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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1921
Page
4
On the road a solitary traveler walks under a pale moon. He whistles tiredly and shifts his load. The moon shines broad and good, waking the barnyard as Theo ruffles feathers in a drowsy mood.
A note recalls Howard A Burrell editor of a county history published in 1909 and his literary skill. The piece describes how his vivid word painting and wide vocabulary produced striking effects in the history’s pages. A friend highlights this tribute to his legacy.
ABE MARTIN quotes Uncle Turner in a debate on newspaper education value. A town committee visited Constable Plum yesterday and complained that the pump lacks a tin cup and that loitering in town is growing intolerable.
A poem narrates a fast driving speaker who praises speed yet is injured in a high speed crash. The verse blends racing bravado with a grim medical aftermath and warnings about reckless motoring. The speaker reflects from a sickbed as ambulant drivers speed by, lamenting the ruined car and body.
The piece reflects on mortality with Jason Hopkins as a central figure. It muses that a coffin is a tiny house for a long roaming life, a seed planted by Earth to sprout anew, leaving deep, unfading color in the memories of those who knew him. Washington IA Press files cite 1901.
Washington marks the longest interval between fires in years as the Fair Store fire’s last call to firefighters is noted. Many stores will close tomorrow during a north city flying exhibition, with Legion and schools alike stepping back. P J Welsh cites an Iowa farmer hold up with nails knife and buttons, urging highwaymen to skip farmers this season.
Des Moines reports that ice cream, once a luxury, has become a standard food commodity. State dairy data note thousands of tons of unsalted butter used in manufacture and the conversion of soured cream into butter to avoid losses. The industry sustains the legal butter fat standard and boosts milk and cream demand, marking a profitable season for dairymen.
The report notes unusually good pasture growth and heavy rains boosting milk yields with dairymen milking cows three to five times daily. It cites 421 creameries in the state and compares butter price stability with declines in beef values, highlighting the auto’s impact on dairy life. A Fayette county dairyman’s Hudson car purchase leads to family-driven herd sale to focus on driving duties.
Edmund Burke asserts that seeking aid from an equal understanding doubles one's own insight and learning from a superior understanding raises one to match that elevated level. The idea emphasizes intellectual collaboration and rising through shared insight.
All mammals share seven neck vertebrae. This aids small animals like a mole or tiger, but a giraffe also has seven. The text notes the universal seven in necks despite obvious size differences.
The Marquise de Brinvilliers, famed as a poisoner, rose from a youthful image of innocence to plot and murder. She and lover Saint Croix used poisons to kill her father and brothers, were exposed, captured, tortured, and executed after a life of crime spanning France and England ending in Paris on July 14 1670.
More than 130 Washington businesses shut from 1 to 5 p m to back the American Legion flying circus at Jackson field two miles north. Firms reopen late the afternoon to serve customers. names include Lytle Bros White Way Garage Falk Motor Co Standard Oil Service Station and many others A large turnout supported the event with minimal objections.
The passage notes that attempts to square the circle date to antiquity and cite the Rhind Papyrus around 2000 B C as the oldest mathematical document referencing the issue. It frames the problem as a long standing challenge in early mathematics.
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