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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1929
Page
4
The piece argues Senator Borah weakens enforcement by criticizing policy and cites varied local attitudes toward prohibition. It cites Canada’s government control as a cautionary tale, quoting The Globe and discussing how enforcement shapes poverty, health, and public life.
An old doctor tells nursing graduates that humanity divides into leaners and lifters. The leaners seek easy help while lifters bear burdens and hardship, guiding others toward responsibility. He cites Florence Nightingale and No cucchi as exemplars of true lifters shaping the world.
After the Revolutionary era Alexander Hamilton arranged with Robert Randall to set aside 25000 for an aged sailors refuge near New York. The fund has grown to about 50 million yet only 100 sailors live there as the income accumulates year by year, with the donor’s original spending instructions still to be followed.
The note teaches usage and pronunciation tips for common words. It defines elapsed as to glide or pass away with time and offers examples of correct phrasing and spelling for words like trousers and Lady.
Mr and Mrs Cyril Droll and daughter Elinor visited Magdalene Proll and relatives in Riverside. Lorraine Jardon from Davenport stayed with her parents Henry and Lorraine Jardon. Russel Cummings of Mucatine joined his family for Christmas with Charles and another Cummings relative. E E Blythe and kids spent two weeks at the Co E Cake home in Boone. Nurses Ila O Loughlin and Lucile Schneider visited home towns. Leo C Crisz of Cedar Rapids spent time with his mother Mrs Helen Hritz. Lawrence Mollet and family Cedar Rapids joined C A Schnoebelen and Norbert Dautremont families in Cedar Rapids for Christmas. Velma Tobinard visited Iowa City for Christmas with John and Mrs Velma Tobinard. Helen Heitzman returned to Davenport after visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs R H Heitzman.
A humorous column recalls a flapper reacting to hose gifts on Christmas morning and questions about the future of oversized Christmas trees on local square corners. A man is unfazed after receiving a $25 Chicago COD smoking jacket before Christmas and the piece jokes about sending cards earlier than Christmas each year.
A fragment from a 1929 journal includes jokes about Christmas let tters and classroom quips. An editor note hints at code names and an unnamed hero's war forecast after Christmas wreckage and France.
A fragmentary personal note reflects charitable acts by a rich lady presiding over a neighborhood charity. It mentions sending four bottles of Christmas bath salts to Armenians and a brief humorous exchange about a college student. The writing then notes post holiday downtime and upcoming New Year work with a weather aside and a nod to a Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce president's lectures.
A report notes that Turkey stands alone in the world as not recognizing Christianity as a legitimate religion, highlighting ongoing religious policy tensions and state stance toward minority faiths within the republic.
Alice Jocelyn moves from Highyile to Broadway to become a chorus dancer in a Chicago company, drawn by romance and glitter. She and Gene Ransome share a close bond, fund shortages bind them, and a director warns that love in the chorus could end their show. Alice sends a telegram to Jim Riles seeking to return home.
National Americanism Commission of the American Legion presents ten quiz questions titled How Many Can You Answer What do you know about the United States These questions cover geography state facts and demographics including water sources state borders statehood capital flowers largest cities and population comparisons.
Answers to questions about our country are on a new five color map of the United States with condensed tiles. The American Legion distributes copies at cost through the Haskin Information Bureau in Washington D C. Send ten cents in stamps and include the newspaper name and a clear address.
The fragment lists items with ranks and figures for US states and areas. It mentions Dover and Jamestown ranking, Colorado Wyoming Hawaii and Alaska totals, Delaware mileage, Rhode Island as smallest, California dollar amount, Mississippi and Illinois date notes, Texas value, Montana, and Milwaukee population.
Mrs Lowie Hantt 50 of Corfu New York died after paralysis at her home Funeral services and burial will be held in Columbus Junction Miss Dale Ebner teaches at Lewis visits her parents near Haskins B H Shearer printer of the Columbus Gazette to print the Iowa union Farmer another year Mr Jennie Duncan moved to the flat over her insurance office Mr and Mrs Arthur William of Columbus City welcomed a daughter Christmas Mae Wehr and J A Wehr visited Des Moines Wanda Luckey and Esther Glaspey from Independence visiting J A Green home Frances Brauns of Wapsilo and Walter Hamiston of Columbus Junction married in Burlington with gifts from Burlington merchants
Partial timetable items show morning and evening passenger trains for Co B and Q R R lines. Entries include Nos 3 25 91 26 24 94 95 and freight services with times like 9 22 am and 4 58 am. The listing references stations McKAY M ST P & P R R Co and daily operation with Sunday exceptions.
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