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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1927
Page
4
A critical look at Alan Seeger’s I Have a Rendezvous with Death as a lyric tour of emotion. The piece traces a young speaker’s evolving views from casual acceptance to bold resolve, ending with a vow to honor a pledged word at death.
A washout near Helper Utah halts a westbound train and traps several others behind a swollen torrent. The author notes the mountainous landscape and describes the town of Helper and its three thousand residents ringed by white sandstone peaks as floodwaters surge and threaten the rails.
A compact note explains common misuses mispronunciations and misspellings. It highlights pertain meanings and urges readers to grow vocabularily by mastering one word daily with example on perturb meaning to disturb.
A traveler chronicles washing out delays halting rail traffic from Iowa City to Colorado Springs. The Rock Island line, a luxury ride, delivers a scenic ascent to Pike's Peak. The party enjoys Colorado Springs sights, the new Episcopal church, and a liberal Y M C A as they await movement, with plans to westward travel.
A dozen New Yorkers charter an airplane to fly to Chicago for the Dempsey Tunney bout. Community debate grows over city speed limits on air traffic and an Iowa Davenport court case questions whether forced landings in a corn field count as trespassing.
A night fire demolishes a building. the janitor blurts Excelsior as to the cause. The piece muses on fatherhood and heroism, a traveler abroad earning lecture dates, and a boarding Englishman seeking polite help at sea.
A chorus of colorful characters argues over art wealth and risk. A henpecked husband threatens a coal shuttle, a theatre producer backs profit over art, a fisherman recalls small catches, a real estate agent urges caution, and a pugilist rejects pay unless he wins.
Yesterday morning Richard Johnson started a Ford truck loaded with empty pop bottles. The crate slid off near Ernest Lemmon's corner, scattering green glass across the street. The Horseshoe club helped sweep up the mess.
A surgeon offers a payment scheme with a $100 down and $25 weekly installments. The patient quips it resembles buying an automobile. A separate report notes a man shot his wife after she refused to speak to him, with a friend suggesting he deserves to hang.
A fragment recalls the old fashioned girl who used to go into the orchard and bring in a skirtful of apples while a character named Oscar interrupts with warnings about staying out of the cellar. The text hints at circular world themes and domestic scenes from an earlier era.
A playful exchange between characters includes quips about curiosity and spelling. The dialogue shifts to a baseball fan proposing a “life game” and a signup at the diamond, ending with a humorous misstep.
Washington County Farm Bureau announces the 83rd year clothing project starting September 19 with training schools at Wellman Riverside Brighton Crawfordsville and Washington. Ruby Kassel Ames extension clothing specialist returns to lead five sessions through January covering undergarments shoes children’s clothes care of clothes and tailored finishes. Livestock club members win top trophies from Chicago Livestock Exchange for show placings and feeding records. Adolph Larson records 17 374 pounds of pork from nine sows at six months old in the state pig crop contest. Smut in wheat prompts control measures using copper carbonate dust and seed treatment with improvised equipment for mixing.
The young wife reproaches Henry for past Christmas presents before marriage. Henry responds with a fishing metaphor about bait after catching a fish. A beauty specialist is quoted asking what a blush shows, noting it seldom shows. The piece ends with a question about old workers' sixteen hour days.
Radio Digest lists tomorrow’s program slate for stations including KDKA Pittsburgh WIZ KHJ Los Angeles KMA Shenandoah KPO San Francisco KYW Chicago and WJZ with times featuring orchestras quartets talk dance and studio sessions across the nation in a concise station by station rundown.
A terse note indicates the journal seeks payment for advertisements and suggests a trial period to prove value. The message implies financial pressure and a sales push to secure advertising revenue.
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