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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1929
Page
3
A compact excerpt discusses common mispronunciations and synonyms. It defines pamper as to indulge exactly and notes a child who was pampered and teased. The text emphasizes daily vocabulary growth and the adage use a word three times to claim it.
A tobacco advertiser and a sweet manufacturer trade barbs over which choice is healthier. Witnesses on both sides defend their wares while warnings from Evanston, Illinois recount a dairy yard fire caused by a smoker and a horse, highlighting fire losses and the perils of matches and gasoline.
A fragmented item recounts Iowa City talk of old horses and a man named Webb criticizing the sale of aging family horses. It mentions a branch conductor in low spirits and horses hauled to Rockford Illinois for unsure wards, with a digression on mistreatment and a call for opinion.
Clara Bow stars in Three Week Ends as a East Side dancer who wins a rich playboy and a salesman with romance and comedy. Harrison Ford and Neil Hamilton lead a strong cast in a mood of pathos and humor. Also shown is Columbia’s Submarine a gripping sea drama depicting divers reaching a wreck 460 feet deep with dramatic pressure effects and careful rescue procedures.
A film scene shows a diver descending 400 feet to reach a wreck then entering a submarine scene. Oxygen lines, lead weights, and intense onboard tensions drive the dramatic sequence. Frank Capra directs with stars Jack Holt Dorothy Revier and Ralph Graves leading the cast.
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