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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 30, 1926

Page

4

The Perfect Way of God Cited in 2 Sam 22:31

A devotional excerpt quotes the Bible verse 2 Samuel 22 31 praising God as a perfect way and a shield to those who trust in Him.

God

Protective tariff view links U S and Britain unemployment

Dante Pierce argues a British unemployment slump cuts demand for U S farm products and warns tariff cuts spark similar declines at home. He notes historical swings from underwood and Payne Aldrich to Fordney McCumber and Harding measures, urging city and rural interests to stay united or both suffer.

Pierce Britain United States Cleveland Harding South

Journal Wants Ads Pay A Trial Will Convince

A periodical seeks payment for advertisements while planning a legal or commercial approach. The note hints at a forthcoming trial to settle the dispute and secure ad revenue.

Tribute to Elizabeth Redd A model young teacher remembered

A memorial tribute recounts Elizabeth Redd of Washington who died July 11 1926 at twenty six. The essay notes her ambition courage and kindness and traces her path from Washington High School to the State University of Iowa Cedar Falls Western College Kansas City and Delta Sigma Theta. She planned teaching a life of service and left a lasting impact on students colleagues and her community.

Elizabeth Redd Frome James Redd Washington Elizabeth Washington High School State University of Iowa State Teacher's College Cedar Falls Western College Kansas City A. M. BE Delta Sigma Theta

How to Get There Joke from Connemara

An Englishman asks an Irish peat cutter for directions to Letterfrack in Connemara. The Irishman humorously notes the roundabout roads and finally says if he were the traveler he would not start from here.

Connemara Letterfrack

Trade Marks Used On Fruit By Branded Labels

Trade marks on fruit are common to prevent substitution and to ink the product with advertising. Oranges grapefruit lemons cantaloupes watermelons apples pecans and walnuts carry branded trade marks.

Pleetiie

By the Way and Neighbor Jokes in West Chester Column

A quirky By the Way feature showcases Horace Dandelion as editor for a day with playful exchanges. The column includes jokes about cats tails, a philosophical town remark, a mock Emerson quote, and light anecdotes from Oklahoma visitors and a Christian ice man.

A Home and a Child's Compliments Poem

A nostalgic note recalls a three to four year old praising a parent with playful phrases and a memory of a cap. The excerpt reflects family moments, a child mispronouncing words, and a poem about building a home filled with love and inner strengths.

Of courage and of cheer

A fragmentary note voice features Florence Holbrook in a domestic scene with characters discussing a Kansas City Star article, painting floors and housecleaning plans while doctors warn against physical work and dandruff relapses. The piece contains quips about dinner timing and chores.

The Sporting Lover Adaptation Starring Conway Tearle

Conway Tearle stars in The Sporting Lover an adaptation of Drury Lane hit Good Luck He plays Captain Terrance Connaughton who inherits a castle debts and war service troubles The plot blends romance horse racing wartime sacrifice with an army field hospital air raid scenes and light comedy Fox Friday showcase

Drury Lane Barbara Bedford Conway Tearle Tearle Terrance Connaughton Fox Friday

Glendale Notes Share Visits and School Closure

Mr and Mrs And rew Glenn of Chicago Illinois visit relatives in Glendale and Glenn return home Ora Nicholson visits Eldridge Iowa with friends John Speidel and family return from Oregon Children ask Mark about his trip and receive a quiet reply Glendale and Spread Eagle schools will close Thursday and Friday for a Washington teachers meeting

Glendale Andrew Glenn Chicago Illinois Ulrich Leta Glenn Ora Nicholson Eldridge Iowa John Speidel Oregon Mark Spread Eagle Washington

ABE MARTIN Channel Swimmers In Downtown Traffic

ABE MARTIN notes the odd sight of channel swimmers in downtown traffic as a rare, uneasy moment. He reflects on fleeting feelings and the surreal scene of slipping noiselessly from second into street life.

Boss in Oklahoma Folk Tale Ends with a Silence

A father to a son shares a parable about households ruled by a wife or a husband. He starts with a toad of chickens and two horses, instructing him to leave a chick where the woman is boss and a horse where the man is boss. After many changes only one hen and the horses remain, and a son asks who is boss in the house.

Oklahoma Tam

Daily English Lesson: Incessant Pounding Defined

Daily note on usage and pronunciation highlights common errors. Today's focus word is INCESSANT meaning continued or repeating without ceasing. The text illustrates by noting we became accustomed to the incessant pounding of the hammers.

Horace Dandelion Robedy Hepin

Pilotsburg Community Cleans Graveled Cemetery

Last Friday the men and women of Pilotsburg gathered to clean the local cemetery. Women provided supplies and a church dinner while the Ladies Aid Society organized the meal and fundraiser. The men contributed funds to the Ladies Aid Society in support of the cleanup effort.

Pilotsburg Ladies Aid Society

Graveyard Association Maintains Historic Timber Township Yard

An association formed a year ago to care for a rural yard where friends of burials lie, led by Frank Stransky as president and Mrs. Carl Oldfield as treasurer. Funds exist but fall short. preaching by Pilotstur Methodist church is planned next Sunday at 9:15 AM followed by Sunday School, with Rev. Rex returning to lead.

Frank Stransky Carl Oldfield Treas The Pilotstur Methodist Rex

Local visits noted from West Chester area

Muriel Stransky visited her for a Sunday at home while taking nurse's training. Mr and Mrs Herman Shultz from south of West Chester visited the John Lang home last Sunday.

Muriel Stransky Herman Shultz West Chester John Lang

Flag origin of crests and signals on ship sterns

The reason a United States flag is flown at the stern of ships is obscure with several theories. One substantial view holds that old sailing vessels draped the flag over the captain's quarters located aft on board ship.

United States

Liking Nature From W H H Davies quoted in Later Tin

A concise literary fragment attributes endless admiration of nature to W H H Davies noting trees so leafy they darken the sky and bare twigs used by birds, all observations deemed equally meaningful in Later Tin.

W. HH. Davies

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