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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1922
Page
4
Journal Expands News Service With Associated Press
Beginning Monday October 2 the Journal will add four AP wire services to its output. The move raises annual costs to about 2500 dollars and aims to deliver state national and world news while maintaining local focus. The paper stresses it will not cover every sensational divorce but will provide timely substantial reporting on major events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Associated Press
News Gathering Association
Associated Press Service
Stillman
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason
A farmer named Hiram sees a bountiful corn field turn to ruin after a south wind scorches and destroys the crop. The poem humorously but soberly traces his hopes for improvement and the abrupt collapse, ending with the farmer’s resignation to chores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt Mason
Hiram
Journal Maintains Low Rates While Expanding Services
The Journal announces subscription prices will stay at 4.00 by mail in two zones and 5.00 delivered by carrier, with rates among the lowest in Iowa. It defends wartime pricing as unchanged and pledges improved service beginning Monday, October 2, to deliver greater newspaper value and news advantages for readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Journal
Iowa
Lands Under a Curse Tradition in Acadian Folklore
The Acadian community holds that God imposed perpetual silence and desolation on Labrador and Anticost as Cain’s heritage. The piece notes a belief linking place, myth, and historical memory within Acadian lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labrador
Anticost
Cain
Dove Sentenced to Serve Thirty Years
Fairfield report details Russell Dove twenty one who pleaded guilty in the Palm family attack eight miles southeast of Fairfield. Judge J M Anderson sentenced him to thirty years at Anamosa reformatory with parole board influence depending on conduct and cooperation with investigators. Dove aided by attorney Carroll Keesey admitted participation but claimed no violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Russell Dove
Palm
State Reformatory
Anamosa
J. M. Anderson
District Court
Dove
Pacific Coast
Walter Harris
Ralph H. Munro
Leonard Beliel
Denver
Wyo
Anderson
Carroll Keesey
Pla
Reformatory
Parole Board
Praying for Quick Church Closure
A Brookline child attended church with her aunt and prayed that the service would end soon. The remark, spoken in innocent candor, surprised the aunt and captured a humorous moment reported by the Boston transcription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookline
Baoston
Laboring Classes aided by Republicans in policy push
Rep Everett Sanders Indiana touted Republican measures aiding workers. He claims Army of unemployed reduced and taxes lightened. Immigration restrictions and cost of living reductions cited to ease war era pressures while presenting a threat to opponents.
Melon Prices and Odd Bits Staged in Town
A lively jumble notes melons selling at a nickel, a 103 year old cast member who eats a raw onion as a longevity secret, and a Fairfield merchant joked about attractive cotton hose. Doctor Goodcharge exchanges with Hicks about costs, while a lesson on courtesy hints at business ethics and competition.
Ford Jokes Spur Charge Over Stolen Car Ad
A Ford owner whose car was stolen following an advertisement in a newspaper faces calls for action. Glenn Mace noted as a promoter of such ads, though not the contributor this time. The column mocks the ad and references the American Pocket Book as an oddly popular European import.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Glenn Mace
Glenn
Elizabeth
Advt
Professor in Agronomy and the starch question
A professor in agronomy asks for three articles containing starch. The dialogue mentions two cuffs and a collar, money makes the mare go, and automobiles make the money go. A purchaser seeks mirrors, a shopkeeper asks about hand mirrors, and the purchaser wants reflective mirrors. A Chicago stenographer’s marriage rate to employers is noted, ending the dictation.
Office Force Recovers From Shock Voice Call
A telephone caller compliments a newspaper advertisement and mentions the Stillman divorce case being settled. The exchange includes jokes about ongoing divorce cases and a request to travel to France to visit battle spots, ending with a line about bringing the mother along.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillman
Edgerton ladies visit Henderson's corsets at White House Store
ING Miss Childs Mrs Cott Hach and Miss May Spencer from Edgerton journeyed to Henderson's corset fittings at the White House Store in Whitewater Wisconsin. The note ends with a moral about personal freedom and others’ equal rights.
