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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1929
Page
4
A reflective voice recalls a struggle to hear the Lord and the resolve to drop current tasks to serve when called. The speaker emphasizes trusting divine timing and abandoning hesitation to let the good Lord’s work proceed through them.
A garbled page fragment discusses common mispronunciations and misspellings, urging readers to learn one new word daily. It includes examples like scallop and collop and notes difficulties with words such as impend and imminent. The tone is instructional and aims to build vocabulary for readers.
In 1928 railways carried 787,000,000 passengers, the lowest since 1905, while 1920 saw a peak of 1.2 billion. The rise of automobiles and airplanes has reduced railway travel, prompting calls for sympathetic treatment of railroads and recognition of their historical role in U.S. development.
The snippet recalls a traveling group in Rand Island Nebraska weathering drifting snow while trading quips about snow and mischief. It combines stray banter, a busker like persona, and a comic aside about pancakes and hash as a morning comfort amid winter travel.
Charlie Murray headlines The Boss of 1 Aready at the Fox Theatre in a whimsical yet human film adaptation. The plot blends pathos and comedy with strong supporting turns from To retia Young Lucien Littlefield and others. Norma Shearer appears as a crook in A Lady of Chane at the Graham Theatre after decades of varied roles.
The report covers Farm Bureau school dates January 15 18 in Wellman Riverside Kalona and Washington for farm records and management guidance. It also notes the Washington Cow Test Association figures with several herds and butterfat averages and details the District 44 4H club convention in Fairfield Iowa discussing the upper Netcham bill and state aid for 4H agents.
National farming groups led by the American Farm Bureau Federation and The Grange urged Congress to raise tariffs 10 to 45 percent on all fats and oils. They argued fats and oils make up about a quarter of imports that compete with domestic products and include most household cooking oil.
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