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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1973
Page
4
A Washington Iowa column presents wry maxims on education and modesty. It notes the idea of being educated beyond intelligence and jokes about taking pills at drinking fountains as a vehicle for humor. It closes with a Romans 1:22 quote.
A reminiscence recalls a bet between Dan Brindley and the narrator to bake a home made cake with Paul Fern’s ready batter. They tricked their wives, baked at 350 degrees for 20 minutes, and the cake proved delicious. The ruse stayed secret for a decade before being confessed.
In Nashville, Senator Howard Baker argues the country and the President would be better off with the Watergate tapes released to Judge Sirica after purging national security matters. He stresses authenticating the tapes and notes a forthcoming grand jury decision. Tomorrow: Disaster.
A compilation of 1842 Hamburg fire accounts describes bells ringing in heat driven distress and citywide pandemonium. The piece also piles trivia on topics from chess to famous mausoleums and midcentury U S household costs. It ends with a note author L M Boyd's address and copyright 1973.
Dear Abby columns offer guidance on a father who plays to win with an eight year old and a son’s reliance on his mother. The letters describe marital strain with a Mama’s boy and a daughter frustrated by a self trained medical expert mother seeking professional help.
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