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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1921
Page
4
In Evans ton Illinois teachers trial screen based nature study with two public schools finding 98 percent support from students. A fifteen minute Monarch butterfly lesson on screen matched two weeks of textbook study for other subjects, with screen learning described as engaging and less drudging, potentially expanding to general classroom use.
The Marshalltown Times Republican critiques Clara’s plan to star in life story films exposing indecency and murder case details. It laments the shift from dime museums to cinema, noting public appetite for sensational crimes while warning the actress may omit parts.
A breezy assessment of U S politics notes optimism under a new administration as the nation swaps leaders and welcomes changes. Office holders appear weary while the public embraces novelty and reforms, celebrating a fresh political atmosphere.
A reader describes finding a larva on a leaf that feeds on milkweed after emerging from a chrysalis. The sequence covers shedding skin, spinning a silk button, hanging, breaking free, and becoming a delicate butterfly that moves toward sunlight as its wings harden and color brightens.
Des Moines March 26 Sheriff Chaplain W K Robb endorsed legalization of boxing in Iowa. He cited his army days refereeing bouts and said properly supervised boxing is a fine sport.
Joseph Hopley aged near ninety two died after his clothing caught fire while he woke and lit a pipe at California Junction Missouri Valley. He retired for the night and was found with his clothing on fire at his son's home Frank R. Hopley. Born in Gracely Ontario he would have been 92 in May. He leaves a daughter and three sons.
Flennor and a stray dog approach a kitten on the sidewalk. The kitten swells and spits like a cat. Eleanor remarks that the cat always acts that way when spoken to by a dog.
The barren area in Prussia is estimated at 3 705 000 acres. From 1800 to 1818 about 1 100 000 acres were cultivated. A further 2 705 000 acres of poor soil remain to be reclaimed by drainage.
Des Moines March 25 Representative Arthur Springer of Wapello unveils House Bill 623 to shift rural rate regulation to boards of supervisors with three district judges review and to empower city councils for urban rates. He argues for farm electric service and outlines a central court to settle inter jurisdictional rate disputes to attract investment and avoid chaotic multiple rate bodies.
Corrected schedules show arrivals and departures for trains No 4 12 60 30 87 89 and others on the Golden State Limited and the Washington Branch. Daily freight and local passenger services listed with daily except Sunday note and agent H W Russell signing.
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