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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1936
Page
4
A June 30 1986 column contrasts a Bible verse guiding priorities with a critique of labor exchange. It argues fixed wages create permanent unemployment, urging value based terms and equity in labor markets.
The Journal publishes a 120 page centennial edition to highlight Washington county history with 584 photos. It explains the historical focus, distribution to regular subscribers, and includes a humorous aside about motor club gas gauge advice and AAA relations.
The journal reflects on a history edition honoring pioneers who laid the foundation for Washington county today. Readers are invited to contribute corrections or additions and notes pictures arriving late will appear in future issues.
Delirious raving of a dying bandit in Lawrence Massachusetts exposes a four-robber gang linked to bank holds ups and armored car theft. The confessed names tie to the Chelsea Brockton hall robberies the Brockton diamond shoe company heist and the Roxbury United Drug incident. Police in Boston move to round up the suspects.
The tropical islet Devil's Island near Cayenne hosts a penal settlement since 1885 for habitual criminals and convicts sent from France for hard labor.
In the Dutch East Indies island chain of Nias chiefs wear solid gold mustaches as a ceremonial display during local festivals. The ornate facial adornments highlight status and tradition amid regional cultural events.
The piece humorously notes a so called novel method of ducking people by Walter Messer as a dangerous throat hold to stop water intake. It also observes many pop stands around town and recalls a former author’s failed beer sales venture. Raymond Du Valways allegedly set a Milwaukee beer drinking speed record as a boastful stunt.
A man in Budapest counted 74 392 stitches for a standard sized suit showing patient craft. The note contrasts slow tailoring with a light joke on long work. In Washington a restaurant owner offered two women free breakfasts if they wore Centennial costumes. the offer was accepted as they wore costumes to work.
A breezy, humor filled column recalls fashion pockets and the challenge of small garments. It notes advice from Sir William Owen and contributor Bill Rawn, shares light anecdotes about a mouse panic, a mislaid wedding kiss, and a cash verdict for false arrest. It compares business strategy to poker, urging pragmatic play as cards fall.
The Dan Guy family from Sandy Hook motored to Wisconsin to return Grandma Rider and Margaret Ann Holum home. Mrs Rider expects to return before summer ends. The piece notes visits by the Farrier and Hesseltine families, a July 8 gathering, and local club events. It mentions farm work, a Washington celebration plan, and a two week vacation school attended by Mineart children in East Pleasant Plain.
Contractors nearly finished Lock No 10 and a four million dollar dam on the upper Mississippi at Guttenberg. With the project, boat passage through the lock will begin soon under the nine foot channel program. Five government locks are now in operation along the Iowa border at Davenport Keokuk Burlington Guttenberg and Muscatine.
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