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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1929
Page
4
A devotional note recalls Pilate's question What shall I do with Jesus Christ and the crowd's demand for crucifixion as a meditation on choice and faith. The piece prompts personal reflection on Jesus fate and individual response.
A brief excerpt from The Canary by Yaso Saijo portrays a troubled speaker debating how to treat a canary that has forgotten its song. The chorus insists on mercy, denying punishment or disposal, and suggesting a moonlit voyage by ivory boat to restore the bird’s memory.
A letter dated August 27 from Washington Town features Hazel Dawson asking for funny Kiddie Sayings. The note invites playful ideas and candid humor from the recipient.
The piece notes Briand proposing a United States of Europe and a world peace army. It recalls earlier advocates including an English speaker at a chautauqua and Taft's League to Enforce Peace. The author argues such a world police would curb aggression, control fanatical regimes, and teach tolerance across nations.
C. D. Morris of the Western Railways' Committee on Public Relations says railways are now both prosperous and popular, earning strong net returns postwar while public sentiment toward service and rates remains favorable, though history shows prosperity can wane if public support falters. He notes past attacks on earnings led to decline and poorer transportation, urging continued alignment of railway prosperity with public prosperity.
A jumble of letters and vignettes requests readers to share humorous child stories for a space in the paper. The page also lists church services, lodge notices, club meetings, and a series of social announcements with dates and host names across several towns.
Discussion highlights how the Federal Farm Board could stabilize prices by creating cooperative marketing corporations that buy surplus. Examples show cotton and wheat scenarios where prices could rise above market lows, returning gains to farmers. Prohibition official Campbell cites savings from reduced liquor spending over the past decade.
Word of the day defines impratively as an imperatively or authoritative way. This brief notes common usage and pronunciation missteps while urging steady vocabulary growth through daily word study and examples.
The Jacksonites 1H Club will meet with Mrs A D Rathmel Saturday afternoon. The IX club members will be invited guests of Mrs Warren Glascock at her home Thursday after.
Abe Martin cites Henry Ford vowing to quit manufacturing if saloons return and notes many others share the stance. He reflects on long-foretold ideas once debated in the old livery stable era, now in book form gracing homes.
Mrs Otto Kahler of 207 Butler Street Waterloo Iowa credits Konjola with ending severe neuritis pain after four weeks the medicine supposedly strengthened her system and made Konjola a life long aid. Advertised as sold in Washington Geo McDaniel and druggists across the region.
The Prairie Flower Mission circle will meet Wednesday September 11 at 17612 The Havre, hosted by Mrs. Wylie and Mrs. Lewis. Entertainment by Mrs. Myers and roll call with a parable. The Havre social club also meets with Mrs. Lee Hesseltine Thursday afternoon at 176t3.
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