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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1941
Page
4
Jesse Radda and Harry Miller scoured Washington square paving where a 75 year old horse shoe emerged three feet down. Radda suspects a long-buried horse shoe in the mire, prompting wonder what valuables might lie beneath the business district.
A 1041 Bible Thought Thursday essay by J E Wright stresses home safety after a stairway fall, noting many common domestic risks from baths to electrical shocks. It reflects on European insecurity and comments on leisure spending, small-town journalism trends, and a Canadian forest engineers speech on Germany.
An old colored preacher muses on hell using the world as a ball with two axles at the poles and oil in the center. Sinful digging and stealing of oil threaten to overheat the axles, implying hell when the oil is exhausted. A Yellowstone Park guide adds a humor note about hot springs freezing, recounting a lady scalded her foot after breaking through the crust.
A fragment from a school scene shows a teacher explaining the meaning of recuperate to students while a boy is addressed about his father’s hard day. The text includes dialect dialogue about slavery and integration, highlighting social themes and linguistic patterns.
A cracked phrase daily joke item notes a Florida man yawning for six days as a visiting Californian appears at a Minneapolis Tribune luncheon. A solemn man is asked to bless, but laughs when deafness blocks him from hearing. A quip about borrowing a corkscrew follows.
The Trojan Horse tale explains how a wooden horse given as a gift to Troy concealed Greek warriors inside. At night the warriors emerged, admitted the Greek army, and defeated Troy. The phrase now describes a harmful trap hidden in friendship.
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