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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1941
Page
4
Bible Thought Thursday presents a moral reflection on unity and salutation as Jesus teaches in Matthew 5 47. The message urges inclusive regard beyond mere greetings to emulate brotherly conduct across all people.
Samuel B. Pettengill surveys how propaganda shapes public opinion across eras. He cites Bismarck, McKinley, and Pickering, notes Creel’s Committee and a 1917 advertisement, and warns how fear and misinformation recur in national crises. He advises reading works like Words that Won the War and reflects on Churchill's defense against foreign pressure.
Mrs Glen Green spent last week with her sister in Burlington. Mrs Charles Wilson and Mrs Stan Kiesey shopped in Cedar Rapids Thursday. The Green family spent Sunday with Frank Salladay in Haskins. Marjorie Green and Paul Monroe visited Kirksville Missouri. Mrs Cy Birka visited her aunt Mae Snider in Kalona. Harry Hesseltine and Howard Darnell are residents here. The Hesseltines helped with wood at the Hesseltine home. The Darnells were visitors at the Edd Nelson home. Roy Nelson and son Jimmie of Muscatine joined Luther Cram and family and Howard Darnell for Sunday calls at the Joe Nelson home.
A promotional note for Adlerika claims quick relief after overeating with a doctor approving its use. The ad is attributed to S. R. Minn and Geo. L. McDaniel, a local druggist.
The note invites readers to contribute guest columns while praising Lee McAvoy. It shares humorous vignettes about a fox tail mishap on a streetcar, a barroom throttling of trouble, and a science joke about immersion in water, ending with a light pun from a co ed.
A statistician claims crime costs the average American family two hundred dollars annually. The remark invites scrutiny about implied causes and the framing of societal costs in a tongue in cheek exchange.
A reflective verse fragment explores the speaker's inner crowd within the earthly temple. It presents contrasting inner states humility pride repentance fame apathy and neighborly love. The speaker seeks self knowledge to decide which inner voice governs them and muses that understanding all would enable forgiving all.
Marjorie Edwards visited Cedar Rapids while E J Frey celebrates a new granddaughter born to Dale and Jean Frey Good of Wayland. Skubals welcome their first daughter born at the county hospital. The Redekers hosted relatives as Larry fell ill but was kept overnight in hospital. appendectomy for Paul Hartsock. Gene Peters’ sons return to school. Dorothy Thurnipseed helps at home.
A broadcasting company in New York City maintains 195 clocks across 26 studios. Clocks are checked for accuracy on an average of every 12 hours.
A field lunch instruction describes keeping hot tea or coffee for harvest workers. The beverage is to be sent to the field and kept warm by wrapping glass jars in several layers of newspaper.
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