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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1930
Page
4
A collage of humorous lines and anecdotes from varied sources. Includes playground quips about a missing mother a porch chicken and childlike wordplay. Also features short gags about theater misprints basketball scores and tame political quips. The blurb mentions Dr Mayo and Manchester England with temperance remarks.
A 1928 summary from the National Industrial Conference Board notes U S tax take across federal state and local governments reached 9 289 000 000 up from 9 059 000 000 the prior year, while federal taxes fell and state and local levies rose. Local debt and public spending rose as municipalities increasingly relied on loans, creating future tax burdens.
A collage of comic bits and captions with puns about Washington honesty and friendships. The By The Way feature announces a “What’s Wrong Here” contest and parodies readers’ mistakes while skirting publication to avoid hurting feelings.
A fragmented educational note on pronunciation and word usage. It discusses mispronounced phrases like Please come in and how to denote entrance. It emphasizes efficient work and mastering one word daily to improve vocabulary and clarity.
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