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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1925
Page
4
The article states that the Associated Press holds exclusive publication rights for all dispatches credited to the AP and local news published in the paper, including special dispatches.
The daily Bible thought reflects Isaiah 43 1 urging fear not for Jacob and Israel as God redeems and calls them by name. The devotional tone emphasizes divine assurance and belonging to God.
A satirical critique in a 19th century voice laments a feud between Oskaloosa and Ottumwa over high school sports. The piece mocks petty quarrels, recalls past incidents, and urges citizens to overlook the dispute as trivial, citing lessons from history and sportsmanship.
Abe Martin quips about Miss Tawney Apple and her vanity compasses as Mort Pine, after finally freeing a cork from a bottle of hootch, dismisses the idea of taking an auto ride.
The page shows a dense list of horizontal and vertical crossword clues with many garbled entries. It includes animal, Greek island, ancient places, and misread terms, making several entries unreadable while preserving some legible word fragments and a mix of numbers and abbreviations.
The verse recounts a speaker recalling a failed romance with Sadie a blue eyed auburn haired girl who married James Fitzdoedie Snoozer. The tale alternates between wistful love lines and comic bemoaning of broken finances and failed courtship ending with a punch about rivals and loss.
A National League battery imported from Chicago came to Fairfield to beat the locals but Washington faltered by playing the game in Fairfield. It proved a sad day for Washington sports with the hostile result.
The National Association of Real Estate Boards reports a 42 percent rise in farm buying in 1924 with a 40 to 50 percent gain expected this year. They cite improving farm price prospects easing postwar depressions and rising land values, predicting stabilization and renewed stability in farm real estate and mortgages.
A compilation of radio schedules from outlets like WEE Boston to KSD St. Louis, listing concert, choir, orchestra, and talk formats. It highlights varied times, programs, and performers across many cities, with a closing note encouraging readers to mention ads when responding.
A collage of jokes ads and anecdotes including a citizen’s garden boast a Rotary convention mention in Fort Dodge travel notes and various light items from a Washington column. Notable bits feature a lawsuit testimony a golf anecdote an old time cartoon caption and a diamond joke.
The quarter presents ten reviewed lessons on Jesus ministry and milestones. Key points cover the triumphal entry, the coming judgment, the memorial of the cross, trials of believers, the true vine, Christian witness in the world, Gethsemane burden, obedience to civil authority, rejection of Jesus by the nation, and Christ’s death and resurrection truth.
A sermonic reflection asserts virtue as a man’s supreme endowment and duty in life. It contrasts goodness with genius, noting obedience to divine summons sustains true value while rejection lowers manhood to animalism.
A Presbyterian of the South devotional note emphasizes that God sends His best messages to those who are faithful and busy, urging steady service and devotion in daily work.
The Western Christian Advocate presents a poem referencing the starry night and Bethlehem faith, portraying celestial witnesses proclaiming a sacred nativity. The verses evoke reverence and timeless contemplation of the Christmas story.
A fragment notes virtue as foundation of character citing temperance and chastity as bodily sobriety with a final word Winehcote included in the text.
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