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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1929
Page
4
Wednesday, March 6, 1920 offers a devotional line from Jeremiah 31:3 praising God’s eternal loving draw. The brief reflection frames divine affection as a spiritual magnet guiding believers toward faith and comfort in Providence.
A fragmentary travelogue tone blends song lines from a California journal with a stark desert tableau. The text recalls a night journey through arid mesas, yellow crevasses, and distant tracks, punctuated by imagery of hunger, drifted snows, and a fading horizon as a train crosses into Yuma.
MISPRONOUNCED text discusses accent, syllables and word study. Identifies words like EXHUME SYNONYMS: cover mitigate conceal and urges expanding vocabulary daily with careful pronunciation and usage. The fragment mentions pessimist ic mood and digested notes about vowel shifting.
An informal travelogue describes a train crossing into Mexico then returning through the Imperial Valley. It covers water and land features, below sea level elevations around El Centro and Salton Sea, and historic Colorado River flooding that reshaped farms and towns. The piece mentions B J Murphy, an earthquake anecdote, and local observations of Mexican towns and water management. It weaves travel impressions with regional geography and a digressive aside about potential geological activity.
A fragmented OCR passage describes West Eminence Missouri once a booming timber town now a ghost city with 18,000 acres of stumps, a small railroad hotel and stores, all offered for 15 000 dollars. It mentions political allusions and a dated newspaper tone from the Cincinnati Times-Star.
A playful column notes robins, a butterfly found by Mr Grimes, and hints at radishes. It jokes about whether March entered like a lamb and ponders how the supreme court would rule on spring road questions.
A jumble of overheard quips and ruminations captures a frosty morning mood with stray jokes about Poland and winter miseries. Bits touch on family, politics, and everyday curiosities, including an anecdote about a boy awaiting his father and a caponizing letter to a poultry journal.
Fragmented exchange shows Elizabeth told to practice after Jane left. Father presses for more practice while Elizabeth replies she is practicing. The scene wanders through odd lines about slippers, banana peels, and a vague question about Venice.
A garbled dialogue fragment shows Mrs Greening asking about Venice and her husband George. The text implies a travel memory at a station, with unclear references to food and leaving the station. Names and exact actions are partly unreadable.
The Woman s Relief Corps will meet Thursday at Mrs Howard Stewarts home. Officers host an annual social Thursday evening March 7 in the G A R hall with a cordial public invitation. The Linger Longer club invites ladies and their husbands to a pot luck dinner with Mr and Mrs Jim, coming Wednesday March 6.
A note asks ladies to bring sandwiches and one dish to pass along with a pencil and nots Fook. 1503 a.
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