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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1934
Page
4
Psalm 83:12 opens a meditation on national blessing and divine favor. Quotations from Seneca Shenstone and La Rochefoucauld frame prudence humility and self restraint for readers in a reflective column.
A Canadian senator recalls Britain unable to spare ships or planes for Atlantic defense in the Great War and the United States sending a cruiser and 200 American flyers to guard Canadian ports. He notes Britain’s refusal, U S response, and a later Kaiser Wilhelm poem incident involving a Philippine naval officer.
An old scrap book excerpt reflects on whether England defaulted or repudiated debts, urging patience and better terms. The piece traces a chain of payments from Wilkins to Gray to MacAfee and Smart, Thomson, and Hart showing how small sums can cascade into larger indebtedness, amid calls for unity.
The Knox ville Journal argues that normalcy and prosperity depend on balanced budgets lower taxes sound money and individual initiative. It warns that past surplus was squandered and debt grown by riotous living and that recovery requires patience thrift and the courage of earlier generations.
A By The Way column recalls Waterloo police actions praising officers for shooting first to save innocents. It also humorously recounts memories of beards, old jokes, and a series of quips about family, manners, and everyday life, including a bearded Civil War uncle and lighthearted gags from readers.
A narrative of Panama’s rise as Spain’s Pacific hub and its fall under Henry Morgan. Morgan’s 1671 assault across the Darien isthmus, the sacking of Portobello, and the brutal siege of Panama City. The city’s ruins linger as a relic amid jungle. the new Panama rose nearby.
A New Bedford note highlights Captain Lew Nichols and a large whale exhibit opening Sunday from 9 AM to 11 PM at Rock Island depot. Prof W K E Ruhl presents an educated fleas troupe performing cycles tightrope trapeze and races, with trained fleas named individually, extending to a Spanish grasshopper act in Europe.
Miss Dorothy Davis of Cotter visits with friend Bessie Wenger. Red Brick graduates include Marguer ite Caldwell Ernest Wagner George Green Margaret Green Lawrence Kephart Isabelle Morrison Leola McLamore. A 25th wedding anniversary for John and Mrs. Wagner drew family guests and a farewell for Elsie Wagner amid a Dutch measles outbreak.
On page 2 classified ads, a stark scene describes jungle overgrowth swallowing ruins. vines engulf walls, snakes inhabit crevices, and moss covers bricks as nature resumes control after destruction.
The article notes American porcupines have three inch quills while European species reportedly bear quills up to a foot long. It contrasts the formidable appearance of the American porcupine with its Old World cousins.
Daily rail timetable lists multiple freight and passenger trains with specific departure and arrival times. Notable services include No 30 at 7 46 AM and No 12 at 12 20 AM, plus Golden State Limited No 4 at 3 39 AM and Westbound No 3 at 10 AM. Local freight trains run daily except Sunday. Some trains stop for California passengers, county seats, or specific towns like Brighton and Fairfield.
The timetable lists Morning Pass No. 93 at 19:15 and Evening Passes No. 21 at 6:90 p.m. No. 22 at 6:16 p.m. Freight No. 94 at 10:55 a.m. Daily except Sunday. Trains 3 and 8 run daily except Sunday. Southwest Limited trains 25 and 26 depart Washington at 2:05 a.m. and 1:33 a.m. respectively.
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