Narrow escape for Silas and Bowers during Ince film
During the making of What A Wife Learned at Laguna Dam Arizona John Bowers and Milton Sills faced a near fatal flood when a dam structure was destroyed for a scene. A wall of water forty feet high swept toward the temporary set and knocked cameramen and actors off their feet as they clung to the staging.
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Thomas H. Ince
Fox Theatre
John Bowers
Milton Sills
Laguna
Uma
Arizona
Bowers
Sills
The Kissometer Measures Kiss Pressure
A German scientist devised the Kissometer to measure kiss pressure. Experiments involve many figures, and the main finding is that men kiss harder than they eat.
The evil that men do outlives their deeds
A reflective line from Shakespeare notes that harm and misdeeds endure beyond the moment of action while good deeds are often forgotten with time. The quote contrasts lasting negative impact with ephemeral virtue.
ABE MARTIN Skeptical on World Woes and Frothy Shows
Abe Martin notes the troubling global state but urges gratitude for life. He remarks that many people still leave light frothy shows upset and disappointed, insisting there is no real plot behind the advertised spectacle.
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason
Poet Walt Mason extols steady work and daily bread praising honest toil over leisure. A calm mindset, contentment, and routine are celebrated as the path to pride and fulfillment in a modest life.
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Walt Mason
Game Called Russian Scandal in Small Town Drama
In a gossip prone town Seaton a bank clerk engaged to Mabel Lake becomes the subject of scandal after a flirtation with Doris Bright. Rumors spark a bank discharge and threats from locals. Seaton and Doris flee the town to marry in Lancaster via the 10:10 from Southport.
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Seaton
Doris Bright
Mabel Lake
Leaton
Doris
Lenten
Mabel
Miss Prim
Doris Sucernetty
Southport
Lancaster
Stalled Bus Laments Blankety Stationary Engine
A passerby asks Brown about his stalled bus engine and Brown replies the bus is fitted with a blankety stationary engine, reflecting a humorous, clipped exchange from the Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Space Saver: Appliance-Powered Kitchen Table patent
A patent describes a kitchen table with an ironing machine beneath its top. The ironing unit is accessible when the table top is folded back, creating a space saving design for laundry tasks and dining area use.
Germany Smaller Than Texas in New Republic Size
The new German republic spans about 1S5,800 square miles, making it smaller than Texas and only slightly larger than California. The comparison highlights the scale of the young nation's territory in relation to well known U S states.
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Germany
Texas
New Republic of Germany
California
Store Force Appeals to Journal Ad Readers
A store force expresses appreciation for information found in the Journal after seeing an advertisement. The note thanks the publication for sharing the details that aided their work.
Speeders Face City Prisoner Sentences in River Rouge
River Rouge Michigan enacts a safety first policy where speeding violators are sentenced to street work. Offenders wear blue overalls marked City Prisoner and a prisoner's number to humiliate and deter reckless driving.
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River Rouge
Mich
September Day Reflections and Light Local Anecdotes
A playful column recalls a September day and neighborhood reputations for mothers and grandchildren. It notes a local encounter with a grouchy bee in a car, and a reference to repairing a car top by Washington Motor Company manager Mr Mace.
The Woman Motorist Folklore Poem
A verse notes the dangers of a reckless driver as a crowd scatters in fear. It contrasts women drivers with men, suggesting women are more deadly, in a high spirited public poem.
Clothes Cover Multitude of Chigger Bites
A Topeka woman Alice Bear fined 100 dollars for roaming her home with outfits to cover bites. The item blends humor and social notes with snippets about soldiers on the border, Noah’s Ark jokes, and President Coolidge liking custard pies.
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Alice Bear
Topeka
Sunrise Shooting Sparks Debate on Alcohol Culture
An incident described as a harsh critique of heavy drinking era attitudes surfaces with phrases about gunfire at dawn and a dismissive mood toward highball culture, reflecting public temperance tensions.
Top of a Wheel Moves Faster Than the Bottom
A playful column mocks common physics myths about wheel motion and speed. It weaves quips about top and bottom velocities with humor on everyday observations and quirky local names.
Joke on Irish meal times from a travel tale
An American visitor asks a servant how many mails are served daily in Ireland. The servant answers thray with a pun on meals, listing dinner supper and bruckfast as the daily tally.
