Bible Thought for Today
On Thursday June 18 1925 a verse from Proverbs 9 11 is shared urging that by wisdom one gains longer days and years of life. The short meditation emphasizes moral guidance as a path to extended well being.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1925
Page
4
Cities Grow Larger Not a Farm Exodus
The essay argues population shifts to cities are driven by labor saving tech and consumer demand. It notes farms supply brains and economic growth, while rising urban centers attract ideas, inventions, and industries. It warns rural decline may threaten society yet fuels prosperity through consumption.
Where Are the Prophets in the Late Presidential Campaign
A fragment questions recalling the late presidential campaign era. It hints at prophetic insight or warnings amid political tensions and public discourse without clear specifics or outcomes.
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason
A nostalgic verse laments social pressure for fashionable footwear. The speaker prefers aging shoes by night and shined ones by day, urging defiance of style critics while balancing pride and practicality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt Mason
Prices rise despite conspiracy claims around election
The article notes allegations that big business and financiers manipulated agricultural prices to influence the election. It claims those efforts failed as prices kept creeping up due to demand and supply, with speculation likely a factor. It credits the emergency tariff law under Harding for shifting the market toward a steady, improving trend despite ongoing wartime issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Children Turn to Prayer as Scorpions Invade Homes
In Durango Mexico five thousand children joined a cathedral mass praying to end a scorpion plague spreading through adobe homes. Authorities report ten thousand live scorpions sent to the health department while efforts to produce a serum continue amid theories linking earthquakes and housing cracks to the infestation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durango
Mex
Federal
Department of Health
Rotary speaker links ethics to business codes and trust
Arthur H. Sapp, committee chair, told Rotary International in Cleveland that advancing quality, production, and streamlined selling will require greater trust among business peers. He noted over 94 codes adopted in three years and said codes grow from trade associations as business conditions rapidly change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Arthur H. Sapp
Rotary International
Sapp
Rotary
Tokyo Seeks Reform of Delinquent Youths in Campaign
Tokyo police plan a broad reform drive against furyo seinen, with the special staff for incorrigible youths to be doubled. About 5,000 to 6,000 youths on the blacklist include college students, schoolchildren, workers, and homeless waifs, with colleges’ men singled out for late hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Metropolitan Police Department
By the Way Column Humor Snippets and Quips
The By the Way column offers a collage of humorous vignettes and witticisms. Jokes touch on society, fashion, and everyday mishaps with characterful references to salesgirls, a Posthole family, and cheeky exchanges, ending with a playful nudge to readers.
Ambiguous Motivations Highlight a Self Important Leader
A fragment hints at a figure who boasts of past sales and efficiency while viewing himself as wiser than rules. It critiques reliance on clock watching, seeking leadership through obedience, and nurturing suspicion to bolster popularity and costly habits.
Slogans and snippets drift through a curious page
A string of witty quips and cartoons fills the page from a western reader. The items include a farmers slogan Weed em and reap, a car spare tire taunt if you can see this you are too close, and a jumble of humorous exchanges about fashion papers and a boy commenting on dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
By-the-Way column urges reader engagement and meals
In a playful verse, Mrs. Snowball envisions daily notes in the By-the-Way Journal. The speaker promises lively, clever writing and notes a June 27th lunch plan to feed the crowd. The piece blends editorial humor with a call to join in feeding the group.
E W Hill Addresses World Rotarians at Cleveland Meeting
Everett W Hills president of Rotary International spoke at the Cleveland convention urging world service over conquest. He warned that neglecting home ties and moral standards threatens civilization with doom across capitals and nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Hill
Cleveland
Everett W. Hills
Rotary International
Pilleid
God
Babylon
Rotary Hope for a World Free of Selfishness
True charity and the pursuit of unity are urged by Mr Hill as he condemns unrestricted greed and exploitation. He calls Rotary to set an example of selfless service, oppose intolerance, and promote citizenship and compassion to curb the era’s punitive mood and economic greed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill
Rotary
Appanoose County Joins List Cutting Bovine TB Rate
Des Moines reports Appanoose County has reduced Bovine tuberculosis to one half of one percent, bringing the state total to five counties with this level. County farmers now qualify for a ten percent premium per hundred pounds on hog sales under the state program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Appanoose County
State Agricultural Department
Reward in Hereafter The More He Denies Himself
Quote attributed to Horace notes that self-denial in life leads to greater reward in the hereafter, reflecting a philosophical link between discipline and eventual reward.
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Horace
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