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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1934
Page
4
A devotional reflection cites John 1 1 3 affirming the eternal Word as creator and source of all. It contrasts spiritual truth with national strain noting America faces extensive costs from injuries overwork and related burdens totaling over a billion dollars annually.
Prof Ira A Hiscock of Yale reviews medical pay noting total physician earnings exceed 600 million dollars yearly but decline by a third in recent years. The piece estimates average earnings around 8969 per doctor, yet 30 000 doctors capture most of 500 million leaving others with about 2000 net if collected.
The Federal Land Banks have loaned more than 500 million dollars to American farmers since Farm Credit Administration was organized last May. About 200,000 loans have funded farms and farm homes nationwide, with new lending surpassing 2,600 per day.
A motivational note from Waldorf Window urging resilience and a positive bearing. It declares that strength lies in attitude and effort, not the weight carried, and encourages smiling through hardship. An encouragement column hopeful in tone.
A journal snippet notes a reader’s poor sleep due to nocturnal bugs near a potato patch. It recalls mushrooming with Jack Westphal, then golf, and a quip about chasing balls in pastures. It adds general town observations on habit, work, and community involvement.
The narrator describes a night trip via Inverness Mississippi into the Sunflower river swamp. A shaky bridge, glowing cabin windows, and countless swamp sounds create a ghostly journey as fog and insects surround the road and headlights illuminate a winding path back to a highway.
Arlys Myers turns nine with a party hosted by Martha Ashby in Washington area. Jhetti Stevens marked 16 with cake from Rev and Mrs Stevens. Postmaster Harry McCall and Mrs McCall celebrate their sixth wedding anniversary. Ed Squire’s birthday noted. Birds warn navigators in fog as gulls and terns signal rocks.
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