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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1930
Page
3
A reflective poem fragment noting a speaker’s frequent thoughts of God beneath casual chatter about neighbors weather and daily work. The lines contrast mundane topics with an overarching spiritual contemplation. Selected.
An American concern with German consulting engineers invites bids for two large mon ster airplanes for trans Atlantic service. Each craft would carry 500 passengers and 104 crew, powered by twelve 1000 horsepower motors, designed to reduce wind resistance at high altitude. Estimated cost is 5 million dollars per ship with bids to be submitted via Westcott and Mapes of New Haven Conn.
The Goodyear Zeppelin company at Akron Ohio has begun work on an enormous dirigible. The new ship will hold 6,500,000 cubic feet of helium, far larger than the Los Angeles at 2,500,000 and the Graf Zeppelin at 3,700,000. It is planned to be 786 feet long and 140 feet high.
The Insurance Field argues that Prohibition boosts insurance business by reducing saloon spending and drunkenness. Fire rates have fallen over 17 percent since 1918 while life dividends rose, suggesting practical insurance effects beyond political theory. Voters must decide the broader business implications.
A local farmer speaks of reduced farming activity and weed challenges after overcommitting to a neighbor’s alfalfa. He notes good butterfat cows and high quality hogs but a smaller herd and earnings. He remains active in the farm association and local cooperatives, helping neighbors with odd jobs.
The piece argues that although the farmer dismisses himself as a poor grower, his wealth grows, prompting speculation that the community could use more rich farmers like him. The tone questions values and hints at broader social commentary.
The article parodies a Scotsman in a string of quirks from asking for vanilla water to buying a sun dial and a cuckoo clock. Each vignette mocks thrift and practicality with light humor. It then shifts to a Chicago crime story hinting at faster information flow and conviction.
A historical note warns that strong emotions can halt stomach activity. It cites Birchall the murderer who ate through his trial and execution, then explains Dr. Cannon’s finding that even mild uneasiness can stop stomach movements. The advice urged waiting to eat when angry or distressed rather than forcing meals, to avoid harm.
A compact opinion piece traces how presidents used the pulpit to shape public thought from Theodore Roosevelt to Woodrow Wilson and to today’s leadership. It notes Roosevelt’s outspoken stance on race and preparedness, Coolidge’s later magazine messages, Wilson’s international rhetoric, and references America’s current leader as the nation’s engineer president debating peace with RAMAY MacDonald and economic strains on daily life.
A note mentions envelope manufacturers using flavored glue on tabs and an aside about impromptu quartets in a YMCA shower room. The speaker humorously invokes a psychologist’s advice to exclude unessential ideas, ending with a call for attention.
A collage of satirical lines and verses from Life magazine clips shows artist sketches of Frank Macon campaigning for Journal subscriptions and a new Tremulo poem inspired by real life. The piece includes jokes about Mussolini Shaw Vallee and a teacher’s wordplay with a Shakespeare nod.
Mrs Currie questions her husband about his drinking. He recalls seeing two of her relatives visiting late and confessing the scare it caused him. The Detroit News summary reflects a domestic moment and moral concern.
A compact note introduces the word VACILLATE meaning to fluctuate in mind or opinion and to waver. It presents misused phrases and common misspellings while urging readers to grow their vocabulary by mastering one word daily.
Quote captures reaction as investigators probe a wreck focusing on the brain. The remark implies little remains to salvage beyond the mental conclusions drawn from the incident.
A writer notes that many books sell by labels and many by libels as a joke sequence credits L Me- A. with two jokes about a dog bite and gate etiquette. The remark appears in a broader reflection on current literary critique and marketing.
A passerby quips that a girl in a long dress and unbuckled galoshes resembles someone shaking a rag. The remark hints at opposition to the longer-skirts movement with a sly jab referencing fashion reform.
Notice in the Southern District of Iowa Davenport Division that Charles Vondra sek of Riverside Washington County is adjudicated bankrupt on January 11 1930. First meeting of creditors will be held January 24 1930 at 10:00 AM at the Referee office 115 East Washington Street Washington Iowa to prove claims appoint a trustee examine the bankrupt and conduct other business. Dated Washington Iowa. T L Brookhart Referee in Bankruptcy.
In the District Court Davenport Division bankruptcy proceeding No. 6980 Matilda Vondra bankrupt creditors are notified the first meeting will be held at the Referee office 115 East Washington Street Washington Town January 24 1930 at ten o clock in the forenoon creditors may transact other proper business at the meeting
State and Southern District announce in re Anna H. Lear of Riverside Washington County Iowa a bankruptcy proceeding No 5988. The first meeting of creditors is set for January 24 1930 at eleven o clock in the forenoon at the courthouse to transact such other business as may come before the meeting.
Four alleged communists including a woman were deported by order of President Portes Gil in Mexico City. Names given were Charva Domovaka, Froin Protoot, Julio Resowski, and Faire Sccovems. Eight radicals were deported in the past week.
Ike Lark laments that government bias toward appointing the right man leads to demotion. He recalls a time when people managed with less and without cash to buy things. The quote references Dwight Morrow in a joking manner.
National Americanism Commission of the American Legion presents a quiz list with ten questions. Topics include livestock producers by state, state nicknames, borders of West Virginia, Washington cities over 100,000, northernmost settlements under the flag, West Virginia capital, time zones, early Wisconsin settlers, highest annual rainfall, and western extent comparison for Ohio and Georgia.
Answers to a Know-Your-Country game published yesterday cover U S geography with items on Colorado Nebraska Missouri and Oklahoma and distances to Denver and New York. Local Wayland notes report visits, family events, a fatal school bus crash reference, adoptions, quilting gatherings, watch parties, illnesses, and multiple visits between relatives and nearby towns.
A local column reports the death of Mrs. Skinner and notes of nearby deaths in the last month. It mentions calendars from the Journal office, winter weather effects on school and work, farmers optimistic about 1930, and local visits and roads. It also comments on a speaker and local residents in Washington and Cedar Rapids. The piece closes with remarks on paving, snow, and chains wearing out.
Simple glycerin buckhorn bark saline and other ingredients in Adlerika act on both upper and lower bowels to remove poisons and relieve gas sour stomach sick headaches and constipation with one spoonful. Sherman Bros drugstores in Ainsworth via Sands Store.
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