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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1929
Page
4
A devotional note presents a challenging promise from scripture inviting reflection on faith and obedience. It emphasizes perseverance and trust in God through demanding paths and trials, urging readers to pursue spiritual growth despite difficulty.
A 1929 travel account describes a stay at a deluxe tourist camp near Alexandria one mile south of the city. The writer details eight bungalows with hotel space, private kitchens, porches, and daily maid service, plus mishaps with lost baggage and irons and a hunt for a working iron nearby. The journey covers Valley Forge Gettysburg Annapolis and Baltimore with notes on local scenery people and Confederate monuments.
A moving Illinois prairie scene describes the No. 7 train through Minnesota under a hot dusty summer. The journey lacks luxuries with free chair cars, bare compartments, and worn furnishings as farmers, workers, and traveling families endure a long ride to new jobs.
The piece remarks that Stu debaker appears near death after a long struggle. It mocks the idea of a fitting epitaph and hopes it will "go on high," noting a past moment when that didn’t happen.
Song writer Sid Mitchell owns a large sedan with nickel finish. He parks near a Laguna restaurant on a weekend trip from Los Angeles. An amused onlooker praises the car's Sterling silver wheels and offers a dollar. The tale ends with a quip about President Coolidge’s cousin.
In the Bailey building, Dr. Stutsman faced a curious scene as water begins seeping from a mysterious source, flooding the north-east corner fourth floor offices. Residents recall his wife’s letters and wonder if they were mailed.
Abe Martin muses on which cause brings more sorrow Crime or romance. He jokes that even a criminal judge deserves a vacation.
A dated note promotes daily vocabulary, presenting NEFARIOUS as wicked vile infamous and highlights misused spellings and pronunciations. It features an example by a speaker noting his nefarious scheme was exposed, and urges readers to learn one new word each day.
The library notes review a sociological study Middletown by R. S. Lynde and H. M. Lynde, extolling its look at an Indiana town and American culture. It also covers traveler works by Gordon and Nexo, and authorial portraits by Bradford and Hergesheimer, praising realism and national character.
Report describes rising waters in Kansas startling onlookers who compared it to the Johnstown disaster, fearing danger until Dr Stutsman’s forgotten faucet stopped the flow. A rainbow appeared as waters receded and locals joked about pedestrians and autos. The piece notes the world’s largest ivory piece being shipped to Washington undecided on election.
A jumble of rural humor and dictionary style gags. The piece includes a blacksmith scene with Sam refusing to intervene in a hornets nest and a mother asking about Noahs wife. Miscellaneous quips about pallbearers and a name puzzle close the fragment.
A traveler recounts a wild hitchhiking stretch from Missouri through Iowa to Osceola and Albia. He rides with a reckless driver who misreads miles, then wanders Iowa’s green countryside before reaching Chariton and Albia, where a friendly waiter offers cheap, generous service.
A volume of biographical studies surveys prominent figures from Eliot to White, Crocker to Bryan, arguing for the place of the individualist in America. It blends character sketches with broader social history, including Hawthorne and Stuyvesant, and reflects on biographical portraiture as cultural insight.
Twenty one new vehicles were registered in the county this week, nearly doubling the prior period. Registrants include L C Lasek Kalona Ford Tudor H H Montgomery Washington Ford Pickup and others from Washington Ainsworth Kalona and West Chester with multiple Chevrolet and Pontiac entries.
Radio listings detail varied programs across networks including WJZ WEAF and WABC. Highlights include Roxy symphony concert, National Light Opera Co performance, Theatre of the Air, Lewishahn Stadium concert, and Navy band. Schedule times span noon to 8:20 pm with multiple stations.
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