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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1929
Page
4
A devotional note for Monday September 23 1920 reflects on Jesus message to call sinners to repentance. The passage cites Mark 2 17 comparing the healthy with the sick and emphasizes repentance over self righteousness.
A narrated poem sketches a farmer lout whose wife left admired by others. The husband criticizes nerves and health and rants about death, hoping for relief from his burdens while a hired hand helps at home. The piece ends on a dark, insinuating note.
The article notes California already has about 4000 landing fields with another thousand proposed, reflecting rapid growth in air travel. Favorable Western weather and daily routes from Los Angeles to several regions spur demand for more air infrastructure, including in smaller cities.
Andrew Mellon argues youth faces ten times better odds than in his boyhood. Noted figures like Rockefeller Schwab and Davis support the view that education is easier and more vital now. He stresses disciplined study and continued schooling as keys to higher earning power and lasting usefulness. Hoover has just completed six months in office, with supporters backing his early record.
Lucille Kurtz recalls a two year old guest at dinner who drops his napkin and blurts out that he dropped his dress causing the table to laugh. The lighthearted memory captures a family moment and a child’s humorous mispronunciation.
The National Republican notes six months of Hoover policy progress. It cites the farm relief law, functioning Farm Board, tariff measures, naval disarmament talks, and commissions on law enforcement and child-rearing. It praises cabinet quality, government reorganization, and steady growth toward peace and prosperity.
A Chicago survey shows annual spending at 3,600 restaurants totaling about 150000600 dollars with 72 eateries each earning around 50000. Drug stores report 40 outlets totaling two million in annual food sales while saloon revival is hindered by consumer preference for non alcoholic or food driven purchases. A tourist encounters the Old Settler’s tale of lifelong residence and the city’s bustling taxi scene reveals humorous exchanges.
Day’s word: preposterous defined as contrary to nature reason or common sense. Such a suggestion is preposterous.
A collage of quips and fleeting thoughts on society gender roles and fashion. It includes a humorous exchange about poi in Hawaii and remarks on daylight saving from Chicago, followed by verse and prose pieces on marriage modern dances and memory lane items.
Mrs Side Hanger quips about aiming for five or six children and jokes that a few may hang you if you have a full set. She adds that almost every buddy would like to be a policeman for about an hour.
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