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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1931
Page
4
PISTOLS TOO NUMEROUS
A Chicago incident left six wounded after two colored youths argued and exchanged shots. The piece argues gun availability fuels killings, notes opinions on capital punishment, and questions whether lighter sentences deter murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Marcus Kavanaugh
Not Overproduction Says Copper Column
A Copper's Weekly column argues America is far from over supplied. It cites millions of households lacking baths, plumbing, electricity, clothing, shelter, telephones, cars, radios, and more, blaming wage gaps and political unity rather than genuine scarcity. It warns parties would fracture on core issues, undermining any constructive legislative program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
United States
Senate
Baltimore Sun
Joliet
Parrott
Daily English Lesson Word Farcical
They present a daily lesson on misused words and vocabulary expansion. The entry highlights farcical meaning ludicrous and unreal, noting misuse examples and encourages mastering one word each day with brief quoted text from Gay.
By The Way Observations From Joliet and Local By Ways
A clipped note on a Joliet girl harmed by a blood transfusion followed by a satirical church anecdote about a minister and a collection plate. The writer riffes on local gossip and breezy verse in a playful By Ways column.
IN BAD TASTE AND LIGHT VERSE JOKES
A collage of cheeky vignettes and jokes from a humor page. A milliner’s hat sale with a bold color remark and a comical exchange about a wife entertaining. Cartoonish poems and quips from contributors tease vanity and daily life.
Travel speaker Francis A Flood to present South America lecture
Francis A Flood renowned traveler and writer will give an illustrated talk at the Ainsworth Methodist church on Web. 17 under church groups sponsorship. The lecture draws on his year exploring Brazil the Pampas of Argentina and the Chilean coast plus slides shot by himself. He previously led notable journeys from Alaska to Africa and India with partner Jim Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis A. Flood
Ainsworth
Flood
New York
Rio de Janeiro
Buenos Aires
Santiago
Chile
la Paz
Bolivia
Andes
Argentine
Alaska
Yukon River
Jim Wilson
Wilson
Africa
India
United States
Iawaiian Islands
Not Natural Lake Lake Lure Scenic North Carolina Marvel
Not Natural Lake Lake Lure in North Carolina is artificial formed by damming a stream in a mountain valley near Asheville. It features a shoreline about fifty miles and a width rarely more than a quarter mile. It remains one of the state's scenic wonders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lure
North Carolina
Ashville
Script Clerk Duties Highlight Studio Workflow
A script clerk in a motion picture studio is described as a nearly always female expert stenographer who stays by the director. She records costumes actions dialogue and running times for the cutter, highlighting an important studio role.
Seedless Oranges Reach California From Bahia Origins
The Washington navel orange originated in Bahia Brazil in the early 1800s and was introduced to California in 1870 by William Saunders of the Department of Agriculture via Mrs L Tibbet of Riverside California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bahia
Brazil
California
William Saunders
Department of Agriculture
L. ©. Tibbet
Riverside
Calif
Increasing populations of egret and snowy heron urged
The Department of Agriculture states the American egret and snowy heron are increasing in number. Both species remain protected year round and are present in several refuges and protected rookeries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Thoxine Promises Quick Relief for Sore Throat
An advertisement touts Thoxine as a doctor prescribed remedy for sore throat and coughing. It claims rapid relief with a pleasant taste, directing readers to McDaniel's Drug Store and other outlets, with 35e 60c and $1.00 bottle sizes and a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDaniel's Drug Store
Canadian Rum Boat Jo sephine K. Sunk After Coast Guard Fire
Coast Guard patrol captures the Canadian motor ship Jo sephine K after shelling it within the twelve mile limit near Ambrose lightship Sandy Hook. Captain William Cluett killed as a one pound shell pierced the pilot house while the ship carried about 100000 dollars in liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine K
Coast Guard
Chase
William Cluett
Pilot House
New York
Ambrose
Sandy Hook
Local Merrimac Notes and Marital News
Merrimac brief records list Monday activities of residents including butcher Harry Anderson, cattle and hog shipments by Andrew Zihlman and Chris Pohren, and several social calls among Amrine, Shuppy, Reshley, and Kientz families. A wedding occurs near Pleasant with witnesses Dorothy Selser and Lester Manning. The piece also notes illnesses and weekend visits among neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayland
Sherman Norton
Arthur
Elmer Reshley
Henry Graft
Earl of
Four Corners
Doss van Winkies
Carl Amrine
Harold
John A. Wieneke, Jr
Hlmer Reshley
Guincy
Fairfield
P. Ross
Merrimac
Bessie M. Conrad
Pleasant
Frank Weston
Dorothy Selser
Lester Manning
Will Cochran
Vera Roby
George Shuppy
Dora
Lester Kient
Tragic death of Wilbur Leighton reported in Keota
Mrs. Alice Wolf receives word that Wilbur Leighton of Council Bluffs, a railway mail clerk for about twenty years, died by suicide. He is survived by his wife, daughter, and son, with burial in Council Bluffs. The Keota Rebekah lodge officers were listed at their latest meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Alice Wolf
Wilbur Leighton
Council Bluffs
Medical
Stephen Leighton
G. A. Rh
Iowa City
Jane Leighton
Wolfe
Notable Performers Gather for City Concert
Elizabeth Smith conducts a concert featuring Anna Valenta as chaplain and a roster of musicians including Lide MeJun Kin I. G. Inez Hotchkiss O. G. Lena Hudson R. S. N. G. Charlotte Newman L. S. N. G. Grace Miller R. S. V. G. Daisy Chambers L.8.V.G. Mabel Heineman P. G. Lena Hermanstorrer pianist FEMa Russell Mrs. Daniel Wolf expected to perform in a community venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Smith
Anna Valenta
Lide MeJun- Kin
I. G
Inez Hotchkiss
O. G
Lena Hudson
Charlotte Newman
Grace Miller
Daisy Chambers
V.G
Mabel Heinerman
P. G
Lena Hermanstorfer
Fema Russell
Daniel Wolf
Lightning Strikes Repeat in Exposed Buildings
The article notes that lightning can strike the same site multiple times citing Ackerman’s Popular Fallacies and examples such as churches steeples and statues. It mentions St Mark's Basilica in Venice as being struck until a proper lightning conductor protected it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ackerman
St. Mark's
Venice
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