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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1928
Page
4
A profile praises Mrs. Willebrandt as a dynamic national law enforcer under seven years in Washington. Born after 1870, admitted to the bar in 1915, she is noted as a resourceful crusader who marshals church support and drives prohibition, shaping policy in the nation’s capital.
Frank Vodicka of Kalona seeks a public WWI soldiers monument in Washington Iowa likely in Central Park. He will donate $100 to seed a voluntary fund to honor local soldier boys, hoping others join without a heavy campaign while observers await public support.
A reflection on money, bankers, and personal finances by Strickland Gillian. The narrator describes past bank rejections, the ironies of credit, and relief found in tracking a deficit chart and a frozen assets metaphor.
The assistant attorney general since Sept 27 1921 has overseen major legal duties drawing public interest to her initiatives and actions in the campaign era.
A compact note on common language errors and vocabulary growth. It defines amiably as friendly and naturally goodhearted, with guidance on pronunciation and usage. The entry emphasizes increasing vocabulary by mastering one word daily.
A collage of jokes and brief items traces humor from Life and Exchange. It reprints anecdotes about hospital injuries, marriage, politics, schooling, and everyday curiosities, noting quips about sea turtles, pie tins, canned goods, and invented phrases amid a mosaic of humor columns.
The piece urges readers to nominate three nonpartisan judges to review campaign poems and decide a winner. It notes the upcoming weekend as a key writing window and invites broad participation while stressing voter engagement and the aim to choose the candidate who best serves the public.
A humorous montage shows a mother asking about bread, a boy about a closed store, and a sign about home baking. Other quips describe old lady inquiries, a glacier claim, train routes to east coast cities, and Pullman berth pricing with a punchline about lower berths costing more.
A fragmented quote describes a speaker choosing to sit in a car while contrasting the upper being lower and higher. The line reads as a dialectal aside about getting down after getting up and entering a car.
A mother and her son discuss honesty and the afterlife. The boy asks if liars go to heaven and, after a pause, the mother bluntly answers no. The exchange ends with a quiet moment of reflection.
A lady asks Mr Dunleigh about prominent ancestors. He mentions a forefather admiral who once led the world’s combined fleet and names Noah as his ancestor, prompting astonished chatter about lineage and fame.
A poem lines reflect on autumn as vast horizon and tender sky. It contrasts corn field hues wild geese overhead and the goldenrod across uplands and lowlands. Some call the season Autumn others God.
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