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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1930
Page
4
A prominent editor argues for World Court and arms control as world peace tools while warning against demonizing opponents. He notes the high motives of leaders, laments U S war casualties and auto fatalities, and calls for equal urgency in saving lives on civil streets, not just in war.
A reader from Washington Iowa recounts a child's overheard remark about a parent’s purchase and an accusation involving a classmate named Tom, referencing a local family dispute. The fragment hints at a domestic scene with a child’s interpretation of events.
Ads list violin guitar harp guitar shotgun and sheet music for sale from Owen Wis. A mock dialogue on equal rights for men mocks a New York press claim. A joke about wives and telephones contrasts reactions, ending with a quip about polar exploration.
Damage totaling about 15000 dollars destroyed the N. Hands store in an Iowa town. The blaze threatened the entire business block but was fought down with Preston firemen assistance. Hal Wright, 60, farmer near Osage, suffered burns when kerosene mishap led to a fire. In Fairfield two Ottumwa youths, 14 year olds Frank Robson and William Kenyon, were held for arraignment on auto theft charges.
Artie Small voices ire at income tax not thanked while Mr and Mrs Milt Pusey announce divorce from Lester Hanger over their daughter Tuliet. ABE MARTIN notes humor and local family change in a single conversational item.
Sally a determined aspiring model visits Paul Westfield studios after coaxing access by bluffing as a desk clerk and enlisting help from a cleaner. She impresses Westfield and his sister with a dramatic entrance and a bold plan to work for him, challenging his view of her class and future.
The Columbus Dispatch argues that modern farmers are not the rustic caricatures of cartoons and ads. It notes farmers access newspapers and education, use urban facilities, and are as informed as city residents, challenging old judgments about their dress, manners, and culture.
The article explains pemmican a four part preparation used by northern travelers. It covers processing caribou meat and fat by sun drying or smoking, pounding, and mixing with red fat and sometimes dried fruit like chok or June berries. Traded by fur companies and voyageurs as a portable, long lasting food.
A description of a field game where Crows march in a line and Seeds crouch at equal intervals. Crows move through the Seeds row and must avoid being touched. When a Seed dodges or grabs a Crow, roles shift, creating a humorous slow strutting procession as players imitate the game.
Review notes the Shakespearean comedy as brisk and lively with a moral core. Petruchio’s bold taming of Katharina stands as a model for husbands, though the audacity of his methods may alarm some readers.
A fragment quotes Senator Ghum saying you tell your constituents exactly what you think and notes the moment and place of the remark. The line captures a blunt challenge about transparency in political discourse.
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