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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1975
Page
4
A brief devotional note cites I Chronicles 16 14 asserting God governs earth and can use human wrath for His ends, followed by two quotations on self perception by Dr Roscoe Apps and Gertrude Stein about inner age and self regard.
columnist David Kanellis collects evidence to debunk popular aphorisms. He cites personal misfires from school pep talks to war letters and uses two reader letters to attack the age old claim practice makes perfect, tracing origins to Publilius Syrus and Benjamin Franklin.
A reader challenges a claim that Iowa would receive 10 million canning lids, calculating 833,333 dozen or 13,889 cases of 60 lids. The note breaks distribution down by county and towns, noting larger cities would absorb more than Washington County’s projection of about 14 cases per store.
A collection of light anecdotes and reflections from The Odd Column on memory, adages, and humorous observations. Notable bits include childhood wall sayings, doctor counts in the Soviet Union, global fish catches trends, a Vermont porch quip, and wit about education, work, and practice.
Abigail Van Buren advises on a range of family issues including a father sharing a bed with his adopted 13-year-old daughter, raising an only child, tipping etiquette, and seeking Abby’s personal guidance. The exchanges highlight parental anxiety, professional warnings, and practical social norms in a compact newspaper feature.
In a bridge bidding quiz, South seeks the percentage line to make a six notrump slam after West leads a spade. By winning the spade, ruffing, drawing trumps, and running clubs, he plans to force a favorable club divide. If East holds the KQ, finesse may be needed, but the ace play succeeds more often.
A collage of quotes on aging and beauty cites Coco Chanel on facial lines and self perception. It also notes glasses influence vision, gypsy demographics, cannibal commentary, Hapsburgs lineage, Archduke Ferdinand ancestry, senses of smell, female longevity, historic lamb terminology, and wart distribution among girls.
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