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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1925
Page
4
On this Wednesday a reflection from Matthew 7 21 warns that not all who call Lord will enter heaven but those who do the Father s will. The message emphasizes living by obedience to divine instruction and spiritual practice.
The Journal reports J B Crail sells his store to Harry S Ward closing a 57 year run in retailing since 1867. Crail describes a lifetime in business from kerosene lamps to modern schools, noting lean and good times and his continued health and vigor at retirement.
The speaker recalls a saying about the oil burner man who does the job of many coal furnace bars. A burned crank once praised for single focus is now seen as a specialist in modern times.
Publication features Walt Mason lampooning critic Gilbert Gudgeon with playful verse. The poem mocks harsh reviews and savors the idea of the critic attacking writers, ending with exaggerated threat and comic whimsy.
The piece recalls Christmas wishes and a humorous tone about gifts and sleigh rides. It cites Washington high school's seventeenth annual commencement at Graham Opera House on February 20, 1892, listing graduates and details, ending with a writer's invitation to readers to submit odd Xmas gift stories.
The Journal notes that he seeks a rest after a long career, and that hundreds of friends support his decision. The piece expresses hope that his “vacation” will be as enjoyable as his business life has been, wishing him well.
Crotona Lodge No 365 Knights of Pythias selects J Gilbert Adams as C of C and other officers Moser prelate Romine M W J Helscher M EF Brown KK Warrington M A Willard Teets TI J Carris CO G Holmes trustee Blythin Sheetz Post American Legion elects Commander Troy Sellman 1st Vice J E Levien 2nd Vice George Mayer Chaplain Moser Adjutant Wilkinson Treasurer Richardson Sgt at Arms Sheetz Historian Holmes Chapter 97 Order of the Eastern Star names officers for 1926 led by Lara Tufts W M and R R Hulse W P A point installation with the Masons set for January 5.
Crawfordsville Iowa residents Mr and Mrs Wm Edgar and Mr and Mrs Fred Long traveled to Washington yesterday. Bad roads kept turnout light for last Friday's declamatory contest though attendees were well entertained. Program included two numbers by the High School orchestra Rex Beauchamp in the oratorical class The Problem of the unemployed and The Unknown Speaker William Edgar.
In the dramatic class Laddie Myrtle Orris The Promise Anna Wenger the girls and boys High School chorus sang two selections. The judges from Ainsworth High School faculty awarded Oratorical first William Edgar second Rex Beauchamp, Dramatic first Anna Wenger second Myrtle Orris, Humorous first Florence Holmes second Lyle Lowe. The county contest is tonight at Wellman.
William K. Howard spent ten days researching the last cattle rustling episode in southern Arizona for the Paramount western The Light of Western Stars. The film stars Jack Holt Noah Beery and Billie Dove with a frontier clash of outlaws and the law at Fox Theatre.
W L Gordon presents a daily English lesson focusing on misused words and mispronunciations. The piece highlights fallacy as a deceptive appearance and urges vocabulary growth with concise examples.
A humorous human interest piece by a new contributor praises the By The Way editor and jokes about editors in general. Anecdotes include a sick man paying an editor, a quip about Washington Iowa, childhood illness, a dirty six year old, and a wry remark on life and obituaries as public improvements.
The initial entrant on the Automobile Experience Contest sparks humor as a crank ignition mishap unfolds. A bystander offers help while the narrator recalls the cranked engine incident near a house, highlighting the lighthearted tone of the local ad section.
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