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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1973
Page
4
A column presents reflections from Psalm 107 29 on storms becoming calm and God turning extremity into opportunity. It suggests teaching aims to foster independence from teachers and notes skepticism of flattery among women and oddities of strikes. It ends with a playful bowling remark about strikes.
A writer recalls the paved downtown alleys from the north square and Fareway to Brake’s and Winga’s. Trucks, a conveyor ramp, and regular delivery drivers create a busy, intimate scene. Trucking pros bundle loads, while trees birds and occasional rats inhabit the space, kept clean by local businesses.
A discussion tracks how decimate shifted from a military term meaning one tenth lost to a general sense of near destruction. Webster’s 1934 edition defined it strictly, while Webster’s Third (1966) accepted the broader usage as inflation was described as decimated, illustrating language变化.
UPI reports chewing gum sales surged in 1972 by 13 percent, hitting over 200 million pounds and 571 million dollars at retail. Market shares show Wrigley leading, with American Chicle and Beech Nut following. The piece traces gum origins to Thomas Adams after Santa Anna's secretary discovered chicle's potential, leading to the 1871 patent launch.
South is shown five hands with notes on takeout doubles two hearts one notrump three hearts and four hearts. Each explains how to bid based on hand shape points fit and potential game chances with partner’s possible support.
A collage of varied trivia notes mentions Eleanor Roosevelt once starring in a margarine TV ad, then shifts through quirky facts about sleep, penthouse housing, handwriting, Japanese street numbering, and dating service users. The piece reads like a brisk, eclectic newspaper skit with mixed social trivia and light anecdotes.
In Abby and Mitzie letters readers share guilt over a friend’s suicide after a failed marriage and the impact of neglect. A question asks about moving in with an offer to split rent and shared chores with a man who owns modern gadgets. Another asks about reclaiming wedding rings after a divorce and who truly owns them under law.
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