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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1925
Page
4
A devotional line cites Jesus saying one must be born of water and the Spirit to enter God's kingdom. The quotation footnote attributes the verse to John chapter three verse five.
The United States Chamber of Commerce notes one car per seven people, eight billion dollars yearly auto spending, and 17.5 million cars. Rising autos align with doubled savings deposits, tripled individual deposits, and 2.5x life insurance, suggesting prosperity across classes that Bolshvism cannot thrive amid.
In a Chicago note ABE MARTIN tells Binkley's nephew of securing a place on the Shephard Jury and plans to pursue West Point. The item also notes that flash engravers and padlock makers are not alone in clean up efforts under the liquor law as the Elmervill roller factory operates day and night.
A local poem laureate lauds the late Silas Sabre as a generous neighbor who aided others in misfortune. He did not seek praise, listened to no tale that denigrated others, and lived to help, even as townsfolk joked about his zeal for law and order.
A fable-like piece centers on Mother Gossip who repeats unkind stories. Master Thoughtfulness warns how idle gossip harms happiness, tracing the chain from Nurse Whine to Mas ter Complain and the idle children who prey on others with rumor. The tale features characters like Idle Gossip and the moral that cruelty via gossip should be avoided.
Chicago July 3 Donald B. MacMillan, veteran Arctic explorer, leads a plan backed by air planes and radio. Joined by Eugene F. McDonald Jr, they secure support from Washington and Wilbur Secretary to pursue a sound expedition aboard Peary. MacMillan, Bowdoin professor and former Peary ally, aims to reach civilization by October under National Geographic and Navy funding.
Suzanne Lenglen of France won her sixth Wimbledon women's tennis championship defeating English challenger Joan Fry in the finals. Lenglen swept the match 0-2 6-0 to seal the title at the All England tournament in Wimbledon.
A dated diary style piece describes extreme heat and quirky incidents. It mentions tossing a paper weight at John Timmerman and gives humorous asides about Glenn Barclay Charley Clements and Gramps. The writer laments heat driven misadventures while noting five striped kittens seen on a roadside.
A collage of humorous maxims and quips about eating, luck, and social behavior. It riffs on topics from spiritual meetings to athletic careers, love, and propriety, ending with a lighthearted exhortation to greet others with cheer and humor.
In a brief Boys' Life vignette a boy asks about a lamp's age and another replies it is about three years old. The exchange plays on the idea of a light as a young thing unfit to smoke, reflecting playful frontier boy humor.
A rural joke scene contrasts a town worker eager to prove himself with a farmer who retorts that certain tasks are beyond him, notably laying an egg. The dialogue plays on wordplay about ears teeth stars and night, delivering light local color.
A lively reminiscence of a community picnic full of mishaps and humor. Tony and Rosie bring a broken basket and a missing spaggert while the crowd laughs at mistaken identities. The writer closes with thanks and a request to correspondents.
The speaker invites everyone to a next year picnic promising Tony will go to Wisconsin to kill a deer if he lives. If the hunt fails he will bring a turkey considered better than Rosie’s spaghetti, a real turkey buzz.
Des Moines July 3 Frank Dagle newly elected department commander announced the committees for the next year of the G A R. Appointments include Soldiers' Home John R B Classen Marshalltown and others. State Fair Ole Nelson Ames and L J Kron Hampton. delegates to the Grand Rapids encampment list J O Stewart Cedar Rapids and others. The next state encampment will be in Keokuk.
The life of English robber Dick Turpin is studied by Tom Mix in preparation for a screen portrayal at the Fox theatre. The piece recalls Turpin and companions raiding a farmer’s chamber near Epping Wood, where he restrained a frightened wife and later freed her, claiming no loss despite threats.
Nonresident fishermen now require licenses with a daily catch cap of 25 items starting tomorrow. The city also reports a series of local notices including new appointments in relief efforts, customs examiner designation, and historical air mail deliveries.
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