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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1975
Page
5
Washington Iona shares a devotional urging youth to listen to new songs while noting the value of old tunes. The piece critiques the belief that ignorance makes for better jurors and argues that informed citizens can judge cases fairly.
Marshalltown editorial notes government funding to build two outhouses near a lock and dam, costing 50000 dollars with vaults for sewage. It compares Michigan field sanitation bills requiring portable toilets at farms, 50 dollar monthly rents, moving between fields, and questions whether new controls represent progress or expense.
Josiah Bartlett rose as physician judge and statesman in early New Hampshire. He opposed bribes, supported independence, and led the state’s first delegation for independence.
Rep. Charles A. Mosher argues the federal government now holds millions of pounds of surplus whale oil in the strategic stockpile. Stored for up to 25 years for lubricants, substitutes exist and disposal would violate the Endangered Species Act unless an exception allows selling to U.S. firms. The piece notes the tragedy of whale slaughter and the need to cut costs.
A readers' collage of Dear Abby style vignettes and letters about home life. It includes snippets about a mother juggling cub scouts pies PTA dinners and diet talk, plus a note on hostess etiquette and a personal reply request to Abbey. Readers share humorous and practical reactions to everyday domestic labor.
Fragmentary bridge text describes a West dealer game with notations 1 Pass Pass 19 3 3NT 16 and an opening lead of diamonds. The jury column mentions a safety play and questions of a guilty verdict, but the fragmentary source omits clear names, outcomes, or a coherent event to confirm.
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