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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1922
Page
6
A brief meditation on Romans 12 10 17 21 urging kindness and brotherly love in honouring others. It calls readers to do what is honest in sight of all and not be overcome by evil but overcome evil with good.
The article argues Rudyard Kipling remains alive in public discussion for saying the United States has gold but lost its soul and degenerates since the Civil War. It criticizes Kipling as narrow minded and unpatriotic, noting his wartime stance and views on foreign debt and Europe.
The poem contemplates uncertainty of life and illness while the speaker clings to practical comforts. It humorously notes possible dangers from accidents and fates, ends with a stubborn cheerfulness about pickled dimes and pennies to weather hardship.
The author argues against Rudyard Kipling's imperial standards, stating the United States now carries a heavy debt and enduring obligations after the war. He claims Americans are a diverse, mixed nation, not a pure English stock, and that the country did not gain new lands. He offers friendly aid if needed but asserts a distinct national soul.
The Aurora region faced a complex series of robberies and a dynamite blast linked to a railroad shop strike. Train robberies on the Galesburg Express and a Naperville incident preceded a Congress Park safe theft and a damaged roundhouse at Aurora. Ernest George, leader of the 1700 Burlington shop workers, alleged agents staged the blast to smear strikers.
Giant bees in India build combs ten feet high and a caterpillar can eat 600 times its weight in a month. Silkworms spin about 4,000 yards of thread in life. About 2,000,000 insect species known. Some insects make inaudible sounds to humans. House flies spread infant diseases in England. Bees store honey in the hive’s coolest place while brood stays in the warmest.
Two special fast freight trains operated by the Chicago Burlington and Quincy were raided and looted of merchandise valued in the thousands. The Congress Park station was struck and a roundhouse in Aurora shaken by a dynamite blast as violence spread along the line. Armed guards were posted on westbound Burlington freights and sheriff deputies patrolled Cook and DuPage counties. The No. 3 North Freight Express was boarded near Naperville, six cars opened and goods thrown from the cars while conspirators fled in automobiles.
The article notes that the biggest loaves in the world come from France and Italy. These loaves can reach lengths of about six feet, highlighting remarkable breadmaking scales in European traditions.
The reader notes fashion trends with longer skirts and jokes about styles while reminding about taxes due tomorrow. An exchange about Pennsylvania Dutch humor and a mother correcting a child’s speech appears, along with a light village encounter at a Lititz country store.
Rural livestock reports rise with hunting season and two calves shot in a timber pasture prompt education. Amateur sportsmen are advised to visit the Journal office for charts and pictures distinguishing a cow from a squirrel, aiding Washington County livestock safety.
A hearer reports a wife demanding her husband Charlie return home to address another income tax rebate issue presented to him. The note implies financial matters and domestic tension surrounding tax rebates.
Helen whispered that she felt she would never want to see my face again after the light went out and a kiss was shared, a moment of regretful intimacy turning to distance.
A Washington lady reports an unusual scene on the square with a divorced husband and his successor sharing a pleasant visit. The remark contrasts old paths for young men becoming business owners with the era of cash registers.
A farmer near Lititz is quoted using a vivid Pennsylvania Dutch remark about his gasoline engine. The Philadelphia Public Ledger column notes growing interest in such regional Dutch stories and letters, highlighting the charm of rural speech.
Week End Hostess Mrs. BR A Sell entertained Saturday afternoon at cards. Walsh Co. N. D. Record notes things we dislike including an old delapidated derby hat slippers tight at the instep dirty suspenders and a man whose hair curls around under the ears.
A special investigator in Montana’s Indian country gathered data on reservation conditions. He questioned a native about unrest, who humorously replied that the cause might be fleas, illustrating local sentiment with a sharp aside.
A dialogue recalls a tense session where a presiding officer is criticized as an impolite devil and accused of yawning during talks. The secretary suggests the yawns may mask a desire to contribute, while a bystander notes the value of minds focused on personal matters in a community.
A woman at a reception pleads with a physician about her husband's severe mental affliction. She fears his condition may be critical and seeks medical guidance and treatment options.
A courtroom exchange reveals a defendant stating he hears nothing while a woman responds that his condition is not an affliction but a divine gift. The dialogue underscores a clash between perception and belief during the proceeding.
A vivid page advertisement in Columbus Safeguard poses a playful mystery about local town identity. The piece evokes Columbus Junction, rail travel at night, and a midnights westbound journey, reflecting regional culture and nostalgia.
The fond mother notes Percival is starting to talk and yearns to recite Baa Baa Black Sheep. The proud father questions whether he can say the full verse yet, while the mother says he can say Baa, baa.
Elliott S Denney departed for Boston to start his fourth year at Harvard Medical School while serving as house doctor at the Women’s Hospital. The note highlights his opportunity and privileges in Aurora Illinois.
In this note on world geography several facts are listed with varying confidence. Greenland is cited as Denmark's only colony in Other Lands, Singapore appears as a major rubber market, Lake Superior as the largest fresh water body, and Au tumn dates and solstice details are given with rough measurements.
A diverse roundup notes ratio sales in department stores at about one per cent and reports a collapsible violin cello by a French woman musician. It mentions soap washable paper from Japan, tiny radium energy far surpassing coal, air transmitted moving pictures, and many train wreck prevention trials. Also cited are a tea from an Indian plant for malaria and Sir John Floyer’s pulse rate observation method in 1907.
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