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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1925
Page
4
Mexico in Crisis Calls for U S Intervention
A columnist argues the Mexican situation remains volatile with Calles relying on external backing. The piece urges U S involvement, suggesting Kellogg’s diplomacy and European interests push Washington to act to stabilize Mexico and prevent foreign powers from stepping in.
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Mexico
Kellogg
Calles
Carranza
United States
Kelloge
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason
Poem reflects nightly fears and waking reassurance in Walt Mason’s verse. Dreams tumble through cliffs and dungeons with imagined dangers, but morning reveals them as hollow, urging optimism and resolve for the day.
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Walt Mason
Strong Arm for Mexico Sees Prosperity and Stability
The speaker argues Mexico needs decisive support similar to Porto Rico Cuba and the Philippines to stabilize government and curb internal foes. With aid and cordial trade, Mexico could become a prosperous and happy nation, but cannot do it alone.
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Mexico
Porto Rico
Cuba
Philippines
Turkish Laws in Syria Headed for Scrapheap
Be irut Syria May 6 The Ottoman code long the land’s law will be replaced by the French system Under the judicial fusion decree comprehensive changes shift to French procedure M Vergelot sponsor arrives from France with six magistrates to codify the new laws He will then serve as legal adviser to the high commissioner
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Beirut
Syria
M. Vergelot
France
Discover Growth of White Pine in State Eldora IA
Eldora Iowa June 15 rare white pine may survive in one or two spots including Eldora Pine Creek park The article by L H Pammel and C M Hays notes white pine plus paper birch cherry birch and other northern plants stranded after the glacier retreat An artificial lake in Eldora Pine Creek park imitates a Wisconsin Minnesota setting Wildlife includes balsam fir none listed and birds such as wild eagle turn ducks and sandpipers The nearby brown sandstone formed after coal deposits.
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Eldora, Ila
Iowa
Eldora Pine Creek Park
L. H. Pammel
C. M. Hays
State Board of Conservation
Eldora Park
Steamboat Rock
Eldora Pine Creek
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Selah man uses sprinkling to protect cherry trees from frost
Yakima Washington June 13 Kelly Price of Selah near Yakima believes he has a new frost protection method for cherry trees. He sprinkles ten trees with water, noting that water at ordinary temperature releases heat before freezing, which helps prevent frost damage.
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Yakima, Wash
Kelly Price
Selah
Here
Jack Frost
Price
Track Meet at Iowa City for Mid Western AAU Championships
Registered athletes from Iowa Nebraska North and South Dakota may compete in the Amateur Athletic Union Mid Western Association track and field championships in Iowa City on June 20. Seventeen events are listed including sprints hurdles distance runs jumps and throws with medals awarded to the top three finishers in each event.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Nebraska
North
South Dakota
Amateur Athletic Union
Mid-Western Association
Mexico Teaches Children Thrift
In Mexico City a presidential decree authorizes the Department of Public Instruction to found a savings and loan bank for school children. Teachers must deposit one day’s salary monthly. pupils may save voluntarily at least five centavos weekly. The bank will loan to cooperative bodies, with estimated annual savings of 120 600 pesos.
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Mexico City
Department of Public Instruction
Marquis of Queensbury Granted Divorce in Suit
The Marquis of Queensbury has been granted a decree in his divorce suit against his wife. He alleged misconduct and named Sir James H. Duan, a Canadian financier. The case was undefended.
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London
Marquis of Queensbury
James H. Duan
President Seerley Speaks at Creston Cornerstone Ceremony
Homer H. Seerley, president of Iowa State Teachers College, delivered a broad address at Creston high school cornerstone ceremonies. He linked education to national unity, industrial progress, and the development of patriotic Americans, urging expanded high school and junior college roles to meet future civilization needs.
