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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1925
Page
4
A devotional note urges readers to commit their way to the Lord and trust Him. It cites Psalm 37 5 and 7 advising rest in the Lord and patient waiting for His fulfillment. The piece frames moral guidance as a path to success.
The article argues for joining the World Court to prevent future wars and reduce foreign entanglements. It notes past isolation, participation in Hague conferences, and criticism of the League of Nations and the Wilson treaty, calling for cautious engagement with other powers.
The text records a humorous remark by Mrs. Tipton about California and a light remark on crime waves. It presents regional dialect and a casual aside about not needing rockers on the coffee pot. It does not describe an event or outcome.
Poem rails at a weary mob seeking work in a poorhouse dell. It notes men who failed at prunes brick selling or auctioneering yet may discover a suited task, while many chase nonexisting paths and wonder what job fits Richard Roe.
The article argues for joining an international peace system via the world court while preserving U S sovereignty. It outlines Harding Hughes Coolidge proposals: no league of nations obligations, equal judge elections, U S pays only its share, status of court not amendable without U S consent, and no binding advisory opinions without U S submission.
Buck Jones headlines The Trail Rider a pulse stirring old west tale based on a cattle war over fever tick infected Texas cattle. A William Fox production the film unfolds thrilling escapes and gunplay as cowpunchers clash at the borders. It plays Friday and Saturday at the Fox Theatre.
Iowa City report notes Iowa’s 33 to 0 defeat at Minnesota and outlines a record Los Angeles road trip for the Hawkeyes. It lists key players from Iowa and the seven sophomores later coached by USC’s Howard Jones as they prepare for matches en route and a late November return.
Cedar Falls official Frank H. Bruch travels to Los Angeles to referee the college football game between Iowa and the University of Southern California next Saturday.
Word focus includes misused phrases mispronunciations and misspellings. The note analyzes three plus four and subjects in sentences while urging careful word study. It defines farcical as absurd and ridiculous and promotes vocabulary growth through daily practice with examples and cautions.
A reader recounts mud filled roads after Illinois travel, a head injury from a car crash, and a church bell tower inspection. The column invites readers to submit jokes and anecdotes, including a steer-tussle tale and a prank involving a road Kitty in a neighbor dispute.
A集 collection of classroom quips and clichéd quips from Wenonah and a New York man with a pun on a brief case are featured. The item mixes humorous lines about language and daily life with a note on after dinner speech titles and a weather-related quip about rain versus yellow slickers.
A reader recalls childhood in Indiana describing early life and hometown impressions. He references family, rural surroundings, and a sense of place from his eight year old perspective.
A New York schoolboy is asked who was the first man. He cites George Washington but the teacher objects. The boy repeats a famous line on Washington being first in war and in peace, then says Adam was the first man, and adds if you mean foreigners that’s different.
A cryptic item shows Tim Self under the alias Underwood signing a joke about a midnight parlor scene. The fragment hints at prankish wordplay and self-referential humor from a contributor.
A terse verse fragment plays with homophones and puns about absence and misprints. The speaker riffs on silence and latenight oddities, invoking a playful exchange that centers on mistaken names and a joke about an Underwood typewriter.
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