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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1927
Page
4
A reader notes a poem with Longfellow echoes in theme and subject. The verse contrasts aged beauty with winter radiance, likening an aged woman after childrearing to a spent winter sun, her thoughts quiet as still waters.
A narrator recalls walking Salt Lake City and touring the Mormon temple grounds. The piece praises the temple environment, comments on entrance requirements for the holy site, and reflects on Brigham Young and Joseph Smith and the Mormon pioneers who converted the Salt Lake Valley into a fruitful land.
A compact note on correctly using whence and expend. It warns against phrases like from whence it came and explains that whence means from what place. The entry defines expend as to pay out and gives an example of agencies expending millions.
A narrator contemplates Brigham Young's role in Mormon history from plates to polygamy, praising his leadership yet noting controversy. The piece describes a Gray Motor tour of Salt Lake City sites, including the temple and tabernacle, plus a comical incident with a counterfeit ticket on the sightseeing bus.
Beth enters her duck Waddles in the county fair poultry contest. The duck earns the blue ribbon, impressing judges and Beth as Waddles proudly carries the prize in her bill. Beth recalls the moment and the playful antics that won the day.
By The Way welcomes Civil War veterans visiting today and tomorrow. The note promises a friendly reception, easy navigation with no elevated rails or subways, and reassurance that vandits will cause little trouble. It invites veterans to ask questions and feel at home in the city.
A humorous verse about washing dishes and making wishes as dirty water swishes. The speaker treats scummy water and bits of food as a small treasure found while cleaning up in the kitchen.
A fragment shows a barring exchange where one speaker warns the other that sobriety alters attention. The other retorts that aging will change interest, suggesting a candid, personal conversation about attraction and time.
A humorous piece notes an ad promising youth preservation for a dollar postpaid. Dora mocks the idea, contrasts romance with car jokes, and recalls a five year old boy Dick describing a dog event with automobile terms and a literal cut out.
A breezy collection of light exchanges hints at courthouse quirks and social gossip. Ains Worth captions reveal a marriage license clerk Nick guessing prior marriages while a movie actress jokes about a taxi outside. Also notes Marie Cherrie and Freddie’s kisses spark chatter, ending with a glossy beribboned tribute to long hair amid marriage market bravado.
An old community opinion piece argues that heredity is blamed little for youths' cussedness while elders view behavior as a result of upbringing and social environment. The column reflects regional attitudes on youth conduct and family influence.
The Washington County Iowa District Court clerk’s office lists Cause No 11063 regarding the Receiver’s applications. The Receiver reports offers of 150 dollars to settle all notes of H B Duke and 300 dollars to settle two judgments against R H Fetters. A hearing is set for 10 a m on October 1 1927, inviting objections from interested parties.
Lon Chaney stars in Mockery a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer drama at the Fox Theatre recounting a Russian revolution tale. He plays a hermit peasant who serves a girl of the upper class until fate places her in his power. The plot spirals into power brutalization and a tragic climax with Barbara Bedford and Ricardo Cortez leading the supporting cast.
Mrs Zora Bristow hosted a gathering for lady teachers and friends with guests including Mrs Christiansen Story Pames Kramer Fourt Hoffman Kehsel Robison Evans Johns Lutes Hepburn and others. Local residents Otto Lamansky and family traveled to Chicago and Niagara Falls by auto.
A fragment notes a mother Ferdinand described as four quiet, with a mother not eighty and a person arriving home at 2 pm. The text portrays a scene of a very quiet, unassuming dresser figure in a domestic setting.
Dialogue hints at a pending engagement as one character plans to marry Freddie Van Dyke after turning down a previous husband. The excerpt emphasizes interpersonal romance and social expectations.
Thursday through Monday visits at Mrs Mary Snyder home. Mrs Wm Koepnick left for Archer Ind after two weeks with her mother Mrs Grace Vanerus. Mary Irwin and Ethel Knerr plan Ames school trip Saturday. Mrs Mary Gowey visits Richland friends. Elmore family from Cedar Rapids and three children stay with sister Mrs Joe Frain. Harry Smith family from Packwood visit Wanerus relatives. Fred Elmore family from Ottumwa spend day with relatives.
Mrs Earl Kephart and family hosted a birthday celebration at the B F Miller home in Washington on Thursday. Howard Witting and family joined Dale Darbyshire for a Sunday visit. Glen Pratt called on Mack Been Blossom after church. Rev B W Pettit stayed over Sunday with Fred Burger. Martin Telford and wife visited Fred Telford on Sunday. George Weston and children of near Ainsworth visited Will Miller and family Sunday afternoon.
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