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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1924
Page
4
The article contains a publication rights statement noting AP dispatches and local news are reserved for publication and that AM rights of special dispatches are also reserved.
A devotional line cites Galatians 6 9 10 urging perseverance in doing good to everyone especially the household of faith The brief verse invites readers to seize opportunities to act kindly without wearying in well doing.
A Washington Iowa writer describes Calvin Coolidge, slender, with a serious look, as he broadcasts an Associated Press address. Mrs Coolidge sits in the gallery as about a thousand AP members dine, while listeners west plan earlier broadcasts.
In a banquet hall Cal Coolidge speaks to a mixed crowd about Congress approved budgets, war profits, and the Dawes plan. The president urges restraint on spending, notes non interference in European politics, and favors international cooperation to codify laws and limit armaments.
The Department of Agriculture raises natural enemy parasites from Europe and Japan to combat the gypsy moth and curb its damaging spread.
A compiled schedule lists radio stations and programs from outlets in Atlanta Buffalo Chicago Dallas Davenport Detroit Fort Worth to New York and more. Entries include times such as 7:30 9 10 11 talk orchestral bands and dance programs with many cities and station call letters.
For the Fox Theatre production April Showers, a bespoke undersea cafe scene is built with expert garment makers and special machinery. Mermaids divers pirates and attendants wear unique costumes while Kenneth Harlan and Colleen Moore lead the cast in this Forman venture opening next Monday and Tuesday.
The cocklebur weed has been shown to be poisonous to stock in its early growth stages due to its stiffly armed burn.
Editorial notes Washington as a friendly city where residents greet strangers. The piece includes quips about spring, public amusements in Central Park, and light social satire about moustache clubs and marital disagreements, reflecting a playful column style.
A old negro in Missouri applies for registration as George Washington. He denies being the man who cut the cherry tree and jokes about his health and work. The piece ends with a quip about Jacob, Rachel, and onion breath yielding playful speculation.
A lighthearted exchange features a speaker replying to Keister with puns about summer work and a playful jab at Hal. An Iowa hen joke highlights eggs and a joke about selling them to Reister and Sona. A clergyman and two girls admire a stream as a fisherman jokes about bait and fishing for men.
A brief note from a column urges married men who oppose bobbed hair practices to consider support or compromise. The fragment hints at social debates, possibly fashion norms, within a local community. No concrete names or dates are available in the readable text.
A collection of light anecdotes and quips including a barber who fears cutting a customer’s ear, a misnamed Irish exchange, a riddle about an elephant and mosquito, epitaph humor from England, and wartime like lines about presidents. Also mentions Sir Lancelot and a dinner with Lady Hausers.
At North Waites railway station a lordly visitor arriving with a bulldog causes porter John Evans Jones to hoist a cache of portmanteaux camera fishing tackle and golf clubs from the guard’s van. The lord asks to load the items onto a cab as the dog is checked for bite.
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