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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1936
Page
4
A biblical reflection compares the kingdom of God to a small mustard seed that grows into a large tree offering shelter for birds. It pairs this with quotes from Elbert Hubbard urging wholehearted effort and from Josiah Wedgwood warning that cheap dull workmanship leads to decay of arts and crafts.
The piece argues for a coalition ticket with a Republican for president and a leading Democrat for vice president. It warns of partisan politics and suggests an unpledged president form a coalition cabinet with patriots from different parties to govern for the people during a single term amid debts and unemployment. It cites Roosevelt 1942 on tax burdens.
The New York Tribune recalls its 13 year older than the Republican party roots and calls for a rebirth of the party at Cleveland to continue serving the nation amid its split. The piece notes the coalition ticket and names the Cleveland slate.
A call for the Cleveland convention to nominate a Democratic loyalist for Vice President and to draft a national platform. It urges a bipartisan approach to end the New Deal, promote foreign trade, revise tariffs, curb monopoly, restore home rule, and rebuild the party on sound money and free competition.
The editorial argues Roosevelt will seek farmer and labor support to win next November. It warns against courting industrial and banking interests and urges leadership in the tradition of Washington Lincoln and McKinley. The writer laments mass opinion and calls for steady statesmanship.
The Chicago News quotes popular slogans praising Grover Cleveland Taft and campaign themes. It notes calls for higher wages for workers, more farm income, pacifism, economic growth, and budget balance, alongside bustling industry and national prosperity symbolism.
A Boston Transcript remark notes conservation as a core administration goal while asserting personal money is not part of this priority. The quote frames fiscal matters as separate from natural resource stewardship in official policy discourse.
Former French Premier Herriot says US reluctance to aid France stems from wartime debt repudiation. He frames the stance as linked to broader resentment over Paris spring fashion trends. Hartford Courant notes the remark as a contemporary political fashion debate.
The Journal Office laments an incident involving Bruce Cowden the news editor as the city police department adds a new squad car. The piece notes uncertainty about charges and reflects on memory and social awkwardness among colleagues and readers. It mentions a spruced up bachelor returning home hatless after a Sunday call and a Washington doctor forgetting his office key.
Local reminiscences recount a County hospital appendix operation witnessed by a businessman. A Cincinnati dental intern guides readers through a post mortem, bicycle mishaps, and a curbside parking debate sparked by a car vs bike incident. The column mixes humor with everyday mishaps and curious quotes from readers.
In a terse exchange the speaker challenges an assertion as someone nearby interposes. The observer notes someone nearby pressed the question about a boy’s identity, prompting a tense moment in the scene on Saw Dust.
Old Pryne and his nephew Henry travel to London to see a major football match. After the game they stop at an inn where the barmaid flirts with Henry. While Pryne buys a paper with football results, Henry drinks his uncle’s beer and the young woman tempts him to take a chance.
Wayland social notes list visits from Fargo North Dakota by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kaufman to their parents, with summer plans in Evanston. Other entries include guests at the Ezra Wittmer home, a postnuptial shower for Mrs. Gerald Sharpe, and attendance at a funeral in Fairfield with family and relatives noted.
A Collier’s Weekly feature traces the divining racket from medieval times to the height of belief. Dowsers allegedly locate water minerals treasure and even lost property crimes and bodies using rods knives forks scissors and other odd tools including knaekwuret sausage.
Hailstones form in strong upward air currents where raindrops rise to higher colder altitudes and freeze. As they grow larger the rising current can no longer support them and they fall. During descent more moisture freezes on their surface.
Mrs. Maude Newell William shares a sunny Knoxville College memoir from June 8 1938 describing campus beauty and climate plus a blizzard memory. She notes 130000 population after annexation, Norris Dam nearby, Smoky Mountains, and Cumberland region. She details campus 100 acres 12 buildings 10 faculty homes, Civil War stories, French teaching, 27 faculty, 85 chorus and college events. She reports trips from Newell and Margareta, and plans to teach summer French through July 25.
Inhabitants of Rapa the southernmost island of Polynesia wear only loin cloths despite sometimes bitterly cold weather making traditional attire notable.
The piece argues the key to success is recognizing when to act and secure an advantage. It frames opportunity as a moment to trust timing, with emphasis on self awareness and decisive action to gain progress.
A Russian scientist argues Rh opia predates Egypt in civilization and evidence suggests wheat was first cultivated there. The report highlights ancient agricultural origins and hints at advanced early farming in Ethiopia.
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