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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1925
Page
8
A parade of visitors from Burlington Des Moines and Zion City arrive for social calls and a Miss Faye Taylor returns from Tacoma to assist missions. Local women suffer a fall but no bones broken while shoppers and tailor Gust Bramer advertise fall styles and window displays.
The list catalogs residents and guests visiting Washington and nearby towns on a Saturday. Names include Mrs J M Pulver Keota Mr and Mrs John Alvine Olds Mr and Mrs Harry Gardner Wellman Ruth Anwyl Columbus Junction Gailord Waymack Florence Alabama etc. The piece also promotes Kodak and Chautauqua events and mentions local auctions and travel plans.
A Tuesday afternoon 2:00 oclock residence property auction four blocks from the square on South Marion Avenue is advertised by auctioneer Chas Brown. The notice promotes the sale to close and encourages buyers to bid their own price.
The Devil was a famed Fleet Street public house near Temple Bar in London Officers and lawyers once left a sign reading Going to the Devil on their doors To indicate where to find them during dinner hours This note traces the sign’s origins to lawyerly habit and the establishment’s historic location.
The article describes two methods for cleaning alabaster ornaments. One uses milk of lime made from slaked lime and water, followed by rinsing and light dusting with Preneh chulk when dry. The other method uses soap and water with washing soda or ammonia, then thorough rinsing.
A compact Franklin aphorism notes hospitality opening doors and counter discipline. The remark highlights virtuous restraint and social manners in modest settings.
Chicago police and the Municipal court’s Psychopathic Laboratory argue crime stems from mental and emotional disorders. They advocate treating offenders as patients, using psychology over force, and say reforms could curb crime across American cities. The lab, founded in 1914, compiles vast criminal histories to guide policy.
A Chicago analysis compares the three main crimes in 1919 and 1923 with figures for 1925. Murders fell from 330 in 1919 to 270 in 1925, burglaries from 6 108 to 3 019, and robberies from 2 912 to 1 402, illustrating a broad drop in crime over the period.
An all Iowa dairy exhibit sponsored by leading state dairy groups will fill over 10 000 square feet at the Iowa State Fair. Centerpieces include live ice cream cheese and butter making by Iowa State College experts, a miniature dairy, and exhibits from the state and national dairy councils.
Government experts conduct a major dairy show featuring scores of entries by manufacturers of machinery and equipment used in modern dairying. Officials declare the event one of the largest dairy shows west of the Mississippi.
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