Bible Thought for Today
The July 21 1925 Bible Thought reflects Malachi 3 17 with a line about God sparing his jewels as a father protects his son, presenting a devotional message for the day.
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Malachi
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1925
Page
4
Business Trends Across Regions Show Upward Movement
The article weighs differing views on current business compared with last year, noting regional crop losses and nationwide gains. Car loadings rose 6 percent in June 1926 from 1924, and general store sales increased 4 to 10 percent, signaling an overall uptick in business activity despite local hardships.
Washington County Road Building Plans Spark Attention
Readers note annual road construction in Washington County, with local officials outlining planned improvements and funding despite ongoing debates about project scope and priorities.
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Washington County
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason
A reflective poem arguing for temperance in debate and conformity. The verse discourages bold, controversial beliefs and praises avoiding strife, noting the fate of fervent thinkers and urging readers to travel with the crowd rather than dissent.
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Walt Mason
al Brickbats
Wil
William
William Tell
Ven
Graded Highways Show County Road Improvements
The article lauds the Coppock Highway and Riversideward as beauties and notes roads are being built to grade. It credits county supervisors for foresight and long term savings and praises government and state engineers as authorities guiding road surfacing under their direction.
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Coppock
Board of Supervisors
Not a Fussy Allie Ban and Mrs Cucumber Green Tale
Not a Fussy Allie Ban is a rag doll owned by Margaret who uses the name Mrs Cucumber Green when playing. Margaret plays beside her bed in Number Four Green Lane and Mrs Cucumber Green teaches the children who visit grandma. The teacher is gentle and forgiving about spelling and the alphabet.
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Allie Ban
Margaret
Mra
Cucumber Green
Jane Eckler
Green Lane
Noted Golfer Tarved As Amateur
Fred Mackenzie of St. Andrews has been refused reinstatement as an amateur by the Royal and Ancient Club after acting as a professional for a few months in 1908. For 20 years he played as an amateur at St. Andrews but his lapse bars open competition unless he competes as a professional.
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Tarved
London
America
Fred Mackenzie
St. Andrews
Royal and Anclant Club
The
Golf Monthly
Mackenzie
Alphabet and Toy Shop Day In The Green Household
Mrs Cucumber Green leads a busy day with poetry class shopping activity and a pretend grocery run. Mr Ottaway the prover and Mr Gerken the butcher join the playful scene as the family visits Lane Street then returns home to set the table and feed the children.
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Cucumber Green
Johnny Naples
Allie
Austrian President Owns Champion Milking Cow
Dr Michael Hainisel, president of Austria, owns Bella the champion milking cow. From May 7 1924 to May 6 1925 she produced 2 683 gallons, averaging over seven gallons daily.
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Mik
Fragmented localscope chatter and odd quotes on life
Excerpted lines reveal a collage of travel thoughts, jokes, and improvised phrases about roads, reservoirs, fishing, and daily idiosyncrasies. It includes a quip about money and a lawyer, a humorous note on engagement, and a provocative remark about a reckless driver.
Dusty bootblack and a hillside joke tableau
A fragmented scene layers humor and satire with a bootblack character and talking crowds. Vague lines depict a hillside setting, colorful characters, and a teased pursuit by a glamorous figure, ending with a limerick like exchange about misheard phrases.
Christmas Eve Gin Bottle Drops in Virginia Town
An elderly Black man out celebrating drops a quart gin bottle on the pavement. He surveys the shattered fragments and laments Dah Christmas done come an' gone in a mournful remark.
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Virginia
If We All Went On A Strike And Other Snippets
A fragmented collection of humorous quips and satirical lines about work, society, editors, decorum, and relationships. The items range from imagined strikes by animals to a punchy one liner about a New York show and a decorator’s remark. The tone is light and observational.
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New York
Favorite Games and Curious Facts Highlighted
The piece notes Tiddledy-winks as a top game, jokes about Americans spelling a new Chinese game in many ways, and humor about a brakeman dream job. It also cites Torricelli as a vacuum pioneer who produced nothing yet earned credit.
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Toricelli
Onion Diet Sparks Marriage Proposals Stat
A startling statistic notes that only one girl in every 237 receives a marriage proposal after eating onions that evening. The finding highlights quirky effects of culinary choices on social outcomes and public interest in odd correlations.
Neighborly greeting across the river sparks invitation
Mr Bore tells Miss Smart he lives just across the river and plans to visit. She replies with a polite invitation, expressing hope he will drop in someday.
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Mr. Bore
Miss Smart
Gossip and Fashion Odds and Ends in a Dated Dialogue
A fragmentary page quotes a mother teasing her daughter about a courtship on the porch and references to fashion talk. The dialogue includes lines about hearing a third and fourth, and a remark that any man proves sense by saying you have. A stray line notes Adam and Eve and a monocle as a fashion nod.
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Gheudys
Cladys
Mother
Sponge Cakes Break Home Rhythm In Quiet Scrambled Talk
A household mix up unfolds as a husband returns late to find his wife in tears over misfired custards that became sponge cakes. The comic miscommunications continue with a playful exchange about a late greeting and a mother’s hurried farewell.
Fragmentary lines hint at social and business themes
The text skims casual remarks about friendship and singing, hints at matrimony and divorce, and notes Mr. Ford’s success in ventures including the poultry business, with a wily bachelor Mr. Chase offering caution about marriage. The piece reads like fragmented dialogue from a social column or serialized sketch.
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Chase
Mr. Chase
Germans plan vast Tanenberg memorial at Tannenberg site
On June 29 a large memorial will rise at Tannenberg to honor the Hindenburg victory. The design surrounds a smaller monument for the old Hindenburg regiment, with an octagonal 16 foot high wall 265 feet across and eight 49 foot towers at the corners. Walter and Johannes Krueger proposed the plan after a contest.
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Tannenburg Koenigsberg
Hindenburg
Tannenberg
Walter
Johannes Krueger
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