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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1925
Page
4
The Boys won first honors at the Ames State Contest while the Girls Glee Club’s result is not yet known. The community celebrates strong school achievements across the city, with pride in pupil accomplishments and scholarship this year.
A test placed two similar articles in 100 stores no push by clerks. Advertised item sold 87 percent of buyers versus 6 percent for the unadvertised. Even when the unadvertised price was lower, 69 percent chose the advertised product. Advertising can boost volume and even allow lower prices.
ABE MARTIN quips that enforcement and taxes assure profits for a prohibition officer. He says he does not expect the country to become totally dry, joking that three sure things are taxes the fiddler and death.
A dense list of crossword clues and partial phrases across many numbers. The fragment includes definitions for foods, actions, animals, measurements, and common words, with several garbled entries and scattered letter groups.
Poem laments old friends begging for aid as times change and pride fades. The narrator recalls sending money to former comrades now in need, contrasting past wealth with present hardship and the lure of begging letters.
A discussion on advertising volume and profit contrasts single profits with multiple sales. In Trenton Nebraska a plane crash killed Lloyd Hefling, his wife, and two others after a wing failure. Their bodies were burned. search for Mrs. Hefling continues as authorities investigate the fatal accident.
A collage of witty lines, old ads, and chatter including "Ten Years Ago Today" mentions, a mock dialogue about aging, social quips, and humorous quotes. The piece blends humorous vignettes, friendly barbs, and brief notices about fish and products to evoke a nostalgic newspaper page snapshot.
A London humor item recounts a California farmer asking if all cows are milked. The dairymaid replies only the American cow remains dry, sparking a playful exchange about nationality and dairy.
A brown owl becomes a family pet after discovery by W F Glascock with Webb Dayton helping. two owls were present but one escaped. Attempts to coax the bird to hoot, despite it being a noisy neighbor, are described with humor.
In a tense moment a white neighbor called him by a racial slur. A Black resident retorted sharply, saying to a fellow Black person that they are “about quarter to twelve,” reflecting anger over the insult and the charged atmosphere in the neighborhood.
A real estate agent extols a new property while noting a low death rate locally. The buyer quips he would not be found dead there, highlighting a dark humor moment amid the sales talk.
The Cloud Rider features AMUSUMENTS star Al Wilson in aviation stunts such as a nose dive into the Jash ne sea and a crash into a redwood tree. The Fox Theatre screens on Sunday and Monday with Virginia Lee Cor Cor and Von Meter among the cast and six other WWI flyers. Peter Burke returns in Love's Wilderness at Fox Theatre, detailing his roles as designer, actor, and technical consultant. Burke, born in London, has lived in the Orient, served in WWI, and pursued rubber and copra ventures before turning to film.
Funeral services for Herbert Quick author and political economist of Berkeley Springs Virginia were held in Syracuse New York on May 16. Chancellor Charles Wesley Flint of Syracuse University presided and burial followed in Oakwood cemetery. Pallbearers included former business associates and friends from Washington DC and Rochester New York.
Iowa crop prospects fell to 60 to 75 percent of normal after two heavy frosts last two weeks. Robert S. Herrick, secretary of the Iowa Horticultural Society, reports the loss and notes the impact on fruit production.
In Indianapolis on May 16 Judge James A. Collins overruled a motion to quash the indictment charging D. C. Stephenson former Ku Klux Klan grand dragon with the murder of Madge Oberholtzer. Trial agreed to begin June 2.
In a playful exchange, Mrs. Parrot and Mrs. P Parrot discuss habits and words like hospitable. They note nearby zoo visitors and introduce new adult animals from Africa, including Lewiwe Waterlouc antelopes and Cape Aard Vark, described with vivid, humorous detail for show enjoyment.
A father jokes with his son about spelling errors at the dinner table. The boy admits adding extra letters, prompting the father to quiz him on correct spellings in a light domestic moment.
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