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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1938
Page
4
The quote asserts courage as essential to achievement, ranking it just after honor. James A. Allen emphasizes that without courage, one cannot accomplish anything in life, addressing both men and women.
W. Allen Stewart recalls the 1837 38 panic with bank failures factory closures and a 50 percent wage drop as labor unions shrink and Van Buren faces political fallout. The piece contrasts Jacksonian policies with later criticisms and notes public sentiment in National Intelligencer commentary. It also ends with natural history notes on waterfowl and birds observed long ago.
Mr W Allen Stewart recalls early Iowa wildlife in a 19th century style sketch. He notes a gandhill crane towering six feet with a long neck and legs, paired gliders that soared high before settling to feed, and a family story of his father cooking a specimen.
Stanley Miller reports the death of Mrs Nannie Eyestone Young in Los Angeles on January 8 1938 at age 79 after moving to California in 1910. She taught early Washington county students including Hugh McCleery and is survived by Edgar in Upland George in Los Angeles and Jean Douglas in Monrovia. Her funeral was held at Inglewood cemetery where her husband was buried. George Young, active in the Spanish War Post Admiral Schley Camp in Los Angeles, was elected Junior Vice Commander. The piece recalls Frank and Emma Mechain and comments on aging and humor about senatorial looks.
A narrator jokes about love and misread signals with a comic, flippant view of romance. He recalls one-eyed slang and women’s glances as hints while noting his own clumsy attempts and streetwise observations. The piece ends with a playful doubt about the women’s genuine intentions in a world of flirtation.
Joe Falk returned from Chicago where he met a sister he had not seen in fifteen years. An older brother at the reunion had not seen that sister for 31 years. Joe is one of nine children including five brothers and four sisters.
Ivan Norton says wrestling was a pastime in Ot tumwa and Kansas City. He notes daily work came first and that his best defense is a good offense.
A pregnant man entered a Washington shop with no children asking what he needed for baby items. Clerks assisted him and he secured a full line of supplies. The piece notes how a fire sale draws crowds and wonders about a wife’s reaction when an uninvited friend arrives to a disordered home.
A Washington man muses on why he is popular in his neighborhood citing his habit of playing his big bass when lonely. A woman angry over a broken engagement throws her ring on a finger. A note honors Mrs M D for mail contributions. Jokes feature sober husband, spinach fear, linoleum watering, and an Office Grouch quip about enemies and passing.
The piece reflects on the persistence of kindness amid modernization and contrasts it with a playful nod to California snow. It suggests that even in official discourse a hint of whimsy remains.
The text explains boa constrictors are non venomous and subdue prey by biting to stun and then squeezing to death. They typically feed about once every two weeks and have jaws that stretch to swallow animals larger than their throats, including deer, but not humans.
Jan 21 in Columbus Junction reports a large crowd at the WLS home talent barn dance in the high school auditorium. Miss Nell Colby directs rehearsals with cast members from Cotter Wyman Crawfordsville Columbus City Fredonia Grandview and Columbus Junction. programs continue Friday and Saturday evenings.
Train numbers 2 through 44 list daily departures and arrivals at Galle to Davenport Ottumwa routes with express and mixed trains. California passenger stops require notice. Local and fast-bound services run daily with noted times. Bus schedules run Washington to Chicago westbound and eastbound for Omaha, with ticket purchases at the local depot.
Babson Park Florida notes new industries as key to cutting unemployment. Draft estimates show patents rising and inventions accelerating while tax reform could unlock capital for agriculture chemistry plastics fibers and housing. The piece highlights tray farming and prefabrication as underway changes with wide employment impact.
Mrs Emma Miller visited family in Walnut while others hosted gatherings at home. Walnut school pupils tested at Brighton. A brief note on how Southwestern Indian pottery used symbols for rain and crops and praises Pueblo makers for heat resistant ware.
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