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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1925
Page
4
A devotional note emphasizes that all of God’s good promises never fail, citing 1 Kings 8 56 to remind readers that no word from the divine is broken. The brief meditation reinforces trust in divine faithfulness and daily reliance on scripture.
The new Y M C A building in Washington opens for public inspection and a dedicatory service, with a call to local residents to fund ongoing costs. Donors James H. Young and B R Jenkins are honored, and solicitations will occur Tuesday or Wednesday to ensure running expenses are covered.
The Colonial Cross-Words Club gathered at Mrs Tipton Bud’s home to discuss Mr and Mrs Lige Bentley who are living beyond his accident policy. The note suggests many public officials are working without a mask, though corner loafers behave well by comparison.
A scrambled list presents horizontal and vertical crossword clues with numerous misspellings and typos. The reader is invited to fill entries starting with certain certain answers to cross with others, though many clues are garbled and inconsistent.
Poem recalls feuding between Firsjames Adolphus Chee and the speaker. A Christmas gift softens years of bitterness, showing kindness can heal old grudges. The narrator sends a necktie and Chee responds with a thaw, signaling conflicts can end quickly through generosity.
The speaker argues for varied donations from at least 100.09 to 50 and 25 as needs rise, explains regular memberships from 156 down to 3 for youths, and notes the Y M C A Y W C A support role. Community leaders urge inspection of the new building and full backing to ensure a strong boys and girls program.
Mrs. Rose Livingston formerly of Oakland California was sentenced in San Francisco to two years in the federal prison for women at Canton Ohio after pleading guilty to using the mails to defraud in a matrimonial venture. J D Miller of De Queen Arkansas claimed Livingston sent a photograph of another woman and offered marriage if he sent $50 for a ticket to Denver. He paid but she did not keep the agreement.
An array of radio listings from stations nationwide outlining programs for February 2 including orchestras, concerts, talk shows, vaudeville, and special features at WSB KFDM WEE WGN WEBH WLS WMAQ ILYW WLW WEAR WFAA WWJ KOA WOC KNX WBAP WDAF KHJ WHAS WMC WCCO CKAC WOR JZ KGO WDAW WDAR WFI KDKA WCAE KGW WOAI KPO WKAQ WGY KFQX WBZ KSD WRC and others detailing time slots and entertainment formats.
Police say Walter Bingaman, 30, a Coventry farmer near Pottstown, killed his 10 month old daughter Anna and 5 year old son Walter Jr during a religious frenzy. His father Christopher, 72, died of heart disease while trying to save the children.
The piece playfully questions the groundhog’s influence on winter and envies its winter sleep. It imagines a life with no coal bills, rent, or radios, just endless days and weeks. The writer asks readers what they would choose to be if transmigration of souls were true.
A collage of famous figures from Nero to Mary Pickford and General Grant delivering humorous, boastful or sharp one liners. The snippets touch on ambition folly romance and modern manners with playful anachronisms and a cheeky closing line about ice cold mornings.
A trade magazine columnist grouses at gallows humor then shares morbid quips and comical verse. Snippets include jokes about last words, epitaphs, a Matrimonial paper gag, weather witticisms, and a thanks note to Nita Belle McKoon of Zion Illinois.
Mrs Peckmore confronts her husband at night and fainting follows. Six year old Billie returns a pocketbook and earns a dime from the owner who admires his honesty. Slim Stableigh, the town tightwad, is robbed and asks for change for a half dollar as the barber cautions and records it in the book.
A reader warns drivers to watch their speed in Iowa City noting a traffic cop in a Dodge coupe with plate 1313. The letter, signed D Chi, mentions double trouble and includes an advertising slogan reference.
In fairy tale voice Billie Brownie recalls national flowers and garden favorites. The tale mentions golden red flowers Bouncing Bet Queen Annes lace Touch Me Not and four leaf clover along with bees and honey. The Brownies and Fairies ponder summer blooms as winter winds blow outside.
A lighthearted riddle about a barnyard fowl perched on a gate resembling a penny. The humor hinges on the bird's head shown to one side and its tail to the other, prompting a playful comparison to the coin.
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