How Long Wilt Thou Forget Me Editorial Thought
Washington Iowa editorial reflects on Psalm 13:1 and asks how long people endure perceived divine indifference. The piece meditates on faith, doubt, and seeking reassurance amid modern perplexities.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1977
Page
4
Teen Reflects on Mother’s Worth Amid Harsh Words
One week ago a teenage daughter teased her mother for being “over the hill” and “past thirty.” A ten year old, listening, then reassured his mother saying she may be over the hill but has many more hills to climb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Colorado
Mobile canine beauty parlors roll to doorsteps
A periodical cites ten billion dollars spent on pets in the US last year, averaging about forty seven dollars per person. The trend includes dog grooming shops in cities and new mobile canine care vans in Florida and California offering tubs, water, dryers, brushes, and cosmetics brought to homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canine Beauty Parlor
Florida
California
New social worry targets lines from underwear seams
A polemical piece mocks new consumer worry about visible panty and bra strap lines, noting ads push fear of underwear seams as a social embarrassment and urging self-improvement over other issues. It dismisses undergarment fashion as a solvable problem and contrasts it with disarmament.
US Chess Wins World Junior Title Through Coaching Plan
Mark Diesen, 19, of Maryland, clinched the world junior chess championship in Holland, undefeated through 13 games. The piece credits the U.S. Chess Federation for funding coach Lubosh Kavalek, $7,000 over two years, as key to Diesen’s victory and urges similar private tutoring in individual sports.
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United States
Mark Diesen
Maryland
Holland
Russia
Bobby Fisher
Young Diesen
William Lombardy
Diesen
United States Chess Federation
Washington
Lubosh Kavalek
Kavalek
America
Even Keota Builds Public Library and Local Ice Plans
The January 1877 Washington County notices report Even Keota establishing a public library, advice on winter ice housing for farmers, and the need for fire-fighting equipment in Washington. Also mentioned are a fatal ice-plant accident in Clay Sleigh and a January fire in Oskaloosa costing 35000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Abigails Advice and Local Burglary Tale
A reader letters page discusses adoption anonymity and the emotional impact of giving up a child. Several Florida burglaries are recounted with light humor, including stole clothing and a pastor’s watch.
L M Boyd Riffes On Weird Facts And Quips
L M Boyd offers a collage of oddities and quips ranging from medical trivia to wildlife habits. It notes doctors not slapping newborns, earthworm disposal schemes, cougars fishing tactics, and a Packard Twin Six inaugural car. It cites Davy Crockett on whiskey, the moa of New Zealand, a John Denver gate sign, and rising costs of private pools compare past decades.
National Life Masters pair hands reveal bold bridge play
At 130 tables in the Life Masters pair championship a South player posted an extraordinary hand with a safety play in hearts. Across boards bidding varied widely from four hearts after doubles to grand slam attempts, some players salvage overtricks while others went down. The article notes one keen declarer ruffed clubs and navigated a low heart to nine tricks, with mixed outcomes across tables.
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South
Hearts
Vere
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