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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1925
Page
4
Love masters fear says John 4 18 There is no fear in love but perfect love casteth out fear. This meditation reflects on how faith and devotion overcome anxiety. It emphasizes spiritual courage through divine love and encourages daily reflection.
The piece contrasts booze access under prohibition with wealth, imagining a future where only the rich can drink then money rises for the poor to drink later. It warns high prices could push elites to Europe and paints dope or guns as similarly exclusive. It portrays social upheaval and moral questions about drinking.
ABE MARTIN recalls a string of property sales from a Miami plasterer to a Pullman porter and several others across trades. The narration ridicules the disappearing funds and asks where the money went when horse and buggy days vanished.
The poem recounts domestic waste as Sally, the speaker’s wife, tosses meat and beer into the alley for the gar bage man while chastising excess. The speaker laments wasted comforts and warns that society may end in famine unless wealth and possessions are valued, even as Pam the dog commands attention.
A plains column venting frustration at boot leg booze prices argues against selective sympathy for the poor. It questions Bolshevik style price distinctions and mocks champagne for all, noting hypocrisy and ongoing public discontent.
A provincial plea for supporting the Y M C A to provide safe, supervised spaces for youths in Washington. The writer cites observations on improved conduct among boys through participation in school, church, and Y M C A activities, arguing such groups reduce vulgar influences and guide youth toward cleaner living.
Fox's The Iron Horse stars a dreamer Brandon who envisions a transcontinental railroad. Abraham Lincoln and Dave support the idea as the dream becomes reality through dramatic scenes and a sweeping frontier love story. The Graham theatre screens the John Ford production for a three day run.
Georgetown Kentucky December 2 A survey of 44 Southern institutions shows college presidents averaging 6101 annually with full professors at 3111 and department heads 3099. University of Texas salaries reach 10000 for presidents, down to 1900 for instructors. Elsie Schradder 19 died when a wagon overturned in a field while assisting her father husk corn near Carroll.
A brief note highlighting common language pitfalls and etiquette in reporting. It discusses misused phrases such as above mentioned and the fig ures given above, mispronunciations of divest, and a daily approach to expanding vocabulary with a focus on imputation as reproach in context.
Readers are invited to submit humorous tales as the Pervaricators' Club gathers amateur pranks. A long letter set recounts two practical jokes played on an unsuspecting family, ending with the mystery of who truly endured the joke.
A Cambridge Chronicle piece recounts a wartime romance joke inspired by a Chicago Tribune tale. It details a bride in tule and white charmuese with Killarney roses, and a groom in the classic suit with a stand collar.
A quaint seaside exchange features a bride asking for fresh vita mines and a dealer replying with stock caught on the coast yesterday. A line about a pounded shrimp order follows, then a playful verse on a Scot and a golf ball.
A reader recalls a humorous exchange about buying a cheap violin from George's Drug Store tied to a musical class led by Mrs Dickerson. The note shifts to a childhood memory of a painful dental visit, with sympathy offered to a young boy seen with his mother at Dr Pease's office.
A fragmentary town anecdote recounts a jokey wedding notice and family dialogue about a newborn. The dialogue includes a mother asking if the baby came from heaven and a father’s humorous remark about bow legs. The piece reads like casual domestic banter in a local page.
A brief note hints at a puzzling trio titled Add by the Way Gall Three Love and Sausages filled with mystery. Further readable text remains unclear about characters or plot specifics.
A prospective renter is asked if he has children and pets. He replies no and mentions a squeaky umbrella owned by his wife, jokingly suggesting it as a potential nuisance to the landlord.
A young man and his date sat in front of the writer. She removes her hat, combs her bobbed hair, then passes the comb to him. He runs the comb through his greased locks restoring gloss and a neat look. The writer blurts a sharp exclamation.
Chicago reports George M. Spangler arranging the national Retail Shoe Dealers convention in January cites the claim that fat women have smaller feet than slimmer ones. He notes that exercise and a muscular build do not enlarge feet but can reduce their size.
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