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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1925
Page
4
Fragmentary biblical reflections focus on Job verses and a plea for understanding. The readable text cites Job 4 7 and asks about innocence and the fate of the righteous, with incomplete phrases suggesting a devotional meditation.
A playful verse lists animal names and behaviors to illustrate caution and alertness. The poem uses personified creatures to show how each animal changes actions when a predator or danger is near, ending with a light image of a lightning bug.
The piece argues prohibition is right and will prevail for health and happiness while warning of a rising drug problem. It notes widespread drug use in cities and claims a large share of New York penal inmates are drug users or sellers, signaling a global challenge to morals and crime.
A humorous verse sketch argues a sunny smile can lift spirits despite tears yet warns a politicked smile can become debt paying as courtesies fade. The narrator notes the danger of relying on charm to settle old obligations while urging practical payment and resolve.
The piece quotes New York City's corrections chief on the deadly reach of drug addiction, noting hundreds of thousands in the city and a broad high society presence. It advocates a world conference to pursue coordinated international action while acknowledging resistance from the drug trade.
A columnist contrasts Senator Daniels's claim that North Carolina represents the will of the people with Massachusetts voters' larger turnout in 1924. The piece notes North Carolina's low voting rate, lack of secret ballots, and absence of opposition on registration boards, suggesting machine politics suppresses genuine representation.
New York report notes a revival of side-saddle among American horsewomen, led by Miss M. L. Thompson of The Riding Club. The trend stems from riding etiquette abroad and the Long Island hunting set, who ride to hounds in England and on the continent.
The article notes a shift toward side saddle riding as safer for women amid a push from American riders to conform to a riding gospel. It cites prizes like the Mrs. John F. Bloodgood $500 award and endorsements from Meadowbrook, Monmouth County Hounds, and the Brooklyn Riding and Driving Club, while acknowledging some doubt about athletic girls preferring the traditional male saddle. It also highlights a growing interest in horseback riding among children and expanding classes at Tambark schools as a safeguard for the sport’s future.
London may 26 there is speculation among tailors and society about royalty adopting elephant leg trousers. The Duke of York wore a flowing blue grey suit at the Wembley Exhibition Garden Club opening with full swinging trousers. Bradford cloth trade cheers baggy styles as skirts shorten.
A Calallen Texas man raises queen bees for profit, estimating annual revenue above $50,000 with most income from selling queens. He breeds queens using artificial methods and plans to obtain about 100 queens from each hive containing 2,000 to 3,000 workers, selling queens for $1 to $2.75 each.
A whimsical poem contemplates town habits Saturday night parking and daily toil. The narrator muses about a cozy cottage home, a playful baby, and a wife busy at the dough while considering how leisure and modern pursuits may reshape family life. The piece blends humor with everyday longing.
A playful critique outlines four rules for a good Byee-Way contribution. It emphasizes hurt and snappy impact, originality with a te angie, detachment from personalities, and a clear point, then riffs on a mother daughter exchange about finishing tasks and a modern flapper pun involving Rouge Raiment and Raimble.
A humorous excerpt recounts a billing clerk mischief and a boastful tale about strawberries. Carl Hedges remarks his family relies on berries, recalling bringing home a box and eating it all himself, illustrating a quirky form of unselfishness.
A poem from Woman's World by Mabel Smith Brooks contemplates finding a wife through a homey kitchen scene. The speaker envisions a wife who can bake and manage meals while reflecting on his memory of his mother mixing dough in a bygone era.
A poem in dialogue style questions a working man about marrying, cooking, and home duties. It argues that a modern wife expects fair division of labor and income, not just domestic roles. The piece nods to feminism and domestic partnership in a humorous, admonishing tone.
The column notes Steer ing Wheel admiring Sun Set Park in Washington. The subject’s appearance is described with humor and a hint of plans for a “peekneck” while commenting on his hair and eyes. Zion City declares the world flat.
The final Iowa Illinois Golf Association event will be held in Burlington on June 14 and 15 with players invited from Monmouth Galesburg Fort Madison Keokuk Muscatine Washington Town City Fairfield Mount Pleasant Ottumwa Chariton Corydon and Tipton. A professional match may follow Sunday afternoon with Bonnie Weaver for Burlington. Additional events run through July 4 including handicap matches two ball foursomes and qualifying rounds for the Flint Hills cup with extended play dates and forfeiture rules for unfinished matches.
A short dialogue from the American Legion Weekly hints at social pressures in a marriage decision. It frames the objection as a past relationship and contrasts it with the idea of a lasting union. The exchange illustrates era attitudes toward romance and suitability.
London May 26 Women plan a busy Wembley Exhibition season with Queen Mary visiting more often under Duchess of York presidency and Princess Mary vice presidency. The women’s section organizes many functions including National Baby Week and a conference of women engineers while most women focus on food, household tips, fruit selection, and new labor saving appliances.
Ninety sacred baboons from Abyssinia arrived at the London Zoo and will be acclimated in cages with radiant heat and light. Sheltered ledges outside the cage will be electrically warmed to simulate sunshine.
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