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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1930
Page
4
A collage of lighthearted anecdotes and questions from readers and spectators. A letter-writer recalls embarrassing moments, notes on early phonograph history, and snippets from humorous exchanges about love, radio, television, and social foibles.
A religious excerpt cites Hebrews 11 4 noting that by faith Abel offered a better sacrifice than Cain and was approved by God. The passage emphasizes righteousness, witnesses, and Abel’s still speaking after death.
Prof Charles L Stewart sketches a jingling summary of farm policy goals including strong legislative focus on husbandry, wiser governor advisory boards, disease reduction, wider cooperation, product quality, drivers for education and roads, and taxation aligned to incomes. A later note critiques traveling peddlers and highlights a price misalignment example from a Newhouse Paper Co representative.
A retrospective recalls the 1879 telephone as a crude sounding line without electricity. Wayne Simmons linked his home to Washington National Bank by wire for a demonstration as a single early achievement. The note contrasts that feat with today’s ubiquity of telephone, radio, phonograph, motion pictures, and electric light.
Word study urges mastering one word daily. Today's entry defines preeminence as quality or state of being prominent among the distinguished. It notes a man who occupies a position of world preeminence and adds guidance on pronouncing Fatima.
The column announces the second week winner of the poetry contest, praising "October" by Bluebell and inviting Bluebell to claim a prize at 505 Bailey Building. It notes the poem appears in the October 10 Journal and humorously comments on other poems and items in the column, including a joke exchange and reader contributions.
Local notices list several fundraisers and social gatherings. The Habttst Ladies plan a rummage and eatables sale October 16 in the former McDaniel Drug Store room. The Pythian Sisters host a benefit card party October 12 at city hall. A candy social at Fairview school is set for October 15 with hot lunch. The BLTA city council meets October 12 at the library. A White Elephant sale at H W Ramger's on October 18 features clothing, furniture and produce. Ruth Gideon is named as organizer for Fairview and school events.
Slightly cooler weather was anticipated for the state today and tomorrow after a moderate weekend with scattered rainfall. Des Moines received .88 inches, Sioux City .02, Omaha .01, and Charles City .05. Highest temperatures yesterday reached 72 at several stations. Sioux City recorded 46 as the low. The death of 16 year old college student John Cunningham was attributed to self harm, his body found hanging from a beam in a garage.
An early 20th century patent medicine pitch promotes Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a gentle effective laxative. It claims poisons in the bowels cause bilious symptoms and tiredness, touting forty seven years of research and wide popularity in drug stores.
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