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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1925
Page
4
Colonel Wilson marks fifty years of law practice in Washington
The Journal congratulates Colonel C. J. Wilson on fifty years in law in Washington and Washington County. It praises his humor, philosophy, and resilience, noting the demanding, draining nature of legal work and his hopeful outlook as he begins a second half of his career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Wilson
Washington
Washington County
Journal
Wilson
Bihel
Jack
Troth
Jazz Song Promises Family Reunion Theme by Lemmie Peters
A new jazz number titled You've Got t' Find Mamma If You Want t' See Mamma at All is released by Lemmie Peters. The piece frames a reunion with a mother figure as a central motif amid an era of caution and resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamma
Lemmie Peters
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason at the Sea Shore
A humorous verse sketch shows a narrator walking with his aunt by the sea and voicing frugal woes. The aunt counsels balancing saving with enjoying life, noting the strain of bills and aging, and urging to enjoy the present before old age ends the toil.
Child Health Day Highlighted By Leaders For May First
A new national observance called Child Health Day is planned for Friday May 1 with broad support from groups such as the General Federation of Women's Clubs the National Congress of Parents and Teachers the American Red Cross the American Legion the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. Herbert Hoover is among the leaders promoting the day to focus public attention on the health and well being of children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Red Cross
Salvation Army
General Federation of Woman's Clubs
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
American Red Cross
American Legion
Boy Scouts of America
Girl Scouts of America
Life Extension Institute
National Amateur Athletic Association
Herbert Hoover
Prince of Practical Men
Child Health Day and the moral duty to nurture children
The article emphasizes the bond between children and all life, arguing families sacrifice for children and happiness comes from those sacrifices. It outlines a child rights bill calling for hygienic, well nourished, medically cared for children with primary health instruction, urging May Day as Child Health Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Jerusalem opens first cigarette factory for export
Palestine commercial circles rally to the news that Jerusalem has completed its first cigarette factory. The plant began manufacturing for home use and export with samples of the initial cigarettes sent to Britain for evaluation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Palestine
Palestine Exports Rise as Growth Aids Local Industry
Government officials in London with Sir Herbert Samuel and Nahum Sokolow note improved Palestine industry. Tobacco use shifts to home grown jerites in Jerusalem. wine production grows from French vines with new plantings. Principal exports include oranges grapefruit wine melons apricots port and almonds with last year receipts near six million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Hebert J. Samuel
Palestine
Nahum Sokolow
Ito
Jerusalem
France
Vermont
Keaton Delivers Lively Farce In Our Wost'taliiv
Buster Keaton shines in Our Wost'taliiv at the Pax Theatre released by Metro. The comedy follows a Kentucky feud tale with the Canfield family as Keaton falls for the Canfield daughter, aided by Natale Talmadge and a token cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buster Keaton
Joseph M. Sechenek
Metro
Pax Theatre
Mekove
Kentucky
House of
Canfield
Keaton
Natale Talmadge
Buster Keaton II
Jean Havez
Joe Mitchell
Clyde Bruckman
Elgin Lessley
Gordon Jennings
Fred Garbouri
Jack Blystone
Berlin Fashion Fair Draws Over 1000 Firms
Berlin March 4 The first Berlin clothing fair opened at the new exhibition grounds after successes with radio and automobile fairs. More than 1,000 firms applied for space in three large halls, marking the largest fair Berlin has yet seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Mar
Prophet of the tides instrument shown to Birkenhead
Liverpool steamship owners present a tide predictor to the Birkenhead tidal observatory. The instrument claims to forecast ocean tide times globally for 50 years ahead and to record tides for the past 500 years, offering a world time tide service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birkenhead
Liverpool
Tidston Observatory
Advertisers Guide Consumers to Food Merchandise
When responding to an advertisement, tell the merchant about it. The notice positions ads as guides to food merchandise and directs readers to engage vendors for offerings.
Miscellaneous Comic Snippets and Quips Collage
A string of short humorous lines and dialogues ranges from bedtime stories to clever one liners about pessimists oaths jokes about furniture stores and city building to exchanges with servants and a few noted figures. The collection presents witty vignettes and social quips without a single coherent event.
Ham dispute in town store as customer condemns purchase
A Black man argues with a town general storekeeper over a ham bought days earlier. The clerk insists the ham is fine while the customer suggests it may be spoiled, joking that it could be “done had, a relapse.” The line ends with a stray joke about menu cards on tablecloths in restaurants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Fragmented Odds and Ends of Conversational Quips
A jumble of old jokes and snippets includes a Columbus Junction youth dismissing napkins, a chorus based quip about girls, a boast about a wife who removes boots, and a pun about wet feet from wearing pumps.
Insurance Rejection Over Height Sparks Old Debate
An insurance agent refuses coverage to a tall man claiming height disqualifies him, arguing his father was insured long ago in safer times. The applicant counters that the aviation era has raised risk, and the exchange hints at a slower town atmosphere amid the dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Weekly
Editor borrows Winchester rifle to quell delinquent debtors
A Hitness editor borrows a Winchester to deliver the weapon to its owner, triggering a crowd of subscribers who press him for debts. He returns to a haul of farm goods left at the office while editors across the country seek Winchester rifles. A Colorado justice of peace, Rn. V. D. Reeves, is noted for short sentences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitness
V. D. Reeves
Justice of Peace of
Pueblo
Colorado
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