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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1931
Page
4
An English thinker G K Chesterton recently returned to England after a US lecture circuit. He complained America is ugly and called its people barbarians. Local readers react with disappointment, noting his praise in the past and critiquing intellectuals who overstate their influence.
A Path finder clip urges health supervision to save mothers from premature death. It compares U S maternal mortality to Canada England Wales Denmark and The Netherlands and asks fathers if the high rate is acceptable given wealth and equipment.
The New York program caring for 4726 mothers cut mortality to 2.2 per 1000, compared with 6.2 per 1000 in similar districts without care. A top statistician notes this shows lives saved and urges universal access to adequate maternity care, arguing communities bear moral responsibility.
The speaker cites Abraham Lincoln on tariffs and paid labor to argue for restricting foreign goods to protect American wages. He warns that buying foreign goods shifts work and money abroad, risking American living standards and domestic employment as world markets shift. He also notes unrest in various nations due to war burdens and labor conditions.
Glad to see Bill Holland back in town and hear about his St. Louis ball team. A string of light anecdotes follows with a steak joke about rare prep and a quip about love and cards. A professor asks for aspirin and a joke about rope and a cow ends the page.
A boy named Richard uses a clever ruse to buy a chocolate sundae when lacking funds. He secretly adds his own pret kernels to the sundae and is later charged an extra five cents by a waiter who mistakes the nuts for the shop's price. The anecdote mixes humor with social observation about American tastes.
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BRIGHTON June 2 reports visitors and local relatives. Mr and Mrs Theodore Horton of Worland Wyoming visit A E Horton family. Mary Gowey returns from Marion Jawa with the Landauers. Lowery McParland of Chicago arrives with his daughter Lillian after a stay with Mrs Ira Schafer. Dorothy Helmick returns from Estherville. Evalyn Helmick arrives from Cedar Falls for summer. Various locals from Town City Osceola Des Moines Batavia Columbus Junction Ottumwa also attend.
A playful plea invites readers to submit contributions once a month as weather warms the town square chatter. The piece muses about Hing Faro, Methuselah, and the lure of a coke break, jokingly urging participation.
Sunday events at Scott Mc Farland home. Miss Winona Crile heads to San Diego. Verne Landers of Minneapolis visiting Stacy family. Dale Hope to visit aunt Mrs Mattie Wood. sick list for J F Frazey. Joan Hagans third birthday party hosted by Mrs Hagans with cake ice cream and candy. several local visits from Mildred Woodford Florence Halfhill Floyd Robison family. wedding invitations issued for Leona Davison and Keith Murray on Saturday June 46 with a miscellaneous shower hosted by Mrs Leland Horton. guests included Krony Krew members and several Robison, Robb, Hayes, Howell and Horton families.
Miss Frieda Vanerus hosted the Krony Krew on Monday evening. Tri T's also met Monday evening with Mrs. Clara Kraemer to discuss club plans and upcoming events.
In Bluefield Virginia Watt Graham reports his hounds failed to catch the fox nicknamed Old Peg Leg a one legged veteran at least 15 years old. Hunters say Peg Leg is unusually sagacious and continues outsmarting pursuers.
In Phoenix Arizona lawmakers enacted measures naming the cactus flower as the state flower and the cactus wren as the state bird, extending protections for the plants once scorned. The new statutes add formal recognition and safeguards for these desert symbols.
An ad touts Cascarets as a pleasant cascara candy that strengthens bowel muscles and relieves constipation. It claims quick help for sluggish bowels with cleansing of both upper and lower bowels, improved breath, and brighter eyes.
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