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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1976
Page
4
In a Washington Iowa piece from August 21 1976 the editorial cites Acts 2 39 praising Peter's Pentecost sermon and the reach of God's love to all afar off. It emphasizes inclusion of distant peoples and the universal call of God.
A couple’s restless Monday night ends with an emergency room visit as the wife’s jaw dislocates. Dr Baker lookalike doctor realigns it while a nurse, late hour, and memories of high school soften the moment. A Tupperware mixup prompts an unexpected purchase at a local shop.
In a reflective garden update, eight by three feet of beds show faltering Early Girl and Better Boy tomatoes with few peppers. Neighbors rescue with gifts of tomatoes and sweet corn, including John and Catherine Mattes, Charlie Morris, Hugh Morris, Ruth Gideon, and John Blick. Ruth’s single tomato weighed one and three quarters pounds and a three leaf clover cluster formed from three together.
Quote attributed to Bill Vaughan about the irony of illness striking when a person expects rest. The line comments on how work obligations invade leisure time, reflecting a satirical view of modern work culture.
A collage of wry quips and humorous observations from various figures. Bits include Fatherly chaos at home, elder statesman wisdom, colorful Bicentennial paint, chip psychology, and light banter on manners and diplomacy. Notable lines credit Carl C. Caswell Bernard Baruch R L Caswell Herbert Casson Benjamin Franklin George Jessel Marcel Archie.
Abigail Van Buren presents letters from distraught parents missing meat on their sons. A hurt daughter questions her mother dating her ex-husband as a likely bad idea. A jealous child reflects on divorce and parental reunion while a reader asks for Abby’s take on writing letters for all occasions.
L M Boyd offers quirky trivia on marriage, biology, and psychology including Alaska as a top dating spot per a UN survey, Steinitz jokes, egg laying hen lifespans, elk vocalizations, silver history, perceived color changes, peach tree lifespans, gender and mating myths, beard effects, blink rate and anxiety. Copyright 1976 L M Boyd.
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