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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1922
Page
4
The eternal God is thy refuge and underneath are the everlasting arms. Deuteronomy 33 27 offers a comforting verse as a daily meditation. The short reflection emphasizes divine protection and steady reassurance for readers.
The piece argues relief is near as coal and railway labor disputes ease. It critiques strike leaders like B M Jewell and asserts the public bears the cost of stoppages and high coal prices while miners and operators gain little.
Mrs Tilford Moots lamented a restless night caused by burglars haunting a swollen dresser drawer. Mrs Lib Pash noted summer slipping away while keeping watch on the McCormicks.
A restless old merchant Jimpson Jones laments shrinking returns and retirement plans by the sea. He recalls a once thriving dry goods store and family urging rest while he declines to retire, urging to keep working while preserving his craft and dignity.
The Railway Labor Board ruling triggered a strike that cost workers millions in wages. Some who did not strike stayed employed, while others lost jobs, and many are unsure they will recover them. A new era of prosperity is hoped to restore jobs and prevent future strikes in this vital industry.
The passage argues poets shape language and culture as lawgivers and educators of life, linking poetry to religion and civilization. It distinguishes true poetic insight from mere prophetic boast, noting poetry's unity beyond time and place and citing Aeschylus Job and Dante as examples.
A historical note describes unusual early English favorites such as oysters stewed in wine and pigeon stuffed with gooseberries. It also mentions grapes boiled in butter and mutton stuffed with oysters with honey poured over the meat.
Plutarch records the Spartans winning a 367 B C victory led by Archimachus II over the Arcadians and Argives without Spartan casualties. The battle reportedly cost up to ten thousand Arcadians their lives.
Des Moines readies for the fifty sixth annual Grand Army of the Republic encampment from September 24 to 28. Organizers expect about 50 000 veterans and guests with private homes opened for visitors and a full city program including parades receptions and a large campfire at the Coliseum.
The piece traces Faneuil Hall’s rise from Peter Faneuil’s 1765 market hall to its role in colonial protest. It notes Andrew Faneuil’s immigrant success, the hall’s public functions, the Stamp Act protests in 1765, the Tea Party of 1775, and Lafayette’s 1824 praise of the hall as a beacon of resistance and republican duty.
In a dialog from a Boston Evening Tram script two professors discuss a claimed perpetual motion device. The First Professor exclaims joy while the Second stammers about what they have achieved, highlighting a lighthearted science humor tone.
A reflective piece notes procrastination hurting contributors as winter shifts to spring. Observations compare life to a puzzle and a puzzle of human behavior, with reflections on real estate talk, social slips, and everyday miscommunications amid changing seasons.
Classified notice seeks a first class fruit man to operate an established wholesale business out of town. Apply box 687 at the San Antonio Express.
Two neighbors chat while Mrs. B passes by. A passerby asks a boy about his mother before marriage. The boy answers gravely that she was not his mother before she was married, prompting a brusque retort.
A collection of quips and jokes about language mixed with vulgar humor. A Baptist vs Navy Army joke. a father with twelve children, a liniment and cement gaffe. a boy’s broken salt shaker quip. a question on a wife’s behavior. a Washington trade school pupil praising a fine teacher described as a lady.
The text hints at a playful yet chaotic cycle of time with a carousel and aero-swing. It suggests days past and future intensify as the pace quickens, forecasting accelerating whirls and mounting anticipation.
A humorous verse mocks newspaper life with dreams of timely subscribers, prompt advertisers, quick phones, rich profits, and the editor’s marble mansion on a hill after a perfect day in a new limousine.
Howell asks about his wife and her mother while Powell hosts a disarmament conference. Howell questions the meaning. Powell describes choosing what to wear to the opera.
Mr. Cobbles voices a hopeful view on unemployment, saying his son will soon finish college, value the diploma, and seek a steady job rather than linger in uncertain work. He foresees a timely shift from study to employment as the job market improves.
The veteran postoffice cat known as Old Tom received a neatly wrapped package from Mrs. Kittie Thomas of Lansing Michigan. It bore a 7 cent stamp and was addressed to The Postoffice Cat Tom Washington D C. Tom delighted in catnip inside, marking his first time off since the Roosevelt era.
The New York Sun notes Mesopotamia as a picturesque region with date groves and courtyards. Wicker goofas float along the Tris river and rafts use blown goat skins for buoyancy.
A fragment from a Boston transcript notes happiness rests on doing something, loving something, and hoping for something. The apt saying highlights active life, affection, and hopeful aspirations as core, timeless guides.
Hall’s Catarrh Medicine claims to treat deafness caused by catarrh by reducing Eustachian tube inflammation. The ad asserts forty years of success and states the product is sold by all druggists with F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio listed as the company.
Sept 16 report states preparations by local Masonic bodies for the annual sessions of the Iowa Royal Arch Masons grand chapter and Royal and Select Masters grand council in Mason City October 9 to 12. About 400 delegates are expected with visitors likely bringing total to around 600. sessions to be held in the armory.
The Di rectory refused to host Charles Cotesworth Pinckney during the 1706 talks with England and hinted a sum might settle the dispute. Pinckney allegedly declared, Millions for defense but not one cent for tribute. Later he reportedly clarified his words as Not a penny not a penny.
Railway time tables corrected to date for East Broad Top shows multiple local passenger and freight trains with arrivals and departures listed by station like Jund and N Branch. Notes indicate which freight trains run on specific weekdays and that certain trains run daily except Sundays with agent H. W. Russell at No. 23 and No. 25 passenger stops.
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