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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1924
Page
4
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A devotional scripture note quotes Psalm 36 7 8 praising Gods lovingkindness and trust under his wings. It promises satisfaction from the fatness of Gods house and drinking of the river of pleasures for the children of men.
Novelist Samuel Merwin, in the Washington Herald, says propaganda aims to subvert Anglo-Saxon culture and marriage through ideas, fiction, and talk. He attributes the attack to Eastern and Central Europe, emphasizing a regional trend over racial origins and warning of a Freudian, Bolshevik moral drift.
The piece laments wartime cultural influence by foreign ideas on American youth. It argues aliens undermine traditional virtues by spreading psychoanalytic psychology and new mores, portraying the country as a sturdy old tree being hacked at by hostile forces.
Warner Bros presents Cornered directed by William Beaudine starring Marie Prevost as Mary Brennan and Margaret Waring with John Roche Rockcliffe Fellowes Raymond Hattan Cissy Fitzgerald and Wilfred Lucas. The film adapts Dodson Mitchell and Zelda Sears stage hit about heiress and cafe rival twins with social contrasts and romance.
Arthur Russell, a Rock Island trusty jailed on a bootlegging sentence, escaped at the Cedar Rapids courthouse and was arrested in Davenport with help from Wim. R. Stutsman Mae Thomas and John Meyers. Meyers drove the escape car and crashed en route, injuring a bystander but guiding investigators.
A compiled radio schedule listing stations in multiple cities with times and program types. Entries cover WSB Atlanta WGR Buffalo WMAQ Chicago WLW Cincinnati WTAM Cleveland WHK Davenport WHO Des Moines WWJ Detroit WCX Detroit Hustle PW Havana WOS Jefferson City WDAF Kansas City WHB Kansas City KFI Los Angeles WHAS Louisville CHYC Montreal WIZ New York WHN New York WEAF New York WOR Newark and more, detailing music news talk and variety segments.
Poet Walt Mason vents against selective law enforcement praising harsh punishment for speeding and other faults while condemning unequal treatment. He argues justice should be even handed, yet mocks judges and police actions as biased and hypocritical.
Charley Davis of near Ainsworth reports corn in his area is beyond frost danger while others fear the light grape crop. A nearby grocer notes a curious exchange with two little girls seeking pink dye for ma’s stomach to brighten her diet.
Four riders in a Ford coupe barely miss tragedy after a pigeon is run over by a car. A horse shows flightiness toward traffic seen after years away. A woman stumbles on a sidewalk crack and mutters. A reader calling for coverage notes gossip and a jab at beauty as a rare trait in the age of pestilence.
A playful verse recalls the sultan’s ire and a prank involving a loose mouse to frighten the harem, creating the tale of a harem scarem.
A bizarre dialogue about a coffin and a late mayor ends with a quip about rehearsals. The text then shifts to unrelated aphorisms and a joke about a skeleton and a bathing suit, ending with a wry remark on career pretensions.
A jumble of light jokes and sayings about daily life. A girl defends herself, a man strolls the public square, and a Sabbath split prompts humor. Prohibition, marriage, and a doctor patient exchange mix with a death notice and a brew joke.
A man gives two sons ten cents each and the third five cents. The hint implies a clock reading of a quarter to three, combining small sums into a time. The joke rests on wordplay between money and time.
A collection of short jokes and lines about proposals cars organs and everyday life. The items include a wife urging a marriage proposal a preacher's preparation a church organist brag and a landlord straw remark. Names and places are general and the tone resembles light local humor.
Dr Clarence Edward McCartney of Philadelphia moderator of the Presbyterian church will deliver an opening address for Coe College forty third year opening ceremonies in Cedar Rapids. Coe College joins several Iowa Presbyterian colleges in marking the annual school year start.
An old advertisement touts McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets as a tastier alternative to cod liver oil. It promises at least 5 pounds gained in 30 days or money back and cites testimonials from J. E. Lemmon and David P. Woodburn of Owego New York.
A new plate glass window was installed yesterday at the North Side Ice Cream parlor following an accidental breakage of the previous pane a few weeks earlier.
Railway time tables corrected to date show eastbound and westbound schedules. Included are Golden State Limited and Express Nos. 4 12 50 30 with departures and arrivals, Washington Branch locals and freights, and multiple passenger and local freight services with notes on Sundays and agent stamps.
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