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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1925
Page
2
Daily Market Reports from Chicago detail hogs cattle and lamb receipts and prices along with open high low and close figures for wheat corn oats rye lard ribs and bellies. Highlights include hogs strong at 10.25 to 12.00 per cwt cattle steady to higher with yearlings and light weights in demand and sheep fat lambs opening higher with 14.75 to 15.25 per cwt for good lambs.
Rome riders urchins to benefit from five general recreation centers funded by the Knights of Columbus in response to Pope Pius XI. The $1,000,000 project provides modern American gymnasium equipment outdoor playgrounds and facilities for football running tracks tennis courts basketball handball and more. Centers welcome all children without distinction this spring and summer.
The term Noel is described as a French word meaning Christmas and its adoption into English. It discusses linguistic origins, usage, and the way the word entered English lexicon.
Chicago grain market report lists wheat prices across No 1 red to sample grades, corn values for mixed and yellow classifications, oats rye barley and seed prices, plus lard back to meat cuts and their bid ranges. The data covers No 2 to No 6 grades, yellow and white variants, and miscellaneous seeds and products.
In London this spring spectacles with horn rims tinted to match outfits gain vogue. The Honorable Lady Ward was seen in scarlet hat and scarlet rimmed glasses, the following day in a blue dress with blue rimmed glasses, spotlighting coordinated ensembles.
The Underwriters Laboratory in Chicago conducts tests on a non combustive floor designed to endure extreme heat. One floor is built another in progress, to be exposed to 1700 degrees in the first hour and rising to 2200 degrees by eight hours. Engineers monitor buckling and temperatures with precision instruments.
The article discusses Camelot as King Arthur’s seat of power where the Round Table gathered and where he held court. It notes debates over Camelot’s real site with mentions of Winchester and Wales as proposed locations.
An advertisement promotes McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets as superior for weight gain and health. It claims benefits for rickets anemia tuberculosis and malnutrition, noting a 30 day guarantee of five pounds of flesh and a 15 pound gain in five weeks for a user. It targets children and weak thin individuals.
An unnamed narrator in Texas inherits an estate and schemes to become the most talked about woman. She courts Judge Henderson with fake wealth, receives love letters and a diamond ring, but when he discovers the truth he exposes the ruse. She vows to pursue a breach of promise suit to gain fame anyway.
In Maplewood New Jersey tar was sprayed on Millburn Avenue by contractors. Fanny the prize hen of H M Reeve received a tar bath to restore her white color. The following day the hen laid a coal black egg.
Disjointed jokes and quips on politics, Prohibition, Cupid, and everyday life. The items reference Detroit streetcars, Coolidge, vaccines, taxes, weddings, barbers, and travel with a satirical tone. Various places and figures appear in brief gags reflecting the era.
A Rogue yarn with a distinctive twist or color is woven into navy cordage to identify the maker or trace defects. The feature helps detect theft or counterfeiting in textile and maritime uses.
quotation from the Duluth Herald notes that free speech is tested when one can listen while opponents speak, highlighting a debate about open discourse and tolerance in public dialogue.
A humorous Times-Dispatch column observes that many young men pretend toughness but are only half baked. ItPlayfully contrasts hard boiled image with lack of experience in kitchen bravado.
Hiram Van Wart, near death, schemes to transfer his 1000 acre estate to his boyhood friend Jacob Lent while setting aside the Dutch Corners land to a lunatic asylum. He plans to sell a ten acre tract to Lent and to name his other holdings to ensure his vengeance as he dies.
The Filipino widely adopted daily toothbrush use while early Manila faced few dentists. In 1808, four dentists served the archipelago and people often turned to a blacksmith to pull a troublesome molar.
Horace prompts reflection on aging with questions about counting birthdays forgiving friends and growing gentler and better as years advance.
Railway time tables list arrivals and departures for CRT and P routes. It includes Golden State examples Nos 4 12 30 8, and Western lines with locals freights and passenger services. Specific daily patterns note Sundays exceptions and named staff like H W Russell and J C McKa with arrival and departure times across multiple trains and limits.
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