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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1929
Page
4
A brief daily meditation titled Bible Thought for Today for September 3 92 offers a concise reflection rooted in scripture. The notice presents a devotional prompt likely from a church or religious column, aimed at guiding readers in daily prayer and contemplation.
A collage of verses and business notes spans a German poem about a landlady’s daughter and a forecast of Ford Motor Company output. It reports Ford aiming 40 000 to 59 600 cars this year and plans a daily large plane, with broader production projections through 1930. It also notes 50 000 visitors to Hoover birthplace in West Branch Iowa and wedding ceremonies held in the birth room.
An editorial blends the Graf Zeppelin voyage with earlier world trips and fictional journeys. It notes twelve days air travel, discusses historical record holders like Phileas Fogg and Nellie Bly, and recalls General Coxey's 1894 march and his new plan for money at cost with non-interest bearing notes.
Edsel Ford said he does not complain about foreign companies as Ford motor plants accelerate. New Ford cars roll off the line at a rapid pace and the company reports millions of cars sold, signaling strong production growth.
A boy recounts a mishap when a car key vanished during threshing near Cotter. The family searches high and low with siblings and a toddler involved before Earl Wrightmaker helps by rewiring the car and starting it, only to find the keys finally in the father’s pocket among nails.
A rambling column blends a sun drenched afternoon with a four year old honking a truck horn, a bold woman’s open road ambitions, and humorous local tales. It mixes sketches from Outdoor Life and a letter on traits women seek, ending with a Swede raft joke.
A reader celebrates a rich dark brown homemade chocolate cake described as an unbeatable favorite with no rival. The note emphasizes its superior taste and quality in a bragging tone.
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert L. Wilson and Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Severt express deep appreciation for flowers and many kind attentions given at the time of the funeral for their dear one.
A notice related to the assessor lists four billion dollars in diamond ownership across the United States. The text hints at household tension including a mother spending seven dollars and fifty cents at a beauty shop while a father shaves, with an Oregon editor offering sagely remarks.
A police dog in Atlantic City threatens to bite anyone wearing furs or smelling like wild animals. The dog’s logic allegedly compels it to attack based on scent and appearance, unless restrained.
The New York Central reported 1927 dining car earnings of 5.76 million from 156 cars while operating costs exceeded 7 million, leaving a net loss around 1.272 million though touted as good for passenger appeal. Also notes a lawyer joke about liability and a handbag theft from a shop, with various small anecdotes.
A dated English lesson urges vocabulary growth by mastering one word daily. Today's entry defines incisive as cutting penetrating and sarcastic, with an example of an incisive stare that makes someone uncomfortable.
In a lively street vignette Mr. Stone and Mr. Wood pass a couple of flappers and drift into whimsical turns as a drug store scene unfolds. Beth and a rubber persona appear in a playful, diary like urban moment framed by 1920 era style. Ave Maria and a dignified heroine stride to The Lyric West in fashionable daily wear.
A humorous Abe Martin quip notes patience for a settlement over a lost laundry pair of pajamas. The joke suggests flappers with beauty naps may suffer insomnia and ties waiting to a domestic mishap.
Ames Iowa September 2 The Burlington pig crop special runs September 16 to 27 across 29 southern Iowa counties. The Iowa State College extension service and Burlington Railroad sponsor the eleven day train with 35 stops, starting at Washington at 7 30 p m. The program seeks to raise pig litters via better feeding and marketing to increase farmers income from hogs which account for about 40 percent of farm income.
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