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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1925
Page
4
General Nelson Miles A Real Hero Of The Civil War
The article reflects on General Nelson A Miles a Civil War veteran who rose to major general at twenty five and survived four near death wounds He led an entire division and fought in thirty major engagements earning a reputation as fearless and capable The piece contrasts public knowledge with his early acts that earned his spurs and his stature as a hero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Nelson A. Miles
Miles
Let th' people rule reveals Pinchot line
An old, tongue in cheek line contrasts fair governance with dire consequences. It muses that naming a Pinchot brother Giff would have altered their remembered fate and hints at the weight of political names in history.
Melly Fights a Persistent Buzzing Fly in Quiet Bed Scene
Little Melly lies ill and restless in bed as a squeaky door and wind disrupt her. A relentless fly pesters her, landing on her forehead and refusing to leave as she pleads for rest and tries to swat it away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melly
Jenn
Buzz
Fly
Metalglas
Metalglas Mfg. CO
Marengo
Ilinois
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason
Poem jokes about changing tire technology praising soft inflated tires for pedestrians safety. Narrator recalls old hard tires causing harm, celebrates modern fat tires as safer and more comfortable, humorous invocations of traffic mishaps and public reaction.
Ford Family Pledges Half Million for Detroit Y Campaign
A Detroit Y campaign secured five and a half million dollars from donors including Henry Ford and his wife who contributed seven hundred fifty thousand dollars each along with Edsel Ford and his wife providing the same amount. The campaign aimed to raise five million. The Ford family supports the Y program, reflecting strong backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Henry Ford
Edsel
Big Charlotte Observer Special Edition Excitement
A Charlotte Observer special edition arrives at the Journal office. The 256 page issue promotes southern progress and highlights North Carolina’s $120,000,000 good roads program as a sign of its bright future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Observer
South
The
Observer
North Carolina
Milk Wish Inspires Country Visit
A Chicago boy visiting the countryside was served bread and milk. After tasting it he remarked he wished the milkman would trade his wagon for a real cow, prompting a smile from his mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
By The Way Entertains With Tales Of Shoes And Gossip
A light column blends humor and local chatter from By The Way notes. It includes a moral tale about a deceitful shoe purchase, wedding quips, and small town quips about a picnic and a new contributor Country Jane.
Opening Fishing Season Pranks and Mosquito Tales
A humor piece recalls a man trying to keep a saltwater fish alive in fresh water by successive water replacements ending with the fish in a bird cage and a fall into water. It also tells of an Iowa boy in Wisconsin who fends off mosquitoes by gripping them as they bite through an iron kettle until they flee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Wisconsin
End of a Perfect Cow And A Fractured Sunday Lesson
A disjointed fragmentary piece combines a rural cow tale with a detective narrator and a Sunday school scene. It references Lot and his daughters fleeing Sodom, then pauses as the superintendent invites questions from Susie about the day’s lesson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lot
Sodom
Susie
Hell Yesterday After Noon At Two Oclock
A terse, weathered note describes a harsh afternoon with intense heat and discomfort at 2 pm. The fragment hints at a difficult period marked by extreme conditions and personal strain.
The Hurricane Kid at Fox Theatre with Hoot Gibson
Universal Pictures presents The Hurricane Kid starring Hoot Gibson at the Fox theatre Saturday. The western action romance follows a roaming cowboy amid romance dangers and human humor. Support comes from Marian Nixon and others. Pal the horse adds color to the frontier tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox
Universal Pletaures Corporation
Hoot Gibson
Edward Sedgwick
Thrilla
Will Lambert
Raymond L. Schrock
E. Richard Schayer
Universal
Gibson
Marian Nixon
William A. Steele
Harry Todd
Arthur Mackley
Violet la Plante
Fred Humes
Nlendid Rae
Governor to Attend University of Iowa Governor's Day
Governor and Mrs Hammill plan to attend Governor's Day exercises at the University of Iowa on Saturday. The governor will not accept an invitation from Davenport to dedicate the Antoine LeClaire home, a Davenport founder and Iowa history figure. The LeClaire home was recently donated to the Hannah Caldwell Chapter of the D A R by the Rock Island railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University Des Moines
Hammill
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Davenport
Antoine LeClair
Iowa
LeClaire
Hannah Caldwell
Rock Island Railroad
Laws Committee Is Named Des Moines
Governor Hammill reappoints C. M. Dutcher of Iowa City Jesse A. Miller of Des Moines and Hazen I. Sawyer of Keokuk to the commission on uniform state laws for four year terms starting July 1 Dr. John J. Booth of Marion is named to the board of dental examiners for a five year term beginning July 1
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
C. M. Dutcher
Iowa City
Jesse A. Miller
Hazen I. Sawyer
Keokuk
Hammill
Commission On
John J. Booth
Marion
Board of
Dental Examiners
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Nelson Miles
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Abe Martin
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J Kimn
Pace
Tage
Iy Ha
Walt Mason
Pne
Journal
Charlotte, N. C
Danys JM
Mary Graham Bonner
Warren Glasscock
Webb Dayton
Owl Cage
Bobo
Hic
Thia Town
Aoman
Habeus
Corpus
Country Jane
Tony Doofran
Jane
Tony
Gay
Mrs. Snowball
Skeeter
Snre' Aos
Aco
Muscatine
Owa
Geta
Amus
Diria
Guia
Tay Ige
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