Prayer for Wisdom Thought Friday Verse
Thought Friday dated June 8 1934 offers Psalm 90 12 urging readers to count days and seek wisdom. brief devotional note highlights applying hearts to wisdom through reflection and prayer.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1934
Page
4
Thought Friday dated June 8 1934 offers Psalm 90 12 urging readers to count days and seek wisdom. brief devotional note highlights applying hearts to wisdom through reflection and prayer.
The piece notes a drift toward exposing political insiders in Iowa and expresses public unease and impatience for concrete results. It argues cures will come gradually after a long period of varied influences and cautions against blaming the ins for all issues including weather and drought.
The piece argues the Republican party, crushed by a recent defeat, may revive not from internal strength but as the ruling party erodes its own prestige. It cites depressions and wars shaping public mood and suggests revival is likely as the in power party weakens.
The speaker warns that if confidence fades and promises fail, people will rebel not by favoring another party but by removing the incumbents. Slow recovery, drought, pests, and unemployment will push the current party out of power, a sad but true assessment.
Dave P. Livingston son of Mr and Mrs S W Livingston spoke at a Chicago Paul Revere club luncheon at the Hamilton club. He critiqued farm relief rhetoric tracing it to wartime speculation and argued farmers who avoided debt prosper while land speculators seek government relief. He attacked Secretary Henry Wallace and the AAA pork tax policy and urged vigilance against regulatory schemes.
A fragmentary column notes post primary topics including baseball weather drought and local meetings. It references Chicago nightlife with Century of Progress, quotes Gutzon Borglum about schools, and includes poems and snippets from various readers and writers.
The piece describes a Panama isthmus social scene at the Miramar club with officers in formal dress and a tropics fashion note. It recalls Burke and Staten among Army and Navy guests as Spanish and Creole dancers perform rumba and tango. It also notes a religious obituary for a Welsh-speaking brother, with services led by Rev. E L C Lewis.
Thomas B. F. Jones born 1860 in Penrhos Denbighshire North Wales emigrated to the United States in 1885 then lived in Wymore Nebraska Postville Platte County and Long Creek Iowa. He died peacefully on Sunday afternoon June 8 1934 after years of heart trouble and illness. he is remembered for gentleness humor and a large circle of friends.
A fragmented passage honors a successful farmer who deeply understood rural activities and actively engaged in farmers' lives, noting his full vitality during his years of work and influence. The text hints at his broad involvement in agricultural matters and community affairs.
The piece notes that the only camel caravans between northern and southern China never molested by brigands are the ghost trains returning emigrants for burial with their ancestors. These caravans can stretch a mile and bear over 1,000 coffins, four per camel.
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