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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1925
Page
4
The notice states the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to published dispatches and local news, with all rights reserved for special dispatches. It emphasizes AP entitlement to use, reproduction, and publication within the paper.
A daily devotional note warns against seeking wealth and relying on human wisdom. It cites Proverbs 23 4 5 about riches having wings and quickly vanishing, urging focus on spiritual wealth rather than material gain.
The article states wealth at three hundred twenty billions dollars and argues wealth is boundless as earth, air, and sea continually yield more. It contends raw materials existed since Adam and Eve, but true wealth comes from human ingenuity reshaping them into valuable goods and infrastructure.
Poem contrasts Europe’s hostility with North American harmony. It praises peaceful borders between United States and Canada, noting open inviolable neighborly relations, welcoming voters and snowy landscapes, and calling for an end to border tensions and wars.
The text argues that intelligent reform of many nations relies on human enterprise and decent government. It credits wealth growth to a form of government that lets individuals create and retain wealth, noting limitless potential and the waste of untapped natural resources. It cautions against assuming global poverty and promotes receptive, intelligent use of nature to expand wealth.
William Hart's Paramount production Wild Bill Hickok stars Omar Whitehead as Abraham Lincoln Charles Dudley as General Custer and William DeVaull as General Sheridan. The three resemble their historical figures and lead a cast including Ethel Grey Terry Kathleen O Connor Jack Gardner Carl Gerald James Farley Naida Carle in a drama of Capitol life frontier incidents.
In Monticello Iowa stockholders and directors of the Monticello National Bank honored Henry Carpenter president for fifty years of service. A banquet for 125 attendees featured speeches as the board presented him a Swiss watch and the stockholders gave a gold headed cane. Carpenter started as an assistant cashier at 17 and remains one of the state’s oldest active bankers.
Kellogg Iowa January 15 The Burton State Bank failed to open its doors yesterday citing about 100000 in frozen assets unable to be liquidated. The bank lists capital of 80000 and a surplus of 50000.
Radio Digest lists tomorrow's airings from multiple stations led by WSK Atlanta and WEAF New York. Programs include harmony groups, orchestras, organ concerts, lectures, children’s segments, and news, with times ranging from early morning to late night across cities like Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, and Seattle.
A quirky column sample notes Groundhog Day Lincoln and Washington birthdays and the income tax. It jokes about a bob sled in Iowa and a wealthy city editor, with playful lines on rabbits, cooks, and a grin about income and sunshine in hearts.
A compact timetable lists eastbound and westbound trains with arrivals and departures for towns including Knoxville and Branloel. It notes freight and local passenger services, daily operation with Sundays exceptions, and agent names H W Russell and J Amonay.
A Georgia candidate for county commissioner filed a humorous itemized expense account listing exaggerated losses and actions. It mocks campaigning pitfalls by counting sleep lost, personal mishaps, gifts, numbers of handshakes, lies, revival attendance, baptisms, and faked charitable acts, ending with a defeat.
A child named Little Dixie Carter steps outside and notices her breath forming vapor in frigid air. She asks her mother where the visible smoke comes from, highlighting a simple winter observation.
Amid bragging rights the prize decision faces scrutiny as rumors of jury tampering and bribery swirl. Sap Wood mentions critics and the plaster's salary while observers debate fairness and evidence.
A Purula warbler builds its hidden nest amid foliage, nearly invisible to observers, taking advantage of natural camouflage in a tree canopy as reported by Nature Magazine.
A humorous exchange features lines from readers and a limerick contest. A girl named Suzanne in a Louisiana flood is joked about with a washing machine image, while the journal thanks a reader for kind words and comments on audience talk back to staff.
A reader presses Editor Fred M. Cook of the Marengo Pioneer to reveal a four letter word ending in eny. He cites multiple letters from graduates and a Byron quote to insist the word is meny. The letter is dated January 13, 1925 from Marengo Iowa and Washington Iowa.
A quirky line features an office seeker exclaiming trust in the people. He questions running for office and jokes about opening a grocery store instead. The remark highlights skepticism about political candidacy.
The dialogue hints at a lingering romance as he asks for one more kiss before leaving while she resists insisting they do not have time. Tension builds around a fleeting moment and implied departure.
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