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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1973
Page
4
An editorial from Washington Iowa dated Monday April 23 1973 reflects on Psalm 116 1 and argues a deeper love for God based on his goodness rather than merely prayers or supplications. The piece emphasizes gratitude and faith in divine benevolence.
Ottumwa writer recounts early chautauqua history centered on Herbert Wick and Frank Travers, tracing Wick’s 1910s ventures with Ward Jeffers, Wick’s later teaching and real estate work in Indianola, and ties to Grace Miller. Reminiscences span Ottumwa, Cedar Rapids, and county seat tours, with notes on Will Lowry, Lee Prewitt, Walter Abernathy, and a humorous Woolworth Building memory.
Reader compares meat prices to other costs quoting the News Leader in Springfield Missouri. Estimates convert steers to 77 per hundred if postages rose since 1950, 72.34 with medical care, 80.69 with hourly pay, 119.13 with baby costs, and 179.69 with hospital services. European cattle averaged 56 per hundred early 1973 with dairy and beef cows at 46.50 to 62 before dollar devaluation.
United Press International notes April 23 marks William Shakespeare's birth in 1564 and a list of historical events. It recalls 1898 U S government plea for 125000 volunteers in Cuba and 1917 mass volunteer rally in New York City to entertain troops overseas in World War I.
Health note recounts Tom Hardy nearly dying from tetanus after a small finger wound and how emergency tetanus antitoxin saved him but immunity wanes in weeks. It explains spores enter tiny wounds, and boosters every five years or after injuries are essential. Also notes vitamin C study and asks for more information from Today's Health Magazine.
Washington Evening Journal publishes weekly in Washington Iowa with staff including David Elder president and editor and Charles Morris managing editor Subscription rates show $12 per year in town and $14 outside Iowa, weekly carrier options and 6 month terms. The notice lists offices on North Marion Avenue and printing arrangements by Elder Shannon & Co. Inc.
Edge and B Jay Becker analyze a caper in a bridge hand where Edgar Kaplan as East shrewdly foils declarer. Kaplan wins the spade with ace, feigns spade strength, and tests declarer in a long club sequence, leading to a two down result despite a strong dummy hand.
A satirical 1973 column by M. Boyd pokes at beliefs about women, postal workers, and pigs. It lists odd facts on fashion, credit patterns, names, and marriage timelines, ending with contact details and a copyright note.
A reader seeks help in saving a marriage after learning of her husband’s affair with an 18 year old. He ignores the problem, spends weekends with the other woman, and refuses divorce, while the wife weighs leaving or staying for their four children. The adviser urges the husband to seek legal guidance and choose between partners, warning that “cake and eat it” will leave the wife with crumbs.
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