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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1928
Page
4
A column critiques expanding bureaucratic power via new commissions and boards, warns of paternalism and loss of economic and political freedom, and cites Hoover and current election contrasts. It mixes editorials with quoted jokes and snippets from various papers.
They attack the Federal Trade Commission Shipping Board and other federal bodies while praising boards to run grain fertilizer power and utilities. They warn against majority rule in ship sales and call for drastic actions against commissions, criticizing their perceived failures.
This entry defines solicitude as the state of being anxious or concerned and gives an example phrase He spoke in a tone of exaggerated solicitude. It also notes common misuses and spelling issues for words often confused in daily English.
In a humorous column the writer jokes about political fund messes and the word nutts in reference to Nutt the treasurer of the Republican national committee. The piece notes public satire on party fund handling and then shifts to playful remarks about a caller and Iowa road conditions.
In Audubon country a local note recalls the anti-slingshot movement and youth bird clubs bearing his name. Natives continue his work as robins and a sparrow hawk chase through streets while a blue bird feeds a chick for six weeks, witnessed by a man who showed the chicken.
A nostalgic verse titled The Land of the Dollar frames America as a dollar driven realm. It depicts dollar imagery in nature and daily life, contrasting patriotic sentiment with the critique that the dream is a foreigner’s illusion, signed Shavings.
A 240 pound individual tries a penny tax at a weighing scale and finds the machine does not move. The moment highlights a humorous clash between strength and a stubborn device in a playful anecdote.
A humorous strip features Skeezix with pithy exchanges including a bakery ad pun and a quip about Napoleon. The dialogue fragments reference a soldier, a gym walk request, and a young author asking for finishing touches. The crude humor and rapid-fire lines suit a light comic page tease.
State brief notes Herbert Hoover will spend two days in Cedar Rapids as the city readies for his visit. C M Roberts of Independence reports crops are the best in years after touring state institutions. Police in Manchester arrest seventy one for motor vehicle offenses during a week end crusade.
Iowa note says Sioux City residents must pay $20,000 more than the prior year while Des Moines area costs stay lower. The labor department reports unemployment falling in nearby towns this month. Joe Morris and George Heaps confer in Albia over mining and coal operations. Northwestern Bell plans a costly new repeater station in Iowa City. In Keokuk the Estes Howe civil war hospital is being razed uncovering three $1,000 bills.
Mrs BE Blythe Rose and Edna Mannion returned home after visiting relatives in Boone and Sioux City. Verne Critz visited at the Griffin and Heitzman homes. Margie Streb plans a Canada visit with her aunt. Needlework club met with Estelle Cruz and guests. Mrs Lena Rose of Sturgis attended as out of town guest. Mrs Charles Turner to host next meeting July 31. An eight and a half pound boy was born July 16 to Mr and Mrs Stanley Duder.
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