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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1929
Page
4
A devotional line quotes Micah 6 11 13 cautioning against deceitful weights and violence among the rich and lies spoken by the inhabitants. The verse warns that God will smite and desolate them because of their sins.
The speaker reflects on the need to live with integrity and to look himself in the eye. He desires fitness of spirit and self respect despite the chase for fame and notoriety, seeking to deserve others’ esteem.
The House voted decisively for Hoover backed farm legislation and Congress plans to act in special session. Debate grows over the bill and senate revolts are discussed, with many urging relief though views differ on the best approach. The public shows hopeful intent despite disagreement among doctors, laymen, and leaders about solutions.
Ruth Bryan Owen daughter of William Jennings Bryan will lecture on the 1929 Chautauqua program in Washington. The congresswoman follows in her father’s oratorical tradition and is praised for native ability and broad experience.
This text describes common misuses and mispronunciations of English words. It highlights words like Is that so and emphasizes vocabulary growth by mastering one word daily. The featured term propelling is defined as urging forward and driving, with an illustrative quote.
Dispatches from Paris describe a fluid reparations conference with Germany seeking favorable terms while France and England hold leverage. Offers are rejected and threats to quit loom, as both sides aim to shape a usable settlement to define Europe’s future and German payments. The piece praises German people as industrious and sane after Kaiser Wilhelm II’s regime.
John R. Cooper and Cynthia Ann Tucker, married in Washington Iowa on March 8 1866, marked their 62nd anniversary in Longmont Colorado. He 86 she 79 veterans of Civil War era service with the Second Iowa Infantry. They have 27 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren and chef garden pioneer quilting at home.
A profile of Mabel Walker Willebrandt portrays a sharp government lawyer with famed courtroom skill and a complex, sentiment‑scarred inner life. It notes her devotion to childhood hymns, a fierce public image, a tender bond with her foster daughter Mary Jr, and the way political caricature obscured her true self.
Fragmentary lines depict debates on life on Mars, aviation risks, and discipline in training. Quips about annexation, parachutes, and a landlady banter frame a historical snapshot of attitudes toward risk, authority, and romance, with names and factions implied in the overheard exchanges.
A busy editor warns of a rush column with pressure to publish, hints of trouble from the back room, and mentions Model T cross river into Nebraska likely violating state law. Sheriff Denison handles fingerprints while neighbor Bill Kiefer begins remodeling to curb kindling shortage.
The narrator recalls a lineage of dog raising with humor and nostalgia. He notes the dogs have endured a long wait, contrasting rough times with a quiet present. The piece blends family history with a rustic setting and a subtle sense of relief.
Two Missouri boys struck a match to see how much gasoline they had removed from their father's tank. The incident highlights risky curiosity and potential fire hazards.
Mrs. Lafe Bud will meet the Colonial Bridge Club this afternoon to teach inhaling techniques. Lester Hanger, long regarded as a top dry officer, died by mis take today.
A compilation of music trivia questions covering composers, instruments, orchestral terms, and music history. Subjects include Handel, Wagner, Mendelssohn, Chopin, and Sibelius, with queries on orchestration, vocal forms, and notable musical events and figures from classical and popular traditions.
In Columbus Junction on April 21 Rev. W. E. Ruston attended a Presbytery meeting at Witton. The planned Friday evening Presbyterian Sunday school weiner roast was postponed due to rain. I O O F Rebekah lodges and the KRnecarm ent will observe the 116th anniversary of Odd Fellowship in America at the I O O F hall Saturday evening.
Researchers at Bell Labs in New York produced and measured ultra thin metal films used in photo electric cells for television. They employed polarized light to gauge rubidium film thickness, finding the best layer to be about one atom thick, roughly 1/1500,000 of an inch.
Richard Marsh faces heartbreak as Edgar Skinner leaves Avery Wells a $100,000 bequest. Marsh plans to leave town rather than marry for money, while Avery refuses the fortune and vows to give it to a hospital for crippled children. Her resolve and love drive the dramatic choice as the village life clings to normalcy.
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