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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1929
Page
4
A concise meditation on folly and wisdom drawing from biblical insight, contrasting practical cunning with true understanding. The reflection urges humility and discernment in daily choices, framing wisdom as restraint, trust in God, and right action over cleverness.
An argument outlines how some residents pay little or no state tax while others with modest property bear heavy burdens. It contends income tax would affect all prospering individuals, not just specific trades, and would rebalance state, county, and municipal funding versus the burden on small property owners.
The piece argues that opposition to a state income tax rests on weak grounds and that equity demands a tax system balancing burden. It contends replacement or shifting taxes could achieve fairness, notes federal income tax success, and disputes claims tax would drive industry away while stressing equal treatment of farmers and property holders.
A compact notice presents common usage notes on pronouns mispronunciations misspellings and word study. It highlights tribute as today’s chosen word defined as a contribution of praise or service and gives an example honoring memory with a tribute.
Countee Cullen cautions against giving all to love and suggests reserving parts of the heart to protect oneself. The verses urge withholding full sentiment to avoid aching, fretting, and a broken heart. A grain of the heart kept safe can endure when love departs.
The Alexandria report details General George Washington's fatal illness after exposure to rain. Bloodletting, repeated bleedings, calomel, blisters, and vapors failed to aid him. He died at Mt. Vernon near midnight on Saturday after expressing desire to die without interruption.
A pointed ad about letting a laundress do dirty work prompts a laugh at clever marketing. The writer mocks fortune telling of wives, then riffs on superstition and luck from banana peels to umbrella openings. Light social observations end with bridesmaid bouquet superstitions.
The note jokes about babies born in Washington and a future ninth wonder for a non baby. It asks Ed to report on Hal Reister’s reaction to a poem and mentions Washington butter and a half pound request.
A New York minister denounces superstition in modern times comparing belief in thirteen at a table to childlike thinking. The writer notes skepticism about luck and jokes about lighting multiple cigarettes from one match while warning against superstition.
The balloon rises due to air buoyancy and becomes rarified as it moves away from Earth, limiting how high it can ascend.
A long Kansas City conversation ends with a courteous sendoff. The gentleman concludes with thanks for listening, highlighting a public perception that politeness is fading but still valued in everyday chat.
The oldest boarding school in England is St Peter's York founded in 627 and became a boarding school under Albert the Wise around 740.
A witty remark attributed to Samuel Johnson notes that at sixteen he knew nearly as much as at fifty three yet he did not claim full understanding of all he knew. The line reflects a humorous view of growing awareness and self doubt across life stages.
A New York Evening Post item notes light travels 186000 miles per second but slows dramatically upon striking a human skull, a terse scientific aside on velocity loss.
A tense exchange unfolds as a bandit commands hands up and the former lieutenant demands a salute first in a dramatic Detroit News passage.
The cerebrum or gray matter of the brain is commonly viewed as the seat of consciousness in humans.
A study discusses usefulness beauty color and originality as key attributes shaping contemporary decorative work. It argues practical value alongside aesthetic appeal influences design choices across homes and public spaces.
The umbrella evolved from ancient Oriental movable canopies used in rank ceremonies and was introduced to England from Italy early in the eighteenth century.
A quotation discusses how thinking of heavenly matters lifts speech and judgment, making human affairs appear with greater sublimity and clarity as one reflects on virtue.
Early senses of music trace horns from cattle and sheep as potential first instruments. Drums existed long before recorded history, indicating ancient rhythm use and communal sound making ahead of written records.
After the Norman conquest mutilation appeared as a punishment substitute for hanging decapitation burning and pushing from rocks reflecting the era's harsh justice and evolving penal methods.
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