Bible Thought for Today June 2 1925
A daily devotional note quotes Luke 21 15 promising a mouth and wisdom that adversaries cannot gainsay or resist. The item presents a brief biblical reflection dated Tuesday June 2 1925.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1925
Page
4
Wanted Baby Pictures for Washington County Anniversary
The Journal seeks at least 100 baby photographs under 18 months for its Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition. Originals should reproduce well, with names of the baby and parents on the back. Cabinet size or smaller preferred, no enlargements, send promptly for timely inclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Washington County
Kodak
Rotary Club weighs Memorial Day observance changes
In Washington the Rotary Club discussed Memorial Day plans led by Alex Miller and Amos Alberson. They noted poor attendance for the afternoon address by Arthur Springer and urged earlier committee appointments and a reform of ceremony methods to improve turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Washington
Alex Miller
Amos Alberson
Arthur Springer
Alberson
Miller
Nothin's Impossible for a Party Woman on Jury
Abe Martin notes a party woman faces an uphill fight to be acquitted when sisters sit on the jury. He jokes that folks who win favors from top salesmen often end up walking home.
crossword style fill in thematic clues list
A jumble of numbered across and down clues listing definitions for masculine and feminine terms, body parts, celestial references, animals, colors, and common phrases arranged as a puzzle grid with scattered misprints. The fragment hints at a completed crossword with multiple short entries across and down and some garbled text.
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason at The Square Peg
Poet Walt Mason critiques restless ambition and job hopping through the tale of Tie Teeter, a man who shuns ordinary work while craving elite roles. The piece laments chasing grand stations, urges patience, and notes society’s ritual ceremonies and stagnant systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kersimpkins Twine
Denner Wetter
Amd
Memorial Day services prompt call for permanent planning
The article argues the Memorial Day program should shift to a single morning or afternoon, with an organized society to plan events. Repeated chairmanship transfers close to the day risk lapses, and past mornings have succeeded while afternoons lag. A permanent structure and shared duties are urged to maintain full ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Major Glasgow
Mr. Glasgon
Tracy Phillips
Tracy
Elliot Grayson
Insult Fuels Confrontation at Local Meeting
A heated exchange erupts as Gladys Mothery lashes out at Pussy in a public meeting. The confrontation centers on etiquette and decorum with spitting alleged, prompting calls for decorum and calmer dialogue.
By the Way Chatter and Prairie Park Advice
A local column offers quirky notes on city life and etiquette. It advises parking on side streets Saturdays to ease visitor parking and recalls a man who left town in winter wearing a palm beach suit. Instructions on chigger bites suggest damp cold exposure or applying hooted to bites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm Beach
Belated Honesty and Small Confidences
A letter to Dr. J. B. Edgington recounts a past pickup of a flashlight from a car, with a remorseful 2.50 check attached. The page then pokes gentle fun at umbrellas and churchgoing manners, ending with a joke about Jennie’s age and a cereal pledge for six on her birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Edgington
Naked patient visit leads to mistaken renewal request
A young man visits a famed diagnostician to renew his wife’s Ladies Home Journal subscription. The nurse insists on full undressing per the doctor’s rule, and the man refuses. The doctor arrives to find him naked, prompting a humorous miscommunication about the subscription renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Home Journal
Talkative Sex and the Silent Pantomimist
A witty remark noting that the talkative sex never produced a pantomime performer who is a man or woman, highlighting the paradox of silence in pantomime artistry. The line plays on gendered expectations and comic observation.
Hole in His Sleeve Comic Exchange
A teacher asks who laughed aloud. a pupil admits laughing in his sleeve and reveals a hole in his elbow, admitting he did not realize the laugh came from that sleeve. The line highlights a quick, humorous misdirection in a classroom exchange.
Lots of Difference What is the difference between the North pole and the South pole
The prompt appears as a playful riddle noting differences between the North and South Poles rather than a news item. No verifiable organizations locations dates or people are present to summarize into a newspaper card.
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North Pole
South Pole
Correct This Sentence About an Admirer
A man notes that someone is an admirer of his yet explains he has no use for him. The remark captures a cool dismissal and a clear boundary in their relationship.
Judge Chides Youth Over Lawyer Request
A young man before the judge refuses to hire counsel stating he will tell the truth. The judge asks again about a lawyer and the respondent repeats his stance. A sergeant warns a private about shooting if moved. LD. J. Ross questions the logic of buying eggs to raise laying hens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LD. J. Ross
Dear By-The-Way: What Is Good In Gossip Columns
In a brisk survey the column asks readers to weigh what counts as good in daily chatter. It hints at standards for wit, relevance, and fairness in public commentary.
Tadpole Scout Becomes a Frying-Hearted Hero
A whimsical tale follows a tadpole who dreams of love and music and grows into a bass voiced frog. His courtship ends tragically when a cruel fate leads to his capture and serving in a cafe, ending the romance.
Evolutionary tails grow and fade in a humorous tale
The author riffs on evolution with a shepherd friend proposing tails in the ancient forest era. He imagines tails aiding hunting and camp life, then traces their disappearance as humans walked upright and built homes. The piece ends with a playful nod to living in later, civilized times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shepherd
Mrs B and B’s Contentment Seals Quiet Home
A brief note states there is nothing more to do and expresses Mr and Mrs B’s satisfaction with their situation followed by a sign off. The fragment conveys domestic satisfaction and finality.
My Favorite Stories by Irvin Scobe
An anecdote about Mr Dooler a Chicago saloon keeper and wit who befriends a frequent journalist in need of travel funds. Uncle John passes a questionable five dollar bill claiming the exchange balances out. The tale blends humor and human nature as a curtain rises on a skeptical era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Dunne
Mr Dooler
Chicago
Nations Sentenced for Volstead Act Conspiracy in St Louis
Hebert Nations, ex state labor commissioner, received an eighteen month Leavenworth term and a $3333 fine from federal Judge Farig for conspiring to violate the Volstead act by protecting the Griesdediek brewery’s beer manufacture and sale in St Louis. Nations was convicted by a jury last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Hebert Nations
Farig
Leavenworth
Griesdediek
Nations
Regions Named for Royal Figures
Mount Everest was named for Sir George Everest the surveyor general of India. Victoria Falls on the Zambezi was named for Queen Victoria and Albert Nyannas Lake in East Central Africa honors Prince Consort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Everest
George Everest
India
Victoria Falls
Zambest
Queen Victoria
Albert Nyanna
Lake
Central Africa
Prince Consort
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