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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1929
Page
4
A builder builds a lasting temple of stone and pride while a teacher quietly builds an unseen temple of a child’s soul. The visible works decay, but the teacher’s creation endures through generations, embodying care, patience, and lifelong influence. Viola B. Shepherd Bridgeport Nebraska.
A devotional note for Friday August 2 1920 cites Matthew 10 28 urging readers not to fear those who can kill the body but cannot touch the soul instead fear the one who can destroy both body and soul in hell.
Dispatches from China describe a massacre where twenty thousand Chinese men and boys were killed in Dangar, Chinghai by Mohammedans. The piece argues for a strong organized civilization to crush fanaticism and defend China with force if necessary.
Irwin S. Cobb, chair of the Authors and Artists committee of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment, defends prohibition as a noble experiment while condemning his own earthquake and flood analogies as ill chosen. Critics say Cobb’s rhetoric reflects poorly on his stature and his new anti prohibition cause.
In Washington Iowa Harriet Shebeck reports a scare as a rocket launch forced a quick dash by a father who knocked his son off the porch into a flower bed. The letter closes with a personal signoff from Harriet Shebeck.
The piece notes Irwin and about 370 artists and authors have enlisted to write and campaign against the Prohibition Amendment, taking a public stand and urging opposition.
Observers claim the American middle class, majorit y of citizens, is led by a self serving elite. The critique argues thinkers are scarce among business leaders and accuses a banker, lawyer, merchant, and thief ruled America of reactionary tendencies.
The article cites Stuart Sherman arguing Bryanism failed due to two obscure miners who invented cyanide gold extraction, boosting gold output from 1866 to 1908. Sherman contrasts conventional politicians with scientists and inventors like Edison, Ford, and Langley, claiming real history lies in scientific progress rather than political figures.
A Kansas man received three letters from the federal income tax department about his 1927 return. He was asked to send 17.75 dollars, then he received an 8 dollar refund, followed by a demand for 14 dollars.
Daily lesson highlights misused phrases and pronunciations and introduces the word resent ment defined as angry indignation over a wrong or insult. It notes usage example about overcoming deep and brooding resentment to grow vocabulary.
The item lauds Legion members in a "rum corps" contest taking third place while praising Charley Denison’s drumming. It notes admiration for the new uniforms, especially the drum major’s cap, and looks forward to next winter with anticipation.
A humorous meditation on ice cream cones and corn on the cob end choices. Observers joke about noiseless corn and discuss coherence in speech while weaving in playful fruit metaphors and a light romance image.
Leslie Hanger jokes about leaving Beverly Hills and recalls the perils of changing a flat tire ending up on the rough side. The quip reflects Abe Martin style humor with regional flavor and friendly banter among old pals.
Five radio features are listed with stations and times including WEAF Detroit Goldman WJZ and Lucky Strike orchestras plus General Electric symphony. The page includes a jumbled excerpt of a cartoonish dialogue and a cheeky line about lemons and raspberries.
The Louisvill e Times reports Al Jolson visited a banker and asked for a ten dollar loan for one year at 6 percent. Jolson produced $10,000 Liberty Bonds as security and the banker approved the loan. Jolson then offered to skip safety deposit box rent, saying the bonds would serve as security. He joked about his companionate marriage and quipped about his wife's address.
Mr. C. B. Curray of 1829 Madison Street, Dubuque, credits Konjola with curing a two month hospital kept indigestion. After trying Konjola, three bottles fully restored digestion and improved health, leading him to praise the medicine and recommend it to others. It is sold in Washington by G. I. McDaniels and by major druggists in the region.
Prody Borkoski attended the State convention of the Iowa rural letter carriers association at Newton. The Black Hawk club met with Mr. and Mrs. Andy Oswalt Friday night for social time with refreshments. J A Pencil broke his leg last Saturday while putting up hay. Mrs. Lena Barnes and relatives visited Washington and Rubio Glen Beauchamp’s near Washington. Mrs J W P Brier died Monday night at Myrtle Gereke’s Burlington home. The Wayne Savage and Pepper families drove to Ottumwa Tuesday. In a separate quote a Boston Transcript line notes a wife’s struggle with chronic smoking and a proposed divorce suit.
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