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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1925
Page
4
Verse from Matthew 6 urges trust in divine provision not in worry about food drink or clothes. Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all necessary things will be added. The devotional note emphasizes faith over anxiety and reliance on divine care.
The article argues that farm relief proposals number about ten from various honest bodies, highlighting the tariff's role in economic cycles. It traces past tariff shifts from Cleveland to McKinley and Wilson to Harding, warning that reducing tariffs worsens outcomes and stressing interdependence across regions and the need for careful policy.
ABE MARTIN notes women rely on cigarettes for flirting while men drink, as Milt Bentley vents to the public service commission about perceived favoritism toward big corporations and his own losses over years.
The poem depicts critics belittling creative work while urging practical labor and sustenance. It contrasts noble verse with demands for cabbage, kraut, squashes, and plowed fields, arguing that society prioritizes utility over beauty and art. It suggests readers favor concrete, common tasks over speculative writing.
Peter Gnome learns Caroline has measles and vows to help. He persuades the Mean Measles to leave Caroline by promising them a ride in an airship. The next morning Caroline feels better as the illness begins to pass.
The article notes three grants tied to a monument with two remaining for meridian marking. The Lafayette grant has passed into private hands. A natural monument to the French soldier remains in the form of Lake Lafayette.
A Bureau of Public Personnel Administration and American Library Association study finds sixteen U S public libraries show little difference in paid sick leave days between women and men librarians, challenging the belief that women in public or industrial work miss more to illness.
Paris reports a doctor’s diagnosis that modern girls fear of chores stems from latent cervico brachial nerve plexus changes. Dr Gommes told the Paris Medical Society the condition can be diagnosed and successfully treated if the patient agrees to part with the ailment.
A legislative report outlines placing a tablet at the southwest corner of a land grant to General Lafayette from 1824. The site lies near Tallahassee beside the Florida meridian monument, tied to a 200000 dollar payment and a land grant in unappropriated U.S. lands.
Warner Bros presents Kiss Me Again at the Fox Theatre directed by Ernst Lubitsch. Starring Marie Prevost Monte Blue Glora Bow John Roche and Willard Louis the film adapts Lubitsch's signature light style and sharp comedy about desire and fulfillment.
A compact note on common usage missteps and pronunciation with focus on the word placid meaning calm quiet and peaceful. The column lists examples such as omit after in phrases and highlights a vocabulary goal to master one word daily.
A wordplay riddle yields the name David as the final answer. The clues hint at the sequence Five hundred representing D in Roman numerals, with combinations forming the name of a king.
A dialogue recalls a minister asking about Mary’s status and the order of others. Billy responds with a sly line about a different fellow each night, highlighting a humorous or provocative exchange about relationships.
A collage of humorous reader questions and snippets from gift advice to misheard items. Notes about a wooden wall attachment, snippers for bottle necks, and small dining fans. Vignettes include a lost suit coat, a pawnshop bid, and a humorous exchange about a bride and her dowry practice.
Two anglers in a boat doze off amid slow sport when one overbalances and falls into the water. He surfaces to the other man asking where he has been. The drenched man replies he went to check if his bait was all right in Bainesville.
In a personal note the writer recalls a family trip to town for church on a rain soaked night. The Ford was driven in despite the storm and the family hurried for shawls and wraps after services.
Charley Thomas says the mush campaign bears fruit as 500 hogs intended for feeding were shipped out. Officials fear corn shortages will worsen while local reporters cannot assist. Breitenbach led them into the effort and the campaign will continue hourly despite hog shortages.
A columnist urges readers to embrace corn products with energy, claiming neutrality on stock holdings and stressing loyalty to town interests. The call targets grocers and stores while railing against opponents in a bold promotional stance.
A witty exchange hints at Gen Andrews possibly being pressured on liquor politics while comments joke about engagements and a fortune teller predicting marriage to a blonde. The dialogue reflects public concerns about liquor and political influence.
London reports the 1925 Covent Garden season operates at a loss with an average 78 percent capacity fill versus the 94 percent needed. Tosca leads bookings, followed by Rosenkavalier Meistersinger Fedora Tristan Aida Rigoletto Lucia Lohengrin Barbiere Wiskel and Madam Butterfly in popularity.
Seattle negotiates to acquire the final privately owned trolley line, boosting total municipal mileage to 260 and placing Seattle second to Detroit as a city owner of transit. The city offered 1,200,000 for the line valued at 1,239,400, part of a system bought in 1919 for 15,000,000 with 3,382,000 already paid.
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