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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1925
Page
4
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A daily religious note reflects on Matthew 5 10 blessed are they persecuted for righteousness for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. The brief meditation invites faith and endurance for believers.
The author argues that eastern states oppose federal road aid to avoid centralization. Despite high income taxes in states like New York and Pennsylvania, federal taxes fund national road networks. Roads benefit all states, not just the location of the tax, justifying reasonable federal taxation.
The speaker notes women train and dress narrower than before while their views widen and expand. The Democratic party is debt free and unemployed, and any trend that moves with little effort or no accounting will be watched closely.
Walt Mason muses on reading as a balm for aging voters and critics who clamor for past pleasures. An old man laments youth’s diversions yet finds joy in literature, dreaming of knights, minstrels, and serene evenings with verse and prose.
The passage explains that rising tax burden can improve business and general conditions, justifying federal road aid instituted because states needed encouragement. It argues good roads across all states benefit the nation, noting Congress has approved federal road funds in recent years despite east coast paying a larger share.
The text explains how habits form from birth through life, with repetition making them lasting. It stresses the need for desirable habits and notes that children imitate and emulate respected adults, who become models to shape behavior.
The excerpt describes how children seek approval from peers and leaders between ages 9 and 16, urging guardians to guide this craving. It emphasizes selecting wholesome companions and using praise to reinforce selfless behavior and consideration for others.
The annual Iown conference of Methodist Episcopal churches covering southeastern Iowa will meet in Mt Pleasant starting Tuesday September 8 for a week. Bishop J C Keeney of Omaha will preside and the laymen's association will hold a one day program. Fourth quarterly church meetings are under way to compile reports for the year.
Two horsemen compare their animals. One remarks on his mare who often stops to admire herself in puddles, while the other notes the mare’s vanity.
Fragmentary By The Way column samples include humorous verse lines about weather, golf, and love. Reader exchanges feature a caller describing a hat, flirtations, jokes about marriage, and a cartoonish take on love and courtship. The tone resembles a light weekly humor column.
A note offers a prize for guessing the nationalities of a list of first names and surnames amid a collage of jokes. The text includes quirky lines about Iowa, corn feds, and a Dead Sea water fact, with various ad libbed quotes and trivia.
Bebe Daniels headlines the Paramount comedy Miss Bluebeard at the Fox Theatre this Thursday and Friday. The film follows a London holiday trip and a comical marriage mix up with two husbands. Supporting cast includes Raymond Griffith Robert Frazer Kenneth MacKenna.
A humorous statistical remark notes a plumber uses 23 245 implements and appliances and jokes that he should always forget one. The line appears in a local humor column from the Muanefield Journal.
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