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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1930
Page
4
Bible Thought for Today for Friday February 7 1930 cites Romans 1 16 17 declaring the gospel of Christ as the power of God unto salvation to everyone who believes with emphasis on the Jew. It frames faith as the path to salvation through Christ.
A playful birthday verse reframes algebra as a birthday wish. The poem redefines X as ten and X times X as an anniversary, Y as years and Z as bank balance, hoping for growth in wealth and happiness through the Nth degree.
Wisconsin politics prompts questions on campaign finance limits after claims that Governor Koehler spent around 100000 in a successful bid. Critics argue a 5000 cap favors insiders, while supporters call for broader expense freedom to educate voters and promote good government. Bribery remains a crime, with calls for protective law.
The piece argues that selling votes is crime but circularizing virtues of a candidate to inform voters is not bribery. It questions campaign expense limits, asks how far large sums help or harm politics, and criticizes state expenditure regulations as overstretched and potentially corrupt. It mentions Governor Koehler as not the focus.
Mrs. T T Keeley recalls the 37th anniversary of the 1893 Comic Operetta A Dress Rehearsal staged in Eversons Hall to benefit Central Park. The article lists cast members, chorus, and local memories of Washingtonians who performed or assisted. mentions Old District School and later Breach of Promise and Womanless Wedding shows, noting civic pride and nostalgia.
A mixed set of verse lines about spring and heartbreak followed by short quips and jokes. The fragment includes a dialogue about a broken heart, a radio lecture gag, a breach of promise joke, and a chicken that can spot a bad egg from a university slang line.
Learn today's word effrontery meaning shameless boldness and impudence. An example shows he had the effrontery to contradict her, illustrating a bold display of disrespect in speech or behavior.
Lee Holland noted in conversation that a man can save money simply by getting sleepy at midnight. The item adds that four out of five people have a bridge game, suggesting a common habit among readers.
A staff artist known as Red sent in a witty drawing captioned It s a barn The note reveals the staff spent about ten minutes trying to comment but Red s art speaks for itself with the simple phrase It s a barn.
A Eureka Iowa reader complains that the Journal misreported a robin sighting, accusing staff of ignoring her By the Way letter and demanding official recognition for the claim with sworn statement if needed. The letter cites January 25 submission and February 1 robin sighting by another resident.
A humorous exchange recounted in The Melting Pot features a Russian born man answering a string of questions with punny refusals and impossible truths. Colonel Etroin Shadlu urges contributors to write only on one side of the paper for future columns.
A party gag features a famous actress dialing a man at three in the morning with Hold the wire Washington is calling then Hold the line I’m trying to connect Washington Finally she jokes Washington is dead leaving the unsuspecting man in a panic as the room recovers and the paper booms about early publication.
Washington February 7. More than 40 crippled children were carried and wheeled to safety as fire swept Weightman public school. About 125 other students calmly evacuated through smoke filled hallways amid the blaze.
Senator Blease charged the Hughes nomination as flawed and urged the Senate to reject Charles Evans Hughes and ask President Hoover to reappoint William Howard Taft. He said there was something crooked about Taft’s sudden resignation and Hughes’ appointment.
District Judge B F Cummings of Marshalltown submitted his resignation to Governor Hammill. After 15 years on the Marshall County bench he will join a local law firm when his resignation takes effect March 1.
President Hoover commends Chairman William C. Deming of the Civil Service Commission for long and effective service in accepting his resignation. Deming asked to keep retirement open and will remain until relieved as he considers a Wyoming Senate bid.
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