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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1929
Page
4
A brief devotional note for Wednesday February 2 calls readers to supplication O Lord and seek divine help amid struggles and inner conflict The fragment urges earnest prayer and reverence in seeking guidance and strength in spiritual battles.
A short poem by Emel Romig Fuller contrasts weariness and hunger with a Biblical parable about talents. It links diligence, creative thought, and purposeful work to happiness, urging faithful effort and self-expression as paths to reward while warning against idleness.
A reader questions a lover who smells of camphor, wondering if this scent signals untrustworthy character. The correspondent warns against letting whim guide romance and urges focus on home and children rather than suspicious odor cues.
A garbled OCR spread mixes personal letters with political opinion and small anecdotes. It mentions Tallahassee as Florida’s capital, disapproval of intermarriage, a Hollywood wedding quip, and a broad article on pacifism and American defense, contrasting disarmament with preparedness. The text also includes casual chatter about a cousin, a cook, and social customs.
A humorous wartime style column riffs on meals and schedules from breakfast to supper. The narrator jests about rationed food, shifting daily rhythms, and odd conversations, including a zany aside about the Woolworth Building and a pun about watermelons. The tone is playful and nostalgic.
Frank Davison died Sunday night at 10 30 at his son's home 614 Davison near Coppock He leaves children E Coppock W H Lee Glen Fairfield Mrs Mac Nordyke Ainsworth Mrs Mattie Kesset and his wife Sarah Ellen Custer died 21 years ago He is survived by brothers John Washington and Sol Nebraska Funeral services Tuesday at 1 PM at Christ church with interment in Brighton Hillcrest cemetery
A stream of local notices records deaths and services in Pleasant Plain and surrounding. Helen Wolf aged 12 died after tumor removal at Jefferson County hospital. funeral at Luther church with burial at Brighton. Obituaries note Mrs Sarah Orr and Mrs Matt Knopp among longtime residents, with services at Howard Church and East Pleasant Plain.
Uncle Ez Pash laments sight loss while reflecting on a bungled crime. The wry aside compares a bandit’s fate to big debt from alimony and engagement ring installments, tied to the week’s wages, in a satirical newsy voice.
Ballard correspondent reports Mrs Henry Ballard and two children visiting Pleasant Plain. Woody Dawson home hosts guests while Mrs Bek visits her daughter Mrs Sulman Heston. Charlotte Ballard spent a week with her family and Miss Rosamond Dutton plans to stay with Mrs Nettle Emry until school resumes.
Mr and Mrs Mac Wallace return and welcome a new Mrs Wallace to the community. Several families announce moves to Washington and nearby towns. Local shoppers, visitors, and helpers are named along with a county bid notice for steel current retard installations on the English River.
The L. C. Club met Friday at Rob Paul home with a fair crowd and a supper served. The next gathering will be with Ya Mra, W. E. Paul, and committee members Mr. Pav, Mr. Hazen, and Lee Hunt.
A cryptic Eye Filler notes a slim, most complete Ip fills the eye for einder. The fragment hints at size constraints and a missing context, leaving readers with an odd, puzzle like line.
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