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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1925
Page
4
Local writer Mary Newton Badger presents A Chip of The Old Mock in the Journal. The piece comes with noted literary qualities and reader appeal, as Badger is an established author of stories and poems including patriotic verses dedicated to soldier boys.
The Journal notes a letter from G. G. Greenwood of Los Angeles disputing sensational stories about California. Greenwood cites morbid eastern rumors of plague and drought and dismisses a claimed incident of a mounted policeman dying in the street as false and ridiculous.
The poem describes Christmas shoppers and exhausted clerks after the holiday rush. Clerks endure blisters, late shopping crowds, and tired feet as they stock shelves and ring up sales. The verses urge readers to spread shopping out and ease the clerks load before year’s end.
A radio program guide lists broadcasts from stations in Chicago New York Philadelphia and more with concerts scripture lessons services and talks. The article shifts to a wartime report detailing reparations Serbia Macedonia Thrace and Dobrudja refugees and economic strain noting the leu at 127 to the dollar and urging support from great powers.
A collage of jokes notices and ads from the Journal includes By The Way items about sleds demand and local readers. It mentions Dick Eagington on Iowa Avenue with dogs and lists local business names amid light verse and limericks.
A letter notes misinformation about bubonic and pneumonic plague, contrasting panic stories with real quarantine efforts in Los Angeles. The writer, based near Sixth and Spring, mocks sensationalism and urges caution, citing local police presence and attempts to curb fear with factual context.
The text warmly passes on a testimonial stating belief in a person’s ability to distinguish medical conditions such as bubonic plague and moonshine paralysis. It notes friendships and confidence, and hints at weather and regional phrases related to Towa.
The Tama News Herald will publish editorial columns representing both republican and democratic principles. C J Wonser becomes republican editor of the News Herald while John Heynek remains the democratic voice.支持 other backers include Mito Heynek Cedar Rapids G H Austin N S Beale and E G Tims of Tama.
Sofia reports Premier Alexander Tsankoff stating Bulgaria faces a harsh winter with grave feeding problems. He cites a short grain crop and large grain exports to Yugoslavia under the restitution treaty, the need to build a new granary in southern Bulgaria, and insufficient funds while Bulgaria meets allied payments of 157,000,300 leva annually.
Railway time table page lists eastbound and westbound schedules for the Golden State Limited and express services with arrival and departure times. It also shows Knoxville Branch trains including local passenger and freight services with agent notes and service days. The entry credits H. W. Russ and notes station agents ELL, with times spanning early morning to late evening.
A collection of satirical observations on women from Rev. J. D. Kern. It jokes about tears winning victories, shifting age guesses, cosmetics spending, and social vanity. The piece also compares a radio bug to a bed bug in one joke and notes the pull of home towns on affection.
Creston Iowa January 3 damage is estimated at 10000 dollars after a blaze nearly totalled a grocery store and a monument works housed in adjacent one story buildings. Insurance partially covers the loss.
Dominick Russo an Italian laborer on the New Haven railroad suffered a fractured skull and internal injuries after being crushed between two motor hand cars near Derby junction. He remained semi conscious for days but gradually improved and moved toward recovery though to be almost totally deaf in his left ear.
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