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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1937
Page
4
The message urges hospitality without grudging and to Make big plans with hopeful work. It cites 1 Peter and Daniel Burnham stressing noble diagrams endure beyond us and inspire future generations to strive with order and beauty.
Ex congressman Percy L Gassaway of Oklahoma dies prompting renewed debate over Congress and its function. The piece notes his remarks on futility and calls for honest untrammeled congresses and seasoned non political leaders to balance the branches. It cites his quote on how congressmen seek re election and how that shapes public perception.
The article notes how English words and names cause trouble for learners and shows the Social Security Board puzzling over filing systems with Baer as an example. It mentions thirty six variations for the proper name Baer and hints at broader spelling inconsistencies.
Lloyd McCall relays a travelsogue from Naples Italy describing a rural farm, a 77 year old caretaker and a 75 year old wife, a bustling three room ground floor, hand made utensils, and wine as staple. He also notes an adjoining home with livestock, and that food is farm produced with tea and coffee rarely affordable.
A letter from Budapest, dated May 6 1937, recounts Italian tax burdens on farmers and families, strict timber and wine rules, and funeral customs including a 60 lire burial tax. The writer travels through Rome Bologna Venice Trieste notes Venice transport by boat and St Mark's Cathedral.
A readerily list of many spellings for Baer and other common surnames is presented as light entertainment. The Social Security board has 27,000,000 files, and the variety of spellings provides amusement for readers.
A reader’s reminiscence highlights Chicken Pox humor corrected by parents, a rainy season gag hooks summer wash pants, and a Sunday school joke where a child says God is in the bathroom. Des Moines Iowa Tress association notes reveal the era’s lighthearted newspaper culture.
A popular magazine piece notes that a sharp dresser might invest 30 000 in his wardrobe and spend 1 500 yearly to stay fashionable, then jokes that style is a losing game. A doctor jokes about skin specialists who rarely help with life or death, only perfect patients. A Kansas City juror candidate named Peter Nugent explains a distant relation to Anthony Nugent, detailing a large family.
local brief notes a security matter involving Maki in Illinois. the readable fragment mentions a story about safety or guarding issues but provides minimal details or names beyond the location.
The New Yorker notes a dachshund named Martha rented for a photo shoot in New York. The owner received a nine dollar ninety cent check with two memos one reading rental for dog ten dollars and a deduction for Federal Old Age Pension. The piece jokes Martha will feel secure with a government pension at sixty six. Citizen Joe Falk’s four daughters were seen in Washington Square wearing identical brown outfits. We also note a general reflection on saving one thousand dollars and age-related worry.
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