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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1923
Page
4
A daily devotional note based on Matthew 6 33 urges readers to seek the kingdom of God and his righteousness first promising that all other needs will be provided. The brief meditation reflects early 20th century religious teaching.
Ex Secretary of Agriculture Meredith argues midwestern farmers blame the high protective tariff while noting wartime tariffs aided them. He cites Harding era tariffs and Fordney McCumber as best for farmers, contradicting later press summaries of his Davenport talk.
The poem satirizes a neighbor lamenting laws against domestic violence while clinging to tradition. It contrasts the urge to act with a tongue tied to statute and jokes about modern rules, restraint, and his wife’s perceived faults. The piece blends humor with social critique.
The advertisement by Mr Meredith proclaims his identity as a Tariff Democrat and asserts tariffs protect American workers from foreign cheap labor. He also criticizes certain duties in the current tariff bill including iron pipe and aluminum while stressing lumber cement and brick are more crucial to farmers and builders and remain on the free list.
The piece argues tariffs raise farm prices and cites Payne law comparisons. It praises the Fordney McCumber Tariff as a revenue booster and asserts free trade harms farmers while editors misstate facts. It features Mrs Johnson as a capable rural observer shaping farm life.
Cleveland Plain Dealer endorses Mrs Magnus Johnson wife of Senator elect Magnus Johnson. They praise her as a capable farmer's wife who ran the fourteen acre farm while her husband campaigned, noting she provides his share of dirt and support.
Agnes Ayres debuts a vivacious new screen persona in Racing Hearts from Paramount. She plays the young daughter of a bankrupt automobile maker opposite Theodore Roberts with Richard Dix as lead, in a high grade ensemble, premiering at Fox Friday and Saturday to a large audience.
Odd clippings recount a Washington group finishing an automobile show and shifting focus to a 1924 Advertising Clubs convention. The fragment notes playful banter on a train from Davenport and mentions local jokes and fading restaurant stories in Paris.
A man returns home from a closed golfing club prompting a puzzled, awed exchange with his child. In Woodstock New Brunswick a quirky anecdote follows about a Washington man buying flannel and asking a shop clerk if she recalls his pajamas material.
The exchange questions self descriptions and humor about Washingtons people and driving habits. Glenn N. Barclay is named as a recognized figure. jokes compare handsomeness and homeliness while asserting no explanation for open exhaust tricks.
A humorous letter asks if a horse could run on gas and whether a license would be needed to drive it. The writer notes buying corn and oats for a horse and gas and oil for a car, and jokes that a gas powered horse would harm its liver.
Rex B Goodcell reports that California wineries held about 36 million gallons of wine on July 1. Southern California produced 2.52 million gallons in the year ended, with withdrawals of 1.08 million gallons, and 0.64 million gallons shipped outside the state.
The Journal offers custom paneled wedding stock printed or engraved to order.
Washington Sept 20 careful analysis of coal by industrial consumers is recommenced by the Bureau of Mines as a factor in reducing fuel costs. The bureau inspects coal purchased for most government departments Panama Canal Panama Railroad and the Shipping Board and has developed methods of analysis saving thousands yearly.
In Nagpur India 540 people are jailed for displaying the national flag in parades. Authorities arrest protesters daily as the case could become a national issue. Gandhi Day is named Flag Day with flag displays planned.
A quirky note compares residents of glass houses to florists, suggesting ornamental living or fragility. The line implies residents who keep flowers are typical decorators or gardeners in their homes.
Physicians recommend nasal breathing as the proper sleep method. If you wake during the night with your mouth open, rise and close it.
The excerpt notes that petroleum, once rare and used only as medicine or chemical agent, now fuels global lighting and drives transportation across sea land and air. It emphasizes petroleum as a central force in modern industry and power.
A dated decorous voice laments chores and inconveniences while living in the country. The narrator complains of church duties roosters neighbors and tedious daily tasks during dreary weather and fruit season.
Berlin reports loud appeals for ending class distinctions on German railways but financial motives uphold first second third and fourth class coaches. Pride prompts many to pay higher first class rates, widening the rail budget shortfall.
In a historic charter Edward II granted to Oxford University townsmen would decide if fish sold locally was fresh or stale. If found stale they were to send it to the hospital for the consumption of the sick.
The allowance should account for a west wind of about seven miles per hour at the typical altitude used by United States Post Office department aviators on transcontinental mail service flights.
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