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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1929
Page
4
Mabel and Doris Sherman share two stories about their brother. fifty cents awaits at the Journal office. A child narrator recalls his aunt urging larger chips and the brother exclaims, You r Mouing auntie was too particular.
The Journal proclaims a men’s rights surge as eight new boy babies arrive at the county hospital, heralding a possible future sports team. The piece honors eight fathers and their wives, notes the hospital’s female staff, and argues for equal importance of mothers and fathers in society.
A compilation list presents multiple titles and authors including The Best Things in Life are Free by A Scott A Girl's Desire by Lotta Fellows After the Vacation What by Mannie Bills Why I'm Against Prohibition by I Mae Witt My Second Marriage by O A Nutt Why I Never Wore Short Skirts by Ima Mann The Wanderer by H O Bow The Cry in the Night Carrie B Aby I'll Get My Man Ole Spinster The Job Hunter Willie Work Someone Must Pay by Will Herman.
The author argues America leads globally not merely by natural resources but through political unity of its states. Europe lacks such unity, making the American economic edge enduring rather than accidental, with unlikely parallels to more divided regions.
A playful reminiscence recalls sending a child to fetch a flour sack for apples. The younger brother mispronounces and asks mother for a sour flack, a charming family misunderstanding from Doris Sherman.
In Normal Angels in the Spectator London the author asks if North America had twelve rival nations instead of one, implying American power would be less dominant. He notes South America would matter little by comparison.
Alexander Legge, a Nebraska born leader from International Harvester, becomes the first chairman of the Federal Farm Board. He rose through IH career steps to president, earning 100000 a year before accepting a 12000 annual post. Legge stands over six feet two inches and is 60 years old. He began his career as a farmers' collector for the company in Chicago.
A critical column urges business leaders to back world peace through the World Advertising Congress. It notes admen aided governments in wartime and questions whether they will mobilize funds and publicity for morale, recruits, and peace efforts.
A quirky set of tales features a flapper who rejects compacts a bellboy who refuses a tip a politician with an inferiority complex Sally on a farewell tour an opera singer who claims a mother would A small boy who refuses to wash his face a motorist who follows every traffic rule a traveling salesman lacking humor a summer acquaintance who does not ask if it is hot enough and a bridge player who returns her partner's suit with steady habit.
July 1 1929 report outlines world wheat carryover of 100 to 120 million bushels and rising demand 70 million annually while 1929 U S crop may drop 325 million. Kansas yields 12.3 bushels per acre vs 17 last year. prices likely higher. Canada faces 50 to 60 percent crop due to drought across Saskatchewan Manitoba Alberta.
Article discusses proper phrases like unhealthful climate and mispronounced terms such as tulip and Stop. It teaches selecting precise synonyms and suggests using a word three times to master it, focusing on palliate as to cover with excuses or extenuate and to avoid palliation of faults.
A speaker extols the average housewife as the backbone of the nation, detailing a full day of chores from dawn to night. The piece lists tasks like cooking, cleaning, laundry, child care, shopping, and answering calls, concluding with a call for a monument to honor her efforts.
In Red Thrush Iowa Rev Tolliver struggles with failing eyesight as Marjory wins a beauty prize with Eddy Jackson at her side. Ginger schemes to boost income via a chain letter for a blind home while Buckworth’s interest shifts. Ginger plans a match for Marjory as the town’s drama tightens.
Ginger triggers a shopping spree at Joplin Westbury with a plan to invite preachers to dinner to push her scheme. The twins face college funding, while their father follows doctors orders to recover and stay peaceful as Miriam questions college.
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