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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1925
Page
4
The notice states The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to publish all news dispatches credited to it and local news in this paper. It also reserves all rights to publication of special dispatches.
A brief devotional item cites Ephesians 4 31 32 urging readers to put away bitterness wrath anger clamour and evil speaking and to be kind tender hearted and forgiving one another as God forgave in Christ.
A Chicago woman visiting Washington cannot sleep due to persistent farm and street noises along the Coppock highway area. She describes cow mooing, chicken clucking, pig squeals, insects, birds, and early morning chatter from nearby orchards and cross lots, keeping her in continuous sleepless terror.
Ike Lark's nephew jokes about wandering to places he's heard of after a bank robbery as a married woman asks why she paints. The line blends Western humor with a sly streetwise twist.
A wary speaker argues against mercy for killers, insisting repeated execution deters future crimes. He rails against reformers praising humane punishment while favoring life in prison or hanging as the only effective remedy. He envisions killers eventually returning to crime even after pardon.
A city visitor endures a night of disturbing sounds from crickets, birds, cats, cows, dogs, and a tractor in a rural setting, while day brings traffic and urban intrusions. The visitor finally sleeps when the tractor’s night work begins, dreaming of Chicago’s quieter hum.
The commission must maintain the road section for Prince Edward Island and the central provinces and restrict its action to one point. It may not allow grain and flour rates moving eastward to exceed those established in the Crow's Nest Pass Agreement with the Canadian Pacific Railway, a concession to Western grain growers.
In Honolulu Judge Desha increased Richard Parker Smart’s annual allowance from 12000 to 16500 for the heir of the Parker ranch on Oahu. The judge also approved 2500 for a Hawaii vacation and 1800 to distribute among staff when the boy visits his cattle ranch property.
A report notes the world’s coldest state as frozen helium gas approaching absolute zero, within one degree of the theoretical limit. This highlights extreme low temperatures achieved in controlled experiments.
A lighthearted column recalls a fishing trip by Julius Enclin ending without fish and jokes about honesty in sport. It riffs on overheard quips from a New York store clerk over priced apples and a punchline about a man from Washington splurging on two apples with a $5 bill.
A collage of humorous verse and offbeat notices comments on poetry quality and reader quips. It includes jokes about barrell prices for flour and a fable about a swallow and a crow, illustrating rural humor and chautauqua era entertainment.
A nostalgic verse recalls a costly rye bottle and a hired seller sweeping a cellar. It contrasts simple joy with moneyed excess and reflects on happiness tied to worry-free times. The speaker muses on how a woman’s happiness may appear foolish to a man.
Report notes an illness described by locals as the probable diagnosis causing sore throat and watery eyes. Officials caution the exact disease remains unconfirmed while cases are being observed in the community.
Ottawa reports the Rail Road Commission has launched a comprehensive probe into Canada’s entire rate structure to equalize railway charges nationwide. Public input ends August 15 with 15 days for access to written reasons, followed by hearings across the Dominion.
A fragmented collage of city pride and surreal vignettes with Chicago framed as a future air hub. Pieces hint at wind, parking, and odd mockery of folly, ending with a jokey exchange about a wife and dental work amid a chaotic, stream-of-consciousness style.
Sioux City reports a new daily record as 5000 head of swine arrived by truck for the local stockyards. Des Moines notes resignation of county board counsel George F. Henry amid a charge of withholding over 8000 dollars of taxpayers money. Shenandoah sees Nissan flood stage with minor paving damage and heavy rains delaying the fair. Sioux City records first rain in over four weeks easing crop damage per farm bureau. Burlington winner Peter Belwin, entered by a Wisconsin racer, takes the two twenty trot at the fair with a $1160 purse. Waterloo obituary notes KD Morgan 82 former state president of the Ladies of the G A R. Des Moines wrestling match postponed due to rain at Western League grounds.
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