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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1925
Page
4
President Coolidge and General Lord urged economy to relieve tax burdens and restore peace. They forecast an $800 million cut in income taxes, keeping money at home and easing national debts. The speeches highlighted budget pruning across departments and falling interest rates to accelerate liquidation.
A jumble of crossword entries and clues appears, listing horizontal and vertical prompts. Words cover foods, tools, animals, actions, colors, and objects, with scattered numbers and fragmented phrases suggesting a puzzle grid.
In a tame zoo scene Mr Elephant chats with Mrs Elephant and Miss Elephant about worry, memory, and sleep. The trio discuss baths, skin care, oil needs, and how elephants continue learning new tricks with a keeper’s help before supper arrives.
An informal notice invites readers to a community picnic with emphasis on hospitality and self introduction. Alongside, humorous vignettes describe a parrot overheard during a bath and a quip about George Washington’s early career. The piece mixes social cordiality with light, rustic humor.
A playful verse describes neighbors bringing aid to a sick Tom with treats and comfort. The speaker laments bus troubles and asks what to do while recalling how kindness from friends and community lifts spirits and restores faith in mankind.
The president argues that the dissatisfaction of a few inconvenienced by unemployment is negligible next to the benefit of broad general relief for the whole people, stressing the urgency of aid and support.
Universal's Sunset Trail adapts Henry Knibbs Overland Red for the Fox theatre Wednesday. Stars William Desmond and Gareth Hughes lead a rugged western tale of a wanderer redeemed by romance and duty.
A playful collection of quick riddles and puns. The piece includes lines about appetite, wall and fish, a spendthrift versus a pillow, Sandwich Islands, Cork as a bottle city, Fife as a musical country, and catching a passing remark.
A reader notes a long list of attendees not answering roll call on the 27th. The speaker, Toadstool, accuses several named individuals and groups including Saw Dust Saw Log N FE S and many others of absence and signals others to tell them.
A correspondent discusses a sensational case where a Polish woman killed her lover to end his suffering and questions the broader moral implications. The piece critiques political manipulation and public funding behavior, citing Windy Woll’s perceived candor and the tendency of loud advocates to stay quiet on financing.
Fragmented dialogue from The Offenders with blurred names, then a quirky notice from a California rancher about threats and a comic exchange about a lion. The piece shifts to a June Brides list of expectations and a playful quip about habits and remedies.
A barber warns Tal that entering water over six feet deep is deadly, while the boy retorts that the barber would not have trouble if he kept quiet. The exchange captures a tense, terse moment between two individuals.
Edna wants sewing help after watching Auntie. Mary’s leg is broken and children wonder about reattaching it. A county superintendent cites a farmer who tied his team to a lamp post in Eldon prompting a fine and a heckling sign. A daughter asks how she will marry dad and a mother replies with humor.
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