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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1939
Page
4
Friday August 4 1939 offers a meditation on the Bible verse from 1 John 4 16 affirming that God is love and those who live in love dwell in God and God in them.
A young New York couple moves to a small Indiana town after choosing it from an atlas. They subscribe to the local weekly, read about residents and businesses, and soon receive many party invitations after the editor prints their tale. They return to the city eager to someday relocate.
A French artist painted a Boston woman's portrait but she refused it saying her beloved poodle mattered more. The tense exchange highlights how a single pet can overshadow patronage in society.
A painter, wary of publicity, subtly alters a likeness then rubs bacon on the canvas. The woman complains the face isn’t recognized. The dog noses the portrait and the artist claims the dog adores the likeness, easing his troubles.
The Christian Science Monitor argues Congress rushes to pass a vast lending bill spending up to 2.5 billion more this week risking higher national debt. It warns many loans are not self liquidating and funded by taxpayers, urging tighter scrutiny and wiser use of funds. A Canadian hiker's 55,000 mile round the world trek is noted in lighter copy.
Ruth Johnson traveled to Knoxville Illinois for her uncle's funeral. Mr. and Mrs. L A Meredith visited the Dwane Hazen home near Ainsworth. Mrs. C T Tucker and Mrs. S McCartney visited Osceola Indiana friends until after the Centennial. Wendell Williams and sons Richard and Keith celebrated Richard's 17th birthday with grandparents Alva and Edith Whetstin at a Friday dinner with ice cream cake.
Mrs Ivy Hayes and two children from Los Angeles visited the Melvin Soukup home last week. Several families including the Murphys and McCreedys spent Sundays with relatives. Riverside homecoming drew many residents from the community.
The Westminster Gazette notes that Sir Andrew Clarke first used the term living wage in 1892, a phrase later associated with fair pay advocacy. This historical reference highlights Clarke’s early influence on labor wage discourse and the term’s emergence in public debate.
Bob Fish, Bob Johnson and Ray Kerr spent days riding a large wheel front and small wheel rear bicycle. They urged others to try it and were glad to escape unharmed. The narrator notes there is a knack to riding such bikes.
R B Dean advance man for the Cole Brothers incus announces two beard prizes and two sunbonnet prizes for a Washington show on August 18. Prizes include most distinguished beard longest beard brightest sun bonnet and most unusual sunbonnet with complimentary circus tickets. A court remark about wives and mastery is noted humorously. The Versailles Treaty is cited as failing to secure peace, per Stanley Horn.
A collection of quirky lines and notes from a period page. It mentions a dog named August jumping at conclusions about cows and mules, a New York inventor with a lawn vacuum, and social tidbits about manners and changing times.
Herbert B. Whilden a Charleston bookkeeper dies and bequeaths $1250 to North Carolina and $1250 to South Carolina for educational purposes ensuring funds support schooling in both states.
For the first time in Japan's legal history women have been admitted to the practice of law. Three Oriental Parties passed the bar examinations recently.
A girl recalls her father and mother warning that the man she would marry was no good and that their judgment proved correct. The remark reflects a painful family memory and the disappointment of a warned union.
Myrtle Blake, worn and disheartened after weeks in the city, toils through a crowded public mart. A chance lunch with neighbor Mrs Stead sparks renewed hope as she is invited to interview for a ladies wear position with Mr Wilms.
Two thousand years ago India had gymnasiums and physical culture was common among its people.
Roger Babson analyzes Congress as August 4 Gloucester column. praises some moves while urging tax reform and rail consolidation. He cautions against endless spending, calls for clearer neutral stance on Europe, and predicts moderate business gains if policy shifts favor employment, stock markets, and inflation risks.
Short local item notes a truck ran over a girl’s toy terrier to avoid hitting a dog. The piece includes community updates about visitors, visits, and local events, plus weather and crop notes. It mentions Patty Weaver as the girl and Mr. and Mrs. Dale Good among visitors.
Rosalind Johnson known as Miss Salt Lake City failed to appear on time for the Swedish Day celebration at the San Francisco world’s fair. Officials filed a missing person report, but she later revealed she had boarded the wrong train stop and attended the event.
Arthritis of the spine found in numerous skeletons of early Egyptians who lived before the first kings, indicating ancient prevalence of the condition.
In the orthodox Japanese marriage ceremony the bride and groom exchange nine tiny cups of rice wine as part of the ritual.
The quote notes that greater honesty reduces the air of sanctity, while pretending to sanctity mars a person’s character, attributed to Lavater.
The solitaire, allied to the dodo, became extinct about 1761. Like the dodo it was incapable of flight.
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