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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1939

Page

4

Among Our Neighbors Resolutions as a civic good urged

An editorial column discusses resolutions as a commendable custom despite critics. It argues sincere resolve can improve individuals and society, cites Ed M. Smith and AS Berry Halden on armament pacing, and notes Republicans may balance the budget to aid 1932 platform goals. It includes comments from Chariton Herald Patriot and Keokuk County News writers.

Ed M. Smith Winterset Madisonian Keokuk County Sigourney McNary Congress

Koans Kidney Pills Aid Painful Backache Relief

A promotional ad describes Koan's Kidney Pills as relieving backache and urinary discomfort from tired kidneys. It claims the medicine helps flush waste through the kidneys, reducing swelling and headaches, with promised relief after use and endorsements by millions over years.

Derois Poweus Lhoan

Following Hunch Expert Improves Butternut Coffee Flavor

A leading American coffee expert refined the Butternut blending system by aging blends before roasting. Trials showed flavors permeated berries more evenly producing richer mellowness and smoothness. The change to Special Mellowing boosted sales to new heights.

America Butternut

Weather Note Hints At Cooler Months Ahead

The piece warns that current warm spell in spring may mislead into expecting continued mild weather but suggests tougher conditions arriving in April and May, signaling a shift to cooler or more unsettled patterns later.

Wit and Wisdom In A Curio Of Newspaper Snippets

A collage of quips and brief anecdotes spans from courtroom irony to frontier ingenuity. Snatches reference a woman tried for insanity, a moving church as a zoning fix, jokes about liars and laziness, and a Kiowa County preacher's fundraising bazaar plan.

Neighbors Mistake Man for Burglary Turns Out to Be Bob Young

Neighbors call police thinking a break in at Bob Young’s house. officers discover it is Young attempting to open his own window. He jokes about forgetting keys. The report then mentions Paul Muni, Charlie Chan and casting of Sidney Toler as Chan in a new film.

Bob Young Bob Charlie Chan Peter Lorre Leo Carrillo Noah Berry Gosh 20Th Century-Fox Sidney Toler Warner Oland Oland

Olivia de Havilland Shines in First Teaming with Powell

Olivia de Havilland and Dick Powell pair for the romantic comedy Hard We Get marking Powell’s vocal turn with two new songs You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby and There’s a Sunny Side to Every Situation The film also features Stuart Erwin in a notable gangster framing and is noted as one of her best roles with Powell delivering strong musical moments.

Olivia de Havilland Dick Powell Dick Vowell Olivia de Haviland Stuart Erwin Frankie

Tarnished Angel showcases Sally Eilers in dramatic role

Sally Eilers, cited as giving one of her career best performances, plays a nightclub girl pursued by police who flees identity to pose as a revivalist and gains fame through fraudulent faith healing stunts. Luise Ratner and Paulette Goddard are reportedly not speaking.

Sally Eilers

Birthplaces of the stars featured in cinema notes

Chester Morris is listed as born in New York New York Loretta Young hails from Salt Lake City Utah Pranchot Tone from Niagara Falls New York The Peanut of Bean Family notes the peanut plant belongs to the bean family

O the Stars Chester Morris New York, N. Y Loretta Young Salt Lake City Utah Pranchot Tone

Bookworm: the grub that feasts on book paper

A curious creature exists called a bookworm a grub that consumes paper within books. The note explains its eating habits and how it can damage pages, emphasizing the need to protect old volumes from such pests.

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