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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1938
Page
3
The passage cites John 17 verses on eternal life through knowing the true God and Jesus Christ. It adds meditations on social skill, receptiveness to advice, and daily grateful effort shaping temperance, self-control, diligence, and willpower as virtues.
The piece argues Europe teeters between uneasy calm and renewed conflict as Austria's absorption by Hitler and Czech tensions threaten stability. It notes France and England may back Czechs, but warn the continent risks cascading war rumors and civilizational decline, urging decisive leadership worldwide.
A humorous dispatch describes hundreds of millions of bees shipped from Atlanta to the northern United States and Canada to harvest honey and profit for investors. Bees ride in cages, with hobo bees joining the journey and occasional bee stowaways noted along the route.
A poem by Anna Plummer framed by rain on windows and distant thunder. A speaker wanders from window to window, recalls blooming apple trees, lanes, and firs, seeking peace as rain and scent of blossoms merge with longing. Washington Iowa May 1st.
A man in Missouri who looked unbathed recently won a prize for submitting the best slogan in a soap contest.
The photographer created a lifelike image that startled the husband whenever he looked at his wife's photograph. The remarkable realism triggered repeated startled jumps, highlighting the striking effect of the artwork.
A New York reader recalls the age old problem of finding a parking space near Washington Square on busy weekends. The reminiscence contrasts those nights with past curbside crowding and social anecdotes from old timers in the district.
A reader note urges enjoying The Evening Journal and reading all its content. A Country Club dinner scene features Major Saul pouring coffee for T R Phillips, who recalls army days. A playful poem on singing by letter contrasts note singing with letter singing, by W O.
A local resident declares plans to run for Congress as political campaigning resumes across the region. He outlines key issues and signals a formal bid, inviting supporters to join early organizing efforts.
A man learns his father long held the same office he now seeks with a punchline about the "office of candidate" that leaves him amused. A separate remark suggests a woman’s anger at abuse stems from others stealing her thunder, illustrating witty social commentary.
Claudette Colbert and Gary Cooper headline the Paramount comedy romance Bluebeard's Eighth Wife now playing through Tuesday at the State theatre. Colbert is highlighted as the urbane sophisticated heroine, with Cooper arriving from a string of recent productions.
Frances Jean Duncan age 11 daughter of Mr and Mrs G C Duncan of Cotter died at Washington county hospital after two weeks treatment for a heart ailment. Survived by parents and two brothers William and May J C Richie to direct funeral arrangements.
The text notes poppy and tobacco as narcotics or stimulants, mentions opium smoking from China and tobacco use by Indians, lists tea’s supposed health effects, and cites a poet describing seven cups of tea as a progression from relief of loneliness to purification and divine summons.
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