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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1930
Page
4
The passage discusses the chance of a white Christmas and its normalcy, noting that a white Christmas signals health and tradition. It adds that days lengthen after December, hinting at spring despite two months of winter ahead, with imagery of greening fields and budding trees.
An eastern judge challenges the 18th amendment’s validity. The writer argues alcohol must be controlled to prevent abuse, misery, disease and death, framing prohibition as a necessary public health measure versus mere control. The piece questions why laws exist to regulate drinks and defends outlawing alcohol.
Hubert Hoskins of Pleasant Plain Iowa announces he will start school this fall at five years old. He expresses readiness and excitement for the new academic year and joining classmates.
The Chicago Herald praises the senate faction opposing Hoover’s broad spending latitude for unemployment relief. Arthur Brisbane favors the president’s expansive control, while Hearst attacks Hoover, prompting speculation about which public figure may be right.
A compact reading presents daily word practice with tactual and generality lessons. It defines tactual as pertaining to touch and notes usage tips, mispronunciations, misspellings, synonyms, and a quotation about moving from generalities to particulars.
Brief aside asks readers if anyone noticed a small column adjacent to editorials the previous evening, inviting reactions.
Gossip runs about a discreet By Ways annual selling well with readers in Pawnee Nebraska and a Washington visitor. The column teases limericks contests and a joke about a disappearable piano keyboard while sharing light local quips and stray verses from a drugstore square source.
A Des Moines Tribune report notes the Continental Construction Company builds a 1 060 000 dollar gas compressor station on thirty acres at New Virginia Keary county and Glasgow Kansas. The tour group learns most workers are hired locally and stations use five large twin horizontal compressors with 1250 horsepower each.
President Hoover's plan to provide work for the unemployed and drought relief for farmers won approval in both the House and Senate. The House approved 30 million dollars for drought relief loans after defeating a 60 million proposal. The Senate had already backed 60 million dollars, so a conference committee will seek a compromise.
An elaborately carved stone cross twelve feet high was found in Leeds England in 1840. It bears the date 940 and the name Olaf king of Northumbria, marking a notable medieval artifact unearthed in the city.
The American Tree association notes the shortleaf loblolly slash and long leaf pines form the region’s mainstay. Each species has distinct requirements to achieve optimal growth as the industry supports southern forestry.
Federal District Attorney Phil lip Forman filed with Judge William Clark a petition for appeal of the jurist's decision that the eighteenth amendment never legally became part of the constitution. Clark signed the petition opening the way for direct appeal to the supreme court. Forman claims three reversible errors: court erred allowing motion for the defendant, court erred in quashing the indictment, and court erred in ruling the 18th amendment is invalid and the national prohibition act unconstitutional.
The library lists eleven new fiction titles and twenty two juvenile books led by Miss Eva Denny. Notable fiction includes Josephine Donovan Black Soil Margaret Fuller The Golden Roof Leon Feuchtwanger Success and Anthony Gilbert The Night of the Fog. Juveniles feature Ring the story of a St Bernard and The Magic Umbrella with titles from J Y Beaty Frances Cavanah and Padrie Collum among others.
The passage notes horse racing as a long established sport with a claimed 3000 year history. It cites inclusion in the Grecian program of the thirty third Olympiad in 648 B C and frequent mentions in various histories.
In the idle minutes before breakfast, small tasks can speed up the meal. Try preheating plates, setting utensils, and easing bacon into the pan so you’re ready to cook as soon as you wake.
The passage questions how to spend the idle spa day hours while awaiting the stenographer’s response. It contrasts the waiting period with listening to Rudy Vallee and other public figures crooning on the radio, implying idle occupation during the interludes.
A short promotional blurb urges readers to try By Ways to fix everyday issues and fill spare moments. It presents the product as practical and time saving, appealing to busy readers seeking quick solutions.
Ivory, teeth and horn from elephants hippos and rhinos changed hands in Antwerp Belgium. Total quantities exceed 140000 pounds of ivory 2400 pounds of teeth and 286 pounds of horn sold. Billiard teeth described as highly demanded.
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