Dream of a Utopian World Beyond Reach
Poetic reflection envisions distant utopia where wealth power and prowess gleam like stars, while current reality remains remote and elusive.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1934
Page
4
Poetic reflection envisions distant utopia where wealth power and prowess gleam like stars, while current reality remains remote and elusive.
Ted Olson reflects on dreams as double edged. Many await an ideal Age of Gold while ninety nine cling to dreams. The decisive hundredth man acts to make the dream real, balancing vision with resolve.
A California editor asks his daughter about an illustrated text card she calls an ad about heaven. A traveler notes rain will do much good, with Porter replying that an hour’s rain could outperform longer cleansing elsewhere.
A spring themed contest in a journal's By-the-way department prompts poems from diverse readers. Poets describe springtime, farming, and rural life as chieftain judges choose winners and honor the season's renewal.
In Des Moines a World Champion dog caller reportedly caused a microphone to fail and cost the station 500 dollars in repairs after a loud broadcast. The item appears in yesterday's Des Moines Register describing the incident and its cost.
The speaker details early spring farm work from harrowing cornfield to windrows and firing, then disking and sowing oats, diseing again, and preparing soil for corn. He describes inspecting the gang plow, hitching five horses, and begins the task he loves in spring as mellow soil turns over.
E L Edmondson of Brighton Iowa seeks the Republican nomination for State Representative at the June primary. Ethel Grecian also seeks the County Auditor post in the June Republican primary.
A list of candidates announces campaigns for Washington County offices in the June primary. Republicans include Mrs Hh Coulter for County Recorder and RK Re Brown for County Supervisor. Others seek State Senate and County Attorney nominations. A Democrat slate includes Howard A Baxter for State Senator and a Board of Supervisors hopeful.
Leigh W Soule spoke to Methodists at their church night dinner about the Discipline as a guide for discipleship not correction. The event welcomed new members and outlined the book in four year editions, the Ep Episcopal Address and church constitution.
The BP. U. A. of West Chester will hold its last meeting of the year on Tuesday evening April 17, inviting all members and patrons to attend.
A short poem celebrates spring with vivid images of awakening life. It notes buds blooming and the wedding ring as symbols of renewal. The tone is buoyant, urging old ways aside and welcoming new beginnings. The verse ends with a playful exclamation.
Medical authorities endorse safe relief of constipation through a liquid laxative. Use Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, a senna based formula, dosed to fit individuals and suitable for adults and children, with pleasant taste and no discomfort.
The statement argues pills and tablets with mineral drugs are giving way to gentle regulation of the bowels with a liquid laxative. It presents a cautious stance on preferred laxative form and implies consumer guidance from a medical perspective.
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