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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1930
Page
4
The devotional item centers on a biblical quotation about worthy figures taking the book and sealing, referencing themes of sacrifice, redemption, and reign. It highlights a passage praising Christ as slain and redeeming people from every kindred tongue and nation.
Washington county volunteers push a truckload of about 1000 chickens to Chicago for free distribution. Initiated by St. Paul’s Evangelical church, Rev. C W Klein leads a countywide effort inviting all to donate poultry to a Chicago charity center for hungry homes.
The article outlines a community effort to donate poultry or funds to prepare and transport fowls. Reister brothers will provide the trucks and drivers at a reduced rate, with shipment likely on the 17th. Volunteers can work, give, or both to relieve hunger this winter.
This excerpt lists common usage notes on words misused and mispronounced. It highlights phrases to avoid such as why take further notice and describes correct pronunciations for machine and second hand. It introduces a daily word intrepidity defined as fearless bravery with an example sentence.
Community notes show the Annual shaping up with new material and clips from the year. Contributor Beans from Cedar Rapids and Marie Minchon bring jokes poems and a clipping hailed as engaging and locally cherished. A long poem Old Shods by Nettie Stephenson Bowen reflects memory and travel motifs.
The Lincoln school fourth graders illustrate health rules through a bear story and drawings. The tale promotes daily habits like cleanliness, outdoor play, meals, and sleep, ending with reflections on shoes as a metaphor for life’s journey.
Magazine pictures and cut letters illustrate school posters promoting healthy eating with hot cereal oatmeal vegetables and milk. Students at Heights St James Centennial Wallace schools display drawings, slogans, and cartoons emphasizing good food, hygiene, and four glasses a day.
Ad promotes Kruschen Salts as a safe fat burning and general health product. It claims the tonic cleanses toxins, supplies six vital minerals, and boosts energy, skin, and mental clarity. Encourages taking one half teaspoon daily with hot water before breakfast.
Oliver Sansen of Alta named captain of the Iowa Hawkeyes for next season after teammates select him MVP in a dinner announcement in Iowa City.
Washington Masons announce annual elections of officers to be held Friday evening at eight o'clock. Large attendance is urged. Signed Dr. Ebbe Stutsman, W. M.
A historic note credits Sardanapalus, the Assyrian king, with pioneering public libraries by amassing 10 000 cuneiform clay tablets at Nineveh for public reading, dating six and a half centuries before the Christian era.
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