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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1977
Page
6
Washington Iowa edition presents reflections including a Bible verse Luke 3 6 a Ruskin quote the art of description and a Longfellow joke. It notes longtime subscribers Mrs Carl Jarvis and Taylor Stout with 64 years continuous reading by 1972.
A reader praises highway patrol, sheriff's deputies, police, and auxiliary security for long hours directing traffic, managing parking, handling emergencies, and aiding lost children around the Farm Progress Show. She suggests the sponsoring company provide them a large meal. The public agrees with the thanks and recognition.
Creston News Advertiser discusses Dr. Wilibald Nagler of New York City describing methods to eradicate tennis elbow. Advice includes lifting light dumbbells, using a lighter racket with a larger grip, and practicing hitting the ball in the racket's center. The piece notes many weekend players may struggle to follow the guidance.
A Saint Anne's Fall Festival note credits Kaaba Kartoons from Washington Iowa for bringing happiness to East Moline Illinois. Keith Murphy T J Berdo Dale Doggett Ron Ornduff John Schantz and Jim Wagenknecht are thanked for donating time money and talent with Sesame Street characters.
A collection of light jabs about marriage and household life. The narrator offers quick, punchy vignettes about wives, husbands, and everyday domestic humor, highlighting quirks, misunderstandings, and affectionate foibles.
B Jay Becker analyzes a bridge deal where South opens one spade and North advances to four spades. East West misbid yet could have reached grand slam. The piece explains suit preference signaling and how a defender’s high or low card guides partner toward the correct lead and ruff.
A collage of light jokes and trivia about toothpaste taste cake soap aviation taste buds and fashion history. It notes sari as a five millennia enduring garment and offers pop quizzes and witty Q A lines on chastity belts turtle body temperature cartoon history poodle origins and vitamin B 12 flavor detection.
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