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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1925
Page
4
A brief devotional note cites Mark 10 52 and the saying Go thy way thy faith hath made thee whole. Jesus grants sight and the healed man follows in the way.
Postal employees nationwide celebrate a signed bill boosting wages and funding through modest postage increases including second class and parcel post. The measure, once vetoed for funding gaps, aligns pay with living costs in major cities while preserving affordable literature distribution and broad access through mail.
A dense list of crossword clues and answers covering horizontal and vertical entries with numbered positions and cross references for common puzzle terms. Includes hints for quantities, body parts, insects, animals, objects, and abbreviations across multiple clues.
In a long remembered tale a down and out man boards with Mrs. McPherson Wren and struggles to repay a kind act. After years of hardship he finally tracks her to a poorhouse road, delivering meals and paying the debt in a gesture of gratitude and relief.
The text notes that a higher first class postage rate boosted postal income and created a several million surplus. Soon after, the extra charge was removed and the two cent letter rate restored.
Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Lewis L. Fawcett says thousands of youths under twenty faced charges, few attended Sunday School, and many with suspended sentences failed probation. He linked moral instruction to crime prevention, urging church and temple attendance as social defense. He asks readers if their communities have Sunday schools and religious engagement to sustain national morality.
The speaker argues helping neighbors keeps churches and Sunday schools open and saves the young from crime. The Book says The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. He urges communities to gather youth for a generation to reduce jails.
A dense rundown lists radio programs by station and city, detailing concerts, orchestras, vocalists, talks, and special hours. Entries cover KFDM Beaumont through WRC Washington with times and featured acts such as Gold Dust twins Eveready hour and various orchestral and vocal performances.
A West Chester report discusses a dog control remark about handling bites and rabies with drastic action. The piece then recalls an eastern museum that advertised two Cleopatra skulls, one aged twelve and another mature, which have finally returned amid playful musings.
Fragmented notes recount a hunt on English River where a deer was pursued three days. A hunter improvised stilts for hounds to trap the deer, illustrating odd local lore and tall tale style within the text.
A powerful light ray capable of penetrating water up to 800 yards at any depth has been invented by an Iratian scientist.
The Journal notes a Wednesday evening headline about a course decision and comments on sentence ending prepositions. It mocks wording choices and discusses license tags and domestic import in a satirical tone.
A colored woman visits a Colorado town ready to wear shop seeking os trich plumes. After viewing a $25 plume and a $15 cheaper option she declines both, joking she must keep her kidney afloat for an opera shun. A closing quip shows a husband humbled by a teasing remark about advice and a tossed phone.
A Casey Cafe patron bragged that he saves every dime for his wife and tipped nine dimes as change after paying a ten cent purchase. Frank Casey questioned whether the wife truly received the dimes, leaving readers to wonder about the household arrangement.
A playful mix of rhymes mentions a ten oclock scholar and Little Bo Peep seeking her sheep. The verse contrasts past punctual visits with present parking needs.
A humorous anecdote from a 1920s shop scene centers on S A Dickerson, owner of the J C Penney store, as a hurried female customer asks if he still waits on customers while he stacks boxes in the rear. The tale weaves in odd slogans and reflections on age and virtue.
A fragment remarks on vanity in opera taste and car costs, then observes that a married man losing his romantic role often finds another man ready to take his place in the same field. The tone mixes humor with social commentary.
A traveling man halts in a town due to a washout caused by heavy rain. He jokes the flood is coming and learns locals have not seen a paper in days. A quip about propaganda timing and spring fuss follows amid light social observations.
Maggie adores her Uncle a globe trotting collector who fills a tiny room with books and living stories. He reads aloud with passion while the library becomes voyages, sparking Maggie to dream of distant lands and curious people. A late night visit ends with a strange illness and a return home.
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