Proclamation of Peace on Thought Wednesday 1934
A biblical meditation for April 4 1934 centers on Luke 2 14 praising God and seeking earthly peace and goodwill among men in a Thought Wednesday message.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1934
Page
4
Spinach Celebrates Five Hundredth Year in Europe
A playful piece notes spinach’s 500th anniversary in Europe tracing its Persian origins and spread to America. It jokes about spinach parties in Washington and Texas’s leading spinach production while urging appreciation of the vegetable.
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Europe
Persia
America
Washington
Two Million Jobs Through Repair and Construction
The article argues that repairing and building, even in small amounts, creates jobs and boosts spending power. Normal times show construction employing over a million workers and suppliers adding another million, with home-building critical to the industry.
How Many Bookkeepers Uncle Sam Employs These Days
Questioning federal staffing levels, the piece ponders how many bookkeepers the government uses and hints at the scale of accounting work across agencies.
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Uncle Sam
By The Way and local musings in an east end Journal
A collage of lighthearted notes and sketches from a small town newspaper. It blends humorous observations on scouts golf and spring fashions with local anecdotes about a deputy sheriff rumor, a new ping pong table, and a two year old hat found near the square. The piece also includes jokes about inflation and a short civic payback on mushrooms and crops.
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Getic Boy Scouts
Questionaires and the U S government intrude daily life
The passage rails against the flood of government questionaires. It notes Uncle Sam requires responses via enclosed envelopes with deadlines in April and suggests over-organization may be harmful. The writer widens the critique to bureaucratic domination and the impact on ordinary citizens.
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Uncle Sam
April Steenth
Spring Poetry Contest Entries From By-the-Way Column
Poem excerpts celebrate spring with playful verses from young writers Arlene Anderson Pauline Lee and an anonymous author. Images of birds, bees and blossoms contrast with school boredom and the call to enjoy sunny days and yard work.
Spring Is Here In Crawfordsville Verse
A readers note from Miss Lois Shull of Crawfordsville Iowa celebrates the arrival of spring. The verse invokes robins nesting and children playing in fresh green grass as the season begins.
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Lois Shull
Crawfordsville
Fewer Rich Men and the Rise of the Poor
The speaker argues wealth disparities persist even in liberty, noting that wealth creation benefits others and that the United States rewards ingenuity. He contends talent and opportunity drive success across fields from law to art, and that concern lies with the uneven distribution of riches rather than graft.
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Land
Springtime in God’s country and hearts
A collage of poems about spring with children and birds. Maxine Chambers Ollie Ta Kenton Kurtz age 12 and Upele Jack contribute verses about robins blue jays blossoms and garden chores. The piece evokes seasonal renewal and rural life with playful lines and simple imagery.
Sailor Poet Finds Happiness in Simple Spring
A cottage scene near a shady lane frames a sailor living quietly in a harbor town. He speaks of past sorrow and now cherishes a simple life with a cottage garden and books. The spring air lifts the narrator's mood as the landscape seems to glow with renewal.
Springtime cheer prompts lawn care and garden plans
The poem celebrates spring's arrival with birdsong and bright days. It urges yard work like raking lawns and tending gardens, praising the season's cheerful renewal and Bridget's hopeful outlook.
Spring Arrives as Winter Fades with Blossoms Blooming
Spring arrives bringing verdant hue and budding trees. Bridget notes flowers up and a call to don spring attire as warmth returns and signs of new season emerge.
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Bridget
Spring Poem: Winter Endures in Cunning Snow
A playful verse portrays spring arriving with grass and blossoms while birds sing and streams laugh. Winter lingers as the hill is sealed, then confronts the advancing season with a quizzical grunt, leaving spring fleeing in fear.
Evening Birds and Calm Stillness Over Spring Grove
A tranquil dusk scene describes a clear calm air with new green leaves. A robin perches high and trills an evening song as rain drizzle slips away leaving a golden glow and sparkling droplets.
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Speace
Harrow and Plow Echoes of a Spring Field
The narrator recalls hiring a team to harrow the cornfield in early spring and breaking down cornstalks. Windrows are raked and fired, ground is disced, oats are spread, and the field readies for sowing. The team plows with five strong horses as birds and larks celebrate spring.
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Harrow
Robin
Blackbird
A Settin in the Sun Springtime Mood and Cleaning
The excerpt conveys a spring mood with phrases about settling in the sun. It mentions cleaning finishing soon and a wish to rest, plus imagery of hanging a birdhouse. The tone is nostalgic and domestic.
Springtime Ode to the Season of Renewal
A nostalgic verse birthday of Spring in jubilant tone. It celebrates warmer weather, budding trees, flowers, birds, and frogs returning, and notes lovers strolling under an apple tree dreaming of future days. It invokes relief from winter and gratitude for nature’s handiwork and gentle breezes.
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Jack Frost
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