This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 22 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1925
Page
4
The notice states that The Associated Press holds exclusive publication rights for all news dispatches credited to the paper and the local news printed herein. It reserves all rights to special dispatches published with the paper.
A devotional note quotes Psalm 84 11 about the Lord as sun and shield and promises grace and glory to those who walk uprightly. It conveys comfort and encouragement for daily faith.
The Senate debates increasing congressmen salaries amid opposition from lawmakers. The piece argues a cleaner democracy requires better informed voters who select representatives rather than letting offices choose their officers, and suggests a smaller, more capable legislature.
A narrated monologue in verse about riding in a pink green limousine, wealth and social envy. The speaker contrasts opulent travel with thrift, recalling past frugality that led to present abundance. The piece mocks graybeards seeking luxury and celebrates leaving savings for a gilded carriage.
The text argues that Congress and cabinet members are underpaid, prompting capable men to abandon private work for public office. It laments declining representation quality and calls for restoring the prestige of political service through higher standards and better officials.
The text notes historical tribute on the exact spot where the Pilgrim Fathers left Immingham Creek in England for Holland in 1609. It mentions life expectancy differences by gender and a drastic reduction in virgin forest acreage from 22,000,000 to 137,000,000 acres.
A computation estimates it would take S0 years to complete all courses offered by Yale University. This theoretical figure highlights the breadth of the university’s curriculum and the challenge of fully completing every available course.
A catalog of offbeat items includes a South Dakota woman tending to her business and a Atlantic City husband shooting his wife then himself. Other notes mention opium debates in Europe, Turkish disputes, a Cedar Rapids dancer’s death, a Frankfort bank cashier missing in Missouri, dogs hauling German milk wagons, a crossword-loving public, Chicago telephone girls’ glee club, and burning love letters revealed in Duluth.
The tale recalls Argus of the Hundred Eyes a guardian turned heifer by Juno and renowned for his many eyes. Mercury slew Argus, ending the watch.
A dense schedule of radio offerings lists WEMC Berrien Springs and WOR Buffalo programs with choirs organ recitals and dances, plus Chicago and New York stations presenting orchestras, concerts, and vaudeville style entertainments through the day and into late evening. The compilation cites dozens of stations including WGK WG L WLS WQ S WEBH KYW WMAQ WLW WEAR WTAM WHO WOC WWJ KFQX KGO WCAW WEI WFI WLIT KDKA KGW WHB WHAS WMC WCCO WEAF WJZ WNYC WBBR WNYC etc with varying timetables and program types.
Jackie Coogan’s latest picture Long Live the King, his first under the Metro contract, is a lavish production with replicas of Neuschwanstein Castle and the Dresden Opera House. The European research staff prepared exact designs, with Victor Schertzinger directing and C Gardner Sullivan Eve Ansell writing.
A chaotic collage of quirky quips and scenes from daily life including a Yosemite bear tale, spring signs, a doorbell interruption with a scam story, political jibes, and tavern chatter. It blends jokes, misunderstandings, and playful observations from a bygone column.
Report describes a three year old girl with blue eyes and auburn hair visiting a barber shop with her mother around 4 pm. She briefly stood on a chair in front of her mother while Jack Collins discussed a prank. The note invites the child to visit the Journal office to claim a small savings gift.
On his first visit to the South Hiram asks about the strange stringy stuff hanging on the limbs Mirandy explains it is Mardi Gras festivities they hold annually in this region.
In our Old Coin column we highlighted Stanley Miller reporting a coin dated 38 B C. We asked readers to spot the error and none did, so we offer another chance to catch the mistake.
The sentence assigns speech to a father inviting children to view the comic section first. It uses quotation marks and a comma misplaced after the opening quote. Correct punctuation yields Here, children, father invites you to look at the comic section first.
A reported domestic flare ignited by a single remark escalated into a heated dispute within a single home. Authorities noted no injuries and mediated a calm resolution as neighbors watched.
Listeners express irritation when a radio host veers into music or banter just as identifying the city of broadcast is about to be stated. The pet peeve centers on unclear station location and delayed geographic cue.
Shortly after midnight the Journal staff solved Bill Brown’s crossword puzzle without peeking at the solution. They note it is their first success on such a puzzle. Esther Wheelan, age nine, created an original cross worder, which the paper cannot reproduce due to equipment limits. The writers praise puzzle making as enjoyable as solving.
A light verse notes that many girls seem cheerful in a taxi or coupe but the truly valuable girl is the one who can smile when being brought home in a trolley.
An exchange reveals a photographer insisting the customer promised payment for a portrait of their son while the customer agrees the image resembles him. The dialogue highlights a dispute over responsibility for the described likeness and the promised payment.
A list of short humorous vignettes and quips from a newspaper column. Jokes cover a boy hammering nails with his sister Mary as the helper, a vaudeville metaphor about life, aging and brake linings, melting snow, a derby hat incident with a snowball, Xmas spelling debates, village belle gossip, a joke about a ship wreck on Main street, a dog run over and a bark lost, and a merchant noting a reader’s ad.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.