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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1928
Page
12
A brief devotional note reflects on Isaiah 53 11 about seeing the travail of the servant and being satisfied by his knowledge. It emphasizes the righteous servant bearing iniquities and justifying many, in a faith exhortation tone.
A temperance editorial argues the nation must educate the public on alcohol harms and urge prohibition enforcement. It claims alcohol destroys brain function and vitality, harms morals, and that a few selfish individuals seek to impose liquor limits on the many. The piece stresses enforcing laws enhances national well being and protects children and workers.
Jesse C. Meek plans to relocate from Iowa to Oklahoma, renting a farm there for his wife’s health and warmer climate. He acknowledges past financial struggles but aims to break even initially and improve farming prospects once settled.
Mr Meek and others voice uncertainty about farm economics as supply and demand laws are cited. He notes a need for new rules beyond classic economics to stabilize the agricultural sector. An earnest effort is under way to reach a dependable basis, enabling farmers to forecast returns with some accuracy.
Fragmented OCR reads like a playful poem excerpt about the Walrus and the Carpenter inviting oysters to walk and talk on a briny beach. The scene shifts to a satire on society and a local newspaper note about public notices and a joke column.
Abe Martin predicts whoever follows Mc Nary and Haugen will drop the firm name. He says it’s easy to ruin a truck of confiscated Scotch but not worth waiting for a load of stored books to burn.
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