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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1931
Page
4
The piece questions the decline of free lunch stalls tied to saloons and contrasts it with today’s higher dairy consumption. It notes milk, butter, and ice cream intake rising by billions of gallons and pounds, arguing that children’s milk consumption matters more than former beef freebies for adults.
Louie Baird forwards a clipping about a Maquoketa Iowa talk that attacked the Volstead act amid concerns over poor livestock prices. The speaker noted that previously there were 125 000 to 150 000 saloons in the United States.
The IX bridge club gathered Wednesday with seven members and six guests. High scores went to Mrs Harvey Waggoner and Mrs Glenn Mace. A Christmas luncheon complemented festive decor.
A collection of light notes and jokes from Wayland readers includes humorous quips about age and love, a Christmas wish, charity appeals for Jim Pernell Christman, a San Francisco earthquake anecdote, a disgruntled taxpayer letter, a four year old peanut shell question, an alley story, a pajama wearing hotel guest joke, and Albuquerque spring locust tree life observed in brief classifieds lead‑in.
An event ends with Doctor Brown invited to receive a bouquet after being asked to come forward and bow gracefully. The excerpt shows a ceremonial moment with a floral gift and formal etiquette.
The word pauper does not appear in the Bible and is of Latin origin from the same root as poor. Sweet clover, once a roadside weed, has become an economically important crop across the corn belt.
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