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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1929
Page
4
A fragment from a religious text urging visible faith and good works. The wording emphasizes letting light shine as a public demonstration of faith before others. The snippet does not provide a broader article context or event details.
Critics question how a bishop could invest in stocks while others do. The piece argues investors from all walks profit and lose, noting the Ford example as legitimate growth. It contends the attack targets a public figure rather than the issue of stock dealing itself.
A compact note lists common word pitfalls and pronunciation issues. It highlights preferred phrasing over misused forms and flags commonly misspelled terms. A brief push to build vocabulary with daily word study.
Alice Wulf of Ainsworth Route 2 wins first prize in a school story contest. She shares a winter recess mischief where she and another girl dressed in blanket strips like Indians, upsetting the teacher and drawing laughter from classmates, ending with a ten minute afterschool detention.
The temperance cause stands on its merits regardless of the bishop’s actions. Even major accusations about the bishop’s personal life and vices would not change the fundamental truth of the temperance argument. The discourse labels the bishop’s attackers as low-status individuals in business.
A historical column argues pedestrians have the right of way and must be cautious while drivers stay alert. It stresses cooperation between walkers and motorists to reduce appalling traffic fatalities and injuries while noting pedestrians' vulnerability.
In memory of former Warden Scott White, an aged Arizona life convict known for his hostility softens after reading a letter from a son. The note from Duddie reveals the boy seeks reconciliation, challenging the prisoner’s hardened image as guards note the enduring human core within inmates.
A humorous dialogue frames a traveler insisting on English roots while a customs official jokes about his odor, blending cultural caricature with a staged miscue. The short exchange highlights cross cultural misperception and witty banter.
A desert wolf quote defines a married hypocrite with a smile. Another line jokes about a lazy student pretending intoxication to get bedded by fraternity brothers. A Cracker joke references sailboats and a bet in windy conditions.
The piece opens with Izaak Walton’s verses on angling and contented life and transitions to a local society column recounting visits by Mr. and Mrs. Fitzgerald and others from Washington, Lincoln Nebraska, and Long Beach California. It notes a picnic on the Sands lawn, travel reports, church services, and ongoing road paving near the railroad crossing and a half way bridge, plus community notices of church activities, weddings, and illness.
On a Friday evening in the Howard Kerr neighborhood neighbors joked with a child, Raymond, who quipped that it was Saturday instead of bath time, highlighting a playful moment in a quiet street scene.
Trezona and family leave for summer vacation with visits planned to Laurence Kansas and northern Iowa. Washington visitor Mrs. N J Wilson stays with the W Trotter family. Mt Pleasant residents Mr and Mrs Charles Gloeeckler visit Charles Stearns. Burlington businessman John Sullivan came as a visitor. Verda Phumphrey of Batavia visits friends Wanda Spessard. William Burger of Oak Park Ill returns home after a weekend in Ainsworth and remains secretary of the Oak Park Y M C A.
Mrs Side Hanger quips on a sensational line about a woman allegedly killing her husband with a buggy. The remark contrasts wholesome plays with a shocking movie plot and reflects local reaction to the odd crime tale.
In London a woman riding an open bus failed to light her cigarette twelve times. She then gave the stop signal a strong tug, the bus halted, she lit the cigarette, and told the conductor to proceed.
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