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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1927
Page
4
Mary Roberts, a student at Stephens College, presents a poem about homely spring signs in her village. The poem observes woodpiles dwindling, grass between hips and bark, park strolls, leaves burned, youth activities, and family plans. The twist ending notes the tom cat singing due to fiddle strings.
A Journal traveller visits San Diego on September 19 1927 noting the city as calmer than Los Angeles. Lisle Morehouse and family are there and the trip includes a streetcar ride to Coronado with a visit to the Del Coronado hotel and the famed Coronado beach.
This excerpt outlines common spelling and pronunciation errors. It highlights misused phrases such as should have gone, notes pronunciation of goulash, and lists synonyms for frustrated and haughty. It promotes learning one word daily with a focus on ARROGANT and related terms.
The narrative extols San Diego region wonders from Coronado to Point Loma, praising beaches, the Silver Streak drive, and harbor views. It notes stingarees at Coronado Beach, the city as a major aviation center with military planes and shipboard aviation, and a vista from Point Loma overlooking the bay toward Asia and the Pacific.
Radio Digest lists a detailed day by hour schedule across many stations led by KF AB KOA WJAX WLIT WRYVA WSBT WWJ KDKA Pittsburgh WIZ Shenandoah KYW Chicago and numerous others. features sketches concerts operas and tributes with time stamps and host notes including Philadelphia WAEF and New York WEAF slots and notable performers and programs for Thursday.
For fifteen years Mrs John Burke practiced dodging crockery and small furniture. She grew adept at sidestepping objects, but when her husband added a dozen eyes to his daily barrage she found it too much and appealed to law.
The article urges readers to submit dog related stories ahead of a Washington county festival parade. It hints at proud county dogs and a potential stray cat amid the procession, inviting public entries and anecdotes about dogs in real life.
A country farm visit leaves a slum urchin brown and strong yet resolved to stop milk saying the stuff is just chewed grass. The vignette contrasts rural life with urban views on dairy and work.
A visitor asks a boy his age and the boy responds with a humorous split of ages. He cites psychological age 12 moral 4 anatomical 7 physiological 6 and chronology 8, noting he rarely considers it anymore.
A concise note states that aircraft require license tags, highlighting a new regulatory emphasis on valid aircraft documentation and compliance.
Keokuk Presbytrial Missionary society meets at Crawfordsville United Presbyterian church to discuss service theme with Bible study by Mrs J C Boice of Washington and sessions led by local leaders on Young Women's work institute training temperance and reform and bank offerings with special music and an open invitation to men and visitors for meals lodging and Friday lunch service.
A clipped newspaper fragment mentions 1-cent plates bearing suggestive slogans like "Come oh, big boy, let's step out." The line implies provocative marketing or entertainment content without full context.
A lighthearted column blends seasonal imagery with quips about leaves turning red as they recall greener days. A mock legal scene unfolds with 204 caramel wrappers and a joking prisoner exchange. A New York messenger boy is fined for speeding on a motorcycle while spoiling a standard joke. An old superstition ties apple tree fruit to shotgun salt by back door access.
Norma Shearer, star of After Midnight at the Fox Theatre, says acting requires real training. She lists fencing, stenography, court procedure, bartending, acrobatics, stage technique and even wrecking cars as learned skills. She explains her role as a cigarette girl demanded brand knowledge and precise tray balance.
Ira L Deal, renowned singing evangelist, will perform and preach nightly at 7:30 o clock in Lexington Methodist Episcopal Church from September 27 to October 9. Free admission, open to all, with rousing services and a different program each evening.
The Marietta Herald offers advice not to fret today, suggesting concerns may grow tomorrow and then be twice as heavy. The column frames worry as a looming, shared burden for readers.
A reflective line about the end of every trail, describing a burial box with silver plated handles as a symbol of final destination. Published in the Atchison Globe.
Five cents noted for gathering in the church dining room. Attendees are asked to bring Bibles notebooks and pencils. If possible read the book of Philippians through before attending. An offering will be taken on Friday afternoon.
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