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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1932
Page
4
Letters Prom Abroad Reflect Personal European Tour
The Journal prints Lloyd McCall’s letters from Europe, noting his views on national traits and conditions. He calls the Dutch and German the most honest, French most thieving, Poles most soldierly, Russians most ignorant, and Warsaw’s Jewish in extreme poverty. A German visitor counters his Germany observations, sparking a local exchange on appearances and national character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd McCall
Europe
Harry
al McCall
London
Poland
Paria
Warsaw
Lloyd
Germany
Dan Klopfenstein
Pleasant
Klopfenstein
McCall
Culmination and sublimation in daily word study
A compact lesson on misused phrases and pronunciations. It highlights daily vocabulary goals, defines Culmination as the peak attainment after years of progress, warns on mispronunciations like prescription and mispellings such as lightening, and explains sublimation as uplift through purification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
German social habits and the lesson for American workers
A commentary praises German domestic efficiency and social practices noting women’s roles in keeping families neat and well dressed. It discusses food portions and a form of unemployment support framed as savings rather than a dole, claiming German wives are outstanding. The piece hints at cross cultural admiration and skepticism about local shoe shine shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Klopfenstein
Eat Drink and Be Married and Tomorrow You'll Die
An Osci's note contains a playful line about a modern disillusioned song titled Eat Drink and Be Married and Tomorrow You'll Want to Die. The writer quips on gossip and social mores in a playful, fragmentary style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
X. A
Divorce Hearing Called Off As Rumors Circulate
A divorce case rumored to be ongoing has been canceled. The wife has not spoken to her husband for six months and he says he would go a long way to find another like that.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huband
Grand Cayman
Ojeda
San Domingo
de Bernis
Couple’s Rock Garden Roared Over by Teamster Claim
A Sigourney couple spent the summer collecting rocks for a rock garden. A teamster arrived offering to haul away the rocks and clear the yard sparking fury from the homeowners over the proposed removal and clutter cleanup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hy-the
Santa Claus fired for kissing girl at Memphis square
A Memphis News item reports a Santa Claus fired after kissing a seventeen year old girl. The reader mentions wanting to borrow a Santa suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Memphis
Tenn
Paul Gorham
Memories Tied To An Apron String
Dear By-the-way recounts a memory from fifty years past when a mother bought a white muslin apron with a red design. The writer spots a similar apron at Graham's, finding nostalgia in a familiar item from childhood and noting aging beauty and sentimental value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
Lizzie
Saloon Policy Promises Open Day and Night to Curb Street Crime
A fragment notes a saloon keeper pledging round the clock operation to keep patrons off the streets and out of cars, warning that those who eject patrons will face legal consequences. The passage reflects temperance era style with policing by liquor outlets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lear
One of Tif Si Lite Tragedies
A fragmented quote notes a senator comment by a Y member and a misheard line about a speaker at a horse event, reflecting a cryptic wartime era memory. The readable text shows the odd phrasing and incomplete names, indicating a clipped, partial clipping from a larger column.
Salvage Gold Slimmer Expression of Adaption
Contributed item notes a thematic phrase about adaptation, inviting further evening contributions and room for more tomorrow. It mentions readers as “folks” and signals a casual, community-driven update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FLKL
Pickett to be arraigned in Perry killing case
Charles Pickett 55 faces a murder charge in the death of Roy Hayworth 42 found with gunshot wounds near Perry Iowa authorities say Hayworth was shot after knocking on Pickett cabin door and Pickett admitted firing while intoxicated Sheriff says five barrels of mash and about a gallon of alcohol found at the premises An inquest is planned and a wheelbarrow linked to the scene is reported to be Pickett ownership also mentioned Cullog notes on diet follow with no further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry
Towa
Charles Pickett
Roy Havyworth
Clint A. Knee
Pickett
Hayworth
Picket
Reed
Cole
Pictt
Kane
Harry Sackett
Deford
Iowa Hawkeyes Open Season with Win Over Bradley Tech
Iowa, aiming for a first division bid, beat Bradley Tech 42 to 29 in the opening game. Key performers include Howard Bastian, Ivan Blackmer, and Edward Break, with veterans Hi Moffitt and John Burke among projected contributors once eligible in January. Des Moines next Monday hosts Drake University as preparations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa
University of Iowa
Hawkeyes
Drake University
Des Moines
Bradley Tech
Peoria
Howard Bastian
Ivan Blackmer
Edward Break
Jonn Grim
Mike Riecert
Howard Moffitt
Moffitt
John Burke
Muscatine
Busiest Law Office In New York State
The busiest law office today is the attorney general of New York state surpassing even the Washington attorney general in workload. Coilliers Weekly notes the high volume of cases and administrative duties handled by the New York office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Washington
Coiliers Weekly
Freshmen Win Freedom of the Press at Cornell College
Pauline Clegg of Ainsworth high school will serve as reporter as freshmen edit the Cornellian on Friday December 2 marking the paper's second ever grant of press freedom in its 63 year history. Eight reporters two feature writers a sports editor managing editor and special column editors were chosen from the freshman class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Vernon
Iowa
Pauline Clegg
Ainsworth High School
Cornellian
Cornell College
Miss Clegg
Pirates plotting fortune in a 1690 Caribbean voyage
In 1690 Priscilla Harradine sails from the West Indies to England aboard the Centaur. Major Sands, De Bernis, and buccaneers Tom Leach and Wogan discuss a rumored Spanish plate fleet worth over 500 000 pieces of eight. De Bernis spins a tale to lure them into a joint venture as Morgan hunts pirates.
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Priscilla Harradine
West Indies
England
Major Sands
Leeward Isles
Priscilla
Charles de Bernis
Henry Morgan
de Bernis
Morgan
Jamaica
Tom Leach
Leach
Major
de Berni
Pierre
Tom
Wogan
Charley
Captain Leach
Cadiz
Rio de la Hacha
Monsieur de Bernis
Guadeloupe
Caymans
Henry
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