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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1925
Page
4
A devotional note for Tuesday February 10 1925 urges perseverance and faith. It quotes the apostle Paul from 2 Timothy about finishing the course keeping the faith and receiving a crown of righteousness.
The piece questions why Floyd Collins near Cave City Kentucky dominates front pages and telegraph traffic while many other events and deaths go underreported. It argues that deferred hope and human effort draw public attention, comparing the sensation to wartime sacrifices and broader world interest.
In a satirical verse, Elsie Sweetin languishes behind a prison gate reflecting on a life lost to wrongdoing. The poem contrasts her potential peaceful home life with the harsh reality of her punishment and the dreary routine of laundry duty in the jail. It laments wasted opportunities and the consequences of bad choices.
The passage reflects a desire to spare the reader from premature grief while acknowledging genuine sympathy. It emphasizes that awareness of death should not bar hopeful acts of kindness and that true compassion would be shown through helpful deeds if possible.
The piece argues for a federal role in road building, comparing highways to railroads and stressing inter state interdependence. It urges a uniform nationwide method and a broad vision beyond local interests to connect states along the country’s main arteries of communication.
Honolulu Jan 14 Keiichi Yamasaki the Japanese consul general for Hawaii says not one of about twenty children born to Japanese parents since December 1 has reserved the retention of Japanese citizenship under the new expatriation law taking effect that date. The law aims to end dual citizenship.
Vital statistics show about 40 children born to Japanese parents since December 1 under a new rule that treats all such births as American unless a reservation of Japanese citizenship is filed within 14 days. Caucus-General Yamashi urges expatriation of children and asks Americans for tolerance to ease prejudice and preserve friendly relations.
Radio schedules show a dense array of concerts orchestras choirs and soloists across stations from WSB Atlanta to KSD St Louis with times ranging from early morning to late night. Notable acts include Ned and Ches WJZ New York talk and jazz piano and The Mikado in Porto Rico and Portland listings.
Rain caused near impassable roads Saturday night into Sunday. Local residents hosted visitors at dinner and planned Sunday services. Several residents moved or returned to work, with census work underway and neighbors socializing amid references to a serial and a local newspaper want ad.
A nostalgic column notes February birthdays, laughs at a misread Latin coin clue, praises Old Sol and perfect days, and extols Nebraska’s winter to spring beauty while noting cyclones and floods as minor reminders of nature. Ends with a playful student dorm chat.
A collection of humorous vignettes from everyday life. A faction of the male quartet leader Enid faced tar and feathering after offering a pitch. A repair crew at an asylum questions time by asking an inmate about a clock. A farmer arguing with a one way street, and a child’s thrift lessons provoke family dialogue.
A hunter in Missouri fired into a flock he believed to be wild, only to learn the owner was nearby and present. The incident underscores the risk of mistaken targets and potential legal fallout.
A reader reports a strange claim that a gooseberry tree produced pies while a young man shucked oats last summer. The note references gooseberry and dogwood in a humorous, confusing account from a column titled Dear By The Way.
A nostalgic Iowa column extols January 1925 as perfect mid winter weather with gentle snows and clear roads. It recalls a white Christmas, mild cold, and people enjoying sleds and coasting, celebrating a serene midwinter scene in the state.
A classroom survey asked boys who their favorite hero is and received varied replies. Names include George Washington Abraham Lincoln Nathan, John J Pershing Theodore Roosevelt Caesar Columbus Paul Revere and Alexander the Great with several entries garbled by OCR marks.
A mishmash of old rhyme and dialogue sketches unfolds with a maid in silken hose faced by a spinster, a De Molay counsellor quizzing an organist hobo about his fate after his monkey dies, and a mother admonishing Johnnie who misreads chores as she asks about playing ball.
The Rockett Lincoln Film Company expects to produce a long series of Lincoln works as demand soars for books, plays, and pictures on the life of Abraham Lincoln. They say the global Lincoln impulse reflects American ideals and a world embracing his message of charity. The photodrama Abraham Lincoln opens at Fox Theatre as a First National picture Wednesday.
Riverside February social scene notes a W C O F party at the Forrester ball with over four hundred guests. Miss Mary Baschnagel of Oakdale visited with her mother Mrs Della Baschnagel. Announced engagement Marie Jardon to Willis Kupp of Iowa City. Mrs Ed Bushek visited Iowa City. Mrs Fred Duncan returned to Cedar Rapids after visiting family.
A compact musing on Plutarch's claim that ignorance of celebrated antiquity keeps one in perpetual childhood, urging lifelong curiosity about revered lives.
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