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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 24, 1925

Page

4

Bible Thought for Today

Saturday January 24 1025 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not to thine own understanding In all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall direct thy paths Prov 3 5 6

Borah Presses France Over War Debts And Trade Gains

Senator Borah, chair of the Foreign Relations Committee, rebukes recent French calls for debt repudiation and defends U S sacrifices in the great war. He cites France and England gains from the conflict, while highlighting American losses, debts, taxes, and economic disarray as results of the war.

Borah United States Senate France Belgium England Italy Japan

Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason

A reader praises heroic figures in literature while denouncing modern authors for dull villains and bleak settings. He longs for old time heroes, noble virtue, and a blissful marriage to Eliza Jane, lamenting the lack of chivalry in contemporary fiction.

Eliza Jane Scott Dumas Eliza

Woman on the Jury proves drama real on set

On the set for Harry O Hoyt's First National picture The Woman on the Jury star Sylvia Breamer and Frank Mayo demonstrate that dramatic moments can match real life. The story argues that cinema themes resemble actual events rather than being purely invented.

Missouri Harry O. Hoyt Sylvia Breamer Frank Mayo

Trial Play Delivers Shocking Stage Mirror

In a jury box scene an all star juror cast listens as Bessie Love tells a tragic witness story. Sylvia Breamer across the row realizes the tale mirrors her life. Amid cheers lights music and a sudden scream a woman collapses and later gasps the story mirrored her own fate.

Bessie Love Sylvia Breamer Chaas Miss Reamer First National Medical

Near Beer Hovers Over Germany

In Berlin on January 6 authorities report extensive advertisements for a new beer containing only one half of 1 percent alcohol. Brewers protest, fearing a steppingstone for prohibition, though doctors and physical educators endorse the beverage's low content.

Germany

Journal Ads Pay Answer to Yesterday's Crossword Puzzle

Local paper reports earnings from the advertising section as readers respond to yesterday's crossword challenge. The page notes increased activity in ad sales and a surge in puzzle related inquiries.

Radio Program For Tomorrow Listings

Radio Digest provides a schedule of tomorrow programs across cities featuring church services concerts organ choirs orchestras and theatrical acts. Notable entries include KFDM Beaumont WEMC Berrien Springs WGN KYW WEBH WQJ WLW WWJ WFAA WBAP KNX KHJ KFI KFSG WMC WCCO WIZ WNYC WRBR WHN WCAL KGO WOO WCAU KDKA KGW WOAI KPO GGY KFNF CKY and more with times ranging from early morning to late evening.

Wit and whimsy fill a column of quirky quips

A crowded page of jokes and puns arrives with light humor. The items mock modern life, puzzles, misunderstandings, and family quips. Names and places are playful without serious news impact.

Lost church members in Galva prompt joking notice

A Galva Illinois ad humorously reports missing church members described as lost stray or stolen. They were last seen going any direction but toward the church, well dressed and enjoying themselves. A responding paper notes the reversal of the parable with ninety nine others also astray.

Galva Illinois News Galva

Pocket piece and coins in a curious column

Dal Russell clings to a fifty cent piece carried since before Christmas and due March first for his Journal. Mrs. Sellers recounts a gold 1875 quarter from an uncle. A playful exchange on family tracing and a hunter husband closes the item with light anecdotes.

Dal Russell Sellers

How Do The Stairs Run And Other Quips

A garbled classic comedic piece features a lawyer cross examining a German about a house’s doors and stairs with the German replying that stairs run down when upstairs run up. Followed by a collection of light verse jests and misheard rhymes reflecting playful wordplay and forgetfulness.

College basketball scores across multiple games

A compilation of several college and high school basketball results. Notable outcomes include Creighton over Notre Dame 34 to 21, Colorado College beating Western State 55 to 24, and Burlington defeating Washington 34 to 14 among numerous other regional matchups.

Colorado School of Mines Wyoming University Utah

Poor Merchants Advertise Food Goods Poorly

The notice notes that poor advertising harms food merchandise sales. Advertisements act as guides to food merchandise and influence consumer choices.

Fern Friends Endure Winter Rain Holiday

A pair of ferns in a low dish and a round pot endure cold dry indoor days. They greet a generous spring rain as they are wheeled onto the porch and back inside, soaking in fresh air and revived growth. A single new green sprout appears, signaling renewed life.

Jimmy Defines Dreams

A brief anecdote shows three year old Jimmy explaining dreams as moving pictures while you sleep. His father questions his understanding, and Jimmy answers confidently with his own definition.

Jimmy Harper's

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