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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1925
Page
4
A 1925 forecast cites cautious optimism after wartime readjustments. It notes improved health of General Conditions, ongoing economic readjustment, and fewer but ongoing farm and bank failures. Dawes Plan adoption quickens European recovery while agricultural and industrial prices rebalance and conservative political issues show success.
The poem humorously chronicles New Year resolutions that quickly dissolve as the speaker vows to reform but ends up humorously misdirected by comic images. It lampoons pledges to quit vices and change life while detailing the stubborn pull of habits and the inevitable passage of time.
The piece notes substantial business recovery in late 1924 and a hopeful start to 1925. It cites ample credit, rising exports, strong stock markets, improved transportation, and policy stability as foundations for continued growth, amid no boom conditions. It also reports on crime and local happenings across Iowa, including a mail robbery case and a fatality involving a 15-year-old.
A survey of tomorrow’s radio schedule from AP shows multiple stations such as WSBE Atlanta WEEIL Boston WGR Buffalo KYW Chicago WGN Chicago WLS Chicago and many more listing programs by time, genre and guest features across cities from New York to Seattle.
A Davenport column collects jokes about small towns, flappers, dreams, romance, and everyday foibles. It includes a grim item noting William Breathitt, 42, allegedly died by inhaling gas, linking him to a well known Davenport police figure and Kentucky ties.
A St. Paul humor item reports a Minneapolis visitor taunting a St. Paul fruit display with a biting line about the largest apple. The shopkeeper fires back with a sharp retort about a grape. The cartoonish exchange mocks local rivals Hastings and Houston era outlets.
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London reports rising sleeping sickness cases across England and Wales with 4,380 cases in 1919-1923 and 4,747 in January 1 to November 15 this year. Eight weeks brought 377 notifications, far above last year's 98, while officials admit no definite cause or cure exists despite some remedies showing limited success.
A playful verse by Margery Thompson presents rapid memory lines each labeled with numbers one through ten. The piece uses alliteration and tongue twisters to depict officers, torches, thinkers, fools, scholars, soldiers, earwigs, nabobs, and travelers in quick rhythmic imagery.
A compilation of quips and moral tales presented as a humorous verse and dialogue. It includes lines about a boy Dick selling drug goods, the moral not to kick, two sides to a sheet of fly paper, the saying Every dog has its day, and a joke about knowing daddy after marriage.
Ocala Banner notes the finance committee collected roughly 150 dollars for a preacher viewed as a godsend to a town plagued by malaria and other diseases. The piece contrasts the town’s woes with a satirical motto promoting flapper culture and lifestyle choices.
A man advertises in the Journal describing a welcome diurnal scheme. He pursues profit and gains higher returns as the plan unfolds.
A minister teases a non-attendant about church visits. The first time they pour water on him, the second time he’s tied to a woman he’s had to keep, and the minister foresees dirt will be thrown on him next time.
A young man named Dale sold his entire litter of bull dogs after a note to the Journal traced the sale. He now counts his kale as profits rise.
A football player hit the ground with a hard thud and stayed down before struggling to his feet as the crowd looked on in the packed stadium awaiting a play update.
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