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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1925
Page
4
Bible Thought for Today dated Tuesday November 17 1925 quotes Isaiah 25 8 promising God will swallow up death in victory and wipe tears from all faces. It notes the Lord has spoken it and will remove the rebuke from his people.
An article urges readers to look for Orion the hunter in early evening skies. It recounts ancient observations dating back to Greek astronomers and Ptolemy, noting Orion's regular nightly passage and naming after the mighty god.
Poem narrates a recurring backslider named Dingbat Dern who deserts virtue, returns to temptation, and faces scorn. The speaker argues for patient support from moral peers to help him quit sin and embrace righteous paths, praising perseverance over ridicule.
The passage describes a remarkable winter night object that carries first and second magnitude stars and is highly conspicuous to a keen observer. With a strong glass, its tobacco pouch appears as a nebula made from countless stars.
A Chicago store advertised Mah Jongg sets as stylish living room decor amid a boom in the Miami Beach period. Rumors swirled of imports from a San Francisco factory or Augusta Maine as the fad faded, with residents now seeking the next curiosity outlet.
The notice urges early shopping and warns that there will be no mall rural or city deliveries before Christmas. To ensure delivery by December 25, mail packages by December 20 for one day travel or December 18 for two days travel. Wrap parcels well to avoid loss.
Multiple community notices report a farm women meeting at Mrs. James Stratt's home on Tuesday. Other items mention a Columbus High School senior program, births, club elections, and local happenings in Junction and Freeport with various social and civic notes.
The evangelistic campaign at United Presbyterian Church in Columbus City is well attended each evening under the leadership of Dr. E F Kim melshue of Des Moines and will run until November 22. Mrs Herbert wife of the choir leader will address the Others First class Thursday afternoon.
A compact note on proper usage and pronunciation. It highlights common errors with words like love and ever, explains the correct emphasis in advertisement, and contrasts synonyms. The day’s focus word is inferential meaning deduced by inference with example usage.
The fragmentary note highlights a poet's gloomy mood tied to rain and Saturdays. It contrasts regional humor about road work with jests on effort and ideas surfacing late. A burly line about a thief's wife hints at tough luck and domestic friction.
The account notes Gabe Simons paid the penalty in Iowa’s final hanging. The piece explores morbid curiosity about facing eternity and the abhorrence of capital punishment, acknowledging the controversial need some feel for such drastic action while noting the column’s discomfort with the topic.
A verse style scene shows a grandmotherly Magee Wood praised for aiding food conservation despite sorrow. A courtroom gag follows with a drunkenness charge and a quick guilty plea. The judge sentences ten days and moves to the next case.
An unfinished Practical Joke contest tale recalls Wilber Miller running an undertaker business near the Ideal Bakery. He employed two Black workers. one named Milligan. In a dark display room Max Keller hid in a casket, prompting a frightened escape as a doorway drapery snagged one worker. The men fled across the street and the incident ended abruptly.
A humorous dialogue gossips on marriage choices featuring Agnes and Becky with a playful debate over two marriage proposals. It riffs on famous figures like Jack Dempsey Babe Ruth and President Coolidge while praising the humor of the Congressional Record editor.
Brother Jones was ill and Brother Smith filled the Third African Baptist pulpit. After a fiery hour, the head usher passed the visiting parson's hat through the congregation and back to the floor. the hat held no pennies as the preacher praised God for its return. Six injured in Chicago when driver eyed a girl instead of the road. Sky Writer dialogue notes and a Luz moment follow.
A student reports a visitor nearly fell asleep during high school speaking exercises. The dialogue includes students reacting in a casual South Dakota setting and a brief exchange about footwear. A wartime aside praises Turkish credit for a bath.
The piece plays with household and gender themed terms like exciter controller and conductor to describe a mock electrical system for a woman, offering humorous misfits such as calculator style words. It ends with a tongue in cheek sign off about recognizing the ad.
Pittsburgh report notes Charles Brookins of the University of Iowa had his 23 seconds mark for the 220 yard hurdles accepted by the AAU after a two year fight. AAU approved 200 records and rejected 66. Nurmi Ritola and Ray figures updated. Joie Ray appears once. 220 yard dash added to women track programs with entry limits.
Corinne Griffiths First National film The Marriage Whirl features Harrison Ford and Kenneth Harlan as its heroes in a twisty plot adapted from The Nation al Anthem. Nita Naldi, Charles Lane, EBJ Ratcliffe and Edgar Norton also star under director Al Santell.
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