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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1931
Page
4
An excerpt from Merle Thrope in the October Nation's Business urges using hard times to prepare for better days. It suggests reorganizing living standards, adapting to lean periods, and learning discipline to safeguard a future, noting resilience grows as moods and conditions shift.
The text discusses the temporary move away from the gold standard and the possible implications, including repudiation fears and how governments might ease debts. It then analyzes dairy tariffs across nations, noting the United States often has lower duties and how tariffs affect farmers, with broader implications for global trade.
JB E narrates a train journey to Portland dated September 13. Passengers on the car mingle, sing practice songs, and discuss the forthcoming convention amid anticipated excitement. The account notes a birthday aboard and mentions Seattle next, with sisters aboard.
A reader recounts a country ride with a pony and a long special train trip to Spokane and Seattle. The narrative covers greetings, receptions, flower gifts, a warm home visit by Margery Morrow and her mother, hotel waits, city drives, university grounds, and Seattle’s thriving business district. It notes the comforts and challenges of travel, including baggage, local hospitality, and social events aboard the train.
A lesson fragment discusses common misuses mispronunciations and misspellings and suggests expanding vocabulary by mastering one word daily. It defines action breach and violation noting infraction as a breach of law or obligation with examples.
A lively morning mood shifts as Dr W J Masson arrives, joining the Journal story crowd for a reception with ripe concord grapes. The clipping recalls old typographical errors, humorous Brighton items, a horse incident, and various light vignettes from everyday life.
On Friday evening Brighton Methodist members and friends held a reception for their new quinister Rev Fant Mrs De C Goetry and the teachers of the public schools About eighty attended Supt spoke on church work and officers of other divisions Mrs H W the W F M spoke for the Primary Department Mrs L E Heliaick for the Primary Department of Sunday School Mrs Dorothy Johnson for the Kings Heralds Mrs C E Dayton for the Ladies Aid Rev Goetry and wife responded and Supt C J Christiansen spoke for the public schools. Ladies served fruit salad cake and car L A Guy Laurel Guy Dennis Rine and Mrs HL Gordon attended the funeral of Dr Gordias oldest sister near Lineville Mr Gordon who has been ill could not attend Saturday evening Mr and Mrs W C Schafer Mrs Rita Crile and Mr and Mrs KE Helmick attended the funeral of Mr Scott McFarland near Drakesville on Sunday.
Mr and Mrs R W Hinse and children expected home from Marshalltown. Mrs Mary Hamilton ill slowly improving. Effie Schmidt of Muscatine helped. Ralph J Taylor family visited parental T Thompson home. Ita Schafer returned from near Drakesville. Lillian McParland of Chicago to stay weeks. Oscar Johnson of Epsie Montana brought horse carload to Chariton. A J Johnson visited then returned to Fairfield. N A Buck of Chariton on Tuesday. Irma Edmondson sold Quality Cafe to Lawrence Orden of Fairfield who took possession Saturday. Odgen to run cafe with similar plans. Gladys Med of Fairfield to assist. Sarah Pringle and Arnold visiting P J Harkin in Veo. Robert Griffith and Mayme Lee Jamison visit. Malcolm Griff of Iowa City and family at Robert Griffith and Chas Mumper homes. Frank McClelland of Mack Hawk community broke band, admitted to Fairfield hospital. Mame Thompson of Alma, Nebraska left for Oskaloosa after visit. The Briers drove up with her Sunday. John Whitakre of Cleveland called by death of father. Holy Spot death noted.
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