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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1927
Page
4
Browning can be hard to read and often lacks musicality, reflecting his serious subjects. When he engages music, his work shines as in a vivid contrast where nature and fate meet, as in the lines about May, moss, and the starved bank, culminating with a divine smile.
The Helper Utah Y M C A provides a welcome hub for railroad workers and travelers stranded by washed out tracks. A free weiner roast and watermelon feast unite passengers, local railway staff, and residents in a warm, community-focused relief effort in a bustling railroad town.
Summary of a language lesson noting misused phrases and pronunciations. It highlights avoiding vague phrases like very nice and using precise terms such as kind, describes mispronunciations of camouflage, and lists common misspellings. It defines irreproachable as blameless and encourages vocabulary growth with a daily word practice.
A lifeguard saves a woman and she later becomes his wife. The piece includes jests about gratitude toward a lifeguard and a series of quips from a Shanghai magazine and a courtroom exchange. The humor contrasts a romantic anecdote with light courtroom banter and street chatter.
In hot Thursday heat a man stood thirty minutes with coat on near the bank, surveying the area. A drum corps debut led to a sudden move toward city hall with Marshal Haney, raising questions if they were under arrest. Sunday evening a raccoon darted onto the timber road as headlights approached, narrowly avoiding a collision.
A terse account notes a phone operator or clerk continuing work despite interruptions and informal disturbance, illustrating a resilient image of routine duties during a noisy period.
A New Yorker recalls a curious scene at an Ohio county fair. Little George finds a cat asleep with its engine running in a sunny window. A husband and wife in a crowd near an amusement booth exchange a playful remark about losing each other.
A noon telephone report from Dr. S. B. Watson states Long Creek is completely ice free and suitable for skating. Washington readers should plan outdoor activities accordingly while humorous anecdotes about radios, meals, and clocks frame the column.
The FAC western Splitting The Breeze stars Tom Tyler at Fox theatre. Exclusive panchromatic film renders California high Sierras in natural shading enhancing the film’s romance and dramatic scenery. Fox executives enable a cinematic depth of the Sierra landscape under Mount Whitney.
Miss Myrtle Orris and Miss Juanita Rees travel to Cedar Falls for the State Teachers College. Rev W C Porter and W H McCall attend Keokuk Presbytery fall meeting in Morning Sun. Dennis Jones and Hayden Williams return to Mt Pleasant for Iowa Wesleyan. William Griffith to Fairfield for Parsons. Kenneth Rees to Ames. Miss Mary Borders heads to Cedar Falls then Middletown Ohio for business studies staying with an uncle.
A collage of jokes and quips headlines fill the page, with playful exchanges and puns. The bits pivot on romantic bravado, everyday mishaps, and lighthearted crime gags, featuring a sign painter, a sheriff, a train announcer, and a convict.
A fragment notes a person described as famous spirits tied to the year 1776 with references to St Louis and Detroit. The text is incomplete and offers no clear event, date, or outcome.
Pleasant Plain reports George Spielman and wife from Council Bluffs visiting Margaret Humphrey. Evangelistic meetings in the Kek building by Rev Sayles Smith close Wednesday evening. Mrs Anna Pool has been ill with summer flu but is improving. Eli Emry of Richland visited.
Kinship visits and church events mark the week with a county picnic at Sam Simmons Grove drawing many locals. Travel from Dallas Center and Washington noted while Mrs. Pool and Mrs. Lynn feature in family arrangements. A Friends church meeting hosted a converted Jew as speaker.
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