Today’s Bible Thought Jesus Said Blessed are the Pure
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1932
Page
4
Tax liquor to pay the tax shortage says Liberty
An editorial in Liberty urges Rotary and Kiwanis clubs and chambers of commerce to press Congress to tax liquor to raise funds. It argues liquor taxation could cover billions in revenue, contrasts enforcement of Prohibition with other laws, and warns of economic harm from heavy beer taxation and increased consumer costs.
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Liberty
Rotary Clubs
Kiwanis Clubs
Chambers of Commerce
Congress
Prain
Chicago
German police card urges total sobriety for drivers
The text cites a translated German police card urging drivers to refrain from all alcohol before and during work. It warns small amounts harm driving, links drinking to accidents, and states licences refused or revoked for intoxicated or intemperate drivers. It notes joy riders face heavy penalties. It asks how many would be exempt from every driver rule.
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Germany
Daily English Word Study Inherent Quality Note
Lesson emphasizes proper usage and pronunciation of words often misused or misspelled. It includes guidance on pronunciation, common misreadings, and synonyms, ending with today's focus word inherent.
Unclear threat to roadways and odd tobacco mention
A quirky report notes an attempt to drag roads with a railroad rail south of the city, the rail getting stuck in a rut. The piece questions what “well enough” means while mentioning a man who smokes a pack daily and chews tobacco.
By-the-way and society notes from a reader letter column
A reader praises rural mail carrier John Allen on route 3 for daily delivery and good humor while offering a bouquet. The piece includes satirical poems and sketches about clockwork time, poetic rhymes, and humorous quips, reflecting a 19th or early 20th century newspaper style with playful verse and social notes.
Fragmented verse and rumor note from old publication
A clipped OCR fragment shows a quotation about good and bad in people and a rumor about syrup at a church class supper. The text is incomplete with unclear author and context, making precise attribution difficult.
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B. i. Rr
Stinson the Aviator Dies in Crash at 37
Eddie Stinson pioneer flyer and aircraft builder dies from chest injuries after his cabin monoplane crashes while returning from a demonstration near Chicago. Three passengers injured, plane strikes a 75 foot flagpole. Stinson had 1.7 million miles in the air and led in endurance and altitude records.
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Chicago
INS
America
Eddie Stinson
Illinois Central Hospital
Stinson
Jackson Park
Fred M. Gillies
Steel Company
Chamber of Commerce of
East Chicago
Cornell
Clarke Field
Stinson Aircraft Corporation
John Tompkins
Wayne
Mich
Lake Michigan
Dean
U.S
William T. Harsha
Wright Brothers
Detroit
New York
Kelly Field
Texas
Brock
Schlee
Tokyo
Cook to Speak on Taxation in Ten Talks
Louis H. Cook, chair of the state board of assessment and review and Republican U.S. Senate candidate, announced plans to deliver ten speeches on taxation. He will begin Tuesday, January 26, in Des Moines and continue in nearby cities.
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Des Moines
INS
Louis H. Cook
State Board of Assessment and Review
United States
Cook
Speaking tour dates for Sioux City Junior Chamber of Commerce
The text lists speaking dates for a tour: Jan 27 Audubon, Jan 28 Fort Madison, Jan 29 Williamsburg, Feb 1 Ottumwa, Feb 3 Alburnett and Vinton, Feb 5 Manchester and Manley, Feb 9.
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Sioux City
Junior Chamber’ of Commerce
Audubon
Fort Madison
Williamsburg
Ottumwa
Alburnett An Vinton
Manchester
An Manley
Wood campaign funds sought to cover deficit in relief effort
Up to eighty workers labored on the timber tract under Mr. Klein with personal supervision and no pay. Wood sold for five dollars per load, but the project cannot be self supporting. about two thousand dollars total expenses. Needy families benefit from the amount. A finance committee Mather O'Donnell J. H. Peet and R. B. Shannon will raise five hundred dollars. Walter Conner is treasurer. Fundraising includes a Friday band concert and a benefit film Trader Horn at the Fox next week. Dollar Club formed via Washington National Bank or Journal office. The effort is praised as the best local unemployment relief solution.
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Mather O'Donnell
J. 11. Peet
R. B. Shannon
Walter Conner
Washington National Bank
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