Bible Thought for Today September 21 1023
The Lord promises aid and guidance, reassuring believers with the verse Isaiah 41 13. It urges faith and courage as God declares He will hold your hand and help you to overcome fear.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1923
Page
4
American Fleet and Red Cross Aid to Japan Praised
The article hails swift American relief to Japan after a disaster. It notes American ships and the Red Cross moved before orders, setting up temporary hospitals and delivering cash aid. Ambassador Woods delivered a million dollar check to Premier Yamamoto, who affirmed the gesture and the American prompt initiative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Japan
United States
Woods
Yamamoto
United States Army
Navy Departments
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason
A humorous poem on temper and mood swings contrasts temperamental bursts with peaceful, charitable resolve. It pokes at loud rage and sulky gloom, then imagines calm behavior and social consequences, ending with a wistful note on the burden of constant frowning.
We are all headed same way toward peace with Japan
The text argues that Japan seeks peace and that all races will eventually move toward equality. It notes Japan’s tolerance of some white race pride and suggests race is a fading, common condition as humanity progresses. The author envisions friendship between nations and charity among people of all colors.
Beauty in the Bage Orchid Blooms Across Northern Regions
Nature Magazine notes the white fringed orchid grows in bogs of northern Maine Newfoundland and eastern Canada. It sends up a stem two to three feet tall topped by a loose cluster of white blooms with many flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Newfoundland
Canada
Nature Magazime
Politician Cancels Speech After Four Page Preview
A politician, a day before a planned speech, circulated a four page report to newspapers. On page 0 the text ends with I must close while an audience cries for him to continue and go on.
Meaning of Hague and its hedge origin in Dutch history
The Hague in Dutch means hedge and the capital’s name derives from The Hedge. Centuries ago it was a hunting lodge of the counts of Holland. The Dee’sople or Hollara preferred ornamental hedges and edges in their designs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hague
Holland
Shall Wild Flowers Be Destroyed in Popular Vote?
An exchange argues against destroying wildflowers, noting their decline from over-picking in eastern woodlands and scarcity in accessible areas of the state. The writer warns that current practices resemble a nationwide trend toward indiscriminate destruction.
Substitute minister visits Hartberg Curtis family
Rev. Mr. Tuttle arrives at the Curtis home in Hartberg for a first call. Mrs. Curtis sends Gladys to entertain and dress, leading to a quick mutual affection between the minister and the girl. Gladys hesitates about kissing the preacher until her mother consents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Tuttle
Hartberg
Curtis
Gladys
Mother
Kansas City Star
Catholic and Protestant Bibles Compared by Translators and Canons
The Catholic Bible follows the Douay Vulgate base with apocryphal books Tobias Judith Wisdom Ecclesiasticus Baruch and Maccabees, not in Protestant editions. Protestant Bibles vary among themselves due to differing sources from Hebrew Greek and Latin traditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tobias
Judith
Wisdom
Umbrella Tax Idea Offered During Napoleonic War
In England a movement opposes crowded sidewalks by banning umbrellas. The piece recalls a near tax idea from Pitt’s era when war revenue pressures surfaced. A friend suggested taxing umbrellas and having bishops order the prayer for rain read in churches until the war’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Pitt
Prayer in a Mine at Waller Coal near Duquoin
Daily prayer services are held before work at the Waller Coal company mine near Duquoin. Each morning miners gather at the bottom of the shaft with uncovered heads while as many as six participate in conducting the service, in a reverent brief rite. The practice is described by the Exchange as a daily ritual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waller Coal Company
Duquoin
The Solitary Traffic Cop And Other Snippets
A mix of humorous poems and notes on public life. reader questions on kosher food, traffic safety, and social mores mingle with short verse pieces and a humorous look at a traffic cop on a foggy night. The column comments on habits, curiosity, and modern manners with wry tone.
Proverbial Bits and Byways in a Humorous Column
A column mixes aphorisms and wry anecdotes about readers and day to day life. It riffs on Abe Martin style musings and light social observations about gifts appearance and temptation with a playful tone.
Racing Hearts at Fox Theatre features famed Sarles car
Roscoe Sarles objects racing machine used in the film Racing Hearts stars Agnes Ayres and Richard Dix. The Sarles Special, capable of over 110 miles per hour, competes with Ayres as part of a dramatic auto racing sequence. Johnny Wonderlich and Eddie Heffernan also appear in the high speed finale scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe Sarles
Paramount
Agnes Ayres
Fox Theatre
Sarles
Kansas City
Miss Ayres
Richard Dix
Johnny Wonderlich
Eddie Heffernan
Eddie Hearne
Hearne
Mise Ayres
Wedding Lyric as a Rowing Song Parody
A humorous note in the Boston Evening Transcript cites a Scots rowing song misread as a wedding guest’s mock vow. It hints at a guest hurling a “missile” after the couple while mimicking a bride and groom’s celebratory moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnie Boot
Boston Evening Transcript
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Eldek & Shannon
Bruce Cowden
Newe
Halter
Elliot Grayson
Washington
Iowa
East Main Street
Mutual
Ist
THE
Associated Press
Abe Martin
Em. Moots
Walt Mason
Goodyear
Tucker & Hicher
W. Fpf. Jacobs & Son
Mamma
Carl LeBulin
Sidney Smith
Andy Gump
Andy Gumps
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co
Carl Lebulin Meusger
A. J .Thomas Diet, Mer
Davenport
Shirley A. Clark
Bine
Literary Digest
Ellis Island
Mark Sullivan
Haley
Wordsworth
Adam
Eve
Broadgate
Vicks
Phillips Prog
J. BE. Lemmon
Mrs. A. Anderson
E. Washington
Lemley & Dempsey
F. & M. Bank Bldg
Washington, Iowa
Physicians and Surgeons
A. John Droz
Kyw, Kar
West Main &J
Hes
B. H
Bat Blair
Man, M. D. Washington, Ta
Frank Boller
City
W. Washington St
T. J. Pease
Farmers and Merchants Bank
J. D. Dayton
Westchester
Owa
Sas County
Austin Sutherland
Cc. RL A P
Golden State Limited
H. W. Rus
Oo. B
McKay
J. M
St. P
West Lim
Ind Lim
John Park
Aattornets
T. A. Michels
Morrison & Morrison
Morrison Bidg
North Side
Abrookhart Bros. Law——Abstracts
Opera House
Mutual Phone
C. J. Wilson
C. C. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson
Opposite Journal Office
Livingston & Eicher Law
J. W. Butterfield Attorney-at-Law
Washington Loan
Washington Lodge
W. T. Carson
W. M
Arthur Goodin
Secre
EB. T
Belva Carria
Ralph Thompson
Damascus Shring
Eva Mae Michels
W. Prp
Susie BB. Edgington
Worth
Amos Chapter de
Washington Lodge No
Loyal Order of Moose
Moose Hall
L. R. Littrel
T. Rickey
Covenant Lodge No. 101
Iawa Avenue
Foa
Perry Kephart
M. D. Bee
Hertbe
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