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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1922
Page
4
A daily devotional note dated Monday September 18 1922 highlights a moral reflection titled Better Than Silver and Gold, inviting readers to consider spiritual value over wealth. The brief item emphasizes faith and virtue as superior riches.
A reflective piece argues future war could be religious with Mohammedan and Christian worlds clashing. It discusses Britain’s neutral stance between Turks and Greeks, India Musselman council messages, and potential international control of Constantinople to avert a wider empire collapse.
The piece mocks a quack healer who claims cures for shingles bunions rashes and pains. It ridicules his far fetched origins from Yucatan deserts or arctic chills and notes how readers cheer when well yet distrust him when sick, exposing common medical pretenses.
The bureau of radiological research is established at Coe College in Cedar Rapids under Dr. L. D. Weld with Scott W. Smith Jr. directing experiments. It is created at the request of the Radiological Society of America committee on cancer research. Coe College becomes the first purely educational institution to complete plans for a research unit in cooperation.
The Iowa Farmers' Union opens its annual convention in Des Moines on Wednesday with National officers in attendance. About 600 delegates are expected as the state group, now claiming 20 000 members in 55 counties, reviews past activities and sets policy for the coming year. The session may also discuss the Iowa senatorial campaign and express a preferred candidate.
Ft Madison Iowa Sept 16 Chief Deputy U S Marshal George Ketterer will arrest Roy Jacobs on a charge of assault. The warrant was issued by U S Commissioner Hornish of Keokuk. Jacobs is accused of leading a gang of alleged strikers who beat George Wilson and C L Coulson two weeks ago. He is already under two bonds totaling 1500 for alleged injunction violations.
Iowa City prepares for the state Odd Fellows convention on October 16 with about 10 000 visitors expected. Housing for only 4 000 attendees poses a crowding challenge while top degree teams from across the United States are set to attend.
Landowners west of Washington Iowa announce hunting is strictly forbidden on their property and will be prosecuted for trespassing. Parents urged to inform children no exceptions will be made. List of multiple landowners and signatories ends with street address 8414 m-w-fr-st.
The city editor, seen with a sweater and winter wear, jokes compare a fur coat to sensible winter dress. A running quip notes a straw hat overcoat combo as better than a fur coat. A husband tests a conundrum on his wife about being like a mule. The piece ends with a pun about capital.
Local items list street bumps cold baths and quirky notices about self praising individuals and delays in Hy-the-Way contributions. The fragment hints at community quirks and calls for timely reader participation.
A Philadelphia Star story recalls a man at a train station testing a broken slot machine and learning the profit comes from failures. A separate Lemmon’s pharmacy scene notes a newlywed man buying candy and joking he forgot supper after marriage.
Civic Improvement note reports the park festival last Thursday eliminated chiggers. A humorous aside notes the pen is mightier than the sword but the automobile risks manslaughter and a new device can charge auto batteries almost instantly. A gas charging method is wished for to improve driving pleasure.
A terse lyric fragment notes abrupt speech and mismatched style as a woman questions hair and skirt. It reads like a sharp social moment capturing attitude and dress in a concise, observational tone.
A playful exchange about cancelling a large dinner order leads to a soda instead. The piece contemplates a 1922 high school football team as championship material after a local opinion survey. An old doctor and patient discuss the case with the doctor suggesting a post mortem examination to reveal outcomes.
A housewife laments spiraling meat prices, noting round steak at four shillings and porterhouse at twenty five shillings, calling the rise outrageous and seeking guidance on household budgeting.
A market man responds to pressure with humor as he suggests eating porterhouse steak amid talk of securing coal for winter. The passage captures local anxiety about supplies and a looming seasonal rush.
James returns from school bearing signs of a serious quarrel with friends. His mother asks why his clothes are torn and he replies he was trying to keep a good boy from being punished. She praises him as brave and asks who was the good little boy. He replies it was me.
A nostalgic reflection recalls a mother battling social norms as she tried to keep her sons from wearing overalls to school. The piece highlights era fashion debates and parental influence on student attire.
A collection of quips and verses on marriage and youth notes a teenage pledge to love and obey, a fable about cruelty versus kindness, and a joke about two living cheaply. It quips that adding machines change costs and that shirt and skirt once shared a word. A humorous farewell to Samantha Proctor ends with a mock epitaph.
A scientist claims the earth is shrinking about two inches annually which he says explains anxious behavior in people who crave ownership while the planet remains roughly the same size.
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