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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1922
Page
4
A defender argues the new tariff reduces wool duties by about 12 cents a pound, not raising clothing costs. He notes the measure protects producers, counters fears of higher prices, and urges passage to steady business and avoid misinformed claims.
A humorous verse depicts a persistent salesman who hounds a reluctant buyer. The narrator resists offers for a car, recalling debt and desire for independence, while the salesman touts mortgages and possessions. The piece ends with a critique of pushy sales pitches and overtalkative sellers.
A collection of humorous snippets and light verse about animals cars marriage vaudeville and jokes. The items reference a dog with a radio bug a duck getting off an elephant a misadventure with Lizzie the auto and a Ford joke shaping vaudeville humor.
A Brighton woman reportedly bribes her husband with popcorn and candy to keep him home at night, prompting a humorous exchange. The Oskafoosa Herald notes the exchange as a light community snippet.
A Cornell widow quips that a man who marries her gains a second hand Lizzie and two runabouts. The remark plays on marriage and widowhood in a light local humor scene.
Floyd Kirk six year old son of Jesse Kirk of Mt. Pleasant was struck in the face by a double edged axe while clearing timber on the H C Putman farm. The blade nearly cut off his nose and he was sewn up by a local doctor. He later jumped into Tracey’s pond in pain but was saved from drowning.
Chicago reporters state that fashion leaders of the Fashion Art League of America predict a move away from the flapper look toward long skirts and piled hair. Over 200 designers expect to attend the league convention with new gowns wraps and suits to be shown in the Fashion Show Extraordinaire.
A quirky column riffs on urban life and quirky economics with humor about street cars like appealing women, late night hours, scarce options, and a landlord tenant exchange. It playfully questions value and delay, hinting at social quirks and frayed finances in a city setting.
A contemporary warns delinquent subscribers to pay in advance lest their health declines with fainting spells chills cramps and jaundice signaling imminent death, urging timely dues to ensure a proper obituary notice.
In Pittsburgh Kane County Headlight Cherokee on November 14 reports C L Bumerots underwent an operation to remove a lead pencil eraser from his ear. For over two years his hearing was nearly gone in the right ear, deteriorating to where he could not hear a watch tick. Dr D A Hays removed the foreign substance without a knife, noting the rubber had traveled from the ear to the side of the nose, blocking the nasal channel.
In Mercy hospital Dr Dean removed a watermelon seed from the lung of Elbert O Claire son of Mr and Mrs A L O Claire of Dickens Iowa The operation was on Thursday after a week of bronchitis treatment and the child was well enough to go home Wednesday.
Universal presents Frank Mayo in the film Tracked to Earth with Virginia Valli and a large supporting cast. The Western plot follows a smooth talking hero who captures a bandit gang and is wrongly accused of horse theft as he eludes a desert posse. The Saturday Evening Post supplied the story for this Universal special Attraction.
Ellen Pearl Shaw five months old, daughter of Mr and Mrs K A Shaw of Dowling Missouri, died when the family car overturned near Bloomfield while en route to the Davis County fair. Mrs Shaw is seriously injured.
Catarrhal deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube mucous lining. Hall's Catarrh Medicine promises to rid the system of catarrh and related weakness, claiming over forty years of successful treatment and wide druggist distribution by F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio.
A physician named Doctor Smith was roused in the night by his wife who complained about his snoring leading to a disrupted sleep. The incident highlights domestic disturbance in a quiet household.
Des Moines reports Aubrey Devine assistant football coach and former All American at the University of Town has become engaged to Miss Catherine Hamilton of Pasadena California since last April. No formal announcement yet, she told reporters as she boarded a train. Hamilton will enter her senior year. Devine has two years remaining in his law studies.
Eastbound schedule lists arrivals and departures for Nos. 4 12 60 20 68 with times 2:28 am 4:15 am 9:10 am 5:55 pm 6:20 pm and 12:01 pm. Westbound Nos. 3 29 49 87 and Washington Branch Nos. 450 429 449 835 836 show varied daily or specific weekday service. Local freight Nos. 835 836 and local passenger Nos. 429 430 456 run daily except Sundays. Local Frt 88 east Mon Wed Fri. Local freight 87 west Tue Thu Sat. Agent H W Russell notes schedules.
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