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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1936
Page
5
A discussion on money circulation and velocity notes how a dollar moves through employers workers shops wholesalers farmers and back to commerce. It cites authorities and annual turnover estimates showing the dollar participates in many transactions and may leave idle time in circulation.
The howse wren is described as economical and friendly to gardens feeding entirely on insects. It can rear two or three broods of four or five chicks each season with both parents sharing incubation and feeding duties. The father’s pride is noted as his song overflows after hatch, then he resumes duties.
Early explorers identify toddy with sap from fan and date palm trees. Dampier mentions the toddy tree likely a palm, while Cook and Dam B pier and Herbert link the drink to these tropical palms and their flowers.
Pathfinder Magazine argues that early civilization altered rodent numbers by changing predator and food dynamics. As farmers cleared land and crops replaced wild forage, ground squirrels gophers prairie dogs and jackrabbits multiplied, necessitating trapping and poisoning to curb pests.
Washington junior college coach George Freshwaters weighs a request from Henry Little and the 1931 32 state champions to play a charity or exhibition game on New Year’s Eve. If approved, the ex champs plan a selected lineup including Squawk Wells Hank Little Swede Ahrens and others to face the current Cardinals.
The American Red Cross headquarters in Washington, a Grecian styled white marble complex, leads a trio of related buildings forming a complete unit. The memorial building honoring heroic World War women lies adjacent, with cornerstone laid in 1917 by President Taft. A third building is a white marble office structure.
The Pellagra disease dates to early 1700s Europe after maize spread in Spain. Gaspar Casal described it in 1735, published 1762. Francois Thiery’s 1755 report in Paris drew on Casal, who called it male de la rosa, while the term pellagra arose in Italy.
The quote notes how people part more readily with what they own than with what they hope to gain. It argues expectation always extends beyond actual enjoyment, shaping attachment and desire.
A sculptor shaping a marble portrait notes that hair styling signals the subject’s hair color. The craft expert explains that hair texture and styling choices help identify whether the original subject was blonde or brunette.
The Walker VD Hannah bond house and Burlington bid $12,000 in bonds at 2 percent for Riverside’s new school addition. Other bids included Carleton D. Beh Des Moines at 2 percent with $81 premium and White Phillips Davenport at 2 1/4 percent with $16 premium. Bonds issued over ten years from 1938. Hannah Co. to print and send bonds.
The Sammie dog is repeatedly mistaken for a Spitz due to coat similarities. The Samoyede’s thick luxuriant coat helps distinguish it from the smaller Spitz breed, with Sammies showcasing a richer, stand-off silky fur.
Pleasant Ridge pupils and their teacher presented a Christmas program at the school on Friday. The event featured a Christmas tree and Santa giving out presents with candy bags, as the community wished everyone a Merry Christmas.
The University of St Andrews in Scotland claims the title of the country's oldest university, with its founding dating back to 1412. The institution remains a landmark in higher education and Scottish academic history.
Edmund Burke is said to have applied the term fourth estate to newspapers, distinguishing them from the clergy nobility and commons as England's public institutions.
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