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Ireland
The Fly Desperately Craves Our Food and Night Prowls
A humorous poem laments the fly as a pest that invades homes from butter to baby’s face. It describes flies arriving in waves from doors and windows, buzzing across decks and shores, disturbing mothers during baking, and even waking people at night. The piece ends with a wistful cry about what pests will try next.
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Grandpa
To the Unwise What is the Lord's Will
A religious verse reference from Ephesians chapter 5 verse 17 urging readers to seek understanding of God’s will rather than act unwisely. The line emphasizes discernment and adherence to spiritual guidance.
Devilfish Swimming Method Astonishes Observers
The devil fish exhibits a unique propulsion method by drawing water into its body and expelling it through a siphon below the head. This reverse thrust often causes the creature to swim backward, but it can switch direction by rotating the siphon.
Canadian Labor Roll Shows 22,000 Federation Members
The Canadian Federation of Labor reports a membership of 22,000 workers. The figure reflects ongoing organizing across sectors and signals steady growth in organized labor nationwide.
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Canadan Federation of Labor
Removing Spots From Furniture
Heat marks on furniture can often be removed by holding a hot iron near the stain without touching the wood. For stubborn spots, cover with cooking soda and apply heat carefully to restore a fresh appearance.
Employment Trends in Russian Manufacturing and Mining
Recent statistics indicate rapid shrinkage in Russian manufacturing and mining employment. Today little more than one team as many men are employed as in Lv] and only one third as many as in 1097. Figures cover all state employed or under state control and leased by the state. Total employed in all industries except stall shops was under 2 000 000.
Coal production by nation in metric tons
The combined output of major coal nations shows the United States at 417,016,000 tons Germany 258,411,725 France 31,015,017 United Kingdom 255,801,786 Poland 23,800,000 Belgium 21,254,170 Russia 10,000,000 Japan 26,000,000 and Canada 13,048,782 indicating a global mining scale.
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United States
Germany
United Kingdom
France
Poland
Belgium
Russia
Japan
Canada
Faithful stewards judged by the Lord not people
The passage urges that Christians be faithful as stewards of God. It notes that being judged by others is insignificant, for true judgment rests with the Lord, not with oneself or human reviewers.
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Christ
God
Why Parents Feel Sad When Children Leave for College
Parents experience sadness as children depart for college because they miss daily companionship at home and face anxiety about their child’s future. The transition raises worries about independence, safety, and evolving family roles.
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Evening Journal
Washington
Iowa
East Main Street
Mutual
Ist
Associated Press
Silas
Bowerks
Ince
Abe Martin
By Anthony Reimert
Western Newspaper Union
Space Saver
Jack
Bill
Jerome
George
Billy
Society of
Coolidge
Information Department
Jst
Splinters
Sap Wood
Adj
Stonewall Dackson
Mah Jong
Pat
Real Ekatate
Fr. & M. Bank Bidg
Physicians and Surgeons
A. John Droz
West Main Bt
T. A. Michels
Washington, Iowa
Russ
Reute Offices
Bateman
M. D
Blair Bidg
Frank Boller
City
W. Washington St
T. J. Pease
Farmers and Merchantse Bank Bouilding
J. Dayton
Westchester
County
Austin Sutherland
Golden State Limit
Sunda
H. W. Russ
J. C. McKay
End Lim
John Park
Carl LeBuhn
Massachusetts
Mutual Life Insurance Co
Davenport
A. J Thomas Dist Mar
Shirley A. Clark
Morrison & Morrison
Morrison Bldg
North Side
Owa
Brooke Bros
LAW
Ani Ots
Federal Farm
Opera House
J. Wilson
C. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson
Opposite Journal
Livingston & Eichel Law
J. W. Butterfield
Washington Loan and Trust Company
Telephone
Ndége
A. B
A. M
W. T. Carson
W. M
Arthur Goodin
C. E
Belva Carris
Ralph Thompson
Damascus Shring
Eva Mae Michels
A. Pe
Susie B. Badgington
Worth Scribe
Amos
Washington Lodge No
Loyal Order of Moose
Moose Hall
L. R. Littrel
T. Rickey
C. F.covenant Lodge No
Iowa Ave
W. H. Hampton
Noble Grand
Russell Goodin
Brighton
L. O. OO FF
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Perry Kephart
M. D. Bea
Perlbe
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