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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1925
Page
4
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Thought for the day frames a biblical prompt to reason with the Lord. It cites Isaiah 1 18 urging that sins though scarlet shall be as white as snow and references January 1 78 as a guiding verse. The tone is devotional and exhortatory.
The piece argues wards must be policed to prevent trouble and possible fraud on election day. It claims rural counties are quieter and asserts faith in a fair vote, contrasting with major cities like Chicago New York Philadelphia and San Francisco.
Health authorities report that nearly 80 percent of thousands of school children examined have defective vision. Nurses note defects to parents and urge care. if families cannot afford treatment, public aid should step in to prevent long term mental and physical developmental harm.
The column notes that days remain twenty four hours long yet feel lighter than before and asks readers how they view the trend of brickdust makeup on women. The tone is casual and humorous reflecting rural social mores.
A long list of crossword clues and prompts for filling in white spaces, including entries like sprite mud unites exclamation detested and many others with numbers and parallel hints to solve the puzzle.
The piece recalls a bygone belief that liquid air would power engines and transform daily life. It mocks the hype, explains how markets overpromised, and notes investors losing money as fanciful visions collapsed, urging resilience and new plans.
The text argues examina tions aim to advise parents on actions to give children a fair life chance. If children are sick they should be made well and curable troubles cured. It emphasizes their right as fellow inhabitants and notes such measures are a good economic investment.
A reflective prompt describes a supper table escape to a musical evening where expectations of dull piano and organ pieces give way to surprising first class enjoyment and entertainment value. The narrator recalls resisting a musical but enjoying the performance more than anticipated.
A local recital by Donald Anderson with Miss Hunter and Mrs. Van der Ploeg featured unexpectedly strong vocal and instrumental performances. The writer notes that appearances from a program do not always reveal the quality of the show.
William Lyon Phelps notes in Scribner's Magazine that the human mind has remained fundamentally independent of place and time. He argues that since ancient history the individual mind has not gained measurable power or intelligence.
English perfumes did not become fashionable until Queen Elizabeth I's era in the 16th century. In Scotland, widespread perfume manufacture did not exist even by 1763, with no major producers active on a large scale.
A collage of odd statements includes John Dodd claiming two blue birds and a meadow lark near Rush Helwick's, a playful verse about love and initials, notes about Jackie Coogan's appeal, musical family details, a teasing Mr Petite pun, a line about a peesimiot, and a colonial era quip about a savage red man in a wigwam.
A collection of old fashion examples highlighting how punctuation and wording change meaning. It includes a famous sexist wordplay about woman and man, a grandmother measuring cloth by smell, and a student sentence loaded with s words that hints at a date in seventeen seventy seven.
An editor and merchant argued over billboard ads versus newspapers. After a long talk the merchant demanded why his mother in law’s obituary was not in the paper. The editor replied he had it printed on his billboard to reach more readers.
Jennie Close of 28 Beaver Road Sewickley suffered a left ankle injury below the knee when her coasting sled struck a telephone pole on Glenwood Hill Ambridge. The report notes the incident was related by Dr A Boice and Beaver Falls Tribune transmission. Henderson Wallace displayed an old beer check found during a local search for old coins, the first of its kind in the recent effort.
A comedian’s scene by scene costume plan prompts a quip about Hart Schaffner and Mary while a music shop quip recalls Sousa as a talking point. Elsewhere a stork introduces a baby boy to Irvin Trinkle and grandpa Sorrell uses crutches. A bank board jokes about a watercooler conference on a merry go round.
A dramatic note on a towering New York project with rent implications. The column also raises the fate of a Missouri man who died washing dishes for his wife as a warning to husbands. Tax figures and silk pajamas spark curiosity about the treasury's data. An old man’s remark about rising to a chilly morning closes the piece.
A witty moral piece jokes about clever men turning a single parking spot into two. It quips that crying over spilt milk worsens the mess and a beauty fix cannot cure every flaw. It ends on a note about not being old while enjoying life.
A collection of quick puzzles and jokes. The page features answers like back of a clock for what is behind time and time to fix when the clock strikes 138. It notes grasshopper is a long word and hints at two letters spelling it. Other items include buttercup as lunch companion and a knife in a pocket passing through a forest.
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