, suggesting resilience and inner strength through serenity.
A hardware dealer greets Mose with a casual sale while Mose explains a doctor’s instruction to take iron for his blood. The scene ends with a humorous aside about a neighbor’s dented fender and a digression on prefacing opinions with “personally, myself.”
The passage notes uncertainty yet repeats the idea that Maine remains faithful to its traditions. It reflects mixed opinions on whether this faith is good or bad and quotes David Harum on differing views about horse racing.
A tenant complains that the landlord asks for rent nearly every week, describing persistent pressure over payments and concern about the ongoing demand.
Fragmentary note suggests people imagine savings vanish when they leave a vacancy and creditors claim the rest. tone reflects social observation on financial misperceptions.
A comic exchange shows a professor bragging about not leaving his umbrella in church. His wife corrects him, noting he did not take an umbrella to church in the first place. The joke hinges on a misheard boast and a clever domestic twist.
Local readers are warned that many couples have misplaced marriage certificates. A woman reports she has misplaced hers and asks neighbors to check homes and keep an eye out for the document.
Mr. and Mrs. Bacon reminisce about a morning when he woke early and crowed about it for a week. The humorous exchange highlights the couple's memory of a past episode involving roosters and a shared joke.
A columnist notes how reputational value can influence divorce costs and settlements. It discusses name recognition, social standing, and potential impacts on alimony, asset division, and custody negotiations in high profile cases.
A well dressed passenger asks the captain about snow seen beyond the Athens harbor. The captain explains it is snow while the remarking woman jokes about Greece. A servant named Dinah declares she is married and has a “good man,” though she fears he may be caught.
A narrative recalls a flirtatious pursuit in taxis and parties with fears of observers, ending in a private moment despite crowds. A humorous aside notes national debt weighing on newborns, explaining why babies cry.
The green heron or fly-up the-creek is about one and one half feet long and common across the United States and Canada. It feeds on fish frogs and other aquatic prey and often stalks patiently in shallow water during morning and evening hours.
The name Caesar began with Sextus Julius Caesar a praetor in 208 BC and was the family name of the first five emperors. The line ended with Nero in AD 68, after which Caesar became a dignity title. Augustus born September BC died August AD 14 and Tiberius ruled during Christ's life.
The Hundred Guilder Print is an etching by Rembrandt showing Christ healing the sick. It is reported that the first proof sold for 100 guilders, marking a remarkable price for this plate.
Reprinted Boston Tran script notes how dropping years eases aging for women, suggesting age can be lightened by shortening the count and presenting it as a practical approach. The piece frames youth as desirable and implies social pressure to appear younger.
Tremors may stem from mine blasts cave collapses rock slips and other earth movements yet these do not fully explain major shocks. Earthquakes resemble volcanic activity and the direction of cause and effect remains unknown to researchers.
The article notes large sea creatures including rays and sharks reaching over 30 feet and two ton weights, sawfish up to nearly three tons and 30 feet long, as living evidence that Mesovoic period fish sites persist in the ocean.
An odd cryptic note claims the average life length of a business toon equals two thirds that of a faster, suggesting a playful comparison between farm life and rapid commerce.
Timetable listings show CR LL P routes with eastbound and westbound arrivals and departures for No. 4 Golden State Limited No. 12 Express No. 60 Lo Pass and No. 30 Lo Pass. Also includes Washington Branch locals Freight and passenger services with daily operation notes and agent signatures.
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