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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1937
Page
4
The piece urges casting burdens on the Lord and trusting in sustenance. It cites a psychological law about impressing desires on the subconscious mind and registering vows with vigor to turn ambitions into reality.
Dr. Baker cites that city people are dying out and farmers must sustain the nation with farm youth as the hope. He argues land and family foundations, country life builds health, work ethic, ambition, and quiet study leading to top leaders from rural areas. Rural Iowa has produced many statesmen, doctors, and bankers.
The passage reflects on people seeking solitude in nature away from factories and crowded sales days. It argues that instinctively men and women crave outdoor escapes to reconnect with rural roots, noting that “all was country” in times past and that such retreats refresh and restore.
Rev. John Simon Williams, a West Indies born Negro pastor of the sole colored Presbyterian congregation in the Omaha Presbytery, elected moderator this week. The event marks a milestone for about 10,000 Nebraskan Presbyterians amid calls for equality beyond color in heaven and earth.
The Imperial Magazine reprints a playful excerpt from Hendrick Van Loon's Geography noting that if all humans were six feet tall and slightly wider, the entire species would fit in a box half a mile on each side. The piece imagines carting this box to the Grand Canyon and a dachshund named Noodle giving a tiny push before the scene ends in quiet.
In New York a push for state lotteries to raise money sparks irony as a senator jokingly suggests licensing burglary for revenue. He envisions a State Larceny Commission and uses licensed crime funds for orphanages churches and widows, highlighting the gamble with legality and public funds.
Mrs Inez Neudigate has returned to Wellman after wintering with relatives in Iowa City. Local residents visited family and friends over the weekend, with several trips noted to Dill Kalona and Burlington. Funeral services were held for Mrs John Kinsinger at the Methodist Church with pallbearers listed. burial at Evangelical cemetery east of Sharon.
Preston Wolf提出 golfer shave strike建议不剃须直到前九洞低于40杆。此提议可能在下次董事会会议上接受投票。
Six letter words recur in the Year 1937 front page chatter with references to floods famine and political tension. Mentioned are France Hitler Stalin and the Soviet Union as fear and instability ripple through Europe. A note about one million passenger trailers on highways hints at growth.
A Claims agent and a railroad official joked about a farmer suing over cows. The official quipped that passengers lean out to milk cows as trains pass, prompting the agent to counter with another wry claim.
A noted adage compares a river’s bend to human behavior, suggesting people follow the line of least resistance just as water does, shaping choices and outcomes where obstacles yield.
The article notes the average American motorist spent 200 dollars yearly on tires in 1907 and 15 pounds in 1936, highlighting rising tire expenses and economic shifts affecting drivers.
An observation notes humans consume about one ton of food per person each year. The comment is contributed by B. K.
A humorous note contrasts modern distress with an old Assyrian tablet dated 3800 B C claiming the world is ending. It quips the tablet warned of decay 56,737 years ago, then concludes not to overstate worries as the world remains resilient.
A boy at a banquet resists oysters until persuaded then eats one. A server urges a second, he resists again claiming fearlessness when unobserved. A quip on temptation, a San Diego father’s odd plan to curb his son’s dating via accompanying the girl, and a note on character.
A compilation of early 1900s notes shows record car journeys, noise concerns at park concerts, and motor vehicles surpassing horse teams. It cites a 63 day cross country trip, legal debates on license numbers, and water separating fuel filters for cars and motorcycles.
More than 5 000 highway related bills have been introduced this year across state legislatures with over 2 000 addressing fees and taxes and 700 focusing on operating restrictions. The federal and state governments begin a national measuring program to map rural roads, traffic, settlements, and future highway investment needs. Officials foresee safety gains and better use of motorist funds as the system is designed to meet traffic demand.
Upwards of a quarter million people are expected to enter a demonstration and essay contest sponsored by Pontiac dealers nationwide in April and May. Judges include Thomas P. Henry W. A. John and Chris Sinsabaugh. Contestants qualify via entry blanks after a demonstration ride and must write a brief essay with awards comprising five new Pontiac cars and ninety cash prizes.
Gracehill scene surrounds Mrs. Pearl Kirton’s birthday at the Raymond Sankey home. Attendees include the Williams, Kirton, Sankey, and Robertson families. Kenneth Sankey suffers a thumb injury. doctor visit follows. A pot luck supper at Lester Small home gathers local kin.
In Grandview on April 22, Mrs Loren Longwell hosted the Homemakers Study group with nineteen women in attendance. Lessons were given by Mrs Ruth Bull and Mrs Longwell, focusing on collar and sleeve patterns and dress alterations, followed by refreshments. Sympathies extend to the John Kensinger family on Mrs Kensinger’s death Saturday at Mercy hospital Iowa City.
A reformer welcomed children as guests in the world offering knowledge love and gentle care. The nostalgia-poised reminiscence depicts children treated with courtesy and tenderness, guided with song and flowers to grow happy and good in a world that asks only goodness from them.
The earliest known use of sponges was for padding armor. Greeks fastened them inside shin guards and helmets. Romans also used sponges and employed them as mops and paintbrushes.
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