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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1929
Page
4
The article notes community vaccination debates between skeptics and supporters while affirming officials aim to protect children from epidemics. It highlights medicine’s progress against diphtheria typhoid fever and yellow fever and praises scientists who study diseases to remove root causes.
An eleven year old and a nine year old recall a mistaken school scene about Magellan. They describe a playful incident at a relative’s home where a cousin misstates Magellan sailed around the world and camels ate him. The passage contemplates public duty and fear of condemnation.
A Sherman Corp study compares the U S of today with fifty years past in wealth and population shifts. David F F Haguston of Mutual Life notes big business is less feared than small business was thirty years ago and anticipates future ethical progress reducing fear of large firms.
Oliver McKee Jr reports that maintaining official and social position in Washington costs a congressman at least 15000 dollars a year, five thousand more than salary. He concludes only the Presidency remains a self supporting post with real significance.
Daily lesson notes highlight misused terms and pronunciation tips. It discusses words like incidentally and casually, urges building vocabulary by mastering one word daily, and provides guidance on careful spelling and usage.
By The Way presents a playful awards list for a country club party naming Ciuw, Cidtine, Lucke, and Dr. Stutsman as winners. It then shifts to humorous vows and quips about life at home and smoking, ending with Elwyn Booth challenging Ralph Shannon over a Scotch story and a prompt about work.
A narrator in a holiday scene adores a beautiful but unaware woman and asks for chocolate cake after midnight. The exchange hints at festive pressures as the Christmas season arrives. The line notes December 6th as a seasonal posting.
The H J club plans a December 12 Thursday meeting after noon with a Christmas exchange. Daughters of the union veterans set a 7 30 PM Monday gathering for officer elections. West Chester Pythian sisters meet Tuesday evening with roll call and officer elections by order of M E.
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