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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1933
Page
4
Today's Bible Thought Thursday May 11 1938 reflects on human limits and divine guidance urging humility, trust in God, and thoughtful restraint in action. The brief meditation emphasizes recognizing boundaries and relying on spiritual strength.
Olive Ward muses on communication with insects and animals, rejecting grand signs to distant planets. The poem contrasts human longing for interplanetary signals with the indifferent, familiar world of a cat, beetles, and floods through time.
An alarmed note describes a Chicago exposition display featuring mechanical recreations of extinct animals. It warns visitors to beware brontosauruses platybelodons saber toothed cats and cave bears, noting the dangers of interacting with the lifelike beasts as they roam a large exhibition building.
Experts in paper wood and steel work on a gentle accurate reproduction of moving and sound emitting animal models from milling years ago. The article highlights careful craftsmanship and aim for natural sound and motion in these antique replicas.
A column contrasts springtime flies with better living, noting screens and longer life after pest control. It then reports Rollie Optenberg and family planning a Wyoming ranch visit, detailing a multination wedding in Rock Springs with 400 guests, 47 nations, and a lavish feast, followed by remarks on weather in Lander.
A satirical collage of lines about trains and blindness, college life, Rome, a magistrate exchange, poetry about setting and reading, Kilmer quips, and miscellaneous quips and aphorisms. The prose fragments read like a dated humor column with self contained gags and adages.
A burglar knocked a man down and held him up. A neighbor lies down when laid up. A boyfriend married and settled, then tried to settle up. Another boyfriend was turned down by his girl the next time he showed up.
A brief dialogue from the Boston Transcript features a housewife accusing a hobo of appearing disreputable after a quar ter, and the hobo responding that small sums hinder his entry into refined circles.
A fragment from a hostile terse exchange references a proposed engagement and past events, implying confusion and tension between individuals. The language is coarse and unclear, but the gist centers on a prior proposal and strained interaction.
A testimonial from Mrs. Vale Walter of Seattle dated December 30 1932 touts Kruschen Salts reducing weight from 156 to 110 pounds and promises broader health benefits. The ad urges one daily half teaspoon in hot water with claims of improved digestion skin energy and youthfulness while offering a money back guarantee.
A strip of humorous quips and remarks opens with biblical and moral quotes then moves through jokes about marriage bachelorhood passport fate and a Washington dance moment. A light end notes the crowd and a playful tone at night events.
Governor Clyde L. Herring will observe the R O T C parade at the University of Iowa in Iowa City with about 1 100 cadets in review. The fifty second Governor's day ceremonies include regimental displays and award presentations for tactics. a noon luncheon for the governor gathers 500 attendees from state officials and university personnel.
Free admission to a traditional year end ceremony with bleacher seats and car parking space. The event will conclude the year's work for the cadet corps and will include participation from all members of the basic and advanced courses in military science.
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