Bible Thought for Today December 30 1925
A devotional note urges beginning right in youth and remembering the Creator before difficult days arrive. It cites Ecclesiastes 12 13 stressing fear of God and keeping commandments as the whole duty of man.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1925
Page
4
Youth's Opportunity Breeders Gazette
The article calls the United States youth the luckiest generation so far and argues young people must understand their bright prospects. It contrasts hopeful youth with veterans crushed by postwar deflation and loss, noting those in or past their prime face grim futures while the young still dream of healing and renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breeders Gazette
United States
Gabriel
Flanders
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason
An aging speaker recalls chasing easy wealth in youth with “sweatless snaps” and risky schemes. He notes how labor and toil finally yield real gain, while luxuries and cheap temptations fade as he grows older and steadfastly toils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Croesus
Youth to wealth: Kansas settlers look to a hopeful future
The writer reflects on generational fortunes during hard times, urging youth to seize opportunities as a new era of prosperity approaches. He recalls moving to Kansas in 1878, teaching and settling in, with community life built on shared tools, sparse resources, and neighborly help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Iowa
Uncle Peter Engel
Uncle Peter
Mathias Swickand
General Weaver
James B. Weaver
Greenley
Concord
Theodore Turner
Kansas Reminiscences of Early Pioneer Life
A Kansas paper excerpt by H. F. Harbaugh recounts early settler days in the state, including notes from a former County resident who left in 1878. The reminiscences cover frontier life, community dynamics, and local history framed by J. L. Mayer's presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
J. L. Mayer
H. F. Harbaugh
This
Kan
Natacha Rambova Announces Bridgeport Vaudeville Debut
Winifred Hudnut Valentino known as Natacha Rambova files for divorce from Rudolph Valentino. She will perform in Bridgeport vaudeville starting January 8, marking her first public appearance since revelations of marital strain and her bid for an independent career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Conn
Winifred Hudnut Valentino
Natacha Rambova
Rudolph Valentino
Daily English Lessons from W. L. Gordon
A compact note on common language errors and vocabularies. It clarifies usage for all right two words and mispronunciation of surprise, lists misspellings like employee, and defines retentive as having memory power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alrighit
Why Foxes Are Cunning in a Family Tale
Daddy Fox explains to Freddy that foxes are famous for being cunning and self reliant with multiple den entrances to evade hunters. Freddy envisions catching chickens while reflecting on the term foxiness and the contrast with human hunters who call the pursuit sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daddy
Freddy Fox
Daddy Fox
Freddy
Conundrums and wordplay from Westminster humor
A quirky British humor piece explores puns about Westminster Abbey as a fireplace and a spoon in a cup resembling an attractive book. The playful comparison to Browning prompts a light, witty mood.
New Year Greetings From Friends and Old Fashioned Pieties
A long readers note contrasts 1925 and 1926 eras, with reflections on Prohibition, cost of living, and social changes. The missive blends holiday wishes, social critique, and humorous quips about morals, technology, and leisure, closing with a New Year blessing.
An Exhausting Summer Car Trip to Des Moines
In 1919 Rev. Borman begins a long trip from Washington to a Des Moines camp meeting. Tire after tire blows out, rims fly off, and repairs are made with a lantern battery for light. The group endures heat, stops for water, and finally returns home safely after a perilous, all-night drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borman
Des Moines
Washington
Keota
Sigourney
Oskaloosa
Bozman
Colored minister sermon sparks racial insight, stated truth
Rev J Reade McCrory recounts a morning sermon by a colored minister who asserted a bold spiritual claim. The message centers on faith and human equality and challenges listeners to examine prejudice in their hearts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Reade McCrory
Minister’s Humble Apology Over Chicken Thieves Ruse
A minister sparked fuss by claiming ten chicken thieves in his congregation including Sam Johnson. After protests from Johnson’s friends, he apologized on Sunday saying he meant nine thieves not counting Sam Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Johnson
Gift department offers free help for holiday gifts
A friendly exchange suggests Christmas gifts can fill home needs with free service. A debate stumbles over a mysterious device claimed to be an automatic feeder for canaries, a mustard plaster, and a 1926 collar protector for coats, pitched as a novelty for dates.
Santa Claus and the Christmas Gift Paradox
A humorous reflection on Christmas giving and debt, noting gifts like cigars pipes and a Mah Jongg set, and the strain of paying for gifts. The piece ends with a brief social quip about rest, change, and a bachelor, plus a local visit from Miss Accie Clapper to Keota to see her brothers O. K. and George Clapper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Accie Clapper
Keota
O. K. and
George Clapper
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