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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1929
Page
4
Anxious Father Wonders at 25 Years of Progress
A father reflects on vast innovations from 1902 to 1927 and foresees the coming 25 years with cautious hope. He recalls rural free delivery to trans Atlantic radio, the photoplay to talking pictures, and the surge in patents while fearing future limits in invention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill
Panama Canal
Pullman
Patent Office
Word Study Day by Day Ideal in English Usage
Daily lessons in English present guidance on misused words mispronunciations and spelling. The piece defines ideal as a noun meaning standard of perfection and model suggesting readers embrace high ideals and adhere to principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue
Mariner
Ollel
Seaftarer
Seuman
Variety of humorous clippings and music titles noted
A mosaic of spoof song titles and quips appears, mentioning domains from blues to vaudeville. It cites playful lines about trousers songs and spinach tunes, wacky dialogue, and comic snippets from papers like Detroit News and Berkeley papers.
Humorous Snippets and Witty Lines From a Busy Day
A collage of light vignettes and quips features a car with no name, a fashionable wedding gag about a father’s wealth, a lifeboat line, a captain asking for an address, a hungry child, a traffic cop and a clever exchange over tickets. Also jokes about gowns repurposed as a pen wiper and light banter about a police ball.
Fragments of Humor and Epitaph Verses From A Dusky Page
A collage of comic lines and epitaph snippets recalls cryptic jokes about a blown up tire, a seafaring man Coles, a lion cage mishap, and a cartoonish graveyard. The verses mix nursery quips, puns, and odd memorial lines, including lines about a famous epitaph writer and cheeky graves reflecting everyday folly.
To Be a Strong Man Jerry Tyre Had A Piano Run
A quirky verse tale follows Jerry Tyre who seeks strength by hiring himself out. He carries a piano up stairs in a playful trial that ends when he steps onto a stair that does not exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Tyre
Couple Tharps Marital Knack Amid Nameless Jest
Abe Martin notes that Mr and Mrs Leghorn Tharp, married nearly two years, show striking differences like two Democrats. Mrs Art Smiley adds a quip about wanting to hear the new preacher only if the weather is favorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leghorn Tharp
Art Smiley
Louisa county Sons of Veterans organize in Wapello
Plans for a Louisa county camp of Sons of Veterans to be headquartered in Wapello move forward with a target charter list of 150. already over eighty members enrolled. Other items note social events, a revival schedule at Dixie Free Methodist church, a birth, and school play plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Louisa County
Sons of Veterans
Wapello
Gifford
Newton
U. 5
Tarlton Wilson
A. M. Taylor
John Linville
O. W. McGrew
G. W. Ayers
C. J. Hanft
Des Moines
Cotter High School
Jimmy
Adlerika Relief Promises Gut Waste Removal
An advertisement claims Adlerika relieves stomach gas and removes old waste matter, improving meals and sleep. It cites Mrs. Glenn Butler testimonies and notes availability at Sherman Bros. Druggists and Sands Store in Ainsworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Butler
Sherman Bros
Ainsworth
SANDS
Tesstace at the Sea A Family Hosts a Painter
Ronny and Alice run a seaside cottage with Tom Granger, a night worker painter, renting a sea view room. Alice and Ronny hint at a romance as Granger spends Sundays with his family but plans a swim with the siblings, drawing tension and curiosity in Glen Cove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board Wanted
Ronny
Iceland
Alice
Tom Granger
Glen Cove
Tom
Jane
Jane’s
Anyone Here Seen Kelly A Screen Comedy At Graham
Universal presents a lively screen comedy built on the song title Anybody Here Seen Kelly The film features Bessie Love and Tom Moore at the Graham Theatre tonight and Tuesday The plot follows an Irish traffic cop in New York and a French bride to be with romance and riotous humor across Ireland France and the United States
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Universal
Kelly
Graham Theatre
Bessie Love
Tom Moore
42Nd
Broadway
New York
United States
Ireland
France
Von Stroheim Returns in The Wedding March at Fox Theatre
Erich von Stroheim leads a stellar cast in The Wedding March directed by Stroheim, a Vienna prewar tale featuring ZaSu Pitts and Kay Wray. Technicolor cathedral procession shots showcase spectacular visuals alongside strong acting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erich von Stroheim
Fox Theatre
von Stroheim
Vienna
ZaSu Pitts
Kay Wray
Local Social Hosts Toasts At Hanft Home
Mr. and Mrs. W T Outkamp Mr. and Mrs. John Tucker and Mr. and Mrs. J T Wykert were entertained Friday at the T F Hanft home. The gathering reflected the social circle of a small community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.T. Outkamp
John Tucker
J. T. Wykert
T. F. Hanft
Tanlac advertised as remedy for coated tongue
A health article links tongue coating to digestive disorders and fatigue, urging Tanlac as a mineral-free remedy. It claims Tanlac has helped thousands with stomach and bowel troubles and offers a money back guarantee if it fails to help.
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