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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1924
Page
4
The Associated Press and local paper assert exclusive rights to publish all news dispatches credited to them. The publication reserves all rights for special dispatches and their use.
Bible thought for today from December 30 1924 quotes James 1 27 urging pure religion. It emphasizes visiting the fatherless and widows in their affliction and keeping oneself unstained from the world.
The poem speaks of a farewell at sea and a voyage beyond time and place. It envisions a clear call to depart, a tide moving toward home, and a hoped reunion with the Pilot after crossing the bar.
W H Powell longtime Ottumwa Courier editor and E P Canny advertising manager died after short illnesses. Powell, a strong editorial voice and conservative Republican, rose from news boy to influential writer and observer of social and political trends. Canny had been ill only a few days.
The speaker and Colonel Rufus Rain debate patience and humor amid a broken wain and a chaotic farmyard scene. A cow causes a rumpus as the pair scramble to fix the bus and restore calm with cheer.
A dense Radio Digest style schedule lists many stations with times and acts for New Year eve and following days. Entries include WSE Atlanta WEEI Boston KYW Chicago WGN Chicago WLW Cincinnati WWJ Detroit KNX Holly WDAF Kansas City KHJ Los Angeles KFSG Los Angeles WHAS Louisville WOR Newark WEAF New York WHN New York WIZ New York KGO Oakland WOO Philadelphia KDKA Pittsburgh KGW Portland KPO San Francisco WGV Schenectady KFQX Seattle and more detailing concerts organ pieces orchestras and novelties across the nation.
A collage of chatter and quips greets readers with New Year wishes and light satire. Items range from garden musings and garden pest talk to jokes about weddings, motoring, and social customs. The piece parries with humorous lines about debt, advice ads, and everyday manners.
The passage honors Mr. Powell noting his native ability and disciplined effort that led to big achievements. It praises his practical philosophy, direct literary style, and the moral he shared with others to pursue worthwhile destinations, implying his editorial voice will be missed by a vast readership.
Leading Democrats assembled to study party problems decide winning requires absorbing the five million votes that went to La Follette. They fear Coolidge’s landslide and consider possible coalitions with radicals, potentially sacrificing principles to win. The public rejected sweeping anti Republican rhetoric after the last election, voting for Cal Coolidge despite graft accusations against a few clerks.
A 60 foot diameter clock atop the Colgate factory on the New Jersey side began operation with Mayor Hague pressing the start button. The massive timepiece weighs about four tons, its minute hand spans 37 feet 8 inches, and the hour hand 27 feet 6 inches. The illuminated dial faces New York Harbor and is visible for miles, guiding river traffic and skyline occupants.
A group of homely barbs and classroom quips from A. G. and pupils. Mrs. Gs prayer is halted by niece who scolds her for repeating Our Heavenly Father. A teacher asks what a blizzard is and a girl says it is what you find in a chicken. Vowels are inside us in another reply.
Some observers note that certain contenders count ten before engaging in combat while others cite a purse of $590,000 as the factor that sets intervals between Dempsey’s bouts.
A humorous vignette features a wife confronting her husband Henry on the front steps as he fiddles with the door. A sharp witticism about modern flirtation and a joke about barber shops and male mani curists punctuate the quips. The piece closes with social jokes about Scots and gendered chores in a light, period voice.
A light ad promotes a humorous verse feature and a working subscription push. It lampoons a young colonel who subscribes for a year and finds cheer, then hints at a daily Journal reading to dispel dull care. The piece plays on a playful promotional tone for ongoing engagement.
Lou Jean Stewart pondered a drunk nan and asked if a man can become plain again after drunkenness. The reply framed plain as a state, and the child’s question sought whether drinking could be undone.
W Bowers tells of a Nebraska man who habitually says the wrong thing at the wrong time. He recalls a funeral where chairs were borrowed from a neighbor and returned with a jest about repaying the kindness someday.
The government budget for 1925 plans eight million dollars in spending to extend electrification of the Swiss national railways. Already 400 miles are electrified, with 92 more miles slated for completion in 1925 as part of the nationwide program.
Edgar Brown of Port Arthur Texas was surprised when his pet snake Old King reappeared after three months away. The snake can be identified by a scar on its neck, confirming it is Brown's missing pet.
John B. Hammond, hired as a special investigator by a Waterloo business committee, charges that law enforcement officers in Blackhawk county trampled statutes and profited from unfaithfulness. He cites liquor law cases as the main source of violations and lax enforcement.
The document lists western railway timetables including Golden State Limited Express No 60 No 30 and No 11 Expresa with arrivals and departures, Washington Branch locals No 450 430 429 449 836 freight and passenger services, plus agent notes and weekend exceptions.
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