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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1930
Page
4
A gospel excerpt notes God our Saviour warning mankind through kindness shown by mercy. It cites Titus on being saved by regeneration and the Holy Spirit shed abundantly through Jesus Christ. Justification by grace makes believers heirs of eternal life.
A reflective poem depicting a man who lingers by horses and farmyards during corn husking. He seeks calm in the glow of light, as cats purr and pigeons watch, while a woman’s gaze at the door hints at a hidden escape he finds in daily chores.
Local expert Hender on Wallace notes the elm in the northeast corner of Central Park is badly in need of water. He recommends the Davey treatment by breaking the surface soil near the extended limbs and soaking the ground thoroughly. A few applications could save the tree's life.
The Canadian government plans higher tariffs to curb cheap foreign goods and immigration, arguing protection of domestic workers. The piece notes Canada’s tariff is higher than the U S tariff and calls for self preservation as a guiding principle for national policy.
Tation President Green of the American Federation of Labor credits Mr. Hoover with maintaining wage standards and working conditions during a period of unemployment. He cites Hoover’s post stock market panic leadership, calling industry and labor leaders to Washington, and the November conference that urged restraint on wage demands. Construction activity in early 1930 reflects the impact of stabilization efforts.
A reader letter recalls a six year old boy and his father slipping on thawing ice at a school in Ames Iowa. A teacher helps him to safety by the radiator as other pupils react with sympathy and ice cream is shared to ease embarrassment. The writer hints at school life in 1929 and notes the author will soon start seventh grade.
A fragmented poem laments broken friendship and social neglect, urging readers to reflect on Christ’s invitation at communion. It contrasts worldly amusements with spiritual duties, then shifts to a column critiquing prohibition’s impact on athletics and a British cleric’s war of the sexes forecast.
The column discusses common word mistakes and drills the reader on vocabulary. It presents a daily word, dissolute, defined as loose in morals and conduct, noting a dissolute life leads to degraded choices and behavior. The piece encourages expanding vocabulary by mastering one word each day.
A collage of comic observations and reader contributions mocks botany lessons with verses on plants and reasons to learn them. A playful note from a local Post Office club member prompts thoughts on youth, ambition, and aging, interspersed with light satire and call for weekend contributions.
At L C Hill grocery Thursday morning a dark gray serpent emerged from a banana bunch and slithered down the aisle before being captured and killed by L C Hill and brother C M L. A photograph was taken but the species remains unidentified.
A fragment describes someone moving along a plantation path and drifting to sleep, leaving few contextual details about location or circumstances. The readable text emphasizes a quiet retreat rather than action, with no clear names, dates, or outcomes.
A charter of trait jams and pickles will be shipped to the stern Star home at Boone the last of September. Each member is asked to contribute at Nicola and Harmon store or at E. M. Bridges Co. store, rents.
A fragmented OCR listing outlines multiple local professionals and services. It mentions A Michels general law practice, various doctors and medical offices, a funeral home, plumbing and heating, home beat services, real estate and insurance agents, an osteopath, a tire service, and a street address cluster around Main Street and Worth Town Ave with phone numbers, indicating a directory-style feature and a note about reader praise for the piece.
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