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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1939
Page
4
Quote attributed to James Oppenheim contrasts seeking happiness far away with finding growth beneath one's feet, suggesting wisdom lies in present effort rather than distant ideals.
Observations praise Colonel Charles Lindbergh for reentering service in the aviation corps urging focus on quality over quantity in aircraft. The piece notes his public scrutiny, family hardships, and his calm, principled behavior abroad and at home as he resumes duties. It highlights his expertise from Europe and his potential value to U S military air operations.
The Forbes survey shows labor leaders claim a shift away from pro New Deal and union radicalism as workers blame Washington for high spending and taxes. Many better class workers seek labor peace for stability while over half doubt the administration can restore prosperity and foresee voting for a different presidential candidate. Labor and agriculture must support each other, but stability requires a governing body that ensures fair treatment across all sectors.
A play incident ends with a little girl laughing at baths during Ten Nights in A Bat Room. A Journal staffer paid a bill at Crone's Market with silver dollars last Saturday. Mrs Crone is thrilled to keep all iron men entering the store. Phil Antonoff also saves silver dollars.
Mrs. M. D. notes a shift in labeling from traditional terms to new job titles. Foremen become directors of personnel, cooks turn into chefs, and boarders become paying guests as professions rebrand. The era of names affects how businesses describe services and staff.
A playful dictionary entry of humorous misunderstandings defines spa as a place for bath water and antidote as a familiar tale. It contrasts optimism and misery with a light satirical tone and includes a spoof definition for Soviet as a sofa.
A report notes B F Bostwick Jr collected a fine mess of mushrooms in the latter part of last week. A Washington employer counsels a young man on work hours contrasting past and present. A father-teaches-daughter moment ends with the girl asking about jiffies. Contributed by Mrs A J M.
An Ilea drill sergeant challenges a recruit by saying to learn the rifle use while the recruit asks if a harder trigger pull makes the bullet travel farther. The exchange highlights basic marksmanship inquiry during training.
A teacher learns a young pupil gave her new baby brother as Aaron. After repeated clarification the girl realizes the correct name is Micah. Pepper and Mommer confirm the mix up, noting the misheard moniker in The Scrap Book.
A young man was asked how many students attend his college and he guessed that about one in ten would yield a reasonable answer. His remark illustrates a rough estimation approach to gauging campus size.
A classroom riddle features a teacher posing a problem with 12 sheep, six escape through a fence hole, and Donald answering that none remain because the other six would follow. The exchange highlights a child’s quick arithmetic reasoning.
Celia Webber arrives from New York to Dashville where the younger crowd imagines glamour. She plans lake swimming and tennis, dismisses bridge, dances at a farmhouse party, and reveals an engagement to Wyatt Fischer. The aunt touts Celia as Isolde the dancer and Celia settles into a summer home.
A historical note explains that iron can float in mercury due to mercury’s high density. With a specific gravity of 15.59, mercury can support iron’s 7.84 gravity, so iron and even stones may float or support weight atop mercury rather than in water where iron sinks.
The Bard of Ayrshire is the epithet often given to Robert Burns who hailed from Ayrshire in Scotland, celebrated as the county of his birth.
The Kansas City Star explains how frontier boots evolved for saddle use with a 2 inch heel to prevent stirrup slips and a sharp toe for snug fit. Uppers rose 6 to 7 inches to protect ankles, prevent chafing, and preserve trousers, with stitched designs to keep uppers from collapsing.
Quaaltagh is among Britain’s oldest festivals observed in parts of the Isle of Man. Men sing festival songs and are invited in for food and drink, with dark men going first. Unique customs include sweeping the kitchen floor from door to hearth before midnight and examining ash footprints in the morning for omens of death or birth.
The dead letter office dates from 1825, with postmasters listing undeliverable letters quarterly. Each year about 20 million misaddressed items reach the office, where clerks use maps to locate about half. Over $1 million in currency and orders arrive yearly. unsold merchandise is auctioned, letters burned, and magazines sent to hospitals.
Marshal Foch praised Sergt. Alvin C. York for his Argonne deeds on October 8, 1918. York, armed with a Springfield rifle and automatic revolver, killed 20 Germans, captured Hill No. 223, forced 132 surrenders including a major and three lieutenants, and seized 35 machine guns. He received the Medal of Honor and the Croix de Guerre from Foch.
The De Autre mont brothers held up a mail train in Oregon on October 11, 1923. A worldwide notice campaign described their teeth watches eyeglasses and tastes to dentists jewelers oculists and librarians. They were captured in 1927 after a search costing $500 000.
The United States government sent a verbal message to Garcia Lieut Andrew S Rowan as war with Spain neared in 1898. Rowan departed Washington on April 8 and reached Garcia’s mountain headquarters on May 1 after many hardships. The message was not committed to writing.
The passage traces polo to ancient Persia and notes English officers adopting the game in India before bringing it to England. It highlights the sport's long lineage and colonial spread through British military presence.
In a trio of images the films Juarez the Old Maid and Devotion are noted with screen name references. Actress Tette Dewis is mentioned with the alias Charlotte.
MGM recreates a full Kansas farm on a sound stage for the Technicolor production The Wizard of Ox starring Judy Garland Jack Kaley Frank Morgas and others. The life sized backdrop includes a water tower haystack and authentic livestock to enhance realism.
A New York reporter alleges the kidnap plot centered on Edgar Bergen and his dummy Charlie McCarthy. Bergen tours while the real Charlie remains secured at home in a vault guarded by an 82500 insurance policy. The victim, Cass McCarthy, is alleged to be the stand in for the fabled taerdie.
Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer star in a first collaboration about two engaged partners drawn to each other while pursuing mismatched marriages. The plot centers on a heiress and a Continental playboy meeting at sea and facing romantic complications.
A clipped obituary style note recalls Sheila Daerett who wrote society news before turning impersonator in Washington. The fragment hints at a controversial shift in her career within a regional newspaper context.
Skippy the famous dog once playing Mr Atlas in Topper Takes a Trip underwent an on set medical procedure. With Constance Bennett and Stan Laurel looking on he received a public manicure and a dog biscuit reward from Miss Sennett as a show of courage.
Mickey Rooney smiles as Virginia Weber escorts him to the lane to ride the horse she just bought. Virginia Weidler adds that Dobbin is very gentle and shouldn’t be any trouble.
Cobh the port of Cork Ireland and an increasingly popular debarkation point for visitors to the British isles is often mispronounced as Cobb or Kobe. It is rarely Cove which is correct. It is the same city as Queenstown, as it formerly was known.
The text notes fans played a role in medieval European religion by being waved over priests during mass to ward off flies seen as the devil. It also suggests fans symbolized divine influence and the seraphim wing through their back and forth movement.
Chicago police pursue leads in the late night killing of Dr. James McDonald Scott as he left his office. Authorities describe it as a baffling murder with few concrete clues and ongoing inquiries continue.
The Christian Science Monitor contrasts true orthodoxy rooted in knowledge of God with a counterfeit orthodoxy based on human creeds and rituals. It explains orthodoxy as the right opinion aligned with great church creeds, distinguishing genuine faith from man-made forms.
The All American canal is the largest irrigation ditch in the United States. It runs 80 miles with an initial discharge capacity of 5,000 cubic feet per second and a maximum surface width of 252 feet, bottom width of 162 feet, and depth of 21 feet. Earth excavation totaled about 65 million cubic yards.
A bibliomaniac is described as a mild mannered reader who pays insurance premiums regularly and likes gold fish for quiet company. They indulge in endless discussions about inconsequentials and are sometimes dull yet carry a sensitive finger to the printed page.
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