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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1925
Page
4
The notice states the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to publish all news dispatches credited in the paper and local news, and reserves publication rights for special dispatches as well. It affirms AP ownership and control over the news content printed.
A devotional note for Wednesday November 11 1925 urges trust in the Lord and doing good with the promise that one shall be fed and the heart's desires granted. The meditation cites Psalm 37 verses 3 and 4 as guidance.
An estimate suggests about fifty thousand entries to the Y building over ten months, with the doors and steps welcoming many city residents and visitors. The piece calls the Y a public utility and a valued public convenience and pride.
An Iowa investigation shows only two bank closures last week in Sac City and Forest City, not a statewide collapse. Bankers say Iowa banks are in better shape than in five years, with a strong comeback underway despite sensationalized reports from Hearst and Tribune.
Bilger built my stately dwelling to resist blasts and earthquakes and endure a thousand years. Yet it stands as a relic of the past beloved by none, outlasting fires and decay while its owner laments eternal residence in a house that will not decay.
The piece notes that normalcy has returned in Iowa while world conflicts linger, cites Hoover on rising national living standards, and mentions local happenings in Holy Trinity church events, a Basaar at Casino hall, a Thanksgiving dinner, a film showing, radio mass broadcasts, a new lunch room, and residents including Mrs. Hourshosky and Joe Jasek.
Richland Richmond John J. Schneider Jr won the $70 radio first prize in Kalona contest while Stanley Plank of Kalona took the $396 radio second prize. John offers thanks to supporters as community notes include illness, visits, and upcoming wedding banns for Ruth Stumpf and John Blakley.
Pat Cal lah an a 70 year old parrot famed for frontier exploits may have deserved a hero medal for aiding in 1875 against attacking Indians. The bird allegedly screeched give em hell as bullets flew, while sheltering a canary during a cold Montana night. A separate note reports Milwaukee couple fined for kissing in a parked car.
W L Gordon presents daily English guidance on usage and pronunciation. Today's focus defines meticulous as careful about trivial matters and cautions against over precision.
The Chicago Tribune reported a Milwaukee man was fined 5900 for kissing his wife in a closed downtown car. The case drew attention as an unusual penalty and sparked commentary on propriety and law.
A stranger named Cane sought employment on a large excavation. He worked steadily until quitting time, then revealed he joined to earn money. A coworker explained the site was a church basement with volunteers aiding the project.
Poetic piece contrasts rural and urban longing while noting farmers move to towns and city dwellers buy farms. A concluding aphorism links pain to enjoyment and asserts liquor worsens headaches.
A playful exchange centers on a bootlegger and a popular waitress. The swain nicknames a certain Jane Chiffonier for her stylish dressing, prompting a lighthearted jab about necessity and law.
Rip Van Winkle tottered home after a long absence and was teased by his wife about finally filling out an income tax return.
A narrator recalls church lamps lit by hand in an old church and cemetery behind it. He recounts mischievious pranks with a monkey ghost, a joke on a late-night lover, a doctor patient exchange about nerve medicine, a devilish shade’s quip about an alarm clock, and a comic vent about vacuum in a tank.
Chicago reports Congressman John G. Cooper of Ohio told the Anti Saloon League national convention that prohibition has made workers capitalist by owning production means. He cited fewer strikes since the 18th Amendment, noting labor gains, homes, labor temples, and labor banks replacing the saloon.
A collection of brief wire items reports Austen Chamberlain greeting the German ambassador at a London banquet and urging peace. Edith Maida Lessing faces two years in prison for publishing free love literature. Sam Small urges Congress to strip New York and Maryland of statehood due to alcohol laws. The Elks are asked to show financial records to avoid a beer ban. Illinois students struggle to name the US vice president at a Urbana church meeting.
A reader sent an assortment of quick quips and old-time exchanges. The snippets feature humorous mishearing lines about time signals, a cannibal punchline, a shy graduate, and whimsical talk about smoking habits.
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