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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1925
Page
4
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Bible Thought for Today for Tuesday December 8 1925 cites Isaiah 32 1 and 18 about the work of righteousness producing peace quietness assurance dwelling in peaceable habitation sure dwellings and quiet resting places.
The piece notes Wisconsin's congressional delegation and Senator LaFollette Jr leading insurgency against the administration. It criticizes the idea that political office is inherited by the wife or son of a past officeholder and calls such sentiment the poetry of life pushed too far. The author observes office holders preserving political hides amid party lines.
Mrs. Til ford Moots voices a wish that Lewis Stone marry a sensible woman near his age. A obituary notes Nat Pusey died this morning leaving a daughter and a son near ban dit age.
The poem contrasts Jasper Jinx a rich recluse with a man who recalls hard labor and poverty. It charts wealth's emptiness and a laborer's memory of toil from winter to summer, hunger to prosperity, and gratitude renewed by daily boons.
A reflective piece argues office seekers follow popular sentiment to win votes. It notes how politicians shift with the temper of the electorate from wet to dry as they rise from local to broader influence, illustrating how voters shape leaders. The author concludes with a call to merit and progress in public affairs.
A little girl bids good night to her father noting his scratchy chin. He humorously realizes he shaved that morning and jokes that his beard has grown unusually tall for its age, prompting a lighthearted exchange about his facial hair.
The Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington, established in 1872, shares land with St. Pauls Church grounds and has served as burial space since 171%. Col John Bradford donated a glebe of 100 acres to be held in perpetuity for church use, marking a historical endowment for church purposes.
The Seventeenth century report shows Seves teenth cent townoccupied by Seaport of de Netie fils on the Zolder gee. More than 400000 aid sent a vessel to the herring trade. The herring trade has died, and the population stands at 7,748.
A Duluth Herald item notes a lyric about starting across a railway track then winding up across Jordan. The brief centers on the nostalgia of a song fragment and its Americana theme.
Origin of posters explains that historically London footpaths were divided by lines of posts used to paste announcements. It notes this custom shaped the term posters.
Hollywood producer Joseph M. Schenck signs forty most beautiful extras for Constance Talmadge production Her Sister From Paris. Fanchon to teach theatrical dance and stage an eighteen scene revue with the extras as principal actresses. Adrien designs costumes. Fox Theatre engagement slated.
A humor filled column notes a fathers and sons banquet tonight and jokes about borrowing a son if none are present. A stray anecdote recounts a man misdirecting his shopping while his wife delegates marketing duties. The piece nods to Ralph Livingstone for first aid and references a cold night near a button factory with a ten below thermometer.
A farmer faced a Kansas storm while making hay. He rushed for cover leaving his water jug in the field. The tornado turned the jug inside out without spilling water, but it ruined the jug for future use as the handle remained inside.
An American visitor complains that cinemas in England never show comedies on Saturday nights. He claims authorities fear laughter in churches and that humor is suppressed in public screenings.
Editors roast and dinner tale recount Earl Reed's story of a Jewish couple viewing wyetchings while a bemused husband warns his wife to stop talking. The piece notes the Czecho Slovaks learning to spell their country in multiple ways and jokes about a milk pitcher being pasteurized.
A humorous exchange unfolds with a Boston paper sketching life lessons. A telephone girl, a locomotive engineer, and a sharp remark about aging engines and their smoke reveal a moment of wit and everyday grit.
Sam complains of Berke losis while Rastus notes symptoms and a visit to the Doduh. Sam reports the illness worsened with two Berelosis diagnoses. The dialogue uses dialect and hints at medical concern.
A household bans any guest who has ever used the guest towel in the bathroom. The rule aims to deter shared-use habits and maintain cleanliness for future visits.
The speaker notes that beauty is not only a pretty face and responds to a prompt about oil investments. He admits realizing how misguided their previous oil deal was, calling YT a jackass for buying them in hindsight.
The City Editor raises a toast to a single claim and earns an honorary spot in the Prevaricator’s Club, celebrated for verbal dexterity and quick wit.
The article cites the United States Mint launching a pioneering program urging public engagement to sustain a new currency initiative and ensure its longevity through widespread support and participation.
Goldberg hospitalized with smallpox requests a priest only to correct the doctor about a rabbi. A lonely widow demonstrator works unseen. A U S government bureau reports a flealess dog and wonders how the creature spends its time.
A playful verse lists diners in a banquet of roles. The undertaker drinks bier, the prize fighter drinks punch, acrobats sip spring water, and surveyors bite stakes as the crowd ponders the table of figures and fates.
A humorous old clipping shows Bobby answering in a store by saying Charge it. A classroom riddle about the mole weighs daily. A girl warned against talking to strangers boards a Detroit train and outwits the conductor by planning to go to Chicago. A business girl prefers marriage after office life for practical reasons.
Frank E. Lorince of Enid Oklahoma won the title Champion Liar in a Har's carnival hosted by the American Legion post. He received a biggest liar's medal after boasting a flawless World War I tale about Italian attention and infantry transfer.
A veteran recounts being sent alone into no man’s land bare foot and bare handed. He details heavy losses inflicted on the enemy and his own near-fatal escape on a horse before finally being killed facing a German regiment.
A dialogue about a sofa repair as LT sends the piece out for a new leg. Willie offers a dollar extra to have the sofa ready by eight o’clock Wednesday evening, prompting a brisk exchange with Mr. Wilkins.
In a staged exchange Mrs Havan na Nubride laments a missing factor that would drive her to return to her mother. Friend Husband presses for clarity as she reveals Mothers plan to relocate and live with them.
Robert Wood longtime street department employee in Mason City collapsed dead on his wagon after unloading the first snow load for a skating rink embankment being built under the direction of the American Legion Post.
The text explains a superstition about taking three lights from one match being bad luck. It traces the origin to Russian Orthodox funeral customs where three candles were lit from a single taper, linking the practice to death.
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