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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1928
Page
4
A brief religious note cites Isaiah 25:10 praising the ransomed of the Lord who return to Zion with songs and everlasting joy. The verse promises joy, gladness, and sorrow fleeing away as part of the spiritual message.
A long fragment discusses Herbert Hoover as a potential British subject appointed to a high post, noting his war work with Britain, France, and other governments, and detailing offers and honors linked to his European service and domestic programs. It references Page and Wilson era opinions and Hoover’s broad influence in commerce, housing, and international negotiations.
Fragmentary OCR text lists misused word pairs and notes on spelling and pronunciation. It mentions numb singular or plural usage, number of pronouncing pere, and misspellings wistaria as a synonym for impostor with cautions about pretender and charlatan.
A speaker lauds Herbert Hoover’s record in famine relief since 1922, his 1927 appointment to direct relief during major disasters, and his leadership of the Commerce Department. The speaker argues Hoover’s calm, capable service offers the nation a rare opportunity in the White House and asks what the country will do.
A mosaic of biographical notes on Herbert Hoover and Alfred E. Smith, tracing Hoover from an Iowa farm to Stanford engineering, War work with Wilson, and presidency candidacy, then Smith’s rise from New York tenement roots to governor and advocate for welfare, education, and workers’ laws, with scattered trivia and provincial wisdom.
A disjointed local column notes the By The Way Box heading to Nebraska amid unsettled contents and requests for reader contributions. It mentions Flo Ziegfeld, a gate dispute, a Maine news fragment, and snippets from legal notes and court humor. The piece blends humor, notices, and brief digressions.
Daisy chain of garbled quotes shows a nursery salesman and a caller exchanging unclear lines about dimming lights and distance. The readable parts hint at a small town exchange and a question about how far to a location, with no clear events or names.
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