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Creston
Homer H. Seerley
Iowa State Teachers College
Creston High School
America
Seerley
Iowa
Christian Young People Conference to Be Held in Des Moines
All Iowa Christian churches will send delegates to the first Iowa Young People's Conference at the fair grounds in Des Moines from July 13 to 20. Glenn McRae of Bethany Nebraska directs the event with H J Pickerill of St Louis as dean. Miss Anna Clark serves as dean of women. other faculty include G G McWilliams and R E Kinsell among several leaders. Delegates, aged 16 to 23, will study home and foreign missions, Bible, vocational guidance, and youth leadership.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Christian Endeavor Societies
McRae and Pickerill
Fair Grounds
1926 Iowa license plates reach 90000 total shipped
Des Moines reports that 18 000 license tags were distributed Saturday from the Anamosa factory, bringing the 1926 total plates sent out to approximately 90000 as announced by the state automobile department.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Anamosa
State Automobile Department
Crossword puzzles as quirky cultural reflections
A fragmented excerpt humorously critiques crossword puzzles and aging. The text mocks the notion that youth contribute nothing to science, listing playful anatomical toy examples like the snake's hips and the gnat's elbow. It includes wry asides on advice and reminiscence, ending with streetwise quips about appearances and social nudges.
The Age Old Debate On Women And Conversation
A verse noting gendered talk where women discuss fashion and home while men boast on grand topics. It contrasts women’s supposed modesty with men’s bluster, urging that women stay within familiar knowledge and men reveal hidden ambitions.
Deer By-way Dinner And Plans For A Picnic
Rosie treats the speaker kindly with soap perfume and a large bottle. Twelve kids are mentioned including Leetle Angelo and Wes' Ches, with talk of a possible picnic. Rosie brings plenty of spaghetti and a playful scene includes shared ice cream.
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Leetle Angelo
Tony
Beach Night Romance and Wry Observation
A lyrical coastal moment describes holding hands under a moonlit sea and a stolen kiss on the sand. The narrator muses on romance and humor about ministers and neckties, ending with a maxim about success and past failures.
Christmas Eve Departure Sparks Small Lesson Scene
A Sunday school teacher meets Mary and her brother as they hurry from the classroom the Sunday before Christmas. The scene captures a fleeting, childlike moment amid holiday bustle and mispronounced words.
Picnic planning questions circle Sunset Park event chaos
Dear By The Way readers fret about trash disposal bones in Sunset Park and crowded grounds. They propose games like Human Nine Pins and comic entertainments for children while noting heat rain and transport worries. Questions about bringing swings onions and safety measures abound.
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Sunset Park
Washington
Success Turns Head Then Pushes One Backward
A reflective line notes how triumph can inflate ego and misdirect a person causing a reversal of course. The cautionary statement highlights humility as a corrective to overconfidence in victory.
Changing from Mah Jongg to cross word puzzles
A comment equates switching from Mah Jongg to cross word puzzles with a habit change, likening it to starting chewing tobacco to quit smoking and implying a modern trend in pastime choices.
Humorous party quip about a wife and offer declined
At a social gathering Professor Dunnhire is approached by a guest who says, Al low me or present my wife to you. The professor replies with a wry boast that he already has a wife of his own.
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Professor Dunnhire
How to drive a nail without effort
A humorous pair of directions from the Boston Transcript advises married women to have their husbands handle hammer tasks. The quip plays on miscommunication and shared work, noting the husband’s confusion over where the hammer is and the wife’s patience in the domestic exchange.
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Boston Transcript
Chicago man drowns in tub during Sunday morning bath
A Chicago man fatally drowns in his bath tub while preparing for a Sunday bath. Authorities note the tragedy underscores delaying tasks until later.
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Chicago
Monkeys tire of anything quickly and divorce stats hinted
A light editorial note suggests that monkeys grow bored fast and cites divorce statistics as a nod to Darwin era theories. The remark plays on appetite for novelty and social change without citing specific data or sources.
Animals in the zoo talk with mixed freedom and schemes
In a zoo setting the animals converse about freedom, their outings, and distrust of keepers. The Rocky Mountain Bear boasts of a successful escape aided by others while Muff, Ruff, and foxes discuss escape plans and selfish motives, revealing different creature perspectives.
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Muff
Ruff
Mr. Gray Fox
Mr. Red Fox
Mrs. Gray Fox
Keeper
Gray Fox
In and Out Egg Hatch Query Quips at Home
A father guides his four year old to watch eggs hatch in a cellar incubator. The boy asks how chicks enter the shell, prompting the dad to remark on the curious process while the child wonders how they get in there.
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