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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1925
Page
4
Crawfordsville Residents Attend Washington Trip and Visits
A group from Crawfordsville including Mr. and Mrs. Lee Lease and many others traveled to Washington yesterday, some for the circus. R. V. Davis returned from Burlington with stock shipments. Visitors D C Porter of New York and Thome Skinner and Gerry of Peabody arrived to see relatives. Edwin and Charlie Chrissinger left Mt Pleasant for a Chicago excursion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Aug
Lee Lease
H. B. Graham
Jane
John Bullers
Emma Lou
John Bob
Will Anwyl
Lyle
John Anwyl
Hazel Anwyl
Earle Barnes
William Davidson
Jess Curtis
Frank Fletcher
Whitfield Davis
David
Washington
R. V. Davis
Burlington
D. C. Porter
New York
Rev
W. C. Porter
Thome Skinner
Gerry
Peabody
Kansas
R. C. Holmes
Ode Skinner
Nancy McConahay
Edwin
Charlie Chrissinger
Mt Pleasant
Chi- Cagko
Funeral for Mrs. Julia A. Wilkins Held at Keota
The funeral service for Mrs. Julia A. Wilkins took place Wednesday afternoon Aug 7 at the Keota home. Rev George Sneath of Normal Illinois and Rev J W Neyman of the local Baptist church officiated. Mrs Wilkins 64, survived by husband J Wilkins and son Eugene Wilkins who died in 1909. She had been in declining health for four years with a serious turn in the last six months. She was an active Baptist member and choir participant when health allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Julia A. Wilkins
George Sneath
Normal
J. W. Neyman
Woman's sharp wit quoted in Morning Reckoning
Miss Pearl Moots tells her mother a flavoured line about taking a tuck in a skirt and cleaning white shoes to win a future ride, a quip reflecting a woman’s hold on the moment and the social sting when speaking to another woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Pearl
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason in Braggarts and Fat Man
The Fat Man Gibbon, famed for Rome, grows heavier while pondering at home. Doctors urge walking and temperate living, but he resists, preferring roast beef and wine. He ends by slipping toward the sea, too timid to rise and climb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibbon
Rome
Weathered town notes on rain, circuses, and the Posthole humor
A collaged column recounts W. O. Wells confidence about rain, Chautauqua season temptations, and circus spectators. It includes satirical verses on fashion, old poems, and a playful piece about Johnny Posthole and Country Jane, ending with lighthearted family picnic witticisms.
Keota Community News and Local Events
Obituary notes mention Rev J M Woods and pallbearers for a local funeral. Keota hosts social gathering at City park for visiting friends from Washington and Douds. Keota ball team defeats Hayville 5 to 2. Local residents travel to Chicago Davenport and Fast. Union meeting planned for Aug 9 with Rev Purdy preaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted
J. M. Woods
Baptist Church
Edward Bower
W. C. Moser
A. W. Rickerd
Owen Bowers
Thomas Nycum
Hugh Jones
eKota Cemetery
Margaret Hamilton
Alice Lowash
Washington
Bessie Bundy
Douds
Sacred Moonstone Believed Sacred In India
The moonstone is regarded as a lucky gem and deeply sacred in India. It is traditionally not sold except when placed on a yellow cloth, a color with special sacred significance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Japan Prepares Special Police to Fight Propaganda
Reports say Japan plans a Diet bill to create a specialized police service to curb Bolshevik propaganda. A yearly 1,000,000 yen appropriation is proposed. Steps include peace preservation laws, unified police orders for home and Korea, and frontier units on Korea and South Manchuria borders to counter radical propaganda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toyko
Japan
Home Department
Special Police Service
Russia
Diet
Korea
South Manchurian
Humorous dialect exchange about lunch and worms
A brief comic dialogue features Mammy asking what is in the mouth and Sambo answering fishing worms. Mammy declares worms the worst she ever hears, while Ssambo jokes he cannot put them in his pocket as his lunch.
Chautauqua Verse Contest Plea From 1904 Birth
An applicant born in 1904 asks for a dollar dated that year and expresses pain while urging entry to a Chautauqua verse contest at Washington. The note blends appeals for recreation inspiration and social benefit with several quips about life and Chautauqua.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keosauqua
Washington
Chautauqua
Evcelsior
Laughing at the idea of a woman as a man’s better half
A humorous note on marriage roles contrasts the notion of a wife as a partner with the idea she is the whole thing. The writer mocks the stereotype while advising husbands to keep chivalric balance in mind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fellows
Contertment Recipe To Secure a Contented Spirit
An old verse urges measuring desires by fortunes and earning fortune through wishes. The line suggests aligning personal contentment with wealth and seeking wealth through well-placed desires.
Marriage The End of the Line with No Change
A concise reflection notes marriage as a fixed institution with no change in status or structure, suggesting steady continuity in the relationship. The piece emphasizes enduring commitment despite external pressures or time.
Emeline’s winter farm life and growing skills
Emeline lives on a northern western farm with family and animals. She knits woolen stockings, learns to embroider and make gifts, milks cows, cares for calves, and reads widely. Her brother travels far to school, a pig named Peter grows fat, and Emeline enjoys music and a busy, evolving life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emeline
Pmeline
Peter
Willie and Father Golf Caddying Banter Quiz
A light exchange shows Antonyr asking Willie if caddying for his father is enjoyable. Willie replies with delight and jokes about avoiding naughty words while noting his father sometimes swears softly after bad shots, using a playful feminine euphemism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
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Nero
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C. D. Bowen
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Christian Church
C. B. Rayhill
Methodist
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Presbyterian Church
Purdy
Holst ST Propaganda
Home Office
Jim Barnes
Europe
Long Jim
Mary Graham Bonner
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