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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1925
Page
4
Two phones linked to the Evening Journal in Washington were noted as 6 and 64 in a brief item. The note underscores the paper’s telephone numbers used for editorial and reporting operations.
A newspaper states that the Associated Press holds exclusive publication rights to all dispatches credited to it and to local news published in the paper, with all rights reserved.
Thought for the day quotes Daniel 12 10 about purification wisdom and understanding. The message contrasts the righteous who understand with the wicked who fail to grasp meaning.
Opinion piece urges creating community farms for boys and girls to gain outdoor life as essential for development. Critiques Allendale farm home near Chicago and champions expanding such homes nationwide. Calls for reform advocate Jerry Voorhis to study Allendale and pursue broader access to restorative farm schooling.
A recent world record is framed as a sign of broad business growth with New York Bank clearings noted as surpassing previous marks. The article ponders how long records will stand and whether an unbreakable mark may ever exist.
ABE MARTIN muses that good health seems to buy everything while a man too sick for work yet too well for hospital has the world by the tail. The piece contrasts rambunctious vigor with medical reality in a wry rural voice.
A fragmented crossword puzzle list presents horizontal and vertical clues with varying word lengths. The readable entries include terms like wind swing, blue grass, subside, dine, seize, instruments, seniors, pace and grain among others, interspersed with partial phrases and garbled letters.
The poem praises a cautious pastor who rebukes modern excesses yet stays true to traditional morals. It notes critics claim his sermons are stale, but argues his steady message promotes peace, honesty, merit, and neighborly love enduring past two thousand years of critique.
A bold argument celebrates May Day in New York City as a historic business milestone, arguing wealth comes from labor and nature, predicting limitless future wealth and urging practical schemes for wealth creation and distribution while noting New York's May Day record.
The circus elephant recalls a rough voyage at sea, earning the title good sailor for thriving on the stormy journey. He boasts about not missing any meals and recalls crew and captain warnings while other animals suffered fear.
An old family friend visits and asks about the father. The boy explains he is a numismatician a coin collector. He clarifies that his father is also a conductor on a street car in a concise family anecdote.
A collage of humorous vignettes and quotes features married life chores, doings at clubs, boyhood mischief, and comic dialogues. Pieces reference Morning Glory, a steerable umbrella of humor, and quips about politeness, pardons, and a tire ad campaign with a five hundred feet film.
A humorous exchange unfolds with Rastus Jackson and a life insurance agent as the husband and wife spar over who yields at road intersections. The piece ends with an epitaph praising a man who died maintaining his right of way.
Poem describes a sunlit place with cherry blossoms and a hidden nook where four-leaf clovers grow. Each leaf stands for hope faith love and luck with guidance that perseverance brings discovery.
A political rally features a speaker urging more farmers in Congress while a heckler quips that the country needs more congressmen on farms, illustrating rural representation tensions.
A young man seeks an apartment adjoining a young couple with a baby whose cries disturb the father who walks in pajamas. He requests a loud sweater and sends thanks to "Nita" and "Mrs. Bert W." noting the conductor's absence and his substitute's distress.
A Columbus Junction high school student earns a perfect tally on exams yet halves the praise with a dramatic life save. A girl slips on ice and sinks, a brave boy dives in to rescue her, earning a chance at romance as bystanders witness the tense moment.
A heated exchange opens with a scornful grunt at a wedding tale. The Mrs replies that the notion of a blushing bride is a stereotype, urging readers to consider the qualities of the men women marry.
A romantic exchange unfolds as a maiden questions if a car crash would end them both. The swain replies in practical humor that his new tires rule out such a fate, noting they are new all the way around.
The excerpt records Parson Jones asking a member of his colored flock to confirm the gender of twin babies with responses affirming both are girls. The dialogue reflects rural dialect and social context.
In a stray line from a playlike scene, Jimmy plays garage man as four year old Billy brings his toy car seeking fuel. The exchange centers on the price Billy asks.
Billy laments rigid local rules as a stranger asks if a doctor is required to buy liquor. R Baker responds humorously that no physician visit is needed afterward, highlighting quirky town etiquette amid a casual bar scene.
Readable portion reveals a tense exchange about buying a book for a boy and discussing shielding. The garbled text suggests a base or location context but lacks clear names, dates, or events.
A rural school author writes playful verses about Paul Revere and odd images like an opposum hanging by its tail. The piece includes a humorous tale of a university lodging mix up and a doctor joke about finding grass on a race track, all told in a folksy, lighthearted voice.
A guard on the Welsh railway misreads a station name on the sign Llanfairfachanpwilgoger ych. He hesitates then points to the board and shouts toward the coaches that this stop is for a place he cannot pronounce.
Grinnell Iowa May 8 the Grinnell college graduating class pledges 12000 to create the Maltese Cross loan fund for needy students. A further 10000 cash gift from D W Norris Marshalltown Iowa boosts the fund to 22000 with the endowment target of 1500000. The fund will stay with the college and only income used for support.
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