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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1924
Page
4
The passage declares exclusive publication rights for all Associated Press news dispatches and local items in the paper and reserves rights to special dispatches. It states the paper holds exclusive use and publication rights.
A daily devotional excerpt quotes Isaiah 60 20 promising that the Lord will be an everlasting night for the afflicted and the days of mourning will end. The reflection centers on divine consolation and future hope amid sorrow.
Samuel Gompers founder and longtime president of the American Federation of Labor dies after steering the federation through radical challenges. He balanced labor's demands with moderating influence, backed Democrats generally, and supported La Follette in a late campaign. He led a powerful but divided labor organization.
ABE MARTIN reports Constable Newt Plum has ordered all restaurants and cafes to clear spinach debris and cart away sticks broom straws and strings. Mrs Amy Craw widow of a man who died yesterday still awaits the money he left her friends assist.
A long list of crossword clues covering multiple letters placements. It presents numbered across and down hints, including short words like 1 A light armed cavalry soldier and 2 One more and longer terms such as 38 A ring of light and 67 Oceans.
In Walt Mason style verse the poem laments fatal accidents and reckless driving reported in Mondays papers. It lists Driggs the draper and Loco Lossing as examples and calls for driver inspections to curb deadly road use.
A steadfast fighter for fair hours pay and conditions, he rose from a cigar maker born in England to lead the Cigar Makers International Union. Recognized as a top modern labor leader, he balanced radical advocacy with caution against harming the productive economy.
Berlin reports F. Botsch, a South German aviator, flew 300 miles in 3.5 hours using a ten horsepower glider with an auxiliary tom tit motor. The cost of the trip was remarkably low at about $1.25.
The text notes oil and gasoline at $1.25 a liter, described as a record for Germany. It also mentions a rail journey to a Thuringen town taking 16 hours and third class travel costing nearly $8.
Dublin reports the Free State government backing a Cork sugar beet project. Agriculture experts visit England Belgium and Holland to study cultivation. The minister of posts and telegraphs says the government will offer better terms than England and expects one or two beet industries to start this year.
Paris still has its old chair men who roam the streets collecting worn chairs for repair. Some ride bicycles, their loads stacked high like a pyramid before the mender continues to the home stretch.
A compilation of radio listings by station and city detailing program blocks from 6:30 to 12 across major networks. Entries include concerts, orchestras, hours, talk segments, lectures, and special features with station names and time slots.
Wilton Junction judge Dan Duncan sentences Wilton Junctions Wilton Overson and Vernon Ford to $5 fines and six months church attendance with only a doctor’s order able to halt the mandate. In Waupeton six year old Daniel Kelley drowns after falling through thin ice into a Mississippi water hole. Missouri Valley railway shop downsizing from 500 to about 300 workers with further layoffs likely in a month. Des Moines coroner Guy Clift rules an inquest into E D Gates death unnecessary after reports he jumped from an 18 story roof.
A lighthearted holiday fare features jokes from Rev J D Kern and readers. Snippets recall a car street clash a shopper stamp anecdote and quick quips about editors friends and secrets.
In a Methodists Church gathering the Ladies Aid hosted a radio dealer who struggled to locate a broadcasting station. The era’s buzz centered on a prize fight with no seconds. A B Y M clerk mocks service time while a Minnesota judge grants cows right of way.
A carved head wound tale at a doctor's office ends with a nurse’s quip about divorce. A preacher jokes about the collection plate and needing thread for buttons. A cartoonish line mocks wealth pursuit. A dinner party anecdote features Mr Smith and a bald man’s clothing question.
A radio monologue mocks a colored minister in a Friday night program. The piece includes a Texas joke about governors and a pun on loudspeakers. The column also notes a local postponement and ends with a cautionary line about a standpipe.
At a farmers conference in a country store a speaker praises his wife for doing heavy work for ten men before 6 am. An observer jokes about her being robust, while another quips she is delicate yet remarkable for her effort. A second note questions origin of the phrase “He isn't in it.”
Railway timetables show eastbound and westbound trains with arrivals and departures. The Washington Branch lists Local Pass and Freight trains with daily or Sunday exceptions noted. Agent H. W. Russell signs the schedule.
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