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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1931
Page
4
A reader recalls a childhood moment when a boy named John Liska mistook a bird for an airplane, prompting embarrassment and a joke about buying glasses. The letter to Dear Evening Journal invites similar embarrassing memories.
A devotional caption quotes Matthew 13 45 46 about the kingdom of heaven likened to a merchant seeking a pearl of great price who sells all to buy it. The passage emphasizes supreme value and total commitment.
Brazil burned 1,250,000 sacks of coffee valued at 5 to 10 million dollars to curb a surplus. Government authorization aimed to rebalance the market and restore fair pricing. The article notes similar wheat experiences and warns surpluses depress construction and market morale.
Dave Elder details a slow Sunday at Artillery Range Vermont with rain mud and a missing breakfast. He recalls riding horses Bac quaint camp life as he contemplates a climb of Mount Mansfield and enjoys a sun warmed country road on a quiet summer morning.
The narrator describes a strenuous Sunday climb up Mount Mansfield in Vermont, detailing a long ascent with steep rock ledges and crevasses. He reaches the summit after an hour, enjoys the views of Lake Champlain and surrounding ranges, then descends to Jericho and the Underhill artillery camp before supper, tired but content.
A compact lesson listing vocabulary guidance and common usage notes. It highlights succumbing to greed and misuses of words like every once in awhile and clientele, plus a note on flaccid meanings and pronunciations for learners.
Ralph Scott asserts a 44 inch fish was officially weighed and measured at Luck Wisconsin contest scales with a 17 inch girth and 16 pounds 3 ounces, while home measures approach 46 inches. He notes the record trip home may have stretched the length.
A playful column surveys fickle social trends from Coney Island nickel hog dogs to a six percent drop in divorce filings in Chicago courts. It notes youths dreaming of cowboy life, college co ed habits, and a Venice canal plan defeated. The piece rambles through fashion, music, radios, and school bells returning.
A large Highland crowd heard Norman Baker address local concerns from farming to banks and press. Reports follow of school openings, teachers hired, kin visits, a Salem church assignment, family reunions, and a Hen using kittens as foster mother in Minnesota news items.
An overnight automobile collision in Hall Iowa left Gerrit Schuurman of Sanborn dead a few hours after being admitted to a local hospital. The crash caused injuries to several others who were treated and released.
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