Notable local merchants and ads in a rural town
An assortment of vintage ad copy and dialogue from a small town catalogs a merchant named T. H. Blank & Company offering hardware and undertaker services. The excerpt includes humorous exchanges about city directories, address asks, and a poem praising advertising. It also notes rural life and neighborly quirks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Baldridge
T. HW. Blank & Company
Economic Recovery Under Republican Policy 1921
AFL estimates 5 to 6 million wage earners unemployed at the 1921 switch to Republican rule. Recovery credited to farm credits restoration, immigration law, tax cuts, and reduced public expenditures. Living costs decline while unemployment falls, with broad wage earner relief and higher family exemptions in the new tax law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Federation of Labor
Republican Congress
United States
Wilson
U.S. Department of Labor
Harding
Amputation and Anniversary Spark Small Town Story
Atcchinson lawyer Jim Orr, recently hospitalized in Mayo, had his leg amputated but returned to work. He joked that after thirty nine years of marriage to Jennie Glick he has still lost only one leg. John Waymack did not enjoy the Zedeler Quintet performance, saying Italian lyrics were unclear, though others enjoyed the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Orr
Atcchinson
Mayo's Hospital
Jennie Glick
Holton Recorder
John Waymack
Zedeler
John
Ttalian
Mr. Waymack
General Electric Announces Employee Bonus Plan
Gerard Swope, president of General Electric, said employees earning $4,000 or less annually who have five or more years with the company will receive a 4 percent bonus semi annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schenectidy
N.Y
Gerard Swope
General Electric Company
Japanese Complete Siberia Evacuation and Civil Withdrawal
Tokyo reports the evacuation of the Siberian mainland opposite Sakhalin is finished and civil administration in the territory has been withdrawn. No details beyond official confirmation are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Siberian
Sakballen
Amusements Real Broncho Buster
Gaston Glass the star of Cameron of the Royal Mounted faced a stubborn horse during filming in Canada. The animal bucked and charged toward Winnipeg until Glass managed to throw it and restore control, earning the crew’s praise ahead of the Fox Theatre showing next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaston Glass
Cameron
Royal Mounted
Fox Theatre
St. Norbe
Canada
Mr. Glass
Winnipeg
Raisuli Surrenders After Long Bandit Career in Morocco
San Sebastian announces Raisuli Mulai Amed Raisuli, the famed Moroccan brigand known for decades of robberies within 100 miles of Tangiers, has surrendered. The 1914 Perdicaris kidnapping and Varley case raised international tensions as the sultan feared American power in response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Sebastian
Spain
Senor Prida
Foretgn
Raisuli
Mulai Amed Raisuli
Wil
Morocco
Ile Hits
Tangiers
Dan HH. Perdicaris
Cromwell Varley
United States
Paintings Valued Over 100000 Burned in Concord Fire
Concord Mass Sept 30 Paintings worth more than 100000 were destroyed when painter R R Pettigrew tipped an electric lamp into lacquer by a hand held pail causing an explosion that ruined the studio and the Wie collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Mass
RR. Pettigrew
Take Him Down a Peg Expression Explained
The article explains the saying take him down a peg as lowering a person’s dignity. It traces the phrase to a ship’s flag lowering ritual tied to pews. The higher the flag, the greater the shame implied in salting.
Mystery in Footprint on Lava Flow Mystery
Archaeologists find a Spanish footprint impression in an ancient lava flow near Honaunan known as the City of Nesage. The print predates the city’s 1100 construction, leaving the origin of the mysterious footprint unsolved and likely unknowable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Honaunan
Nesage
Language and assimilation shaping new Americans
The article notes rapid language learning helps naturalized citizens serve the United States. It cites a census finding that 488,048 in the foreign-born class are ten years older and unable to speak English, while 50 percent of foreign-born residents speak English, often better than natives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cinerment
Railway Time Tables Corrected to Date
Eastbound and westbound schedules list arrivals and departures for multiple trains including No. 12 Express No. 50 Local No. 30 Local and No. 88 Local Freight with times in a fused railroad notice. Agents H W Russell J C McKay and John Park provide route details and special service notes.
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CRT & P
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Hicks
Europe
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Noth
Cruix
Poerhaps
Lee Mc
Avoy
GEN. Electric
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Physicians and Surgeons
Preston L. Huer
Arthaud
Iowa Ave
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J. D. Dayton
Westchester, Iowa
Washington County
T. A. Michels
Washington, Iowa
J. BE. Edgington
M. D
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Morrison & Morrison
DR Irvin EK
Huston
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Barclay’s Cash
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Brookhart Bros. Law—Abstracts
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Ob & Q
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Satur
At Lim
John Park
Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
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W. M
Arthur Goodin
O. RB. S
Belva Carris
Myrtle Speer
Damascus Shring
W. S
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H. P
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Worth Scribe
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Ira Jones
G. C
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Loyal Order of Moose
Moose Hall
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