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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1929
Page
6
Florence Dunbar writes of her father stopping a quarter mile from a railroad when a train approached. On a night ride to town they crossed the tracks and then Papa decided to turn back and wait for the train to pass.
A devotional note for Wednesday July 34 1920 reflects on Matthew 9 37 38 urging prayer for more workers in the harvest. The fragment emphasizes partnership between believers and God in spreading the gospel.
The poem argues birds embody reading power and language. It imagines birds as syllables and a flock as a grand manuscript, praising migratory flight as a living, vivid text that outshines any book. The verse blends playful typography with nature imagery to celebrate literary wonder.
A New York City health commissioner warns against long sun exposure and full tanning sessions. He compares severe sunburn to a real illness needing care, urges gradual tanning to prevent inflammation, infection risk, and suffering from peeling skin.
Twenty eight La Salle county Illinois farmers wives travel alone on a motor trip. They leave farm chores behind including milking chickens and meals for the family. The piece reflects on wives’ need for rest from husband and children and praises time away from routine duties. It ends noting the Bureau of Standards and waistline issues with a playful jab from the Louisville Times.
A reflective verse urges choosing happiness faith and health over endless sorrow and doubt. It admonishes silence on negativity and promotes speaking well of life to invite positive outcomes from God and self.
A collage of quotes and quips from Victor Hugo to American papers. It weaves moral maxims, wry wedding epitaphs, and societal quips about labor, holidays, and aging. The snippets reflect cultural humor and social commentary from multiple sources.
Reporters press the scene as flyers endure questions, crowds, and stories. Mosquitoes and Scotch tales mix with the spectacle while spectators debate the outcome and the next phase of the endurance event.
Commentators discuss whether to start from the top and lick or to suck from the bottom, debating nose or shirtfront mess. The question: is it better to have a dirty nose or a dirty shirt while enjoying a cone. Readers asked for remarks.
A reader notes most people instinctively move around a square in one consistent direction. While some favor clockwise and others counterclockwise, the observer suggests nine out of ten follow the same path. The piece muses on routine and perception.
Mrs Regan includes a note to Washington friends wishing the best for all. Welcome Mrs Regan and thanks for the stories. Judge asks about a domestic dispute as a quip with a prisoner replying She licked me.
The Washington reporter notes Mrs Gann surfaces as the center of capitol society being asked everywhere. She recently entered a house with a three foot winged fan in her signature Ganreen green. A legal notice follows describing real estate in Washington County Iowa and a quieting title suit filed in the district court against named defendants and unknown claimants.
Richard Schnoebelen sues L L Whitcomb and others in How a UI and Waiting Ton County District Court over a Washington County real estate parcel. The action lists multiple Whitcomb defendants and unknown claimants to the described land along Wasson and Watters Road with precise boundary bearings and distances.
An English teaching snippet explains common errors and pronunciation issues. It contrasts abdominal and abominable, belligerent spelling, and often misspelled cauliflower. It defines difeficiency as diffidence or self distrust and notes usage examples.
In Washington Iowa rural Route 4 on July 21 neighbors visited J F Linder Ed Simmering and Charles Anderson homes. The Pleasant Hill neighborhood plans a play at Pleasant Hill church July 21 titled My Pal. Charles Andersons family hosted threshers with meals assisted by J J Linder and E L Simmering while Anthony Chalupa from Richmond visits Ed Chalupa and family.
The famine relief commission warns North and Western China face near starvation with 40 million people at risk. Shensi and Kansh suffer from disrupted rail lines amid civil strife and drought, worsening conditions across the region.
The man who succeeds sets his heart on achieving the goal rather than simply accumulating wealth or status. He pursues a purpose with focus, discipline, and persistence, building true progress through effort and vision.
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