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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1972
Page
4
Washington Iowa notes for Tuesday December 12 1972 present an editorial asserting that with Christ's help one can do all things. It contrasts gracious winners with gracious losers and warns temper and pride as common faults.
The piece recalls old time bob sleds used by farmers to reach town, how road upgrades and snow plows ended the practice, and notes a reader’s blunt comment on postwar social changes. It weaves in reflections on youth, editorials, and a quip from Stewart Alsop about Nixon era permissiveness.
A collection of lighthearted notes from Fayette County Union and Schaller Herald. The columnist muses on early campaigning, social handshakes, and the joyful antics of animals including a cantankerous canary, playful otters in northern Wisconsin, and jackrabbits playing Prisoner's Base in fresh South Dakota snow.
West leads singleton clubs to partner’s ace and East returns queen of clubs. Declarer ducks queen to safeguard contract, ensuring ten top tricks remain and preventing club king from being eliminated early. This cautious defense yields a cold contract despite apparent threats.
The column notes Varied trivia from 1972 including a Paterson fishing school for women by Ll. M Boyd, a Avocado breakfast in Brazil, Lima Peru origins of a bean, a Dutch Dial a Joke library, and a Basenji dog yodel fact. It also mentions Third Lieutenants in military history and poinsettia poisons. The piece ends with a mail address in Fort Worth Texas and a 1972 copyright.
Dear Abby answers reader questions about medical birth practices once shown in old films, table manners across blended families, and a cheeky note from a reader about a nurse’s bosom. The column clarifies that boiling water was used historically to sterilize instruments to prevent infection, while addressing family etiquette and a provocative unsolicited sign-off.
The Almanac notes the date December 12 1972 a Tuesday with 19 days remaining in the year. It lists celestial positions the signs of Sagittarius and historic anniversaries including John Jay born in 1745 Beethoven first lesson 1792 the 1901 wireless Atlantic message and Sarnoff death in 1971. It ends with a thought for the day from Samuel Butler about a hen and an egg.
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