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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1922
Page
4
Pinchot Campaign Emphasis Signals Dry Governance
Gifford Pinchot the Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor runs a thorough, well funded campaign asserting strong temperance positions. He remains staunchly dry no matter audience and pledges to enforce national dry laws, while opponents and Kentucky editorials reflect broader prohibition sentiment and enforcement discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Mr. Pinchot
Pinchot
United States
Gifford
Amos
Kentucky
Breathitt
Jackson
Ken
Breathitt County
Covington Ky
Hungry Democrats Face New Leadership in Town
Gran'man Pash quips he will avoid crossing the street as Tell Binkley closes his office to pursue succeeding Postmaster Ike Lark, whose term ends next April, signaling a change in local leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Tell Binkley
Ike Lark
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason
Poem notes how hardship prompts appreciation for freedoms and simple meals. It contrasts wryly between troubles and moments of relief such as outings and the joy of a meal, then jokes about dieting and the return to meat after hardship. The verse leavens mood with humor on daily comforts and resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Eve
Sam
Wretel
Pete
Tree Avenue of Fifty Miles in Japan
A Japanese feature reports an avenue of trees stretching fifty miles from Nikko to Nanna. The line of planted trees is presented as a notable scenic and cultural project reflecting regional plantings and public space design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Nikko
Nanna
Monotony Turbulence Unravels in Everyday Life
A married woman faces unpredictable anger as her husband reacts to each day anew. The narrator suggests a grim, recurring pattern of tension and hidden motives in a strained domestic life.
Frosty talk and cross country trip at Mason City convention
A fragmentary column recalls frost on pumpkins and Henry Ford prodding prohibition at his plant. It notes John Waymack praising Ford drivers, describes a Mason City advertising convention with Joe Falk Charley Davis Harry Smith and Frank Miller, and mentions party details and farewells in Waterloo Marion and other locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
Ford
John Waymack
Henry
Mason City
Joe Falk
Chas, Davis
Harry Smith
Frank Miller
Joe
Charley Davis
Harry
Frank
Waterloo
Tragic Corydon Fire Echoes Humorous Courtship Tales
Our New York correspondent reports a humorous list of reasons women rejected suitors such as beans with a spook and a denied ice cream treat. A sad Corydon Iowa incident follows as a three story building burns after fire hose is borrowed to water livestock. Teddy admits regretting a morning boyhood fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Greyson
Wiashington
Corydon
Iowa
Missed Apples and Life’s Fine Point at the Top
A saying compares apples in a tree to life points, noting a fine detail at the top that is easy to miss, and suggests life hinges on spotting that overlooked nuance.
Daniel In The Firey Furnace Debate
A colored preacher declares Sunday morning sermon on Daniel in the fiery furnace. A brother argues Daniel faced the lion’s den instead, prompting the preacher to insist the point is moot as Daniel was clearly in a perilous fix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel
Pahson
Brothah Johnson
Town Man Hopes For Pain Relief After Lame Back
A local man endures weeks of back pain that hamstrings his ability to pitch horseshoes. He says the discomfort bothers him more than the ache, limiting his outdoor game.
Witty quip on French life and fashion at a party
A humorous dialogue riffs on France and fashion with a pun about mayonnaise and a remark about modest desires. It hints at social satire of a ladies’ gathering and the idea that modesty leads to arrogance in others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Greenwich Woman Invents Electric Worm Bait Device
Thomp Brookhart and Louis Jones report from Greenwich Connecticut that Peter J O Keefe a Navy Yard storekeeper in Portsmouth New Hampshire and son of William and Mrs O Keefe has created a worm catching machine. The device uses brass rods buried in the ground connected to a telephone magneto to induce surface worms when powered. O Keefe says the idea comes from electric storms that cause worms to surface for food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomp
Brookhart
Louis Jones
Greenwich
Conn
Izaak Walton
Peter J. O'Keefe
Navy Yard
Portsmouth
N. H
William O'Keefe
Greenwich Avenue
Mr. O'Keefe
Doyle Child’s Sunday School Quip Goes Homeward
A humorous exchange features Johnny asking about autos in Heaven after Sunday school. His mother replies with a reasoning that leads Johnny to a quip about being taken home on high. The vignette reflects lighthearted religious sentiment and Victorian era humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Conan Doyle
Johnny
Unkind Grapes Diet Counsel Stirring Local Column
A humorous note from a women's page mocks a claim that a bunch of grapes holds one hundred calories. The piece teases readers on dieting, appetite and the social reaction of readers in a tongue in cheek column from the era.
Long Mourning Practices Across Foreign Quarters
The New York Sun notes extended mourning customs in Sichian quarters where a family’s wife and daughters wear black indefinitely after a father’s death. Girls are expected to endure mourning through adolescence until engagement. The rule is seldom strictly followed, though mothers rarely approve deviation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Local Passenger and Freight Train Schedules Listed
Railway timetable notes show local passenger and freight services with numbers 429 450 836 and 87 88 91. Trains 835 836 and local passengers run daily except Sundays. freight No. 87 operates West Tue Thu Sat. agent H W Russell oversees operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Russell
J. C. McKay
Flappers define love through dancing missteps and thrills
A playful definition from a romantic girl describes love as the moment a partner steps on her foot in a dance and, despite the hurt, it still gives a thrill. The remark highlights flirtatious slang and the carefree attitudes of the era.
Hurricane's Gal at Fox Theatre with Dorothy Phillips star
An exceptional First National attraction. Dorothy Phillips stars as an untamed sea girl who commands a smuggling schooner opposite Robert Ellis. Wallace Beery portrays the Swede mate Cap'n with Gertrude Astor as a society girl supporting the tale. Jack Donovan and Frances Raymond are in the cast. K J Peiffer of Keota noted in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gal
Allen Holubar
Fox Theatre
Dorothy Phillips
Robert Ellis
Misa Phillips
Wallace Beery
Villian
James O. Barrows
Gertrude Astor
Miss Phillips
William Fong
San Francisco
Jack Donovan
Frances Raymond
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