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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1948
Page
4
Editorial notes that seven day spiritual renewal is vital and debates atomic energy as a force for progress. It lauds Governor Blue for sending troops to stop Waterloo strike riots, arguing decisive action protects citizens and upholds public order.
Centerville resident argues that keeping industry out harms wages while industrial payrolls spur business growth. He suggests real employment volumes and wage competition would boost local commerce and pay. The piece notes coal strikes loom and hints government action against strikes.
Mrs. Homer Stephen notes the library loan of Sketches of Iowa and Wisconsin by John Plumbe Jr., 1836–39 observations of Iowa’s opening frontier. She highlights Iowa City’s map, Slaughter county renamed Washington, census figures, pioneer roads, prairie scenery, wildlife, soil fertility, and hopes for rail access.
A swarm swirled around a mailbox on S lown avenue at the Ralph Junkin corner on Tuesday. Mrs Minnie Chance and son Everett arrived from NE Washington to coax the homeless bees into a box while a Chance grandson helped. Mrs Chance urged calm handling as fear provokes stings.
The narrator recalls a moment of peaceful garden bounty as snacking on fresh radishes from neighbors Mr and Mrs Grover Booth leads to discovering rows of French Breakfast radishes ready to harvest.
A reader recalls a remark about a "feminine touch" meaning a woman hits her husband for money. The line reflects a provocative view attributed to a friend, illustrating gendered perceptions of domestic conflict.
A ten year old girl Marjorie notes for readers that her family plans a Yellowstone visit but Daddy doubts they can afford it. She says the trip would be a mind trip not a body trip and hints the family may cancel. A separate letter discusses the value of farm names and letterheads.
A farm homemaker’s poem links ancient wisdom to modern life praising personal order. It recalls Confucius on harmony beginning at home and celebrates kitchen friends like saucepans and spoons as sustaining artifacts of daily work.
An evocative meditation on cooking as enchantment. The speaker conjures authentic magic through flour milk eggs cinnamon clove sugar salt herbs and a wand like spoon guiding a stove to boundless culinary mastery.
The English parliament proposed a 1770 act to bar maids and women from ensnaring His Majesty's subjects with perfumes false hair or rouge. Punishment would brand the user a sorceress and void her marriage.
Dairy specialists compare clipping penalties in football to grazing benefits in pastures. They say clipped football penalties differ from pasture clipping which improves forage access for cows.
The Washington Evening Journal editors and staff are listed including R E Shannon, Dave R Elder, Bruce C Cowden, Charles Morris, and W J Shannon with Max Marbie as plant superintendent. Subscription rates show weekly carrier and annual mail options with Iowa and outside Iowa pricing and payment terms.
Railroads in the United States use an estimated 16 million tons of ice each year. About 13 million tons serve refrigerator cars and 3 million tons supply dining cars commissaries offices passenger cars and related uses.
The article notes hunting is more expensive than fishing as each game demands specialized guns, clothing, and equipment. It explains that shotguns for quail and woodcock rarely fit wild turkey or duck hunting, and that rifles for squirrel do not suit deer, moose, or bear.
A home care notice pitches a Roud Automatic Natural Gas Water Heater to combat fatigue from overwork. The device promises abundant hot water for housekeeping, claiming pennies cover the protection and offering cleanliness convenience and comfort in the key of C.
An ad argues natural gas hot water costs are a small part of the total bill and cheaper than pocket change incidentals. It urges readers to check new facts that claim hot water costs are smaller than expected and emphasize savings.
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