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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1933
Page
4
A brief scriptural verse quoting Psalm 66 with plea for divine aid against human foes. Emphasizes prayer and reliance on God rather than man. Includes the quotation Psalm 66:10,11.
Poem fragment depicts an evening visitor named Aner Tay Mallory Tyke arriving after a boastful line about wealth. The caller of sorrow interrupts as the speaker contemplates a fine car and diamonds before facing a cold truth.
The author argues against rapid prohibition and urges a gradual shift away from hard liquor. He urges patience for soft drink suppliers and milk sellers to adjust, warning against sweeping closures and street riots, and recalls past public drink scenes to frame the temperance debate.
The French chamber of deputies is urged to raise soldier pay from 25 centimes a day to one franc. The piece notes 25 centimes equals about one cent and compares French and American army costs, highlighting how pay scales affect overall expense despite size differences.
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia, long a financial authority, declines Roosevelt cabinet offer to remain in the Senate. A fundamentalist critic of relief spending, Glass opposes broad national debt funding. Speculation links Glass with Roosevelt policies, though he remains a conservative Democrat and a balancing force in the Senate.
The article argues there is no rush to repeal the federal prohibition in Iowa. It notes the state has long been dry and the saloon era ended generations ago. A new generation lacks memory of past drinking days, influencing sentiment on repeal.
A reader requests immediate action by the Board of Supervisors or Mrs. Miller on relief cases. Private groups and organizations like the Red Cross Y M C A and Good Fellows Club promise help. The note cites starvation level pay two dollars weekly for families and recalls Coldwater Michigan where a teen died amid county charity.
A light column reflects on a perfect hockey day and asks readers about noisy red birds in maple trees. It jokes that spring fever may pause the column soon. The writer then wonders if the fish are biting.
The piece mocks American attitudes toward Japan and notes a national fad for dating 1933 instead of 1932. It argues the era’s perceived intellectual achievement is this simple clerical error and the wishful hope that a backward nation might stay behind.
A humorous note catalogs false claims from exam papers such as Borah as the first king of the Israelites and Huey Long as a Chinese general. The writer also praises a Journal advertisement by E. M. Bridges Co design by Lewis Warren, noting its visual appeal.
A humorous clipped note mocks an ad about wirehaired fox terriers and a dog with a quarrelsome temperament. The writer jokes about not buying a pup due to having a troublesome spaniel and recalls memory slips about past items.
A father laments harsh winter chores with vivid lines about Jack wading snow to his knees and avoiding shoveled paths. The piece notes Henry Ford’s remark that there are no bad times, only good, and highlights a dramatic shift marked by hundreds of millions.
The piece memorializes Jasper Ewing Drakes with a tender epitaph and notes a boastful local high school boy who claims his car can perform tricks. The inferred danger hints at dangerous driving or stunts on a lonely road linked to the tribute.
A jumble of wry snippets and streetwise lines features a doorkeeper curbing entry on Yom Kippur, Kant musings, mispronounced dialect humor about airplanes, parking gripes, and political quips, all stitched into a collage of Funny Kat Tat lore.
Daryl Dayton writes from Berlin about the tense atmosphere before the March elections, describing Hitler troops marching through Unter den Linden to the Lustgarten and a funeral procession for a policeman and a soldier. He notes crowds, police cordons, and mixed public sentiment toward Hitler including speculation about the ex-Kaiser’s influence.
The Knights of Pythias will elevate members to Esquire on Monday evening February 27. W. B. Howell is grand chancellor. Royal Neighbors are asked to meet at Woodman Hall at 1 45 Friday to attend Neighbor Harmon funeral.
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