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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1921
Page
5
The Journal publishes a reader letter urging proper salute to the American flag and flag-draped caskets. It recalls wartime sacrifices and calls for hats off during processions, stressing respect as a reflection of national hood and morale.
Justice H P D Horst fines $25 plus costs on the first violator of the cigarette law in Muscatine. The case discusses whether certain small cigars meet the legal definition of a cigarette as defined by the Century dictionary.
A trolley car scene shows a woman struggling to hold a strap as rough tracks jolt her. She ends by asking how many laps to the mile, a humorous aside capturing transit life and slang of the era.
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