This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1925
Page
4
A writer warns that sleep deprivation and overeating threaten health and life and that alcohol tainted by bootleggers is a slow poison. The piece urges balanced rest, moderate eating, and avoiding dangerous substances to live a long life.
A poetic reflection from Girl's Companion on love as the world’s secret, likening it to the philosopher’s stone that turns life to gold. It argues love elevates humanity toward God and endures beyond all else as long as life remains.
The traveler with no wife or car struggles to fix umbrellas while critics note women do not smoke and thus do not use tobacco.
Readable OCR fragment lists numerous crossword items including grips lariat servers percolates smell submit region frost bite and many more across and down clues with scattered numbers and partial phrases suggesting a large puzzle page from a historical newspaper.
A quivering verse warns of dangerous eating habits and health scares. A narrator reflects on temptations like pie gumdrops and cold drinks while a moralizing voice urges moderation. The piece blends playful imagery with cautionary lessons about diet and mortality.
Blind men from London institutions aided air and coastal defenses by using acute hearing to locate Zeppelins. Commander Rawlinson tasked detachments to hear distant engines, often detecting raiders ten to fifteen minutes before regular listeners. The effort highlighted sound locator devices and anti aircraft measures during the campaign to recruit reserves for defense of the metropolis.
A sprawling collection of lighthearted items reports on boxing chatter, school roll calls, picnic plans at Sunset Park, radio and song trends, and playful poems. It captures local voices, odd anecdotes, and community humor with names and events that evoke a carefree summer scene.
Jack Stinson of the Winfield Beacon urges readers to visit local butchers offering a boneless beef loaf described as cheap and memorable. The lighthearted invitation emphasizes a feast notion and easy home dining.
A fragment describes a birdlike scene with a bird singing loudly as it alights, conveying vivid avian motion and praise. The quirky phrasing hints at a playful, nature themed note in a vintage newspaper style.
St Peter questions a queer harp carried by a new woman angel while Gabriel explains it is a radio set during a comic exchange. The piece mocks gender roles and media culture with line fragments and bold humor.
A letter to the editor signed Stampede boasts of entertaining a crowd with theatrical dance from ancient to modern styles. The writer promises a lively performance by himself and his partner and invites participation in the chorus.
Fragmented verse dispute over a poem hints at a village picnic plan with residents W. O. Lexington Wellston and Johnny. The speaker defends writing for pleasure and contemplates fame while acknowledging N. E. B. S. and Country Jane as strong contenders.
A whimsical note to Dandelion and Morning Glory hopes for a place in the upcoming peeknik crowd. The writer, comparing to Mrs Morning Glory, imagines a communal Saturday picnic despite farmers views of weeds and ongoing garden battles. Weather optimism hints at June 27 for better skies.
Two monkeys argue on a fine afternoon about evolution. The veteran monkey supports Darwin while the young one claims all monkeys are human beneath the skin. Thousands watch as spectators press outside, amused by human behavior.
A humorous speaker denies kinship between humans and monkeys, rejecting the idea as a blow to family pride. The verses mock scandalous behavior and late night revelry with a satirical tone.
Hoxie stars in The Western Willow filmed high in the Sierra Nevada. Paroled from prison he seeks a fresh start on a ranch and foils stage robbers and a rustler, proving his worth during a climax at a convict camp. Margaret Landis co stars with Duke Lee and others. Cliff Smith directs.
Los Angeles June 25 approximate 8 million pieces will constitute the club’s outgoing mail for the year based on 1924 figures. First class letters average 3 500 daily, plus 2 000 second class mail matter and 150 parcel post parcels. Annual mail totals reach about 1 695 000 pieces, with over half the mail being magazine copies and 100 000 letters carried to 30 branch offices by the highway patrol fleet.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.