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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1928
Page
4
A brief biblical verse reference from Proverbs 10 12 contrasts hatred and love noting that hatred provokes strife while love covers all. The line emphasizes moral guidance on interpersonal conduct.
A YMCA general meeting discusses the silent impact of YMCA and YWCA efforts in the community. Reports from secretary Harry Kreider and youth worker Vic Mastin show organized club activity. Frank Sage notes the work is quiet yet lasting, with an incog donor contributing 500 dollars to support Y programs.
The article records remarks by Herbert Hoover on May Day 1930s broadcast urging trained parenting and community support for children's rights. He calls governments to place childhood conservation as a primary aim and to test legislation by its benefit to children.
A compact note emphasizes careful language use with examples on mispronunciation spelling and word choice. It highlights amiable as pleasing in disposition and friendly and urges readers to grow vocabulary by mastering one word a day.
A May Day speech urges Americans to choose spiritual over material wealth and practice patience, self discipline, faith, and vision. It recalls founding virtues, warns against dazzling prosperity, and asserts democracy proves itself by upholding children's rights alongside adults.
Dr. T. J. Bryan argues ancestors were shorter and more brittle with higher disease risk. He says modern people are bigger, healthier, and stronger due to knowledge of food values, vitamins, breakfast foods, and better food preservation, despite claims of a pampered era.
A Kansas poultry farmer learns that keeping hens hydrated raises egg production in winter. The article compares the body to an egg with 60 percent water and warns against ice cold drinks. It advises warming water for hens and sipping cooled water to avoid stomach shock while staying hydrated.
A collage of quirky phrases and jokes from life’s snippets includes whimsical lines about Excelsior and a castle, a joke about a mayor in Chicago, and light ads for stylish coats. It also notes stark safety statistics from the National Safety Council and mentions accidents and a San Francisco Chronicle aviation anecdote.
A By The Way reader seeks new math catch problems about jug puzzles and related brainteasers. The note mentions enjoying classic three to seven gallon puzzles and asks for challenging new ones for circulation in the column.
In a domestic scene Mrs Jones asks about her husband’s frothing. Mrs Smith admits swapping soap flakes for corn flakes. A comedian persona riffing on politics summarizes self praise by an unnamed man, prompting confusion about identity.
A reflective poem questions whether truth should be carved into graveyards, written in the press, or preached from the pulpit. It asks if honesty serves national good or personal gain and recalls the crucifixion as a benchmark of truth and sacrifice.
A distraught child cries during a long train ride seeking reassurance from mother and father. The mother and father answer yes, while a fellow passenger urges calm and rest as relatives nearby are referenced. The scene ends with the child asking if the man in the car is God.
In the Eastern front trenches Ivan the Moscow pawnbroker and Fritz the German rival swapped regimental banners at night in No Man's Land. They returned unseen and earned medals the next day for capturing an enemy flag.
Multiple announcements show candidates for Washington county offices for the June primaries and general election. Individuals include TI for Board of Supervisors, R E Brown for County Sheriff, Thomas Earl Jackson for General Assembly, C O Dayton for County Auditor, Hubert Crail for Sheriff, and Orame Stoner Sr for Sheriff, all signaling party guidance and primary timing.
In Silver Valley Tom Mix impulsively swoops into Diothy Dwan, wrecks his plane and car in a dramatic nose dive, sparks a love story amid comic dangers, as he helps her in a fiction project and faces her Eastern suitor. The supporting cast shines.
The fragment describes small pastel panties made of voile linen or silk or patterned fabric. They gather into a yoke that fits snugly over the hip line and fasten by a side button.
A woman quips on marriage comparing it to a mouse trap with a man as cheese. The remark suggests marriage is easy to enter but hard to exit. The line is attributed as a humorous comment found in the clipping.
A brief clipping notes a little girl placed in an upper berth of a Pullman sleeping car. The item hints at a travel scene or passenger detail from a railway journey. No further names or dates are provided in readable text.
Silver Valley runs at the Fox Theatre Friday and Saturday with stars Philo McCullough Jockey oerli Tom Kennedy Lon Poff Harry Dunkinson and Clarke Comstock. Rev and Mrs A G Lang of Buffalo Center Iowa visit daughter Mrs A A Vinz as Mr Lang heads to Burlington for a meeting and Mrs Lang stays through Friday.
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