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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1929
Page
4
The disciples asked who is greatest in heaven. Jesus invited a child and taught that unless one becomes like a child, they cannot enter the kingdom of heaven.
Professor Tigert writes in the NJ Republican that advancing character formation is essential for democracy, warns that rising crime among school age youths pressures teachers, and urges schools to take unprecedented responsibility amid rapid technological change.
The speaker recounts a Mexico trip with Morrow and President Calles, noting two topics of conversation Coolidge and Calles. Morrow believed he knew Coolidge best, yet admitted he knew him “not at all.” Morrow told how Coolidge, sworn in as president, refused to be a great president. for Morrow, Coolidge’s presidency was a simple chore, unlike Wilson’s dream or Roosevelt’s Lark.
A compact teaching piece on common word misuse and mispronunciation. It presents examples like avor and cognizant to illustrate how readers should refine spelling and usage. The article emphasizes careful word choice and daily vocabulary practice.
In a northeast Washington square a brown and white pony tied to a park fence is stirred to escape after the knot loosens. A youth in white stumbles forward and, muttering a phrase, reins the pony back, prompting townsfolk to note a bravely calm rescue.
A fragmented note within the piece recalls the death of an elevator operator at the Bailey Building, describing a tense moment and the speaker’s role in the events. The passage hints at regret and unresolved questions following the incident.
A fragmented text foresees visits to Mars and the stars with playful satire. It contrasts bold space fantasies with a critique of a world that mocks kindness and mocks beauty standards, mentioning Sandy Hook era themes and a character named Jake Bentley.
Notice reports the death of Mrs Nannie Fitzgerald McCain in Chicago after a four month illness at about age sixty. She was born in Washington and attended Monmouth College. Her husband died a year ago. Survived by a son Herman and a daughter, both in Chicago.
Watermelons from the Conesville District will be on the market next week. George Brown farms a sixty acre patch of Dixie Belles, a variety not grown locally before, now the largest single field since 1921. A Japanese melon variety is being grown on experimental plots at the state station.
Funeral services for B F Coffman were held Thursday afternoon at the Methodist Church in Kent. Rev C Be Rayhill of Milton Iowa officiated. Coffman died Monday morning August 12 after a months long illness. A pioneer resident of this county he was a long time member of the Methodist church and was a former officer of the Pioneer Mutual Insurance Company.
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