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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1932
Page
4
What Kind of a Platform
An analysis of political platforms notes that parties tailor pledges to win votes, then often abandon them once in power. It recalls Roosevelt Taft era and the Bull Moose platform as a case of expansive promises aimed at capturing diverse voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Teddy
Bull
Analysis of Political Platforms and Congressional Endorsement
The author argues parties and candidates promise a lot but only Congress can turn platforms into policy. Presidential hopefuls may be sincere, yet full endorsement by Congress is required to realize any platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Citizenship Development by Wm John Cooper
The essay argues that war demands educated leadership across society and predicts military education will integrate into colleges especially land grant schools. It envisions chemistry and physics labs aligning with chemical warfare, artillery, and explosives instruction, reducing drill but strengthening scientific prep to prevent war through preparedness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Army
Chemical Warfare
Nature's Choir Sing Me a Song by Birds
The poem praises birds as nature's choir and their unadorned music. It extols the robin bluejay cardinal and other birds, noting their morning and vesper song surpass human music and lull the reader from slumber to sleep with their simple natural melodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. S. P. Telford
Nature
Cardinal
Words and usage notes from Daily Lesson in English
W L Gordon presents guidance on correct phrasing and pronunciation. The column highlights avoiding phrases like I wish to explain and choosing clearer alternatives. It also notes common mispronunciations such as nautilus and misspellings like divisible with three i's.
Man's mischief and mayhem with Shep and a foreclosed sale
The tale opens with a grim vignette about older firework dislikes and a dog named Shep, leading to a dangerous dynamite mishap and house damage. It shifts to a cruel prank on newlyweds and then to a long, satirical monologue on human folly before ending with a public notice: a sale of mortgaged chattels, detailing a 1931 chattel mortgage on barber shop fixtures and a foreclosure set for July 19, 1952, in Washington County Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shep
C. M. Owens
Bessie M. Owens
A. D
Myers Barber Company
Marion Avenue
City of
Washington
Towa
Recorder of Deeds
Washington County
Court House
Iowa
Don’t Make Fun of Our Coffee Sign Causes Banter
A local restaurant sign warns don’t mock our coffee while a young boy and family banter about luck and aging. The scene shifts to a frustrated umpire and a ballplayer’s dispute, reflecting a lively diner atmosphere and playful neighborhood gossip.
Cash Transactions Share in Big Cities Decline
The report notes that in major urban areas over 90 percent of commerce uses checks and drafts, while cash transactions account for less than 10 percent. This highlights a shift toward noncash payments in large cities.
What is wrong with the American people
A Washington man questions public understanding of citizens as he notes high meat prices. He recalls a 15 year lapse in efforts to comprehend the public and cites hog prices in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chicago
Caesar
Youngest trans Atlantic fliers planned by Oshkosh pilot
From Oshkosh Wisconsin to Bergen Norway with two stops in New Jersey and Harbor Grace Newfoundland Clyde Lee 41 year old pilot of Oshkosh plans a daring trans Atlantic attempt He will be joined by 9 year old Julius Robertson of Negaunee Michigan joint owner of the plane If successful they would be the youngest on record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskosh
Wis
Bergen
Norway
New Jersey
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
Clyde Lee
Oshkosh
Aiset
Julius Robertson
Negaunee
Mich
Bride to be Alice Beckman feted at kitchen shower
Lorene Taylor reports a kitchen shower at the Mike Miller home in Olds for bride to be Alice Beckman. Four tables of bridge, a two course luncheon, and many gifts noted. Out of town guests listed including Miss Lena Miller Danville Mrs C K Schantz Wayland and Mt Pleasant visitors. Community notices follow with local visits and a barn fire near Prairie Gem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Iowa
Ivan Lines
Roy Anties
Cedar Rapids
Ivan
John Huston, Jr
Ethel Carper
Greeley
Colo
Vesta Mae Hallowell
Keokuk
Wilson Cletes
Martha Jean
Child Prodigy John Stuart Mill Timeline
The text traces John Stuart Mill as a child prodigy taught Greek at three, Latin at seven, and advanced mathematics by twelve. It notes his early studies in logic at twelve and political economy at thirteen, leading to his prominence as a reformer, philosopher and economist.
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John Stuart Mill
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