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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1929
Page
4
The Cross topic reflects on discipleship and devotion in Matthew chapter ten. It emphasizes love for Christ over family and the necessity of bearing one’s own cross if one would follow Jesus. The reflection invites meditation on commitment and sacrifice in faith.
Poem excerpt urging resilience against harsh weather and hardship. Speaker tells the reader to confront wind and rain with hunger and endurance. Images compare endurance to wolf and crane, ending with the resolve to walk upright despite weariness.
The piece argues men should shed excess clothing for summer to improve comfort and health. It predicts a revolution in men’s attire toward light, airy outfits, while acknowledging continued need for warm clothing in fall and winter. Senator Capper cites about 15 trillion dollars in credit funds tied to Wall Street speculation and rising call money, affecting Western banks and industry.
Rural route five resident Alice Meeks receives fifty cents for telling a dad joke to the Journal. She comes to the Journal office to collect the prize, an envelope with the money inside. The tale includes a child’s humorous exchange about growing big by eating potatoes and plowing corn.
The passage claims money drawn from Western banks fuels an ongoing orgy of speculation that harms Western agriculture and Western business interests, highlighting concern over financial practices.
Roger Babson argues that no religious lines should divide people within the Church. He says the Church must show universal love without regard to East or West rich or poor educated or foreign descent. He contends past neglect caused alienation and calls for genuine repentance and universal love to regain trust.
The passage praises rural church dominance, arguing no rival exists to the church in prairie life. It contrasts city secular groups with the church’s communal reach, describing a verdant public square framed by church buildings and children at play as sentinels of the community’s destiny.
A rambling column blends satirical talk on paving and parking with stories about Lindbergh camera shyness and a town flood photo caper. It also reports local events in Wilton and Wellston, including births, deaths, threshing, and a moonlight picnic amid harvest and rain effects.
An aviator and passenger recount a doomed ascent as the craft falters ten thousand feet high. The engine catches fire, rudder and elevators fail, wheels drop away, and the ship begins to sink while the crew and passenger react with grim humor.
The National Automobile Chamber of Commerce reports fourteen billion dollars spent by Americans on autos in the previous year. New cars led spending at 3.88 billion, followed by gas and oil at 2.37 billion and tires and spare parts at 2.0 billion. Chauffeurs, drivers, street and highway costs, garage services, and insurance and taxes comprised the remainder.
The skit notes Constable Plum questioning a scantily clad woman rushing along the street. It humorously suggests a wife with backbone as a summer pick. A Dr Telford chiropractor Bailey Building phone 803 is mentioned in passing.
A readable excerpt discusses misused words and pronunciation as part of daily vocabulary building. It defines jargon as confused unintelligible talk and urges mastering one word each day to expand vocabulary.
J C Byers 53 pastor of a United Brethren Church in Etna Ohio surfaced among the graduates receiving diplomas at a Columbus high school. He had taught in several Ohio schools before enrolling in the program three years earlier.
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