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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1928
Page
4
A collection of light verse and quips reflecting social norms and humor. The caricatured pieces touch on marriage, communication, manners, and daily observations. Notable lines include playful digs at domestic life and cultural foibles, with a comic tone throughout.
The message cites Isaiah 2 4 describing God judging nations and rebuking many people It envisions turning swords into ploughshares and spears into pruning hooks and nations no longer learning war.
A Florida series of storms inflicts heavy damage and loss, following a 1926 disaster that killed hundreds and left thousands injured. Officials warn that despite recovery efforts, fresh storms bring renewed tragedy and economic strain to the state.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports August employment and payroll increases in the United States the largest in six years. The note explains this reflects a healthier economy amid campaign years and signals a new normalcy with permanently higher wages and prices than pre war levels.
Travelers who knew Europe years ago report a shift in sentiment toward prohibition. A visitor at a Antwerp convention notes Europeans now see the United States as advancing with its policy. He cites Germany and Britain moving toward harsher measures and European officials impressed by America's prosperity attributed to prohibition.
Florida endures another major storm strike two years after the last record breaker as meteorologists warn of continued heavy winds and flooding across coastal counties.
Daily English lesson notes misused words pronunciations and spelling. The entry defines immeasurable as incapable of being measured with an example claiming an immeasurable advantage to boost vocabulary.
The document quotes Dr. Charles Norris and the Committee of Fourteen criticizing New York enforcement of Prohibition while noting Governor Smith's contradictory actions. It cites past statements and reports from the New York Times about speak-easies, enforcement promises, and constitutional powers, urging consistent application of the Volstead Act.
A deceased man delivered six Black Hand letters to police yesterday in Chicago. The Spokane Spokesman-Review reports the discovery shortly after his death, with authorities investigating the mailings as part of ongoing organized crime activity.
Absent minded man tells the doctor he is sick while a servant announces the physician’s presence in a Lyre column excerpt. The scene centers on miscommunication and a failure to respond to medical aid.
Classified notice from Toronto Telegram offering a new 12 gauge single barrel shotgun for use in home poultry farming. One day used. Cash price not specified.
A Berlin source quotes a parent reacting to a child’s fraying temper as a school report looms. The remark hints at tense family dynamics and impending homework or grades causing anxiety.
A description notes a girl dressed for going out on a warm May evening. The outfit centers on a small black hat with a black aigrette perched over the left ear, completing the understated yet stylish look for stepping out.
An Arkansas paper promotes a bold life insurance program aimed at children from ages one to sixty five, highlighting an exceptionally capable sales agent as the top presenter of the plan.
Judge remarks on a student's study habits as Professor Pather questions a young man’s conscientiousness. Jane counters that the youth frets over not returning home to study, highlighting classroom and home study tensions.
Johnson reported returning from a trip through Washington Oregon California Arizona Kansas Missouri and Illinois and said sentiment in all these states was overwhelmingly for Hoover in the election context cited by the San Francisco Chronicle.
A boy claims his father is mayor and his parade ride is escorted by motor cops with no traffic rules to heed. A friend retorts that his father is a truck driver, contrasting civic status with working mobility in a short anecdote from American Legion Monthly.
The other man fled toward the door and with a pistol gestured manager John J. Cussen to a chair. Cusser burst from the door, all four giving chase to the fugitives. At police headquarters Cusser identified both men, as did Miss Reardon.
In a fragmented exchange a man asks a maid about his wife’s location. The maid cryptically responds she put them in the wash and inserts a non sequitur about a George Washington Ghost and a sign on a rear device, ending with a plea for respect for elders.
A Texan dialogue from a Texas Ranger feature contrasts a man’s constant work ethic with a woman’s request for shared friendship. The exchange highlights themes of duty, companionship, and mutual support in a frontier setting.
A comic dialogue mocks dental ad pitches as a barber tests a patient with a decayed bicuspid. He jokes about enamel, quick fixes, and whitening products while the patient contemplates an abscess treatment. The scene ends with a pause and a punchy “Next.”
A reflective slice notes a misty day with leaves falling as the speaker rests from toil. The message urges loyalty to friends and caution toward enemies, claiming rain today is only on the leaves and not on the mood.
A collection of playful and provocative phrases notes playful fads and fashions in verse. It references poets, romance, and social scenes with hints of humor and irony about readers, men, and women and a stray joke about a fireman’s daughter and a hose.
A stream of brief vignettes follows a farmer’s dilemma about plowing corn while fishing thrives and remarks on girls, lazy eating habits, wooden Indians outside cigar shops, timber supply, club talk on manners, and a humorous exchange about a mem ber with a remark on soup gargling and yodeled exclamations.
Prairie Center notices report a thresher's meeting tonight. Social items include visits from the McCall and Glenn families, Howard Wolfe returning from Lake Geneva, Mildred and Victor Blattner's marriage, and a new granddaughter Martha Lambert. Edme Koehler builds a corn crib and Ellen Wolfe departs to Monmouth for school.
A columnist notes the Hoover Curtis campaign draws new supporters previously non political as women who wore Hoover aprons in the war now desk tasks and men who quietly devote time in Washington and New York. One worker explains he helps Hoover out of loyalty formed during World War I and his wartime stance.
A recount of wartime service in Belgium and work with Herbert Hoover at the Food Administration. The speaker credits Hoover with injecting a human element into business and life, shaping a commitment to missions beyond profit and praising Hoover as the most human president since Lincoln.
A 1950s view predicts childless, servantless homes and bungaloid suburbs to ease unemployment as population drops. Auto meals from delicatessens, standardized needs by buttons, and education erode class lines. A dog loving childless woman and a child’s insult to a car add social vignette.
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