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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1929
Page
4
The writer laments ten days without sun in Washington Iowa as fog and mist persist. He jokes about Grand Banks, notes Iowa's varied weather, and counsels patience praising a coming sun. He recalls a beautiful fall and hopes for a more Christmassy Christmas.
Washington Iowa tale teller J Lloyd Hughes shares a humorous anecdote about visits in the country. A friend from Chicago observes Yellow Dent seed corn and Yellow Dent chickens as family chores unfold with lighthearted banter.
The text riffs on jealousy toward Commander Byrd's polar flight while praising Norwegian explorers. It mocks overprepared expeditions and praises dog-led methods, noting Norwegians' endurance in cold, dark polar conditions.
A fragmentary note lists misused phrases and mispronunciations, defines the word clemency as mercy toward a prisoner, and urges daily vocabulary expansion with examples and pronunciation hints. It mentions avoiding redundant prepositions and demonstrates syllable emphasis in complex words.
The National Americanism Commission of The American Legion distributes a five color map and condensed atlas with the Know Your Country Games. Ten quiz questions test U S knowledge and readers may obtain the aid by sending ten cents to the Haskin Information Bureau in Washington D C.
Answers listed for Game No 7 with multiple states and numbers. Announcements include a Baptist church mission social with Mrs vintz Friday at 2 30 and a Hardscrabble school lunch Friday evening December 20 1929 Hazel Thompson teacher. Methodist pot luck supper postponed due to unspecified reasons.
A Pleasant Hill school broadcast is set for Friday December 20 at 8 o clock with 26112 Station K I D. The event includes a candy social and hot lunch after the program. Vera Keating is listed as the teacher.
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