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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1925
Page
4
The text notes that The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to publish all news dispatches credited in the paper and local news, with reserved rights for special dispatches.
A devotional verse from Ecclesiastes 2 26 appears as the daily Bible thought for Thursday May 7 1925. It reflects on God distributing wisdom knowledge and joy to the righteous while giving toil to sinners, noting the vanity of human striving.
An article from the Johnstown Democrat and remarks from the Baltimore Evening Sun discuss tariff effects on cotton and cloth, arguing no tariff was paid on cotton, cloth, or dress since US production and wages negate duties. The piece links tariff questions to postwar economic recovery and political grandstanding.
Charles Chigsmith asks for blunt critique of his art and I deliver honest judgments. I condemn his portraits for using excess yellow and lack of Venetian red while praising his ambition, then note the pain my honesty causes him as he reacts with fury.
The text notes weekly US business failures for the week ending 1 A6th 1925 and compares with 1924 1923 and 1922 figures 265 versus higher past levels. It warns that tariff changes must be gradual and that abrupt shifts could harm living standards and trigger price destroying experiences. The piece commends efforts to depoliticize tariff policy.
Altona Alberta May 6 W Cher of Brant Alberta writes the department of agriculture arguing that killing coyotes should be a crime not a policy. He says jack rabbits devastate crops and trees and coyotes once kept their numbers down, warning rabbits could become an Australialike scourge.
Mrs. Grieben, 62, of New Hampton, died after her clothing caught fire while cleaning a stove. She succumbed to burns several hours after the accident.
A dense OCR style crossword list with numbered across and down clues, filled with fragmented phrases and partial words. The text reads as a long mixture of clues including terms for actions like instigate, observe, and secure, plus many fragmented entries and stray letters.
The third Harry Garson film Breed of the poker stars the former Yale football hero and opens Friday at the Far Theatre It is praised as the best in the Flynn series with tense drama shot in Death Valley The cast includes Dorothy Dwan Frank Hadney Louise Carver Milton Ross Fred Burns Joe Bennett and Bill Donovan
Irene Violasek eight year old daughter of Mr and Mrs John Lasek died April 29 1925 at her home near Haskins after a brief scarlet fever illness. Born January 29 1917 she was survived by her father mother three brothers and two sisters Melo Yara Clarence Matilda Lorine. Funeral held at Riverside cemetery.
Mr and Mrs John Lasek and family express gratitude to friends and relatives for sympathy and floral offerings shown after the death of their daughter Irene.
Copenhagen reports Greenland will issue its own coinage featuring a polar bear on one side and printed on durable paper for Eskimo colonies. Des Moines notes construction will begin at the local field to host U S airplanes, announced by Carl F Egge of Omaha.
A humorous column fragment questions how to obtain Lyons bread claimed by the alias Dandelion. The letter-writer frets over family secrets and her unfaithful husband while awaiting a dance and picnic plans. Lyon's bakery notes four women and three men have claimed the loaf.
Tommy Gray recalls helping the May queen's train as his mother prepares for the festival. The piece weaves playful banter among Alphonsine Genevieve Carling and others and notes Omar Kahyyam trotting across the desert in a brief contemporaneous aside.
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