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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1929
Page
4
The disciple is not above his master nor the servant above his lord. If they called the master Beelzebub how much more will they call his household. Drawn from Matthew 10 24 20, this reflection links the disciple to the teacher and the servant to the lord.
The poem asserts that belief endures through planting seeds, weathering winter, and patience. It frames trust in God as the through line for those who endure woes, await the future, and live with quiet faith day by day. The poem concludes that God understands the reasons for this faith.
An Iowa speaker argues tax policy unfairly burdens farm and personal property owners while nonproperty earners avoid state and local taxes. The Farm Board may help agriculture, but a broad tax reform is urged to reduce personal property taxes, tax those who profit in the state, and balance state and local revenue obligations.
Charlotte Campbell writes from Washington Iowa about her dad who helped her earn a fifty cent piece for a dad story. She describes packing the story in a white envelope to keep it safe and laughs at a family mishap while washing clothes.
A discussion on tax policy questions, public expenditures, and strict adherence to prohibition. The Dollar Line announces six new liners with two named after Presidents Washington and Hoover. Henry Ford defends prohibition, asserting its necessity for a modern hurried nation and aviation safety. Canadian evasion and rum-smuggling issues surface in Parliament as revenue estimates prompt protests.
The piece describes a camp scene with The Yodelers and The Magician for a July to August event. It notes a front row night performance, the Crackerjack tent, orange-ade stalls, hot bacon and eggs, and pepper mint tea. A sudden rainstorm leaks the tent and a curfew is set as the orchestra plays.
Troop F 115th Cavalry completes drills and prepares to entrain for Camp Dodge at two Sunday morning. They will ride a special Rock Island train, join machine gun troops and regimental band at Oskaloosa, arriving to a two week camp starting Sunday. roster released by Capt. P. J. Crail shows full strength though First Lieutenant Baldridge resigns.
A brief note compares heat in two distant locales Piji and Hackensack. Local readers are urged to consider how climate or conditions vary between the two areas. The item reads as a compact regional teaser.
Art Smiley quips that Abe Martin remains genial even after plowing a keg of Spanish coins. Mrs. Em Mocts houses a few prisoners at home due to jail crowding and overcapacity.
A nostalgic vignette describes a garageman under the chestnut tree earning his daily income as children return from school. They watch Nim perform city tricks and listen to the crowd roar, capturing a snapshot of neighborhood life.
Since March 21 1924 Thomas Kane a 42 year old New York City ferryboat deckhand has given one hundred transfusions to sick men women and children. He reportedly holds the world record for transfusions with forty eight donations gratis and one life saved per transfusion. One Vanderbilt paid $160 for a transfusion and Kane notes he eats onions to sustain his blood supply. His wife and three children rely on his wages.
Internal health starts with the stomach. Tanlac uses roots barks and herbs to relieve indigestion constipation gas pains nausea and dizziness while restoring appetite digestion and weight. Drugstores carry Tanlac with a money back guarantee if it fails to help.
Readers are reminded of common misuses and pronunciations in English. The entry highlights aberration as wandering deviation and cites a sentence about aberrations of judgment to illustrate usage.
A concise quotation attributed to Henri Fabre. It states the speaker will challenge false ideas but avoid attacking those who defend them, reflecting a stance on intellectual debate.
Louis Herman operates twenty acres of onions east of the American Pearl Button plant. He has shipped three carloads and two more are ready for shipment. He cites labor shortages hindering rapid market placement and suggests diversified farming could expand local crops.
WANCHESTER ENGLAND Aug 1 Efforts to negotiate peace in the Lancashire cotton dispute which has tied up early 1 800 mills and affected 50 000 workers continued today with some prospects of progress by next week.
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