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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1932
Page
3
Bible Thought for Tuesday May 17 1932 presents a prayer for divine aid against human frailty. The verse from Psalm 60 10 11 emphasizes reliance on God rather than vain human help.
A historical argument outlines dire economic consequences of removing tariffs. It warns the U S would lose about 600 million dollars in annual revenue and face a flood of cheap foreign goods that could decimate domestic industry and employment. Agriculture would suffer as global exporters flood the U S market with wheat and dairy.
A compact guide presents daily vocabulary notes on misused forms mispronunciations and misspellings. It highlights correctness for words like instability pronunciation of recess hyacinth and bouquet and clarifies proper phrasing for battle related questions.
A tariff bulletin warns the market would spell disaster for the American farmer and laboring man while causing calamity and bankruptcy in the nation’s industrial life.
In a Cosmopolitan piece George Ade mocks high society dancers who blur the line between elegance and absurdity. He contrasts evening glamour with daytime decline, noting partygoers’ feverish, ritualized dancing and their ritual exhaustion by 3 a.m. while lampooning stylish pretensions.
A quirky note from a Washington Iowa reader recommends visa planning for European travel, jokily riffing on sun visas umbrellas and vacuum bottles. The writer urges letters from travelers for publication back home in the Journal.
A Washington nun loses a pocketbook but it is found at a prominent figure’s home amid a humorous note on smirking in the Journal office. The piece includes satire and playful asides about colleagues and a longtime recorder Ida Harmon. It closes with a birthday gag about Brother Macon turning seventy four.
The page notes a full bloom of spirea and shares light banter about aging and missing spouses. It mentions Miss Martha Lobtberger as nurse at Dr A Keith Droz's office replacing Frances Thomas who underwent appendicitis surgery at Washington County Hospital and is recovering well.
Announcement shows Do C Patterson running for Member Board of Supervisors with a January 1984 term starting and Blaine J Holmes seeking the Sheriff position, both subject to Republican voters at the June primary. The item also notes Mr and Mrs Glenn Been blossom visiting Cedar Rapids and Iowa City relatives including A C Bain and Clark Woodburn.
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