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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1930
Page
4
Ottumwa reader Jesse Earle Miller writes a playful note to the Journal Office about his sister Betty Ruth five years old and their plan to eat carrots to get smart in school. He signs the letter from Ottumwa Iowa.
A discussion of a Hungary case where women conspired to kill via poison from fly paper. The piece notes Aunt Susie as the alleged ringleader, with forty two of fifty exhumed corpses found poisoned and the broader question of human moral decline.
The article cites military discipline on liquor, praises prohibition as cultural progress, and quotes Julius Tandles and William Allen White on temperance. It recalls early Iowa opposition to saloonless towns in Davenport and Dubuque, notes fewer wet spots today, and mentions Delirium Tremens becoming a news item rather than a common illness.
Josephine Martha Morehous, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lise Morehous, graduated with honors in the mid winter class of 225 students at San Diego high school last week. She was president of the Girl Reserves and vice president of her class and received a special merit badge as best girl citizen in San Diego.
A local student plans to study at State college in San Diego then transfer to a larger school. She aims to serve as a Girl Reserve secretary while her mother, Caddie Hale, is remembered in Washington.
The Coast Guard seeks young men ages 18 to 22 for cadet exams June 18 to 20. Cadets attend the Coast Guard Academy in New London and receive pay and allowances. upon graduation they may become ensigns. Examinations cover mathematics English and history. eligibility requires high school completion and character certification.
Tomorrow the ladies will run the By The Way column and answer Have Ladies A Sense of Humor The deadline is midnight or the feature will be cut. Town gossip hints fashion trends with skirts changing from short to longer styles as spring approaches.
Wilson Robinson, 69, of Des Moines and his son were loading coal when a mine roof caved in at the Beck mine. Robinson sustained a broken back and will need a brace to walk, ending his 55 year mining career. He rested well at the hospital and doctors see possible recovery though he cannot return to mining.
A newspaper column poses a combinatorial puzzle about seating the author and five male friends around a round table with no fixed head or foot. It asks how many dinners are required to exhaust all possible circular arrangements, offering fifty cents for the first correct answer.
A poem line about a husband granting many choices to his wife yet declaring she must not choose his tie after death. It uses light humor to express control and affection within marriage. The author is unknown.
An English observer notes infantile paralysis cases rise in America and praises Ontario measures. Dr Forbes Godfrey cites 200 Ontario serum treatments this year with 95 percent full recovery, costing about 1500. The piece argues legislators should fund preventive health work. A German tests a 2000 mph airplane, prompting questions.
A compact note from a historical page highlighting common misuses and pronunciation tips. It defines diversion as that which diverts or amuses and offers examples such as gardening as a preferred diversion. It also promotes daily vocabulary growth with cautions on misused and misspelled terms.
A Maryland note thanks Queen City Council No. 49 members for their help after a home suffered a fire loss. The brief contribution from H. H. Atkins and family accompanies the message. Also shares light local anecdotes about a Washington girl and a Green Mill waitress.
Prof. Paul L. Miller of Iowa State College told a farm and home week audience in Ames that about 60 percent of Iowa hogs are sold direct, complicating marketing. He urged farmers to form local cooperative agencies to use aid offered by the federal farm board.
The IX club announces its meeting will be postponed until next week. No specific date given. participants are asked to watch for a new notice.
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