Bible Thought for Today Scriptural blessing for September 11 1926
The note presents a daily Bible Thought titled GO WITH GOD quoting 1 Samuel 17 37. It offers a succinct scriptural blessing and a reminder to trust divine accompaniment on the day.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1926
Page
3
A World Peace Aim Through League Entry and France Visit
The piece argues Germany’s entry into the League of Nations signals progress toward world peace and urges Europe to bind itself to a lasting peace without outside interference. It contrasts European unity with internal conflicts and notes the need to prevent civil strife within nations. A travel excerpt recounts Orville Elder’s days in France, describing arrival, Normandy scenery, and dining car service in a vivid, period voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
League of Nations
League
France
Europe
America
County Correspondence Highlights Local Coverage
The Journal showcases its county correspondents with a social grist of news. It emphasizes wide county reach, city saturation coverage, and community connection, praising contributors and thanking readers for support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington County
Paris Taxi Trials Through Narrow Streets
In Paris we struggle to decipher French as taxis weave through tight lanes. A porter ferries our baggage for a five franc tip, and a brass-booted driver battles traffic to deliver us to Hotel Vouillemont. The ride ends with a fare of four and a half francs, about twelve and a half cents in American money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Normandy
Seine
Versailles
Shab
Aperture
France
Havre
Washington
Iowa
Weemo
Hotel Vouillemont
Random Fragments From A Local Page
A collage of stray phrases and anecdotes mentions home rule evenings, chasing fire trucks, a country shopkeeper named Billi Smits, a box inscription reading Bill inside, and assorted quips about shoes, cheese, pie, and flaxen hair. The text blends speech notes and stray captions without a single cohesive story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billi Smits
Twenty Four Hogs Case Sparks Young Lawyer’s Dramatic Plea
A young lawyer in his first case represents a farmer suing a railway company for hog killings. He shocks the jury by gesturing with his fingers and shouting that “Twenty four hogs” is the magnitude of the injury, urging the jury to consider the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood
Noted Quips On Manners And Golf Balls
A humorous column riffs on road manners for heavy trucks and quirky incidents. It jokes about an indoor practice golf ball that doesn’t travel far, and closes with a maxim: the best way to win an argument is not to take part.
Ode to Red Lights and One-Legged Truths
The speaker shifts from digressive reminiscence to proposing focused writing goals. They consider venturing into practical topics such as imagining themselves as a cave man or essayist and composing an ode to the square’s red lights or defending men with a single leg.
Daily Lessons In English Word Study Vulgarity
A compact note on common usage and pronunciation mistakes from L Gordon. Highlights correct subject verb agreement with United States as a singular noun and common misspellings including compromise and vulgarity. Encourages expanding vocabulary by mastering one word daily and cites vulgarity as coarseness in language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Dream Adventure of Montmorency in a Diamond Mine
Montmorency Updegraf declines into a hazy voyage after a stairway crash and a meeting with a bound girl guarding a diamond mine. He frees her, flees robbers, and recalls a night of wandering. A green diamond on his person hints at possible reality of the tale, whether dream or truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montmorency
Wadsworth & Co
Ita Resenue
Phelp
Fobtetepa
Roslington
Washington
Enid
UC junior crowned star after Hollywood return
Miss Margaret Leisenring, president of the UC junior class, impressed a moving picture crew during exterior shots of a college life scene. She was invited to Hollywood and secured a regular movie job as an extra and narrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moving Picture Company
University of California
Colfe Life
Margaret Leisenring
Hollywood
Slippery Footing Social Elimbers Rise From Storefronts
A brief transcript notes that social elimbers struggle with slick paths but gradually ascend from storefronts, illustrating persistence amid hazards and urban obstacles.
Indigenous land transfers and colonial misperceptions in early America
The article discusses how Native Americans viewed land sharing with white settlers as permission to live among them rather than outright sale. It notes that many transfers occurred through treaty and purchase, while some tribes believed they merely tolerated settlers and that trinkets signified friendship rather than sale.
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Indiana
United States
Lee
Manhattan
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