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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1939
Page
4
Bible Thought presents a devotional note on Matthew 6 26 about divine care for birds. It emphasizes trust in providence and temperate reliance on God for daily sustenance. The item evokes a period style sermonette aimed at moral reflection.
The column argues to abolish perpetual cleaning through strict laws and advocates simplifying dishwashing, estimating a housekeeper wastes twenty years of a forty year life in chores. It recalls an aunt ironing for a quarter century and reflects on progress yet constant domestic labor. It notes a 1938 life insurance payout to Washington residents averaging 28 dollars per person and warns about inflation eroding policy values.
Financial report notes a sum totaling 3 030 006 234 00 dollars attributed to the United States. Details indicate large scale federal financial activity with no further breakdown provided in the fragment.
The passage extols individual liberty as the core of democracy and cites constitutional guarantees such as fair trials due process religious freedom free speech free press and free assembly as safeguards against passion and prejudice. It emphasizes that democracy works only with collective effort and mutual reliance among citizens.
New Zealand, amid a planned public works program and pension reforms, drains international reserves to fund social measures. Trade controls curb external commerce, prices for meat wool and dairy fall, and domestic industries struggle to expand. Premier Savage faces setback as world demand shifts and internal policy must adjust.
The Glasco Kansas Sun reflects on ten years of notable events from 1929 to 1938. Highlights include Marathon dance 1929 Tom Thumb golf 1930 Tree Sitters 1931 New Deal 1932 Jig saw puzzles 1933 Hog calling contests 1934 Dime chain letters 1935 Knock Knock 1936 Sit downers 1937 A Tisket A Tasket 1938.
A scientist asserts that exhaled carbon dioxide every hour could form a 100 carat diamond, but offers no guidance on how to create such a diamond or apply the idea practically. The remark raises curiosity about feasibility and methods behind the claim.
Elmo Scott Watson recounts Richard Adams Locke's August 1835 New York Sun fabrication about a moon inhabited by various life forms. The satire mocked sensational political press and targeted James Gordon Bennett, with the hoax fooling several papers before confession.
Leonard Bailer recalls how a swarm of despondent grasshoppers devastated his Nebraska farm after floods and dust storms. He planted onions and the hoppers feasted, drowning themselves in tears, enabling his fields to recover and yield a normal crop.
The piece riffs on Ethel Barrymore and a brother obeying a doctor while musing on Roosevelt's potential third term. It jokes about whisky limits and the era of looming government influence in daily life, predicting a graft of public power into private affairs and critiquing popular figures. The author mocks voters and elites, noting a distrustful mood as recovery looms. It mentions the Corcorans Seckeses Hopkinses Hendersons and Berles as targets of satire.
A reader letter from Wapello, Jake W. C. Davis, appears in the Wapello Republican sharing a poem about rain, travels to Muscatine for Mrs Ed Thomas in Belle View hospital, and notes the Townsend meeting with remarks on Hawkine and local singers.
A man approaching a railroad ticket window asks to go to San Francisco. When asked about his trunk, he refuses to bring clothes, joking he will stay if he must travel naked. The exchange ends with a humorous insistence on proper luggage.
An Iown preacher confined by a broken leg used a microphone and loudspeaker to deliver his Sunday sermon. The improvised setup kept services going, prompting debate over whether it is a boon to worshipers or a dangerous precedent.
A farm deliverer at a state institution for the insane is teased by a patient detail helper who jokes that crazy living beats farming. The patient recalls farming and urges the farmer to try being crazy, prompting a lighthearted exchange typical of column humor in The Scrap Book.
Mrs Will Embree entertained the So and Sew club in Am boy on Thursday afternoon with thirteen members present. Guests included Mrs Herman Berg and Mrs Horton among others. The meeting planned an ice cream social for June 28 with refreshments served after the social hour.
A humorous tale recounts a man who pays a painter to depict the Red Sea chase of the Israelites. The finished canvas proves red for lack of figures, prompting a witty exchange about the missing Israelites and Egyptians. The gag ends with a note on ancient Greek views of robes and trousers.
Babson lists twelve strong industries for new graduates including air conditioning chemicals alloys plastics automatic machinery merchandising electrical equipment household equipment investment banking gas and tires automobiles automobile accessories real estate and building. He urges parents to match a child to a fit based on inheritance training and environment and to focus on character and home defense readiness.
Mrs. F J Maxwell hosted a Doreas class gathering in Crawfordsville to honor Mrs. C A Sprague of Omaha Nebraska visiting the town. Twenty two members attended with three guests and six unable to attend. Refreshments were served and Mrs Sprague spoke about the Florence Home in Omaha. Photos were taken and flowers were shown.
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