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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1977
Page
4
A Vera Smith editorial urges teaching youngsters the happiness habit. It argues true joy comes from attitude, not wealth or health, and contrasts cheerful, forgiving outlooks with worrying, negative thinking. The piece notes people’s aging often intensifies existing traits.
A father and mother welcomed triplets and asked their four year old what he thought. The boy eyed his father and warned, you better start finding a place for them. They won't be as easy to get rid of as them kittens was.
A quirky column notes life in a coin laundromat where adults fold clothes, jokes about luck with a nickel, and muses on justice and imagination. It contrasts space and sea living with a wry, observational tone about everyday America. The piece ends by suggesting rising difficulty in the area between extremes.
A collection of wry, compact musings on adult responsibilities, insurance costs, college finances, and everyday social quirks. The narrator wields irony to question ambition, consumer habits, and civic virtue, with playful asides about squirrels and bird feeders.
A reader asks if being called odd is fair in a 19 year old clerical office setting. Abby compliments integrity, explains the colleagues’ lunch habits and coffee breaks, and comments on a petty Dutch lunch practice in a registrar’s office. The adviser defends the reader and calls the boss cheap and gutless.
In a rare 43 year clash the Hawkeyes and Cyclones met with a 12 10 finish as Iowa held off Iowa State. The Bennetts Jim Rich and Ron held a family gathering at the game, with Ron from Wellsburg Iowa and Randy joining without a ticket before finding a free seat.
Former Iowans in Oregon organized a game night for the Iowa Iowa State matchup. With TV and radio not accessible, they listened via telephone from Ames as Mrs Ron Marek called Ames and Ruth Stewart held the phone to a loud radio for the second half. The party planned to split the telephone bill and Ruth even spoke with her daughter during commercials.
A wife jokes that her husband is like a parking meter after he remains silent, asking why he cannot speak for himself. The psychiatrist counters with a quip about his mouth full of dimes, highlighting a humorous exchange in a clinical setting.
L M Boyd notes vests comeback among humorous men while suspenders and umbrellas may rise again. The piece touches on humorous traits, plant classifications, office paperwork waste, palm reproduction, organ donation statistics, and a nod to Queen Hatshepsut as a historic example of gender shift. Address given for mail.
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