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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1922

Page

4

Bible Thought for Today Love That Saves

The devotional note for September 15 1922 quotes John 3 16 and urges belief to gain eternal life. It presents a Christian reflection on God’s love and the salvation offered through Jesus Christ.

European Peace Seen In Major Power Reconciliation

The piece argues Europe needs a new soul and a multilateral gathering of Germany Russia and Turkey to forge a peaceful future. It praises US Britain France and Japan for pacifying the Pacific and urges reconciliation, forgiveness, and dialogue to avoid another total war.

Europe Turkey Greece Russia League of Nations Germany Soviet Japan

Marryin for Money or Love Fails Yet Housekeeper Questioned

ABE MARTIN notes that marrying for money or love has failed, and the town lacks statistics on marrying for a housekeeper. He recalls a time when the most popular man didn’t own his dress suit, and now borrowing a car is hard.

Aunt Samantha Canning Pickles In Frugal Rhymes

A humorous verse chronicles Aunt Samantha preserving vast harvests. She jars pickles and ketchup, saves nickels, and scorns shopping, while her garden overflows with plums onions and greens. Neighbors telegraph requests, but she resists buying, choosing home canning instead.

Samantha Jones Samantha Thunders

Quotable Odds and Ends From Wit and Workday Life

A collage of quips and anecdotes from a newspaper page. Jokes about fashion, seasons, Edison dreams, club popularity, and a boy learning swears hint at a lively era. Farmer humor contrasts potatoes prices with expectations, and lines about horse buggy days, school cheer, and vacation wit close the survey.

Bie fiddler buried with violin sparks odd remark

A local chat notes a fiddle player who valued his violin so deeply he was buried with it. Mike asserts disbelief while joking about the piano, reflecting a small town exchange in Life.

John Pat Mike

Fashion Quips and Vintage Wit from Mary Roberts Rinehart

In a recent interview Mary Roberts Rinehart comments on clothing and present day fashions. She says a woman is well dressed when she can withstand the sharpest scrutiny, yet still draws no second glance.

Mary Roberts Rinehart

Say, Doc, Mrs Smithkinsa Catches Bill With Typewriter

Local chatter quotes Mrs Smithkinsa catching Bill with his typewriter on his lap. The exchange includes hushed humor about the incident. A separate note from the If the output of iron increases five percent per annum then supply would exhaust in about 130 years. Source: Oskaloosa Herald.

Oskaloosa Herald

Old Theory on Karnak Temple Debunked by Egyptian Survey

A survey refutes the idea that Karnak was built to align with the solstice sun. The sun has not traced the temple axis since about 12,000 to 13,000 years ago, per Scientific American. The article places the event in the late Ice Age with Europe in the cave period and Desdogne hunters in France.

Karnak Scientific American Europe

Where is My Wandering Boy Tonight at Fox Theatre

Amusement critics hail the new film Where is My Wandering Boy Tonight as a master picture of its kind. Virginia True Boardman stars as the mother with Cullen Landis as the boy, Ruth Patsy Miller as the village sweetheart, and Kathleen Key as the cold show girl. The drama follows a small town family arc, the boy's trip to the city, theft, and his return to honest work, ending with a heartwarming redemption.

Fox Theatre Virginia True Boardman Cullen Landis Garry Beecher Ruth Patsy” Miller Lorna Owens Kathleen Key

Plan to drop the assessors considered in Des Moines

Des Moines reports the legislative tax committee weighing a plan requiring each taxpayer to act as their own assessor by sending a property list and self assessed value to the county auditor. A penalty would apply for noncompliance as the plan gains consideration by the thirty ninth general assembly.

Des Moines Legislative Thirty Ninth General Assembly

The Old Ones Are the Best

Two men argue over a fly’s identity and a joke about a horse fly. The exchange notes that a horse fly buzzes around cows horses and jackasses. The wit ends with a pun about fooling the horse flies.

The Ingenious Beaver Creates Stable Environments

A paper to the British association highlights how beavers and other animals gain thermal and chemical constancy in their surroundings. It argues beavers in this country have, at times, matched or surpassed human activity in engineering environmental stability.

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Hostess Questions Professor About Leaving Early

An evening party scene shows a hostess asking the professor if he must depart and whether his wife will accompany him, with the professor apologizing that he must leave Tit-Bits.

Klandsworth

Notable American Lexicographers Noah and Daniel Webster

Noah Webster born 1758 died 1843 famed for his dictionary. Daniel Webster was a renowned American statesman and orator.

Noah Webster Daniel Webster

Committee Proposes Tax Reforms and County Assessor Creation

The committee discusses penalties for undervaluing property and enforcing perjury provisions, seeking higher assessed values. It favors eliminating the township assessor, supports a county assessor, and the creation of a state board of assessment and review. These reforms are likely to be in the committee’s forthcoming report.

Foundation of All Things Philosophy Quotation

A short artful reflection on truth and fidelity as pillars of the world’s temple. The quotation notes that when these are broken, the fabric of reality collapses, with a cryptic final word echoing ruin.

Have a Definite Purpose and Move Toward It

A short motivational passage urges acting with a definite pure purpose. It argues many geniuses never arrive due to waiting for the right moment, while any person with a clear aim can make progress toward possibilities.

Railway Time Tables Corrected to Date for Various Lines

Station notice lists arrivals and departures for multiple trains on the Golden State Limited and Washington Branch. Details include No 4 Golden State Limited No 12 Express No 60 Local No 30 Local Pass No 88 Local Freight and outbound westbound schedules with specific times. Local freight and passenger services operate daily except Sundays with certain East and West runs on specified weekdays, per agent W Russell.

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