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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1936
Page
4
The reflection quotes Romans 8 35 and asks who can separate believers from the love of Christ amid tribulation distress persecution famine nakedness peril or sword. A brief religious meditation from the era.
A 1935 comparison shows Hancock County spends 13942 on relief by county officials while counties under federal WPA programs spend far more. The piece argues federal aid creates a self sustaining relief machine with high overhead and political perks, urging returning relief to state and local control.
Memorial Day parade contrasted with past years by cars moving smoothly behind marchers. Straw hats popular. Dr Masson spotted in front of a tailor shop wearing a straw hat. Light anecdotes include teachers and drivers exchanging quips about misunderstandings and city life.
A Washington business sign proclaims You may ask for credit Our refusal will be polite as a curio among a jumble of playful adages. The writer notes a collection of humorous lines about sports and life and ends with Sent in.
Story says President Andrew Jackson chose the site by striking the ground with his cane as the Treasury building in Washington was decided. The museum displays include pre combination locks keys, recovered currency, medals, coin and note making processes, Panama canal warrants, and the Lincoln assassination flag from Ford's Theatre.
The piece argues that Africans include diverse groups such as Nubians and Hotten tots darker than some Africans. It notes ancient awareness of Africans in Egypt by 2800 B C and claims the 1808 constitutional abolition of slave importation, with smuggling continuing briefly before the Civil War and later migration from the West Indies.
A standing house in Rotterdam bears the inscription The House of a Thousand fears. Legend says in 1572 during the Spanish sack, 1000 refugees hid inside while a slain child misled invaders, prompting a mass escape as troops, believing their comrades had acted, passed by.
A patient asks about chances and the doctor answers with a gentle nod to reading. The exchange praises a column and invites continued reading as the hoped for outcome.
A Detroit Free Press correspondent recalls a Vernon area belief from a generation ago that Shiawassee Indians held a yearly dog sacrifice at a river eddy. A dog dressed in ribbons and beads was cast into the stream to ensure better hunting and fishing on the riverbanks for the coming year.
A historical note recalls a time in England when the fan was a popular social tool. Addison proposed creating a Fan Academy to teach gallants and ladies the proper usages of this weapon of coquetry.
Pathfinder Magazine notes small wild animals adapt to civilization and food supply. In primitive regions ground squirrels gophers prairie dogs rise with fewer large predators and more crops. farmers settlement reduces danger and boosts rodent food, leading to rapid multiplication and a push to trap and poison the pests.
In Wayland on Friday members and friends of the Mennonite church gave Rev Elmer Basinger and family and Miss Louise Imhoff a farewell party as Basinger leaves June 2 for Summerfield Wisconsin and a month in Ohio. Also honored were Rev J J Pritchard Rev Delbert Welty and local church figures with tributes and a purse of money from the church and Sunday school.
The 17th century writer Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac is noted for predicting future discoveries including the phonograph. He is highlighted as an early user of the novel to teach science and natural knowledge.
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