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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1930
Page
4
A wittily penned note from Denison Flamingo laments a missing pencil taken from his desk. The verses describe a sudden theft amid a quiet moment by the desk clock, wryly wondering who took it and joking about the possible thief.
The piece surveys Iowa primary races with Dan Turner vs Ed Smith for governor on a tax stance, Hamill vs Dickinson for Senate, Kopp facing Kehoe in Congress, and notes most incumbents run unopposed. It laments voter ignorance of lesser offices and highlights local races with familiarity and trust.
A collage of jokes and quotes from multiple sources, citing lines about marriage, politics, and social quirks. Notable bits reference Ruth Hanna McCormick, Gandhi, and a range of city papers, with quips on salt production, equality, and public life.
Miscellany notes on weather and springtime life. A columnist muses on dry, sunny Sundays after a rainy Easter and links golf enthusiasm to Sunday school attendance. The piece weaves in jokes, word scrambles, Punch-style puzzles, and light quips about mice and social scenes.
Montreal officially opened the 20 million dollar bridge linking Montreal south with the island, a Cantilever main span of 162 feet, total length two miles eight feet, carrying pedestrians autos and trolley tracks. Five workers died during its seven year construction with several injured.
Police probe the disappearance of Mrs. G C Kirk 25, bride six weeks, who vanished from a disabled car on the Lincoln highway after her husband left to seek a tow. Kirk had claimed to be the son of Carnation Farm Co Wash. unable to talk as police pursued details.
In Milan on May 26 Mussolini reviewed 16000 troops and addressed a large crowd on tour defending fascism. He proclaimed I am chief and creator and I will defend and promote its development while rain interrupted the gathering. The crowd cheered and shouted long live the Duce as he spoke.
A Iowa health bulletin cites 1 219 diphtheria deaths from 1920 to 1924 averaging 242 annually and 9.9 per 100 000. After a 1923 immunization program the deaths fell to 104 yearly 1925–1928 and 34 in 1929. Three toxin antitoxin injections give immunity for years and a one year age window is advised.
The national mining congress has been postponed until May 1. Prominent mining men could not attend if held earlier. The five day meeting will discuss issues caused by low silver, lead and zinc prices.
A new method uses radium silicate dust on beans to irritate blister beetles feet. The beetle then rubs its feet into its mouth, ingesting the poison.
The article states the real name of Tom Thumb as Charles Sherwood Stratton born in Bridgeport Connecticut in 1898 and notes his death in 1883, presenting a corrected biographical detail.
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