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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1934
Page
4
A religious card notes that the kingdom of God is within you as taught in Luke 17 21. It emphasizes inner spiritual realization over outward signs and locations.
A quirky verse loops through anti hate lines while wryly noting love for rejections and petty annoyances. The speaker references money raisins Muk and honey and a wildly mixed set of feelings.
The piece argues Iowa adopts a new sales tax to reduce property taxes by at least 25 percent next year, aiming for a total 50 percent cut over the past two years, and to ease property values while noting possible amendments to improve the law. It also discusses utilities, private versus public ownership, honesty in politics, and references Dillinger as a contrast to reform debates.
In a whimsical exchange John Lloyd asks his parents if God and Jesus see at night. A joke about light and sight follows alongside light verse about spring and Nan and a Twain anecdote with a nanny-goat.
A 1934 reader submission collection showcases multiple poems about spring. Entries by Ramona Marie Sally Ann J E R and Gerald Anderson celebrate crocuses robin songs and birds returning with hopeful notes about warmer days and farming.
The piece extols new taxes as relief for farm owners and a historic shift in Iowa history. It asserts bold changes reduced opposition, promises no return to the previous unfair system, and hints at possible future improvements while avoiding past mistakes.
A fragmentary column mixes childlike jokes about creation with light notes on an upcoming movies forecast and a cheerful Spring poem. It references a Sunday school moment with Georgia and a humorous take on Adam and Eve, then shifts to a brief weather outlook and children poetry about Spring.
A historical note asserts the second highest mountain, Mount Ever est in the Himalayas, is called Kanchanganga with an altitude of 28 225 feet. The text places the peak on the Tibet Kashmir India boundary, mixing names and geography.
A nostalgic verse describes birds in flight and bright spring singing. Children enjoy green grass frogs music buttercups dandelions clover and blue violets while the speaker praises God for creating them. The poem conveys gentle seasonal renewal and childlike wonder.
March 21 marks the onset of spring with robins singing to signal the end of winter. The poem from Aunt Jennie in Crawfordsville Louisiana invites readers to welcome the day as spring comes, anticipating summer to follow.
A short poem praising God as the giver of Spring. The speaker, Mrs. Phil Up Space, contemplates springtime gifts to birds and flowers, asks who revives roses and lilies, and finds joy in tending a garden and recognizing a divine presence.
A reflective verse fragment envisions resting beneath lush trees where streams flow and winds whisper, recalling the land's remembered past under a shifting era. The speaker longs for tranquil woodland refuge and cultural change implied by the phrase pale face.
The lines describe spring arriving through birds花 blossoms and weather. It contrasts gentle and stormy arrivals, noting bluebirds robins and tulips as signs while crocus pushes through, and ends with a soft gesture of spring unrolling its green hair and a nod to Jack Frost.
A vivid spring scene unfolds as the speaker notes the lark’s morning song and the earth bright with sun. Some will dance, some dream, some woo, some wander, while the voice laments a soul stirred by the lilting tune. Willow.
Three months of waiting end as spring arrives. The author urges joining birds in song to brighten the world and begin the season with real joy.
An OCR verse fragment describes springtime activities such as watching robins, walking, raking, burning stalks, painting, cleaning, and planting flowers. The light verse notes April showers and the joys of seasonal life, with a final attribution to ZAippers.
A reflective poem in a newspaper feature tone about an aging speaker feeling spring’s pull after a harsh winter. He compares youth and age while noting nature’s renewal and the robin’s song, ending with a philosophical line about winters and springs.
The poem portrays spring tasks and April showers renewing nature in Wayland. Birds return to their shacks and the speaker, Margaret M. Wenger, notes joy for readers as food is prepared for the birds and life renews in April.
Milo Reno, president of the Farm Holiday Association, says brain-trusters aim to overthrow the U S government. He accuses impractical Agriculture Department leaders of aiding a treasonous conspiracy and urges a public show of hands to expose and counter the movement.
Trinity Lutheran Ladies Aid places Lutheran Witness Walther League Messenger and American Lutheran in the public library for read ing. The Witness is the Missouri Synod official biweekly doctrinal journal. Walther League Messenger targets youth with religious and secular topics. American Lutheran focuses on church architecture and administration. All are public reading periodicals in the local library.
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