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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1924
Page
4
The snippet notes the Associated Press copyright and exclusive rights to news dispatches published in the paper. It states AP content is used with local publication rights and reserves the paper’s entitlement to distribute special dispatches.
A devotional verse from Isaiah 11 6 is shared for December 3 1924. The text envisions harmony among animals and a child leading them in a peaceful scene as part of the daily Bible thought segment.
The piece critiques a brief congressional session noting it includes lame ducks from the last election. It argues officials should not sit after retirement and a newly elected president should assume office promptly, warning of potential lawmakers acting against voters after repudiation.
The piece argues that changes in personnel and eastern losses shift leadership power to western members. It reflects wary optimism about western influence while avoiding disparagement of eastern power. It underscores a belief that westerns will guide progress.
The writer argues against regional blocs and class politics. He asserts the country must resist narrow agendas from any region and seek representation of all citizens. East, west, north, south should matter little when leaders act for the common good.
New Jersey golf pro Bobby Cruikshank will follow Walter Hagen and Gene Sarazen who have left for the south to meet Abe Mitchell and George Duncan. Hagen and Sarazen will practice before a 36 hole match at St Augustine December 14. Cruikshank and Johnny Farrell will team against the Britishers at Tampa next Sunday. After these matches Mitchell and Duncan will leave for the Pacific coast.
A reader tells the merchant I saw your ad in the Journal. The remark implies recognition of a storefront promotion and invites follow up from potential customers.
Iowans will participate in the eighteenth annual convention of the National Society for Vocational Education in Indianapolis from December 11 for two days. About 3,000 educators, contractors and manufacturers will gather to discuss agriculture home economics commercial education and industrial vocational guidance with speakers including W H Lancelot E G Blackstone and Roger Babson.
Washington December 4 The Agriculture Department reports only 48 percent of the corn crop in the principal producing area reached maturity before the first killing frost, far below the usual 91 percent.
October weather favored drying but November reports from the Seventh Federal Reserve District show high moisture in corn. Illinois Indiana Iowa Michigan figures range from 16 to 51.4 percent soft or unsuited for cribbing with 41.2 to 66 percent merchantable quality. Husking continues and wheat marketing is near finish while grain movement rises due to high prices.
The report notes only 23 percent of the crop is fit for seed due to a late spring and cool summer delaying maturation before frost. Maturity percentages range from 72 in Missouri to 14 in Wisconsin, with 60 percent typically available for seed in normal years.
Senator Underwood of Alabama outlines a plan for Muscle Shoals to be dedicated to national defense. The proposal calls for operation to produce nitrogen for explosives and fertilizer, with Dam No. 3 to be constructed, allowing government or private operation.
The Iowa State College herd won the championship for the best herd of three shorthorn steers at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. The group included a first prize junior yearling a second prize senior calf and a fourth prize senior yearling.
In a light column the writer riffs on Miss Sullivan at the cooking school and a baritone on the radio. A road hog quip ends the piece with a jab at speeders while playful scenes of everyday life fill the page.
A brief aphorism notes that conscience guides some men away from trouble while others hesitate due to cold feet. The Boston Transcript framing emphasizes moral instinct as a safeguard.
A father disciplines Kitty with strict correction before leaving for the city. Upon return, Kitty calls from upstairs with cold politeness to announce her husband is home, signaling an odd social scene.
A reader complains the proof reader altered Maud Muller to wear a cloak when a cloche hat was meant. The writer insists he can spell cloak when needed and signs as Shavings. The editor suggests future reference to the proof reader as she.
The classroom joke notes a driver blamed for danger and riffs on a cold snap caused by Ww. W. Wilson shipping ice. A hotel door misread prompts a laugh about soap towels and a cobweb wireless mix up.
A fragment from cultural verse and jokes celebrating rural life and humane conduct with notes about songs and jokes from a period publication. It references simple living, a tan livery, and a humorous aside about hair styles and popular quips.
A report notes robbers entered a Michigan service self store and helped themselves to contents of two safes in a terse crime brief. The dialogue fragment implies a tense scene with a gunman and his wife referencing a prior shootout and a forceful departure.
A playful dialogue about shape and dating ends with a lighthearted joke as the pair jokes about dancing and misdirection. The mood is breezy and humorous, highlighting clever wordplay and cultural banter about romance and movement.
Professor Pate cites a Mexico rule on alligators during a lecture. J Fuller Gloom reacts with distress over plans to travel to Mexico to catch and injure thousands of alligators. A small man in the front row heckles and threatens, prompting tension as the talk stalls.
In a casual exchange Mrs Kriss asks Willie what the situation is and Willie wonders if claiming to be under 12 with a conductor would allow him to be old enough to go to the cinema by himself after supper.
President Coolidge will forego a special train and private car on his Chicago trip to set a spendings example for executive departments and Congress. Washington dispatch notes the decision aims to curb White House expenditures this week.
Berlin reports that American army mules now common in streets. Brought over with troops that landed in France in 1918, mules worked the Rhineland during occupation withdrawal and prove more economical than horses for local truck drivers due to their endurance on less feed.
The United States has 25 000 miles of concrete road. California holds the largest mileage with 3 288 miles, leading all states.
The notice lists multiple trains including Golden State Limited numbers and local passes with arrival and departure times. It notes freight and passenger services, agents H. W. Russell and C. McK, and exceptions for Sundays and Guadaga.
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