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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1925
Page
4
The Chlids Idea of Permanency
A Fairfield citizen recalls childhood belief in permanent community institutions and leaders. The piece contrasts youthful certainty with midlife awareness of decay, change, and shifting power in society, noting how churches schools lodges and businesses seem fixed but are swept by time and population flux.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Earth
Solar System
The Puzzling Ballad of Pay and Collectors
A weary narrator laments debt and collectors arriving at the door. He contrasts thrift and gentility with the grim reality of unpaid bills, imagining crowds of men paying up with reluctant grins while others grimace and sigh. The verse voice blends humor with hardship.
The Shifting Ground of a Town’s Prosperity
A nostalgic recounting notes how securities shrink in value and a once prominent bank president falls from grace. Old buildings decay or are torn down, family names fade, and memories replace living landmarks as the present generation chases newer achievements. The piece ends with a swift sense of change and impermanence.
Funerals for Allbaugh Anderson Pattison Reported
Funeral services were held for George Allbaugh at St James Catholic church with burial at Elm Grove. Samuel Anderson died, service at Jones & McElhinney chapel with burial at Pattison in Ainsworth. Mrs John Pattison services at Jones & McElhinney with interment at Elm Grove. notices note advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Hedges
Everette Griffith
Remps Hampsher
Sam Knupp
Lev. Negley
Charles Atkinson
Frank McKavy
Otto Schiebel
Newton O'Loughlin
Ainsworth Pattison
John Pattison
Jones & McElhinney
J. Reade McCrory
Charles Lancenberg
Charles Ragan
John S.mpson
Jack Humble
Gary O'Loughlin
M. W. Thompson
Elm Grove Cemetery
Gravel roads show promise for Iowa travel
A writer praises gravel roads over mud and dirt in central Iowa, noting better travel from Dubuque to Cedar Rapids and Cedar Rapids to Iowa City on gravel and praising roads like Washington Kalona and Broadway in Keota. The letter criticizes state ditching and advocates cheaper graveling using local soft rock and less cutting of hills to save funds for paving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota Pbagle
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Washington-Kalona
Keota
Wisconsin
State Highway Commission
Iowa
Minnesota
Ilinois
Europe
Parrot and monkeys share a playful zoo moment
In a monkey house Polly the parrot enjoys copying the lively primates and reflects on what makes people and animals funny. A keeper notes Jimmie the monkey recognizes the policeman's step, while children observe the friendly scene and Polly vows to be more parrot than ever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anid
Larry
Jimmie
Rolls
T Zoo
Polly
Monkey House
By the Way Visual Huffing and Jokes in Print
A collage of humorous quips and cartoons discusses social observations and daily life. It includes family references, city manners, and light satire about fashion, music, and public behavior, with exchanges about work, drink, and generic common sense.
Burglary Joke and Odd Classified Snippet Reel
A collection of quips and odd notices from a classified page includes a burglar demand line a preacher’s stoic reply a professor canyon remark a farmer seeking a side job with marriage in view and a city contact. A tallies humor piece asks about molecules and Willie’s pun answers the riddle.
The bachelor’s lonesome life and quirky lines
A fragmented cartoonish strip of dialogue notes a lonely bachelor with absurd musings on life and love. Bits of humor include a schoolgirl’s fountain pen misfortune and a playful exchange about birdseed versus eggs, ending with a joke about X rays.
Mrs Calla Coe Visits Mt Vernon in Ohio Notice
Mrs Calla Coe traveled to Mount Vernon, Ohio, on Thursday to visit with relatives. The Newark Advocate notes the trip and includes a local adage about lumber slogans and a cheeky line about engineers and civility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calla Coe
Mt. Vernon
Newark
Ohio
Superstitions and Odd Warnings Note Hasty Folklore
A garbled snippet from a column recalls quirky lore about luck and danger. It links chimney cracks to moving, papering a flue to a toss, shadow sighting with an oil lamp to visitors, and gas smell to a long journey. The text also includes a sample greeting and a casual aside about candy.
Japanese Language Schools in Hawaii Face Little Change
Revision of territorial school regulations shows no material shift in stance of 85Japanese language schools. An eight year course now allows students who did not complete two public school grades before enrolling. Courts may seek to halt enforcement of the alien language law as amended in 1925. Thirty schools have complied and are operating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alout
Hoss Shay
Honolulu
Territorial School Commission
Tulsa football star led double life as Dallas hijacker
William Jennings Bryan Goodman, a University of Tulsa star end and YMCA president, allegedly hunted for lawless raids by night and served as a college student by day. He is under arrest in Dallas after a policeman was killed during one raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
William Jennings Brvan Goodman
Tulsa
Okla
University of Tulsa
Crawfordsville R. R. 2 notes departures and visits
Two of our nine young people have moved away Raymond Miller and Mable Hesseltine leave. Geneva Shebeck attended a party at A B K Carr home. Several local visits and Sunday gatherings are recorded. Farmers report corn plowing hay cutting and shock forming. no accidents reported as Fourth of July passes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville, R. R
Raymond Miller
Ed Miller
Mable Hesseltine
John Hesseltine
Geneva Shebeck
A. BK. Carr
John Jones
Alvin Shebeck
Jno. Shebeck
Henry Underwood
Caroline Tucker
John Shebecks
A. D. Cain
Vivian
Marcella
Griff Davis
Systematize Household Finances To Build Record Health
The piece urges setting aside money each payday to settle monthly bills on first of the month. It notes unpaid bills harm family standing and credit records with the Houston Retail Credit Men's Association. Prompt payments improve credit history and credit prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston Retail Credit Men's Association
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Phwat
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