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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1930
Page
4
A devotional verse from Colossians 3 16 urging believers to let Christ’s word guide wisdom teaching and admonition among one another with psalms hymns and spiritual songs singing with grace in their hearts to the Lord
A child named Sarah A. Lewis describes riding a painted stick-horse through muddy streets. The toy horse, with a brown body and red eyes, stomps and balks as it clatters along while the narrator frets about a doll and a sick relative.
The speaker recalls two great wars and argues governments sought to punish dissent. He believes opposing certain laws is just to protect the Administration and preserve the Republic, warning against actions that silence unrestricted speech.
A reader named Fern Helfrich discusses public opinion as a force for justice, politics, and accountability. She argues that public discourse shapes policy, mentions President Harding and Eugene V. Debs, and suggests martyrdom harms the discontented and aids the government’s case in war-time actions.
A young man demands the paper omit coverage of a car accident. The editor explains the press must publish for subscribers, noting media responsibility and the public’s right to know amid industry pressure. Also: upbeat farm outlook from Cone on melons, sweets, and significant acreage in cantaloupes and sweet potatoes.
A chaotic jumble of notices and conversations includes a claim that Washington’s factories are not closing or laying off workers, alongside scenes of street work, chatter about a bird in a window, and a humorous dog adoption appeal from the Livingston family seeking Olaf the dog.
Brooklyn Robins defeated Philadelphia in a doubleheader 4 5 and 9 4 to extend their lead in the pennant race while Chicago faced an uncertain path. The rest of the page contains local notices, personal items, and a funeral report with routine community updates.
Mrs Fanny Towards spent two or three days in Washington with her daughters Mrs Charles Hazen and Walter Nicholson. Miss Pearl Carl of Washington visited cousin Lucile Taylor since Friday night. Mr and Mrs Chambers and children Dora Maxine Raymond and Russel were Sunday guests at the Ellis Swisher home. Marjorie McCreedy returned to
Mr and Mrs I Rothschild depart last night for New York to conduct fall buying for Hore and to meet their daughter Jean Mt who has spent the summer traveling in Europe.
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