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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1929
Page
4
A playful poem celebrates a weed that survives repeated uprooting. The speaker praises the weed’s humor and persistence, imagining it whispering secrets to endure life after death as it pushes its head through the earth again and again. The piece blends humor with a tribute to resilience and life after death themes.
The article argues for organized medical service to improve patient care and fair physician compensation. It cites examples from universities and companies like Endicott-Johnson, Roanoke Rapids, and various campuses, detailing per capita costs from $6 to $12 annually and family costs around $23.60. It notes US annual disease treatment spending near 2.5 billion dollars and related lost income.
A note from Ainsworth Iowa reports Mildred Kolosick arrived at the Journal office to claim fifty cents she earned from writing. The contributor explains she is twelve and will be in sixth grade when school starts, sharing a short humorous piece about her dad and a sunlit morning.
A speaker cites $10 billion annual disease costs in the United States and urges a public hospital system for prevention and cure, noting university infirmaries rely on student contributions. The piece blends this with reminiscences and humorous vignettes from community life, including a tale of a boy pumping an organ and a parson’s moral.
Readers express eagerness for a fall festival offering cake tasting and premiums. anecdotes mention carnival acts and the Washington trip dates while local scenes describe boyhood melon theft, musical merriment, and nearby events.
A man questions a woman about past companions asking if she has dated worse looking fellows. She remains silent while he repeats the claim and she responds with a terse remark about listening and thinking.
Daily note presents guidance on common word misuses and a lesson on furtive meaning. It emphasizes proper usage in phrases like situated in the state and on a hill, notes pronunciation issues, spelling reminders for forty, and encourages repeating a word three times to own it.
Abe Martin notes humorous talk of $2 paper suits for men, yet expects glass dresses for women. He jokes that after counting supper calories, the hardest task remains keeping house and being a bandit.
Ethel Marine will perform free acts at the fall festival next Wednesday and Thursday. She performs on a sixty foot pole and then slides for life suspended from a 200 foot steel cable. The report mentions local attendance at community events and a large shipment of stock to Chicago as part of nearby activities.
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