Journal Suspension Notice for July Fourth 1930
The Journal announces no issue on July 4 1930, citing a break for Independence Day. Readers are assured a happy Fourth and that suspensions occur on July Fourth and Christmas to rest the staff.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1930
Page
4
The Journal announces no issue on July 4 1930, citing a break for Independence Day. Readers are assured a happy Fourth and that suspensions occur on July Fourth and Christmas to rest the staff.
The weekly report of the Guarantee Trust Company of New York notes a general downward trend in activity over recent weeks with a summer lull. A cautious fall revival is expected, not a sensational rebound, as the stock market’s excesses recede and cycles of expansion and contraction continue worldwide.
A fragment from Sir Mathew Hale notes that murders manslaughters burglaries robberies riots tumults adulteries fornications rapes and other enormities of twenty years would split into five parts with four due to excessive drinking. The statement reflects period views on drink and social ills.
This reader’s note from the Journal office reflects on visits from former staffers and a habit of checking the post office at 10:15. It lightly jests about a bird and cage transport startup, a classroom moment, poetic snippets, a Chicago kidnapping report, and a closing quip about possibly writing a lasting epitaph.
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