The Happy Way and Six Keys to Contentment
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1933
Page
4
Decline in Land Values Warns of Agricultural Losses
A bulletin from an Agricultural Association notes U S farm land values fell from about 78 00,000,000 in 1920 to 44 900 000 000 in 1932, with a 39 percent drop from peak. The report highlights debt burdens, paper gains and losses, and the tragedy of peak prices fueling loans despite normal value levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Association
United States
Sherlock Holmes Woodcraft and the Value of Observation
Dan Beard National Scout Commissioner describes woodcraft as applying Sherlock Holmes methods to outdoor life in Boys' Life April issue. He cites Tebus Tribe tale from Sahara, emphasizing keen eyes and reasoning, light of ideals guiding youth, and practical use of nature clues amid uncertainty. A Tonkawa Oklahoma tramp sign painter gains editor praise for a clever advertising message painted on his car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Beard
Boys’ Life
Boy Scouts of America
Sahara Desert
Sahara
Tonkawa
Oklahoma
the News
Farm land values near prewar levels in New England and Pacific coast
The excerpt states that only two regions, New England and the Pacific coast, have farm land values at or above prewar levels, while all other regions show lower values. It predicts a gradual recovery as farm prices normalize, creating jobs and boosting consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New England
Pacific Coast
Illinois Moves to Permanently Imprison Mental Defectives
A state bill in Illinois would impose permanent imprisonment on dangerous mental defectives. Advocates urge protection for the innocent from the alleged social liability, arguing defectives spread crime and should be segregated and controlled away from society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Forensic Club Play Delights With Musical Solos
At the high school event Gene Trask performed a tuba solo and Karl Bevins played a clarinet solo between acts. Rumor suggests Harvey Coulter may sing the tuba tune and Vera Stutsman could join on the clarinet piece, a vaudeville stunt waiting to happen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Trask
Karl Bevins
Harvey Coulter
Vera Stutsman
Spring Ballad of the Golters
Hush be still as a mouse my wife cleans the house if she spots us then toot sweet rugs and muat tresses to beat Grab that bing of clubs and run she seen us Son'sagun Our forsome's One man shy I sure am an Unlucky guy.
World Fair exhibit features massive Funk Wagnalls dictionary
A revolving pedestal supports a six foot high copy of Funk & Wagnalls New Standard English Dictionary. Readers touch a word to trigger lighted definitions as the display travels through the World Fair ambiance.
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Funk & Wagnalls
Sailor's Luck to Play State Theatre This Weekend
Sally Eilers and James Dunn co star in Sailor's Luck at the State theater for two days Friday and Saturday. The cast includes Victor Jory Esther Muir Sammy Cohen Will Stanton Frank Moran Lucien Littlefield Buster Phelps and more. The comedy follows shore leave sailors and their romantic escapades with Dunn and Eilers amid pool scenes and a marathon dance hall, featuring Cohen as the comic centerpiece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Eilers
Fox
James Dunn
Sally Ei'ers
Dunn
Eilers
Victor Jory
Esther Muir
Sammy Cohen
Will Stanton
Frank Moran
Lucien Littlefield
Buster Phelps
Curley Wright
Jerry Mandy Germaine da Neel
Phil Tead
Frank Atkinson
Eddie Dillon
Matt McHugh
Sailler
Ddute
Evansville College President Urges Early Campus Marriage
Evansville Ind U P Dr Earl B Harper president of Evansville college advised at a lunch event that society should consider encouraging early marriage among college undergraduates. He argued romance must be kept alive and urged sympathy for young couples facing marriage, while noting Lucill Nicola is home with chicken pox and Mary Wolfer teaches in her stead.
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Ind
U.P
Earl B. Harper
Evansville College
Lucill
Nicola
Mary Wolfer
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