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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1929
Page
4
A devotional excerpt highlights Isaiah 63 7 praising the Lord’s mercies and loving kindness. The text emphasizes gratitude for the benevolence God shows to believers and calls for contemplation of divine compassion.
The piece argues for temperance and the economic wisdom of prohibition, noting sobriety trends amid New Year celebrations and criticizing opponents who want liberalized laws. It cites savings growth, shifts to liquor through other trades, and questions why Iowa's stricter stance would not benefit other states.
A fragment questions whether aliens or near aliens should govern the nation and defy laws to enrich themselves at the expense of the native populace, prompting scrutiny of governance and national interests.
A chaotic show in a frontier town features Bill McGee driving an eighteen girl caravan, a seventeen passenger coach, and a dramatic alley turn through a Queen Hall district. The crowd roars as lamps, bottles, and dresses fly, with a daring rescue and a wild ride ending in the main street.
A collage of gags and snippets from a humor page recounts office banter and punch lines about parlor chairs squeaking, caster oil, and social quips. It mulls on happiness, politics, fashion, science, and old-time jokes with scattered names and brief scenes.
Squire Marsh Swallow denounces granting women the vote and pedestrians a right of way as the biggest recent misstep. He claims fate remains the only thing money cannot fix.
Disbursements from the state tax show $9,138.37 collected with funds allocated to primary road and other accounts. State auditor W. Long notes refunds ranged from nine cents to thousands, issued to farmers for gasoline used in tractors and to contractors for carload fuel for construction, with 250 to 409 refund applications received and some likely denied for late filing.
Miss Dobbie Trout, an 18 year old Los Angeles aviator, set a flight endurance record by flying for 12 hours. She landed at the Metropolitan airport with only a small amount of fuel remaining in her tanks. The milestone surpasses the previous record for women in endurance flying.
An accident involving a ground refueling attempt on a NB-3 monoplane near Taine M in Kansas City led to disqualification after the pilot touched the wheels to the ground. Inventor Tushorn and relief pilot Rhiner lament the mishap, noting the synchronized ejector pickup functioned before the error.
Iowa basketball faced lineup challenges as several players including Virgil David and Fred Geneva missed practice with influenza. Center Toozood was also absent due to his mother's death, prompting possible replacements for guard positions in the opening Big Ten schedule.
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