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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1925
Page
4
Ratify Child Labor Amendment To Equalize Rules
The piece argues for ratification of the Child Labor amendment to standardize laws across states. It contends that uniform regulation prevents unfair competition and protects children from exploitation while ensuring they still work enough to stay healthy and receive education. It emphasizes a square deal for children and links labor, literacy, health, and morality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Iowa's New Governor Promises Roads and Prudence
The new Iowa governor speaks plainly on his goals for road funding and state control of primary roads under the Highway Commission. He rejects bond issues and addresses child labor with a view that regulation belongs with Congress, advocating restraint to protect farms and the public welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason
A dialogue mocks shifting prosperity as Richard Roe boasts wealth while questioning job security. The exchange with Richard Roe and Walter Vitgreuben Roe highlights wages, loans, and gadgets contrasting with fears of layoffs and debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt Mason
Merchant Reminder From Journal Ad Seen
A shopper tells a merchant in simple terms that they saw the ad in the Journal. The note emphasizes recognition of the local newspaper as the source of the advertisement.
Radio Program Listings for Tomorrow Across the Nation
The schedule lists church services, choirs, sermons, sacred songs, orchestras, and talks from stations in cities like Atlanta Boston Buffalo Chicago Dallas New York Los Angeles Minneapolis St Paul Philadelphia Pittsburg and more for January 18 with times ranging from early morning to late evening. Several stations feature organ music and soloists while others advertise bands and quartets and a few readings and lectures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WGR
Buffalo
WLS
Chicago
WGN
Chicago Tribune
KYW
WLW
Cincinnati
WHK
Cleveland
WFAA
Dallas News
WOC
Davenport
WCX
Detroit Free Press
WBAP
Ft. Worth Star-Telegram
KNX
Hollywood
WOS
Jefferson City
WOQ
Kansas City Unity
KFSG
Los Angeles
KJS
KHJ
Los Angeles Times
WCCO
Minneapolis
WEAF
New York
Roxy and His Gang
WHN
WJY
Berlin Philharmonic Faces Hard Winter
The Berlin philharmonic orchestra struggles as public support wanes. Singers must pay $1,000 for orchestra backing plus hall rent and advertising, while box office receipts often fall below $100 despite renowned soloists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Hints of Life and Letters Mix in a Fractured Message
A fragmented collection of quotes and echoes from poems, jokes, ads, and stray notes. It blends musings on education, books for school, and requests to buy or sell readings, with snatches about radio, winter, and railway timetables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Answ
Ainsworth Reader Shares 1850 Harrisburg Slavery Sale Bill
A copy of a Harrisburg Kentucky newspaper sale bill from September 26, 1850 lists enslaved people and farm assets to be sold after a move to Missouri. The notice, auctioneer signatures, and terms reflect antebellum slavery practices and attitudes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. L
Ainsworth
Harrisburg
Kentucky
Missouri
Col H. W. Johnson
Bill Crawford
Joe Covey
Jokes and quips from a reader’s humor page
A collection of quick wit and one liners from readers. An angel fable about an unborn fly in Siberia contrasts with a doll quip. A grandma chicken joke and a burglar pie gag add a domestic twist to the humor.
Broadminedness and the Party Dance Dilemma
A quip of social wit notes broadminedness as the edge in social life where a suitor loses ground when another man dances continuously with the girl he invited to the party. The remark frames courting missteps as a shared joke about attention and restraint.
Bonus Total For Washington Veterans Reaches 12.5 Million
Washington state has paid 12.5 million dollars in World War I veteran bonuses at 15 dollars per month. About 68,011 residents have received checks, with 48,925 still in state, 7,886 living elsewhere, 225 in U S territories, and 376 abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
C. W. Claussen
Oter
The
Union
United States
Iowa Night News Summary
In Galena Illinois a jailed man linked to a Mississippi deputy sheriff murder is not Kinnie Waxner, per County Attorney Campbell. Judge Letts resigns from the Davenport bench effective February 28. Linn County grand jury declines to indict in the Armstrong Schrader case. Schrader found dead in Kenwood Park with unclear suicide. Logan receivers file two $25 000 slander suits against John Stoner. Iowa Farm Bureau Federation directors plan broad activities in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Galena
Mississippi
Kinnie Waxner
Campbell
Davenport
Letts
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Armstrong Schrader
Schrader
Kenwood Park
Logan
Logan State Savings Bank
John Stoner
Harrison County
Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
It Isn’t Real Love If She Suspects the Ring Is Financed
In a dim room William and his wife discuss a faint baby cry. He digs for his slippers, denying the ring purchase was via easy payments as the night unsettles the household. The exchange hints at strains in trust and domestic tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
ANOTHER LITTLE CONTEST PROMPTS RADIO LISTENING IDEAS
A reader asks what people do while listening to the radio and mentions fancy work, Coca Cola and skipping lunch, cross word puzzles, and a prize for the best answer. Fuller Wheels is barred from the contest. A West Virginia physician receives a letter about plans to become a doctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anoor
Fuller Wheels
West Virginia
French experts oppose hand made laces to loom lace
French experts say handmade lace cannot compete with loom lace especially when sold as handmade. A bill has been introduced in the Chamber of Deputies requiring all mechanically made lace to bear a tag stating it is not handmade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Roe
Richard J. Vitgreuben Roe
Paris
France
Chamber of Deputies
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