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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1930
Page
4
A reader recalls a fragment from childhood involving a horse named Duke and a playful misnaming by the speaker’s father. The note hints at a journal prize and a family anecdote about rural life and misheard names.
A religious verse from 1 Timothy 6 warns that desire for wealth leads to temptation and snares, plunging people into harmful lusts and ultimately destruction and perdition. The quotation emphasizes spiritual caution regarding riches.
A restaurant owner, desperate over heavy losses from broken queensware, persuaded a manufacturer to try a new material. The result is durable cotton based crockery in attractive colors that resists damage. Science is touted as solving resource concerns, with water power and alternatives presented as future heat and power sources.
J G Pratt, a United States Department of Agriculture photographer, has developed a process to photograph insects at magnified size. His images include the plant aphid and the so called ant cow, offering clear detail unavailable in textbook drawings. He also photographed a fern propagating by spores, demonstrating new photographic possibilities.
The article argues that reading the newspaper at meals distracts the brain from noticing each food item. This reduces digestive juice release and stomach movement, potentially impairing digestion and health. It warns that exciting news can further suppress digestion, urging mindful eating to prevent domestic tension and poor health.
The passage warns that people with average to poor digestion require full focus on food while eating. It advises those with stomach ailments to avoid reading during meals to prevent digestive interference.
A tribute notes William McFarland born October 8 1828 died November 8 1915. It recalls his habit of watching the sunset from a western window in his final months and then moving to a new spot.
An obituary honors Dr S P Telford of 307 Bailey Building dated August 17 1930. It recalls a long life, the loss of his lifelong companion, and his peaceful passing to rest with a heavenly crown in the home of the blest.
The Dawn Patrol noir drama is balanced by steady laughs from Clyde Cook James Finlayson and Frank McHugh as the Fox Theatre presents Richard Barthelmess in First National Vitaphone. The Dawn Patrol tests Barthelmess with a tense dramatic role supported by Neil Tremilton Douglas Fairbanks Jr Gardner James and Edmund Breen in a high production cost program running Monday to Wednesday.
A formal tribute by T B Shrader honors Miss Gertrude Kendall for four decades of teaching. The poem praises her lifelong dedication to education shaping youth and instilling learning with kindness and patience. Her memory is framed as a graceful, virtuous departure to heaven.
Lupe Velez appears Monday at the Graham Theatre with Jean Hersholt and John Holland in Hell Harbor a United Artists production set in a mercantile world with piracy murders and a romance amid a mercenary father and avaricious trader. The film was shot largely outside studio walls around Tampa Florida highlighting merchant ship imagery.
A clipping argues whether nature predicts seasons, citing maple seed and corn husk signs as forewarnings. It recalls farmer experiences from 1901 and others who followed or ignored such signs, urging scientific observation to confirm or deny nature's knowledge. The piece blends local lore, historical anecdotes, and humorous quips about farming practices.
Lodges Washington Chapter No 98 OS Regular meeting second Thursday each month Rose M Reid WM Della McBride Secretary Visiting members welcome Damascus Shrine No 10 WS of J Regular meeting third Tuesday monthly Masonic Temple Edith Pulver WHP Hazel Haven Worthy Scribe Washington Lodge No 20 ALB A M Regular meeting first Friday monthly E E Stutsman WM A W Yard Secretary Cyrus Chapter No 13 R ALM Regular meeting second Friday monthly J W Enslin HJ A W Yard Secretary
Mr and Mrs Joseph Jones and their sons Vernon and Russell from Sac City Iowa are visiting the J B Humphrey home and other relatives in the Wyman region.
Miss Maglena Williams of Washington D C spends her vacation with her parents. Dewey Davis returns from Chicago. Mr and Mrs F E W Humphrey with Mr and Mrs Oliver Rees attend the West Liberty fair. Kitten ball team to play Columbus Junction men Friday. Duty picnic set for August 28 at Chautauqua park. Mr and Mrs Fred Humphrey and family were in Washington shoppers Thursday. Journal wants ads pay.
Directory-style notice listing law abstracts, farm loan info, funeral home, physicians, spouting and sheet metal work, plumbing and heating services. Includes addresses on Main Street, West Washington Street and Iowa Avenue with phone numbers for Livingston Eicher Jones Funeral Home Dr. D R Steninger Ream Carson and others.
A dense listing of east and westbound trains with numbers and times, including named services Golden State Limited and Southwest Limited, local passenger and freight trains, mixed trains, and branch notes. Managers L Goodlander and J C McKay are named as agents for respective railroads.
A compact note presents daily vocabulary with focus on proper usage and pronunciation. It highlights common misuses and defines COMPORT as to carry or conduct oneself with dignity.
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