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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1925
Page
4
A devotional line from Hebrews 13 20 21 emphasizes God the Father of peace enabling believers to be perfected in every good work to do His will as part of a spiritual reflection.
The piece argues that future dangers are moral, not financial, urging legislatures to focus on enforcing laws and shaping morals for coming generations. It contrasts wealth growth with ongoing crime and calls for time and attention to moral health over tax and tariff debates.
Sengalese pugilist Battling Siki is killed after being shot in the back twice in New York City. A police investigation follows as authorities confirm the fatal incident and identify the deceased fighter.
ABE MARTIN jokes that an occasional toupee could suit him and that no economist has dared propose any use for a cold buckwheat cake. The quip blends humor about appearances with a mock critique of economic advice.
A verse battle pits Mudville boosters against Punktown, criticizing each other as a cultured stranger surveys towns for settlement. Punktown remains calm and productive while Mudville exerts bitter invective, and a poet contemplates moving to Punktown to write verse.
A short notice states Waterman announces the successful drilling of another ink well. The surrounding text references various verses and phrases, including lines about faith and a phone promised loan, and a general reflection on judging by speech or silence.
The Ramseyer Hatchery in the Bell Building on North Iowa Ave reports the Smith Mammoth incubator with 47000 egg capacity has insulation complete and a 12 hour test run. It features automatic operation turning 1680 eggs, four fans changing air every four minutes, and a temperature recorder. Hatch days are Mondays and Thursdays with plans to turn out 150000 to 175000 chicks per season and public inspection to begin after January 1, 1926.
A former pugilist, once a possible world champion, was found dead by a street near a black and tan cabaret shortly after the murder. He carried eight cents. his Memphis wife said he had no money or insurance. Supposedly debt led to his killing as revenge.
Colonel Mitchell has been found guilty on all charges related to military decorum. Judges praised his gallantry in combat but criticized his post war conduct as a critic of the army navy and air system. He was branded a trouble maker.
The commentary notes a popular lax attitude toward military criticism in peace time while lauding judges for patience during a trial. It questions the colonel’s conduct, recalling his two living wives and suggesting public sympathy would rise if that fact were undisclosed.
This item presents a period teaching note on common word usage and pronunciation. It discusses misused phrases such as full kind of trophies and mispronounced history, offers synonyms for safe and secure, and declares today’s word fervid with examples and guidance for expanding vocabulary.
A festive note discusses the effort behind a Christmas program, marveling at the work to prepare, and imagining playful editorial ideas and the desire to feature a reader with humorous, personal anecdotes.
A family buys a loud speaker from a catalog but learns it needs a radio set to work. After two days more parts arrive and testing fails again, revealing the speaker lacks tubes or batteries. The piece ends with a string of small town quips about a doctor and a mischievous student.
In a light exchange, Smith remarks on a daily box of candy for his wife. Newlywed confirms the habit brings comfort, noting it guarantees something to eat at home.
An old Baptist parson visits a plantation where a colored servant asks where to shelter his horse. The exchange reveals church labels and barn choices, ending with the minister declaring his own faith while noting his horse is an Episcopalian.
A playful vent about editing Sunday comics proposing trades of characters and couples to alter famous strip dynamics. The speaker imagines swapping Maggie for Lady Bountiful and trading Katzenjammers’ kids for Chester Gump, aiming to soothe feuds and calm Tillie the Toiler’s boss.
A man who never wears an repat dreams of being cordial but cannot figure how. A lady cannot ride in an auto due to sickness. A man lacks confidence in himself.
An eyewitness recalls the U S C versus Iowa football game in sweltering heat with 60000 fans, many ex-Iowans, and a lively halftime scene featuring the California rooters, the IowaCorn Song, and a 60 member U S C band in white and red outfits.
A quip exchanges between a young bride and a grocer about growing a pie plant. The bride asks how long to grow a pie, and the grocer replies it takes as long as an egg plant to lay an egg.
When you start to tighten up the corner where you are look around first and see who’s there. The note advises awareness of bystanders before making a move in a tense moment.
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