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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1931
Page
4
Henry Van Dyke urges finding daily purpose in work across places from fields to markets. He vows to honor each task as a blessing not doom, choosing the right way to best exercise power and spirit.
An Episcopal clergyman meets an old farmer who claims to be Episcopalian by a comic misunderstanding. The farmer explains he attended a church called Piscopal and heard a sermon about things that should have been done and not done, leading him to adopt the term Piscopal as his label.
A collection of dubious statistics surveys and extremes including a lion eating 70 pounds of meat daily Paris police strength at 17 696 men and US home wiring rates 67 of 190 houses Black bears birth weight and growth figures and notes on Philippine races Death Valley air low sea level and Mt Whitney height are cited as sensational trivia.
A regional digest notes per capita US candy use at 13 pounds last year and Utah’s salt reserves could meet global needs for 300 years. It adds that 80 percent of New York car thefts are recovered, and the US hosts 212 denominations with about 44.98 million members.
The excerpt presents language notes on pronunciation misspellings and usage. It highlights the daily aim to grow vocabulary with a focus on the word disrupting and its meaning tearing asunder and its disruptive effects. It also includes sample phrases about pronunciation and mispronunciation.
A fragmented column blends weather notes with rural humor and travel snippets. It mentions rain, corn and garden growth, lightly mocks arithmetic puzzles, and riffs on television, art, bath timing, and optimistic weather mood. The piece ends with wordplay contrasting dreamers and schemers.
A fragment describes a reckless roadster driver who ignores brakes, insisting on the right of way with a horn. It laments unsafe driving and compares it to new washable playing cards and a disdain for washing the deck.
A mysterious note invites "a couple dit other chaps" to join a friendly bridge game in the club car. The writer mentions a local car dealer’s son and hints at learning words of five cylinders, creating an odd, lonesome mood.
A heated dispute at the Post Office centers on liter and gallon conversions. An expert claims a litre equals just over a quart while others debate volume, as Boots, now at the desk, offers a brisk response in a faded transcription of a local scene.
Local witnesses praise the Scout event for its order and discipline. Chas Davis from Wardrobe Cleaners, Mrs. Harrison Dodderge, and Bill Coy of Cox Motor Co commend the boys for teamwork, camaraderie, and meaningful effort.
Bebe Daniels, noted aviation enthusiast and athletic actress, flies with husband Ben Lyon, a licensed pilot, whenever possible. The Warner Bros. and Vitaphone screen version My Pass features Daniels in the lead at the State theater Wednesday and Thursday with a cast including Ben Lyon Lewis Stone Joan Rondell Natalie Moorehead Albert Gran and Daisy Delmore directed by Roy Del Ruth.
Louis Wolheim directs a new melodrama featuring Mary Astor in a romantic intrigue set aboard a sea vessel. The Sin Ship plays at Pax Theater with Wolheim delivering a standout performance and a distinctive shift from his previous roles.
Shiloh May 18 report details the annual school picnic and a teacher Mrs Wilma Moore Shants bridal shower with gifts. Pupils displayed projects though exhibit was small. Visitors include Mr and Mrs James Marsh and Leo Wagner among others. Several pupils and staff mentioned with routine farming notes and summer plans.
Mary Lou Thurston enters the Lorrimer home to assist Travers, a shell shocked veteran, by posing as Delight Harford to revive his health. Mrs. Lorrimer plans to reintroduce society life, with Mary Lou guiding Travers back to normalcy as shopping and social visits unfold.
Chapter 3 PF O schedules a meeting with Mr Ralph Staomman this day at 2 30 o clock in the afternoon. BOLT
An unusual health claim proposes elf poisoning from constipation and promotes Hethine a vegetable cathartic. The ad urges readers to purchase a bottle from ws Phavinaey claiming it acts in a natural way to relieve symptoms.
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