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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1944
Page
4
The text reflects on creating a model for others to imitate. It stresses that actions speak louder than words and cites a biblical verse to urge followers to imitate good deeds. The piece underscores the responsibility of being an example.
George L. McDaniel and the writer visit Excelsior Springs for baths and social observation. The piece blends travel notes with character sketches of Ralph Bunce and others, describing steam treatments, social mixing in a crowded bathhouse, and a train ride home full of colorful passengers and small dramas.
A杂 ragged humor column presents wordplay and quips about marriage work and social roles. It features jokes on separation and domestic life, plus playful definitions and cartoons about everyday terms and professions.
A burly plumber answered a summons at the home of a well-to-do woman who warned him to watch the polished floors. He reassured her with a confident remark about his shoes, joking that his big nails would keep him steady.
A kitchen chat turns to a claim of misfit vocation as a diner quips about chicken broth. The cook retorts that the man’s imagination should lead him to write instead of serving, embracing a playful debate on fate and talent.
A fragmentary quote suggests marriage expectations differ, with a playful exchange about whether the union will be unlike all the rest. The geologist compares men to rivers, implying that swollen heads will reveal themselves at the mouth.
Rev R J Allred a longtime United Brethren pastor in eastern Iowa will observe his 89th birthday on January 28. He served churches in Wayland Tipton Everside Shueyville and Columbus City and now lives at 1337 Grandview Avenue Des Moines Iowa with four sons J H Allred and others.
An advertisement urges readers to use doctors ointment for piles and distress with claims of quick relief. It promotes Thornton and Minors Rectal Ointment as adjunctive care used by specialists at a noted clinic and available at drug stores in Washington and Mc Daniels.
In Hollywood California Captain J W Allred and Sergeant G R Allred of the U S Army along with W E Allred of Wayland are listed with two daughters Mrs C B Noel New London and Mrs Verle J Boulton Columbus City. Grandsons serve in the armed forces and a granddaughter Elizabeth M Boulton of Columbus City is a WAC. Ralph Crawford family near Columbus City welcomed a son born Tuesday at Hevie Hospital Muscatine. Mrs Kenneth McCoy has been a patient at Bellevue Hospital Muscatine for several days.
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