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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1930
Page
4
A devotional note cites Psalm 60:1-4, asking God to restore and bless the land and its faithful, who face hard challenges but hold to a banner of truth. The reflection centers on divine aid and national renewal through steadfast faith.
A Bentleman describes how flying compresses eight days of work into six, traveling from a Journal office to Iowa City, then Chicago and Springfield. He suggests air travel accelerates business, replacing trains and cars, and predicts further shifts as competition pushes faster mobility. Time-driven optimism and questions about what comes next accompany the travel vignette.
A reflective piece notes rain tends to arrive just in time in this dry land. It ponders whether need or desire spurs rainfall as corn, grass, and flowers thirst for moisture. The recent showers arrive opportune and leave residents hopeful and grateful for favored weather.
A discussion rails at pension bills as the president vetoes measures, noting Grover Cleveland’s veto record and Coolidge’s use of the power. It argues soldiers should form a committee to craft pension proposals, free from political influence, to avoid rising public expense.
Carol Jean Luers, eight, writes to the Journal from West Chester on April 29, 1930, recalling a mockery suffered for a joke about olive oil and asking for fifty cents in print. She adds a public plea praising soldiers and urging humane pensions and fair treatment by Congress amid wartime memory.
A compact reflection on virtues and practical wisdom. The lines urge taking advice admitting error and facing ridicule with unselfishness. It emphasizes charity consideration avoiding mistakes enduring success and striving despite setbacks. It ends with an optimistic note that such effort always pays.
Path finder poll among subscribers reports 444627 ballots with 272825 for prohibition, 101023 majority dry. suggests rural bias vs Literary Digest. John T Scopes remarried Mildred Walker in Venezuela. he now in business there. Federal Reserve survey notes 61 percent of new farmers lack prior agricultural experience and 30 percent lack starting capital among Wisconsin cases.
A mixed fragment includes John McCrae's poem lines about Flanders fields and crosses, plus a scene on a Mississippi riverboat where a gentleman of color bathes in a water tank. The captain warns about disease and a racially charged exchange follows about soap and safety.
A quirky dialogue features a feisty pair arguing over chores and a foxed waiter. A stranger yearns for a porterhouse steak with mushrooms while a waitress questions whether he is placing an order or recalling past meals. The scene blends humor with steam of old dialect and light flirtation.
The By The Way column offers humorous asides about a sparrow tussle in front of a doctor’s office on Washington street and a parade of short gags from jokes, advertisements, and anecdotal quips. It also mentions an arrow shot in a golf match and notes a federal farm board appointment for Charles E Hearst.
In Ainsworth June reports note Mr and Mrs E R Butterworth and family arriving with household goods. They will have graduate work at the state university this summer, visiting Plainfield hosts, and attending local church events. Eugene Stephens returns from hospital as activities at Methodist and M E churches continue with leaders named.
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