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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1929
Page
4
A somber reflection on enduring love after loss. The speaker pleads for faith and grace to endure time apart, hoping to meet the beloved beyond the gate of silence. The poem laments grieving, memory, and the comfort of prayer.
Florence Brookhart writes of massive turnout for Hoover inauguration on March 4, 1929, describing rain, crowds and parades on Pennsylvania Avenue. She notes preparations by street crews, hotels, bleachers and bunting, plus lighting and flags across Washington. One hundred eighty special trains brought delegations, including an Iowa Special at the siding.
In a cloudy March fourth, the Coe College Band drew praise as a large musical presence in a Washington parade. Observers recall a crowded march from the Office Building to the Capitol with Marine guards, a Royal Marine Band, and a sky filled with banners, planes, and umbrellas. The HooverCurtis White House visit featured dignitaries, a royal procession, and a charity ball, ending with President Hoover greeting Iowans and movietone recordings of the Corn Song.
A regional item notes mixed views of religion and science with claims that Jesus Christ is a myth and that science offers true progress. The piece also records local social visits and community happenings including gatherings, sick neighbors, church activities, and residents’ health updates amid an era of religious debate.
Friends and neighbors gathered at the Mr. and Mrs. Bert Gray home last Saturday night with well filled baskets and
Surrounded by friends and family, an evening of cards and games ended with a late lunch. Mr and Mrs Chas Havel and Mr and Mrs Melvin Havel with daughter Darlie spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. [name].
An amused note describes a car with a flu like illness needing rest and diet and perhaps major repair by week’s end. It touches on a playful caution about domestic disputes across a bridge party, invoking Xantippe Socrates and Maggi e Jiggs, urging firm restraint and adherence to rules.
A playful note on spring arrives with thirty-odd young chickens just starting to sprout wing feathers. If you haven’t seen chicks this spring, you’ve missed the season’s early fever, with symptoms likely to appear soon.
A fragment filled advancement joke column mixes stray quips and dated humor about an elm on Washington street and a river auto incident. The By The Way plan surfaces with threats to editor, plus a handful of old time urban gags about an alarm clock and a hanging anchor.
A reader laments how a married couple clashes over bridge. The note muses on why seemingly normal spouses fight when opposite each other at the card table and jokes about legislating divorce for such conduct.
Thomas Edison visits Florida as Melodeon Hall hosts a well attended performance. The show draws a large crowd with strong profanity but weak stage support noted by attendees.
A compact poem pleads with Time to weave stockings that glow with resilience. The speaker mocks mother’s long dresses and longs for silken hosiery that stays neat, hides flaws, and avoids rips or slips. A playful reflection on aging and practicality in fabric imagery.
A city visitor asks a farmer about a large peach crop. The farmer says they eat what they can and cure the rest by canning. The visitor quips that they do the same with sales, selling what they can and canceling what they cannot.
Wisconsin Supreme Court rules tenants may move out if neighbors in a building patronize bootleggers entertain visitors at odd hours or play loud radio at midnight, and landlords cannot collect on unexpired leases. The decision was handed down in session here.
The W Fk M S of the Methodist church will sell aprons caps and home made candy next Saturday March 16 in the Lemmon room on the east side of the sanare 2113.
At Keota school on Monday afternoon the retiring board members were re elected to another term. Howard Stewart received 39 votes on 121 ballots cast for a three year term via write in. Re elected are N G McNurlen for one year, F A Klein for three years, and T A Norris for three years, with Norris serving as board president.
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