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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1925
Page
4
On Thursday January 29 1925 a devotional reads Let this mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus and urges let nothing be done through strife or vainglory but in lowliness of mind esteem others better than themselves citing Philippians 2 5 3.
The piece notes tenfold US transport changes with California carrying 29 million rail passengers in 1924. Buses and motor trucks take short hauls nationally, pressuring rail services and risking line cuts. Some managers consider government takeover to ease the burden while securities falter amid uneven profits.
A poem reflecting on small town life in Punktown as youths depart for broader futures. It contrasts education and ambition with stark, humorous fates, noting villagers’ pride and loss as generations leave for distant destinies. The piece blends wistful longing with gentle satire and local color.
The speaker argues against government ownership of railroads fearing political manipulation and wasteful management. They claim maximizing usefulness matters more than squeezing railroads to minimal operating profit and express horror at political control.
President Coolidge urges saving about thirty two million dollars by eliminating government positions in Washington D C. He argues idle staff wasteful and clutters the capital with unnecessary expense.
The piece denounces three billions of dollars lost to fakers and fake schemes in 1924. It cites paper factories, bogus oil wells, and so forth, arguing that funds diverted to illusions could better be used for constructive projects like road building, with a jab at the public being credulous.
Iowa reports note the First National Bank at Creston, closed December 22, has been reorganized. In Council Bluffs, witnesses from the Pacific coast identified mail pouches in the second Keith Collins trial of Burlington mail robbery from 1921. Cedar Rapids warns four rabies deaths and many pasteur treatments. H E Spangler returns to prepare evidence to unseat Senator Brookhart. Des Moines hosts C A Morse of Rock Island at the Iowa Engineering Society convention.
DES MOINES H S Hansen of Waterloo and J R Sutter of Burlington spoke at the Iowa Pharmaceutical Association event outlining industry topics and regional concerns.
Des Moines Governor Hamill approved designating the Jefferson highway across Iowa as an additional Gold Star memorial highway on the memorial highway commission's recommendation. Sioux City reports four inches of snow fell during the day.
Under regulation by the communication department new telephone subscribers in Tokio must bear installation costs, ranging from 1,500 to 1,700 yen, influencing local lines.
A dense listing shows radio schedules from stations in Atlanta Boston Buffalo Chicago Dallas Davenport Des Moines Denver Detroit Fort Worth Hollywood Jefferson City Kansas City Los Angeles Louisville Memphis Minneapolis New York Newark Omaha with varied programs including concerts lectures organ ensembles orchestras drama jazz and educational segments.
The Interstate Commerce Commission will conduct an inquiry into freight rates with the aim of evaluating and possibly readjusting them. The study seeks to determine fair pricing and economic impact across affected shippers and routes. The action underscores regulatory scrutiny of transportation costs and service fairness.
Senators approved a conference report on the Smith Hoch resolution directing actions. The vote advances the measure and sets stages for forthcoming legislative steps.
A radio amateur in Menars, France, heard the Tokio station FWA for ten minutes using a 90 meter wavelength. The event occurred in the Pyrenees village, illustrating early long distance listening experiments.
A patchwork of quips, verses, and brief jokes from a vintage paper. It lampoons groundhog antics, gaslight era gags, and social quips, mixing quick wits with brief verse and cartoonish dialogue reflecting early 20th century humor.
S M Pulver displays a ten cent piece from 1874 and mentions 5 cent coins. P C Woods holds a counterfeit 1887 dime. Mrs R D Page owns 59 cent coins dated 1831 and 1824, a Canadian 5 cent piece from 1858 and three silver 3 cent pieces all dated 1852 found in garden or after the Opera House fire.
The piece recounts a tangled exchange involving Ralph Livingston’s 1922 dollar kept as a keepsake. Mrs Livingston mistakenly gives the keepsake to a dues payer then to another party, while the husband retrieves the real keepsake for Ralph. The episode ends noting Livingston doubts any real method to double money quickly.
A worn man rushes into a doctor's office and asks for help. When asked his work the man says he is a journalist. The doctor replies he is not indigestion and hands him a dollar to buy a square meal.
The New Year narrates a reflective passage about time staying, resolutions made by children to never be cruel, and hopes that adults will avoid hurting feelings. It notes the Old Year’s warnings about cruelty and the joy of beginning a new year with kindness.
Riddles present a set of wordplay questions about measurements and objects. It asks which is the largest room in the world and answers include the room for improvement and a ruler as a three foot entity. The style mimics a playful puzzle column.
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