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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1941
Page
4
An Iowa manufacturer argues advertising costs stay under 2 percent of sales and lift volume, citing cigarettes as a prime example. The piece also covers dental health, national income contrasts, robin parenting, and a discussion of March rains in Iowa.
A humorous reminiscence from Snowball noting a radio man puzzled by grounding fence posts and wire. It mentions a playful observation of two tumbling bugs and a family with chicken pox, plus a West Chester Bridge club storm delay and visitors to the O Loughlin home from Lancaster on vacation.
Elevators will enable visitors at Grand Coulee Dam to descend into the dam foundation 921 feet below the Columbia River’s normal water level.
The first creche or Christmas crib is said to have been made by St Francis and now appears in many homes during the Yule tide.
A comic scene unfolds as a man is pressed to return a dog given to his brother and a boatswain's mate jokes his wife should run for Congress, famed for introducing bills.
A brief aphorism notes that the phrase “stoops to conquer” often implies a reduction or bending to gain advantage, reflecting opinion on strategy and social behavior.
A doctor asks Pattee about his highest and lowest weights, probing memories of past measurements. The exchange recalls specific pounds for both extremes, though exact figures are obscured.
Fox predation hits Glen Littles at night with buff rock hen losses. fox holes show feathers and bones. other livestock species also disturbed near Hardscrabble. Local social notes mention visitors, seed potato practices, dog adoption, and community stories from New Haven area.
A lecturer complains about lacking a watch and a clock while a student notices a calendar in the hall. The exchange highlights a humorous mismatch between timekeeping tools and visible cues.
A nurse asks about a baby, a man jokes he profits from exposing girls, a swimmer quip and a professor joke about left hands provoke laughter. The spoof dialogue features a blackmailer line and a student retort about fingers when facing north.
A widow asked a monument mason to inscribe on her late husband’s tombstone the line My sorrow is more than I can bear. After remarrying she told the mason to add the word alone at the end, keeping the same message with a added nuance.
A dialogue contrasts postponed meetings with later gatherings and jokes about the job's rewards. A political boss and an office seeker discuss whether the position offers more than salary and if any catch exists in taking office.
The Rev. William A. Jones, 79, pastor of the Church of Christ in Pittsburgh, was killed while repairing a dam pipe when he fell from a porch. The incident occurred locally with authorities confirming the fatal accident.
A brief note discusses who will bear responsibility for social security and stresses the need to strengthen the nation at home if danger looms overseas. The text emphasizes a solid domestic footing amid international trouble.
Alice Wehr ends a two week vacation and returns to work at Chamberlain Corporation in Waterloo. A 70 year old tree at the J. M. Pulver farm was destroyed by last week's storm along with damaged fences, windows, and lines. Alec Gillies and John Wehr work together to cut cats due to manpower shortage. Carl Kyle commutes to Mt Pleasant and will teach at New Virginia Iowa this fall.
Mrs Glenn Anderson and her two daughters Mary and Margaret found a four foot snake in a nest while gathering eggs at the G Anderson home in North Oregon. Mr Anderson killed it. The item also notes visits and recoveries from an operation.
Attendees gathered in Aleda Illinois for the McCreery reunion with both women and boys present on a July date. The event marked a local family gathering and rekindled memories of earlier years.
Cleaning percolators requires a small brush to scrub the stem and spout. Thorough cleaning of the pot is essential for good coffee.
The statement notes that Japanese and Chinese use identical written characters in many cases but pronounce them differently. It implies that reading the same kanji or Hanzi yields distinct spoken forms depending on language context, complicating cross reading for learners and translators.
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