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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1971
Page
4
Washington Iowa editorial page collects musings on love and law, lighted storefronts, daylight saving time, and a humorous tale about language usage. It urges brighter store windows and safer pencils while musing on manners and maturity.
Archaeologists report Neanderthals in Iraqi Kurdistan cave showed communal care and burial with flowers. Ralph Solecki of Columbia University says they possessed a humanlike social and religious sense, challenging view of Neanderthals as brutish.
The article analyzes a bridge hand from Becker, showing how defending correctly against a four hearts contract can gain or lose points. It explains two key defense hurdles, including overtaking the spade king and avoiding overruff after third spade, with West discarding to tempt East into an unfavorable jack-ten.
A collage of curious trivia ranges from 1492 as a first important date to who bought the blue wagon and the rise in temperatures during high-stakes poker. Other notes include pig bed warmers in China, August marriage myths, Mamie Eisenhower’s Geneva middle name, Hollywood’s first film Love Among the Roses, and the origin of snobbery from Cambridge.
Great niece Dr Susan B Anthony describes how the original Susan B Anthony would have pursued ending wars and supporting human rights over the modern women's liberation focus. She notes Aunt Susan worked with men, fought for coeducation and suffrage, and would oppose anti man attitudes while living up to the total woman ideal.
A 69 year old Christian woman seeks guidance about a renewed romance with a 73 year old widower who has money. She refuses to live in sin and wonders how to obtain a marriage proposal, while other submitted questions cover age gaps, social club etiquette, and political voting advice.
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