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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1931
Page
5
An advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a dependable laxative. It claims to train bowels to regularity, speed relief from constipation, and improve overall digestion with no harm. The copy cites 47 years of study and appeals to parents to give it to sick or feverish children.
The April report highlights ongoing Farm Bureau projects in Home Project Work Boys and Girls 4‑H Club Work Horticulture and Forage Cooperative Marketing among others. It notes 50 farm and home visits 220 interviews 398 office callers 409 extension miles and 89 bulletins with 3 farm laborers placed and 1243 personal contacts.
The article discusses shifts in livestock marketing and the farmer’s challenge to economically market farm produce. It notes agriculture’s long trial period and links unemployment to widespread hunger and hardship, ending with a reflection on scarce wheat.
The February to March upturn in business continues into March with higher industrial production led by iron and steel, autos, and textiles. Yet early April shows hesitancy as basic commodity prices remain weak, urging farmers to brace for irregular demand and urging industry to align with farming for national prosperity.
Maury Lou Thurston, an appealing orphan, takes a job as a companion to Travers Lorrimer, a shell shocked invalid in Connecticut. She assumes the identity of Delight Harford to help Travers recover, while Dr Mathews and Mrs Lorrimer guide the ruse as Mary Lou studies Delight’s past and prepares for a life she must endure.
Mary Lou discovers a delicately furnished room and new morning comforts as Mrs. Lorrimer arrives to ensure her comfort. A sense of adventure grows in Mary Lou after a night of dreamlike events and a hopeful plan to meet Lorrimer again, with trust from Mrs. Lorrimer and a promise of continuation tomorrow.
4H club hosts a Friday evening gathering at Qveeula Monthhiy wasamu Burean Lowrad. Readily announced agenda includes show preparations and ward updates.
Dates set for August 11 and 12 for the annual county slow show. Washington county 4H work looks Banner with more calves on feed and pigs nearly complete this week. Sheep enrollment has doubled and a large crowd is expected. a detailed two day program will be announced soon.
May 14 home project meeting with Mrs. Greg specialist. June 2 C T Piente. June 9 A D D Worthington Boe meeting. June 10 Girls 4 Club Rally Day. June 11 12 41 Livestock Club Tours. June 17 19 Girls 4 Club Convention Ames Iowa.
A Houston Post-Dispatch quirky column notes a woman seeks divorce citing her husband’s eleven lovers while questioning why she should envy others. The piece treats the odd tilt with sly humor about marital expectations and social norms.
The Portnightly club hosts a May dinner at the M E church on Friday May 15 at 6 30 with tickets 25 cents from KE M Bridges and Nicola Harmon's. The Masons schedule second degree work Wednesday evening. The Rebekah club meets Thursday at 2 for flower exchange and magazines. Civil War Veterans event Friday May 14? at Young America at 2 with school history by Norton Citives.
A London doctor declares that death is largely a bad habit and, once indulged, cannot be broken, reflecting a macabre medical viewpoint printed in a Milwaukee Sentinet piece.
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