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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1931
Page
5
A reflective verse questions a man’s worth beyond birth and station. It ponders how he lived his life his kindness and readiness to uplift others. The piece contrasts appearances with inner character and ends with a meditation on legacy.
Donald H. McAtlin recounts an embarrassing school moment when he went barefoot and was scolded by a teacher. A note from a reader mentions a fifty cent reward at the Journal office and a warning about safety and responsibility in society.
A poem contrasts two job seekers. One wants a clean white collar and short hours, avoiding dirt and farmer work. The other seeks honest labor, willing to work long hours for fair pay, proving reliability and dedication.
A playful office mishap ends with a rubber marble vase flying from a stone and finding a dive to the hands. The scene shows comic chaos and a note on life in a funny age with seven ages of woman echoed in quirky lines. The text also contains a police station exchange about a home robbery and a math related crack from Mace Motor Company.
A mosaic of humorous notes and ruminations from readers spans ladders quarrels about property theft and playful poems. The column includes jokes about arithmetic love, a dog in a tree, a seaside Humane Society query, and digressions on money and automobiles.
Elise Robinson highlights grim stats on U S children including millions with disabilities, malnutrition, speech defects, and behavior issues. The piece argues that despite proud claims about protecting childhood, policies and permits expose gaps in care and regulation.
After college, a young man with a learned father rejects his offer to introduce him to business executives. He prefers earning a job on his own merit rather than being hired as “a pedigreed animal.”
Alfonso arrives in London from Paris on a political mission to bolster his ebbing finances. He steps from a car to a boisterous welcome by royalists as supporters greet the deposed Spanish king.
The Riverside community records a Tuesday morning wedding of John Kopp and Miss Ella Rotenberg with ceremony by Rev. Ry Pringes and reception at the bride’s home. The couple will live on the Frank Nos farm. bride’s father is C. Wisler of Youngstown. Also noted are local theater events, school notices, and the Senior Needle Club gathering with eighteen members and two guests.
The Brighton Methodist church hosts a program titled A Sale of the World's Children next Sunday evening for Epworth League youth. Roles include Pleasure Ruth Working, Free Thinker Alice Karlan Riehes, and Spirit of Childhood Valyn Eyestone, with Clifford Leeper as Auctioneer and Robert Hoskins as Sale Crier. A district convention at Wa rfield was attended by several ladies from the W. FLOM society.
Lustace LAdhans Chapter XXXVI shows Sally confessing her love for David though he loves Joan. She admits selfish desires and the struggle between love and obligation while Talbot proposes. The tension centers on unrequited affection and moral choice as they walk together.
Dave confesses a desire for Sally promising travel and lasting partnership. He sketches a future of European trips, a revived Cathay country club and a shared life, while Joan reveals Gerry and Miss Holworthy have left with no scandal. Dave declares true love and kisses Sally under orange-scented night. The END.
Mrs. Harry Anderson and Mrs. Robert Decker bring the Cedar Rapids baby to visit the home of her parents southeast of town, spending the week with relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Coppock and son Norman of Omaha visited relatives in town. Gleede Dold and daughter Evelyn hosted visitors, and Mrs. Elmer Rheasty suffered a finger injury. Rain improved conditions, and several locals boarded activities and shopping in Washington. The Ladies Aid meeting was postponed due to bad roads, with several families noted in town news.
The list notes that illnesses were high last week but most cases have improved. Health officials report fewer new infections and more recoveries, indicating a positive trend despite continued caution.
A Detroit News quip notes that a man without a button on an overcoat is a bachelor, while buttons of varying sizes signal a veteran husband, using light regional humor to describe social labels.
In Harrisburg on April 25 the house narrowly rejected an amendment to permit baseball on Sunday, 99 to 10. The vote marked the only chance this year to repeal or amend Pennsylvania’s Sunday blue laws of 1794.
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