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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1925
Page
5
A dense summary of radio schedules listing stations from Boston to San Francisco. Programs include orchestras, dances, talks, concerts, and musical numbers with times varying by city and station. Extensive station-by-station lineup paints a national broadcast landscape.
The Florence Lake tunnel near Los Angeles, 15 feet high and wide, extends over 13 miles through solid granite. It ends a major part of the Tilia Creek San Joaquin River project by the Southern California Edison Co. It will furnish water and power for Huntington Lake reservoir system and the company’s three units in central and southern California. The project began in 1920 and cost about 17 million dollars for the tunnel element of the overall 275 million dollar program.
The Sierras power project progresses with a three adit tunnel system. A bore finished a year and a half ahead of forecasts. Florence Lake will store 31 000 acre feet at 7200 feet elev. The system drops about 6000 feet to the lowest power house and will include 6 miles of tunnel and about 15 power houses. The Bir Creek development began in 1912 with two power houses delivering 800 horsepower and a 270 mile, 220 000 volt line to Los Angeles.
Stockholm reports a Flower Fund drive raises funds to build an aged infirmary with six percent suites and kitchen. Alma Hedin started the fund four years ago, funded by flower tributes replacing funeral flowers. First building will have six to eight one or two room suites, rent set at 400 dollars a year for some units, others to be priced by cost. Tenants are those unable to pay regular rents who wish to avoid public almshouses.
West Chester High reports a busy week with district tournament teams listed from Ainaworth to Yarmouth. Seniors debut new rings and plan commencement, while plays Poor Father and Hack Bone prepare for spring performances. A pep rally preceded the Friday tournament and a school election is set for March 10.
A cryptic note on linguistic survival traces the gypsy leaving his mauve Indian plams and suggests Ro ny still resembles India’s modern tongues.
The passage outlines how to start chewing gum with adequate gum and wetting the flavor. It stresses using good teeth for best results and notes weaker teeth tire quickly, reducing enjoyment. The text ends by describing placing the gum in the mouth after preparation.
Constance Talmadge stars in a new comedy at the Fox Theatre, Wednesday and Thursday. The satire of English society follows an American heiress who wears teacher specs to dodge fortune hunters while abroad with her father, meeting a titled English lord and finding themselves amid comic misunderstandings before marriage. Roland Colman appears as the new leading man.
The excerpt describes chewing gum and jaw movement, noting a speed of 0.4 cents and the long chew can tire facial muscles. It then shifts to a classroom moment where a student asks if the professor is laughed at, and a chorus responds with a denial while Weil questions what there is in the room to laugh at.
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