This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1939
Page
4
August 31 1929 reflection asks readers to choose light over darkness citing John 12 46 and notes that life can be a palace or a prison depending on belief. Lord Avebury contributes a brief spiritual prompt.
August 29 1939 still no war and a brighter outlook. Hitler’s nerve in avoiding conflict is noted. The piece questions whether crime news breeds crime with a tale of an upside down stomach case and mentions third term talk as a prowler through current topics.
In the March 4 1840 inaugural address Harrison warned republics against power lust and urged short terms for foreign relations and military leaders. A Kansas paper notes the comparison to ancient safeguards, then a columnized roundup critiques New Deal taxes and local notes from Marshall County Kingman and Hutchinson on topics from queen fashion to summer fur coats.
A teacher tests a kindergarten class with a half dollar on the desk. A voice from the back answers Tails. The dialogue continues with a sharp remark about stockings and a tense behavior remark. The exchange shows a mix of wit and social discomfort in a classroom setting.
A humorous clump of vignettes shows a feeble greeting to Johnnie, a seaside couple enduring seasickness, and Sandy courting Jean with jokes about bed reading. Short quips on prayers, advice, and a note on virtue conclude this light, moral-tinged miscellany from the column.
A club caddie is tested for counting by a regular member hoping to win the monthly medal. The boy correctly answers eight plus seven plus nine equals sixteen, earning the job.
Washington Post reports a health commissioner warns that kissing can spread pneumonia influenza and grip. The statement emphasizes contagious heart trouble as a related risk, highlighting public health concerns.
The colonel expresses pride as he pins a medal on the private and adds five pounds to the man's bank credit, prompting gratitude from the recipient in a concise wartime exchange.
Van Buren sage Bob Burns and Paducah’s Irvin S. Cobb collaborate on a motion picture The Leading Citizen playing through Saturday at the State Theatre Cobb wrote the story with Burns starring with Alfred Santell directing the Arkansas Traveler veteran now shaping the screenplay John C Moffitt adapted the script into screen form
Melvyn Douglas performs intimate scenes with Louise Platt in Tell No Tales while his wife Helen Gahagan Douglas visits on set. She says a marriage based on mutual respect and confidence allows such scenes without jealousy.
Marie Coffin travels to Boise Idaho to teach at Caldwell high school. The Pleasant Plain school opened Monday with several beginners. The note mentions a medal request and a bank storage, reflecting light local happenings in this brief item.
A terse dialogue fragment shows a guest asked if she is a friend of the groom and replies she is not to the bride's mother. The brief exchange hints at social ceremony amid a wedding setting.
Neighborhood residents named include Martha Sloskins Nancy Lou Richardson Wanda Coffin Stanley Simmons Keith Watson and David Jones. Freshmen Roy Rodgers Dorothy Bray and Hazel Bray. George Bray plans a closing out sale of livestock machinery and household goods on Tuesday September 5. Some attended the Wapello county fair at Eldon and Osceola Friends meeting.
The Ohio River, largest tributary by water volume, discharges about 158000 cubic feet per second on average into the Mississippi, highlighting its significant contribution to the river system.
A new school bus begins service on the South Hill line with driver Hugh Jones. Eighteen riders enrolled this year including beginners Juanita Harland and Marilyn Krantz and seniors Jimmie Young Kenneth Long Donald Sands LeRoy Conrad.
Mr and Mrs Walter Sheetz and daughter Caroline vacationed in the east. Otto Sheetz and family joined Joy Day at Haysville. The article notes visits by Otto Sheetz, Fred Sheetz and others, Shoppers in Ottumwa, calls in Washington, and a funeral attended by Lyle Lowe and relatives.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.