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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1925

Page

7

Frantic Barber Visit Sparks Hilarious Hair Wardrobe War

A humorous New York Sun item recounts a young man leaving a barber and describing his new haircut to his wife. She feigns amusement while revealing her disappointment with the bold style as she notices the shining head and the hair ponies.

Frank Dhe Fifth Avenue New York

Get Your Goat Origin Aims at Beardless Humor

The phrase get your goat is of uncertain origin and may derive from goatee. Modern lexicographers suggest goat is a contraction of goatee, the chin beard. If true, pulling a goat’s beard would be a humiliating insult.

Financial prodigy in sanatorium returns to life after Adenic tragedy

Doctor Stanley meets with Morris to discuss John R. Hamilton known as Ken shaw the Adenic tragedy survivor and banking genius. Hamilton's family perished in lifeboat disaster and his rescue involved covert actions and a intended submarine joke. Hamilton is offered a twenty five thousand a year position once he resumes work. Morris plans daily visits while recuperating in the sanatorium, with two nurses present.

Morris Stanley Renshaw John R. Hamilton Hamilton John RK. Hamilton Kenshaw Richard Vandewater Wee Vandewater Herve Henshaw Morrin Secret Service Germany

Quiet dinner and renewed tension in Verity story

After a tense dinner Verity and Renshaw confront past distrust and hidden motives. He analyzes her feelings and she explores his strength and restraint while servants grow wary of his presence as a looming showdown approaches. The night ends with a fragile, hopeful parting before tomorrow.

Morris Renshaw Verity Jenks James Annie Hart Mrs. Pardee

Famous forts in U S history Bent s Fort and its legacy

Historian George Bird Grinnell notes Bent s Fort on the Arkansas as a pivotal plains citadel built 1828 by William Bent Charles and Ceran St Vrain. The post endured as a trade and military hub seen by Doniphan Kearney expeditions Santa Fe caravans and later evolved into Fort Lyon after multiple renamings and relocations.

Southwest Plains George Bird Grinnell West Bent Arkansas William Bent Colorado Fort Laramie Oregon Trail Country Laramie Fort Wiliam Santa Fe William Ben Charles Ceran St. Vrain Purgatoire River Bent's Fort Doniphan Kearney Mexico Pueblo Bent Becan Arkansas River Fauntieroy Fort Wise Virginia Confederacy Fort Lyon Whiison’s Creek Missouri Cole

Debt Each Man Owes

A fragment quoting Bacon on mutual debts and duties. It notes that eight men seek payback and profit, while others should assist by making amends and becoming a useful addition to society. The tone is moral and prescriptive.

Bacon

Anne and Airplane Wish for a Ride

Four year old Anne has only seen an airplane high above. A few days ago she watched it and softly said she wished God would come down and take her for a ride.

Inez Anne

Forgotten items aboard Southern railway trains

Travelers left behind on Southern railway trains in Nagland last year include 80 gloves two bottles of whisky two life buoys twenty five saxophones sixty parts of false teeth three artificial legs and six pairs of crutches.

Southern Railway Nagland

Record of Bay of Fundy tides near 100 feet

The Bay of Fundy in New Brunswick records the world’s highest tides, often near 100 feet, while Arklow on Ireland’s coast shows negligible tides. Scientists study this variation to understand the causes behind the difference.

Bay of Fundy New Brunswick Ireland Arklow Sty

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