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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1925
Page
7
Rev. Robert W. Thompson examines Acts 11 5 18 as a near heresy trial where Peter is urged to enter Cornelius home. the Gentile conversion marks a decisive turn toward emancipation from sectarian instruction. The lesson urges overcoming prejudice through clear convictions and charity.
Minneapolis prepares for the Norse American Centennial June 6 to 9 with songs, speeches, exhibits, and Bygdelags reunions. President Coolidge will speak on President's Day June 8 at 2 p.m. at the state fair grounds. The event includes a giant dirigible Los Angeles appearance and a pageant with 1,000 participants illustrating Norse settlement of the northwest.
In April 459 Iowa flocks produced 1,359,129 eggs from 76,805 birds with an average 17.6 eggs per hen. Receipts totaled $47,606.15 while feed cost was $12,297.83, leaving a net margin of $35,308.92. Highest per hen average was 26.8 from Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds owned by Mrs. B. F. Brown of Lamoni.
An expert wood carver from Merano presented what is believed to be the world’s largest rosary to Pope Pius. The wooden beads total over 15 feet in circumference and surpass the size of an average egg.
World heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey cabled Billy Gibson, Tunney’s manager, from Berlin stating he will meet the Tunney-Gibbons winner if proper inducements are offered. The message comes amid negotiations for a proposed bout involving Gene Tunney.
A pageant honoring Colonel Hans Heg of the Fifteenth Wisconsin Infantry highlights his leadership in the all-Norse Civil War regiment. Heg died at Chickamauga after the unit fought in 29 engagements.
An advertisement extols Mayr's Wonderful Remedy as a simple, harmless preparation that removes mucus from the intestinal tract and eases inflammation linked to stomach liver and intestinal ailments including appendicitis. It claims improved disposition and mental clarity when digestion improves and directs readers to buy at druggists.
Des Moines reports the former governor and Mrs Kendall near the end of their world tour. They will stay in the British Isles and sail home on June 27 arriving in Des Moines July 6. Atkins Hartman Happle 78 died from heat. Algona Mrs Ed McNell was killed by lightning Wednesday night.
In Rio de Janeiro business men sponsor a four beauty contest with prizes like a repeating rifle and a gas stove. The article notes the irony of prizes clashing with the town’s image of Brazilian women who work and travel with family members.
The National Foreign Trade Council will hold its twelfth convention in Seattle June 4 26 with speakers including Henry M Robin James A Farrell and Hiram Bingham. Eastern bankers and manufacturers join a session on export problems with Northwest lumber fruit and wheat shippers. Fifty Oriental delegates arrive as a new Far Eastern business group.
An advertisement touts HY-PEP-SEN as a liver and bowel tonic made from roots herbs and barks from worldwide sources. It claims relief from constipation indigestion and torpid liver with a tablespoon after meals, promising renewed vigor and appetite. It notes sale and guarantee by Lemmon's Store.
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