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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1932
Page
3
A holiday note opens with a biblical blessing from Luke 2 14 praising peace on earth and goodwill toward men urging reflection and reverence. The message emphasizes divine harmony and tranquil intent for the season and community.
A North Dakota Minnesota and Canada travelogue notes robust wheat in northern Minnesota and Manitoba with a wheat surplus and price stability concerns. The trip to Winnipeg highlights roads, exchange rates, and inflationary wheat markets while warning of border currency tricks and the impact of grasshoppers on travel.
The note teaches preferred phrasing and common misspellings. It advises saying we maintain we are right instead of we claim that we are right and highlights seminar y versus ary confusion in spelling.
A satirical column proposes printed divorce announcements amid a mood of light scandal. It suggests public notices for separations and divorces as a gimmick, cites August 18 and 28 dates, mentions Mrs Millie Jones and Howard Randall Jones, and notes local items like a baby at the Hagenbeck Wallace circus and new awnings on Ralph McCreedy's house in Canton Washington.
A playful column explores the idea of becoming a paid literary figure. The writer riffs on rhyming prowess, cost of pay, and the allure of fame while joking about becoming a renowned bard if motivation and pay align. It includes quips about misaddressed mail and distinguishing two office staffers.
Dave Elder and Malcolm Ruddock recount a dawn breakfast with vaudeville performers in Portland and a drive along the Columbia River Highway to Dalles and Huntington Oregon. They describe Mt Hood, river rapids, and a dusty night in Huntington at the Pacific Hotel with wind driven dust and eerie corridors.
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