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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1925
Page
4
Irvin S Cobb’s Daily Funny Story Promises Laughs
The Journal previews a daily funny story by Irvin S Cobb. It highlights Cobb’s entertaining short tales told in his inimitable style and urges readers to watch for them, promising laughter and delight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin S. Cobb
Mr. Cobb
Did You See the Circus at the Y
The piece describes a "Y" circus with two full houses. It praises the entertaining show as good clean entertainment and notes its value to the community’s upbuilding.
See America First Buffalo Bill article praise
Charley King presents a feature arguing Buffalo Bill’s Home Country and the America first theme. The piece extols Wyoming scenery and the West, urging readers that Wyoming’s awe inspiring landscape outshines global sights and that see America first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley King
Buffalo Bill
America
Wyoming
Our
West
Great Britain to Tighten Tariff Policy in July
The article notes Britain has shifted from free trade to protectionism in recent years and will reinforce its protected tariff approach starting July 1, signaling a move toward stricter import controls and economic guarding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Work and retirement on the farm life
ABE MARTIN laments the hard, sprawling farm labor and notes William Jennin's Bry an can retire if he chooses. The piece portrays stubborn endurance under broad, unyielding work demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jennin
Bryan
Birthday Tale of Bonnie Bonnie the Little Rabbit
A mother rabbit and her young Bonnie Bonnie await a birthday celebration in a garden tale read with affection by a little girl. The mistress gifts clover carrots lettuce and cabbage while mother rabbit is kissed and sang to sleep with the Bedtime Bunny song.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnie
Rabbit
Bunye Bonnie
Bunnie Bonnie
Hitie Rabbit
Litte
Mother Rabbit
Bunnie Bonnies
Bonnie Bonnie
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason Bargains at Rinktum's Doodad Store
A satirical verse spoof shows a shopper churning through bargains at a discount emporium. The speaker buys exotic odds and ends from sausage mills to ice boxes and ends with a critique of waste as family members reject the junk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rinktum
Landbills
Saratoga
Tariff Pressure Drives Goods Rush to England
The article notes a surge of goods rushing to England to beat rising tariffs. It states the United States ships about a thousand meters daily across the Atlantic to evade duties and cites the belief that high wages require high tariffs, while warning theoretical ideals cannot alter this reality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
United States
Lost in the Far North Amundsen Flight Missing
Explorer Roald Amundsen and six companions, who departed Spitzbergen last Thursday for a north pole attempt, have not been heard. Weather over their route is poor and the Arctic cold is described as a severe flying challenge. The report notes past pilots faced harsher conditions in semi Arctic regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amundsen
Spitzbergen
North Pole
Explorer and crew struggle as polar expeditions risk many lives
Ragged ice leaves explorers in peril as they chase polar goals. Dee Cook is noted as a rare survivor who may have mistaken a totem pole for the north pole, while others perished attempting the arctic reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
South Pole
Dee Cook
The Busy World of Everyday Life And Oddities
A jumble of humorous vignettes from rural toil and city scenes. A farmer strains to cut costs while facing a long summer and coal worries. A butcher argues over bones, a lecturer questions biblical followers, and a heckler yells Ananias from the back.
Picnic Stand Privileges At June 27 Event Spark Debate
An application seeks stand privileges for June 27 picnic selling hot dog sandwiches and soft drinks. Speakers joke about our appetite and praise Mrs. Sandy Hook’s fried chicken and West Chester’s Jersey cream. Brakeman and conductor ask about preferred ice cream flavors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Hook
West Chester
Can't Play Hookey in the School of Experience
A reflective editorial notes that starting at the bottom with many peers leads to lingering limitations and stalled progress, urging persistence and broader effort beyond early position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hookey
Reading Rapidly Through A Skating Skeleton
A fragmentary verse piece presents a wry mix of lines about speed skating and a warden’s shout as inmates attempt an escape. A contributor notes freedom to alter the verse, while admonitions on locking doors at night appear as a cautionary aside.
Pie Heist at Smoky Pete's Quick-Luned Emporium
In a smoky emporium an Indian purchases a whole pie and eats with gusto. The pie leads to a comic exchange about a missing paper pie plate and a girl pictured on it. The chief jokes about money, while a cash register becomes a point of inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete
Smoky Pete
Calendar Reform Proposal Clipped Days Shaped
A proposal suggests clipping a day from each month to create a new calendar. Advocates argue the change would simplify timekeeping and align with fiscal planning. Critics warn of disruption to schedules and historic date anchors.
Two salesmen Swap Tales of Smoky Railways
Two traveling salesmen compare flaws of railway systems. The first recalls smoky trips requiring doors left open to vent smoke. The second adds a story of soot covering him on the line and a passenger city platform gesture of a suitcase and a quarter tip.
Apple a Day Quip at Wedding Echoes Humor
A playful exchange about an old adage leads to a joke on keeping doctors away. The caption hints at a humorous wedding moment where the best man may be the groom, jostling with wedding nerves and social wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie
The Peril of Words and Local Stereotypes
A collage of comical old time vignettes. A boating snag joke and river pilot line mix with social curiosities and regional dialect gags. An editor hides after praising a society woman who has many friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upstate
Riddles and Wordplay Quips From a Past Column
A playful collection of puns and jokes about chairs, cherries, music plains dogs and tongues. The format blends jokes with a light humor tone typical of a nostalgic newspaper feature.
Not Getting it for Nothing A Businesslike Man Stepped Brisk
A fragment describes a woman looking awed while her husband brags at his evening performance and a businesslike man moving briskly through the scene.
Window Rose Dress versus Lamp Shade Wardrobe Moment
In a humorous exchange a shopper requests the rose dress in the window while a salesman corrects her, calling it a lamp shade. A teacher asks for a concise theory of George Washington and the Cherry Tree and a student mischievously answers Apple Sauce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Soviet sailors find comfort on Bordhenny visit at Liverpool
The Soviet steamer Bordhenny impressed British sailors in Liverpool with social halls and long rest periods. Seamen work four hours then eight off while stokers do four hours with a 12 hour break. One month’s paid leave is granted yearly and crews fund an orphan boy’s upkeep. Most orphans hail from Ukraine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Lenine
Karl Marx
Rosa Luxembourg
Ukraine
The Mexican Knife Thrower and His Mother-in-law
In a Vermont circus a knife thrower Zeno faced a crisis when his wife fell ill. His mother-in-law, acting as understudy, stepped into the act but was nearly struck by a knife, prompting a stunned spectator to remark that the knife missed. Copyright Central Press Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Zeno
Lenhessy
Ihleck
The
Central Press Association
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