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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1938
Page
4
A reflection cites 1 John 2 4 through 6 urging that claiming to know God requires keeping His commandments. Those who keep God’s word prove that God’s love is perfected in them and show they are in Christ.
A diary style notice from Rochester Minnesota on the quiet Fourth of July reflecting hospital town norms. It notes restricted firecrackers, bells and chimes, and a day aimed at safety for sick and healing residents. Mentions Congressman Edward Eicher and reflections on wealth and education.
In Highland Center on July 7 neighbors marked Independence Day by putting up hay. The report names Olive Lewis, William, Elwin Lewis, Amy Brown, Ruth Frederick, James Foster family, Leo Graf, Jeanine of Rock Island, Joe Endicott, Edward Endicott, Harry Hotz, Ira Coon, the McCreedy and Salladay families, Frank Frederick, Ernest Badham, Miles Foster, Cory Brown, Duane McCreedy, Alex McCreedy, and others visiting relatives in Mount Union Fairfield Riverside Haskins Marshalltown Marion county and Riverside area relations.
Phil Antonoff washed his car yesterday and faced a downpour. He vowed to keep the vehicle in the garage until streets dried, a small bit of stubborn humor from a neighborhood tale.
Evangelist Rev John Mackey will speak at the Gospel tent corner South Marion Avenue and West Van Buren Street on Watch Your Step. He recounts witnessing the electrocution of a thirty one year old at Ohio State Penitentiary and his death chair visit earlier that day. Services start at 7 45 nightly.
Napoleon I declined a proposed patent on the first electric telegraph invented by Sommering, calling it a German notion and rejecting the concept.
Local society notes detail numerous visitors and guests in Brighton and surrounding areas. Among those mentioned are Mrs. Pearl Vogt from Chicago visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. A A Knerr, Effie Mullin from Iowa City visiting Mrs. Ellen Parks, and multiple family gatherings over the Fourth of July with relatives traveling between Des Moines Fairfield Cedar Rapids and Des Moines for summer visits and research trips.
The barleycorn unit measures one third of an inch and originated from the length of a barley grain. This historical definition traces back to early measurement systems.
The text compares camel endurance with freight loads at 25 miles daily for three days without water and faster breeds covering 50 miles daily for five days without drink. It highlights endurance differences and water carrying capability between camel types.
A brief trio of humorous micro tales from a New York firm, a schoolroom exchange, and a dog saying. The chief salesman Hill shouts at Chicago, yet is told to use the telephone. A boy miscounts eggs and reflects on misfortunes born as blessings.
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