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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1929
Page
4
John was imprisoned and Jesus began preaching in Galilee announcing the gospel of the kingdom of God. The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is at hand in this early ministry report.
A collage of snippets quotes jokes and anecdotes from various papers including remarks on bigotry playful exchanges about savings bridges and domestic life. The item cites lines from Asheville Times Boston Transcript Louisville Journal New York tabloid and others with light satire and social comment.
Wisconsin earns praise for rapid criminal processing with fixed parole rules. A Madison case shows swift penitentiary entry for a bandit and a breakfast table murder suspect boarding a train to Waupun the same day. The parole board requires first offenders and non murder crimes under ten years, with court supervision and employer wage remittance to support families.
The article argues for a permanent world peace system led by the great powers. It envisions a strong international police force enforcing a peace compact, while cautioning against abuses of power and acknowledging deep-seated religious and racial enmities. It cites recent sectarian violence in China as a cautionary example.
A rambling, humorous column riffs on ads and brand names, quipping about Christmas timing, product jingles, and a Bible-laden hotel notice. It parodies slogans from Arrow Collars to Palmolive, Crisco to Jell-O, and ends with a self deprecating note about serving on the onion committee.
A compact vocab feature listing misused phrases and mispronunciations. It highlights incorrect forms such as swerved in course rather than swerved from and offers notes on primitive primeval and depreciate meanings. It encourages daily word learning with examples.
Abe Martin notes that lawyers and doctors struggle with steady progress but ranks being a preacher as the most discouraging modern occupation. He jokes about how wives cite husbands, reflecting social quirks and rural humor.
New Haven residents attend Washington homecoming while Marion Smith plans to rebuild a burned house. Donald Smith and a friend from Chicago visit Fred Smith. Mrs. Della Neal returns from the National War Cross encampment in Denver. Beulah Baker visits Merle Statler, and bids are opened for concrete sidewalk work in Washington Iowa with city officials reserving the right to reject bids.
Janet, weary from school, arrives at Pinewood Lodge and is mistaken for a cook. Mr. William Cleaver unintentionally hires her, and after a tense start, he reveals his error and they marry, honeymooning the following June at Tanlge.
Riverside Post of the American Legion elected Norval Flynn as commander Marion Godleyve as vice commander H E Dowd as adjutant and Gerald C Welte as finance officer They also voted to hold another carnival this year Armistice day shooting match planned Wes Haigler, Civil War veteran, visited Riverside area. A sale of Kline estate farm near Riverside for 12000 to R C Rimmelhart and another Des Moines stock farm near North Liberty sold for 10500. New baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Simon Metz.
Ogden Iowa high school students arrived to find their books stolen the schoolhouse ransacked and the superintendent's safe opened yielding about 40 dollars. Burglars broke in last night and forced the safe to take the cash.
Fragmentary OCR of railway timetable lists several train numbers and passages with times such as 2:06 4 TM No 29 and 16:40 p m. No clear dates or destinations are provided but the notes mention Golden State Limited and Kixpress with scattered times.
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