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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1925
Page
4
Office 108 East Main Street lists carrier delivery terms for Washington Mutual with two phone lines. Prices include 12 percent rates, 50 and 1.26 and 5.00 figures, indicating subscription costs or dues.
The document declares exclusive publication rights for AP news dispatches and local news within the paper. It reserves all rights to special dispatches and publication use.
A 1925 daily Bible thought urges readers to show brotherly love and honor others, avoiding evil and returning good for evil. The message from Romans 12 10 21 emphasizes cheerful giving and upright conduct in the sight of all people.
Analyzes whether Henry Ford's success comes from inherent qualities or timing. Credits his rapid wealth, momentum, and public appeal. Highlights his efficiency drive, cross cut studies, and standardization that reduced overhead and simplified production.
A rural scene notes a bareback riding school in Peru Indiana attracting locals. Observers say the era’s pressing need is faster mechanics in service stations for quicker vehicle upkeep.
A humorous verse set depicts a bleak rainy night with a fretful aunt and niece reacting to weather and slang filled dialogue. The poem playfully laments rain while noting how it disrupts plans and fashion, ending with a wry critique of weather's impact on beauty.
Henry Ford shows his growing influence in industry by funding a test of the “young brain.” Fifty Yale University students will work in Ford factories at five dollars a day for months to study the Ford system and propose practical improvements. The best ideas will be rewarded handsomely.
AP listing outlines tomorrow’s radio schedule across major stations. WSB Atlanta features classical concert and entertainment segments. WEE Boston offers Neapolitan music, choir, and dances. WGR Buffalo runs music blocks and a dance showcase.
The listings show a dense schedule of program slots across WBAP KNX WOS WDAF WOS stations including orchestras, concerts, talks, and features. Entries mention names like Hecht opera quartet and Cleveland Six plus multiple cities and times from 6 to 12.
Havana reports total motor vehicle registrations at 17 464 with 4 402 private cars 8 660 for hire 1 318 trucks 454 buses and 123 motorcycles. New car registrations average three to four daily.
A collage of satirical snippets and reader bits features a study hour vignette on Freud and dreams, a humorous comeback note to a secretary, faint notes on spring and columnist frustration, plus a Rough Neck gripe about women and men’s rights in a late 19th century style column.
An Iowa farmer writes to the Navy Department asking help to release his youngest son who has enlisted, lamenting he cannot persuade him to return and praising the boy as well behaved and valuable.
A distressed man tells a visiting optimist of a spate of misfortunes including elopement, fire, debt, foreclosure, and a horse loss. The optimist quips that the worst is yet to come, provoking the man to shoot.
In a playful exchange, Daphine declares she prefers amusing husbands. Fluff replies that she agrees and adds that she has always found hers amusing. The lighter banter highlights a humorous personal preference.
An exchange at a gathering prompts a tall thin lady to declare she cannot express her feelings while another attendee asserts that figure was not his wife. The humorous moment highlights confusion over who spoke.
Sioux City reports that Siou x City resident Siou x City alias Vv. C. Page pleaded guilty to cheat ing by false pretenses and received a seven year prison term. Des Moines notes continue with Darling's improving condition and a Dickinson county bridge appropriation of fifteen thousand dollars. A group of representatives plans a compromise toward a unified road system for primary roads across the state.
Des Moines reports that Senator Brookhart limited his reply to Spangler’s Cedar Rapids statement to saying he would see him in the trial of the contest when he is trying. The exchange highlights tension over the contested race.
Two of Hawarder High School students had their names released as victims after an unidentified shooter opened fire on their car near a cemetery late Tuesday night. The incident left five students wounded with no arrests announced.
In Council Bluffs a man named Howard Coyle was shot and wounded as he fled a scene. Authorities reported he sustained injuries but is not described as life threatening. No further details on motives or suspects were released.
Sheriff Percy Lainson sought to arrest an unidentified man for alleged narcotics transfer from Omaha. Alonzo Stagg, University of Chicago football coach, urged Chicago alumni to boost their campaign quota for a Greater University of Chicago.
A simple remedy for persistent night coughs promises quick relief and better sleep. Dr King New Discovery for Coughs is taken as a teaspoonful before bed and reputed to soothe irritation, loosen phlegm, and promote deep sleep without water.
An old advertisement promotes Joint-Ease by Sherman Bros as a powerful liniment to quickly loosten sore swollen joints and inflamed tissue. It claims rapid absorption, broad use for joints and related pains, plus benefits for sore throats and chest congestion, urging readers to buy from local druggists.
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