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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1925
Page
4
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A Bible Thought for Today quotes Isaiah 60 20 about the Lord as everlasting light ending days of mourning and never letting the sun or moon go down in this meditation for Friday November 20 1025.
Samuel Hill a former railway executive and financier of the 1922 100 years of peace celebration to Canada will lead a world peace tour. He will be joined by representatives from diverse industries for a goodwill mission of conferences aimed at universal peace and cross border accord.
A recent report surveys the country’s road system highlighting wear on highways and bridges. It notes funding gaps and calls for maintenance programs, with officials promising assessment updates and possible prioritization of critical corridors.
A speaker recalls a woman pondering love and marriage as two children are mentioned. The daughter died in a crossing, and the son was killed in a war in Chicago, reflecting a harsh era's losses and hardship in a spoken memory.
The verse recalls a young Robert Clive who contemplates suicide but is spared by a failed pistol shot. He rises to fame, shaping history as Britain’s martial pride, though the poem notes those in despair may seek death. Celebrations of Robert’s birth span Britain from Birmingham to Perth.
The piece argues half of U S state roads are surfaced with paving gravel or similar material. It notes cities and counties with large towns have advanced, highways out of Des Moines would be a nightmare without paving, and predicts full national surfacing and vast growth of secondary roads as the good roads movement matures.
Notices announce a W R C regular meeting with cushions and quilt patches for Marshalltown home. Havre school candy social Wednesday Nov 26. New Haven school Thanksgiving program with boxes and candy. West Chester Baptist bake sale November 25. Ainsworth Presbyterian general store November 24 at Legion Hall. Queen Esther Circle Methodist bake sale.
The passage lists multiple notices from November 25 including a box and candy social at Living Lake school with a Thanksgiving program, a Christian church bazaar and bake sale, a White Shrine party at Miss Alice Meek’s home, Mrs Carter’s art class meeting, a Bethel Snowball school candy social with children’s program, and a Woman’s Missionary Society meeting with a thank offering.
A collection of local quips and anecdotes from Woodbine recounts humorous household foibles and oddities. A hunter’s wife bans unplucked ducks, Shakespeare obsessions replace peace with spectacle, a stairway farce ends with a falling chair, and mr M narrowly escapes a hawk story leaving him with a sore shoulder.
A village leader urges residents to contribute and boost local efforts while mocking a complacent leisure class. A Kansas paper headlines merchants with beautiful windows and even bay windows illustrating prosperity.
Multiple village notices announce events at Valley Street Pauls Evangelical church Red Brick school and M B E church in Ainsworth Also Pythian Sisters meeting and Young Woman's Missionary Society gatherings with box suppers picnics and reports of Ottumwa conventionParticipants include Marie Wenger Miss Bee Hotle Mrs Williamson and Mrs Walter Brown
A reminiscence piece recalls a Highland childhood with a teacher, a prank involving dummy beds, and a verse about a friend named Cora who dislikes being called Cory. The poem notes her sharp wit and responses to misnaming Gary.
A front page notice from Irving Texas seeks seven female school teachers aged 18 to 42 who do not wear sleeveless dresses or paint and powder. They must be willing to stay home at 6 pm every evening and remain in town three Sundays per month. Individuals enjoying good health are urged to apply.
A reader questions how a hungry woman can feel satisfied with a lettuce sandwich. The brief raises curiosity about simple meals meeting basic needs and social perceptions of hunger and nourishment.
A jaunty narrator jokes about a young man who calls Cora Cory causing a comic delay to their wedding. The minister who shares the nickname fails to tie the knot, prompting humorous foreshadowing of an obituary next week and a nod to fashion trends like short skirts as windblown cleverness.
Local seller Ben Griffin at 301 Main promotes a rickety noisy vehicle with a blunt sales line No reasonable offer refused. potential buyers warned about the shakiness and need for caution before purchasing.
A witty remark suggests a spinster’s fussiness defines her role and social expectations, framing a character who asserts agency through exacting standards in matters of love and life. The line implies personality traits shape circumstance.
A lively recount from a rural supper line notes varied opinions on cooking coon with others preferring pork rabbit or game. Anecdotes mention prices and winter plans, with several townspeople sharing humorous or curious remarks about coon meals and roast outcomes.
W L Gordon explains common word errors and mispronunciations in a concise study. It highlights terms like legislator porcelain and contrasts synonyms such as audacity and insolence. A daily vocabulary prompt introduces PROGNOSTIC as a future-betting term.
Local notes describe John Head seen sticking out of a hollow tree. Bill was seen with a bundle of traps. George led two hounds. Mel asked about prices for coon hides. Chas already dated Renb Sam for a hunt.
Freddy, a student, arrives home in tears after a teacher supposedly whips him for answering a question. His mother reacts with anger and intent to speak with the teacher about the incident. The questioned prompt involved who put glue in the ink bottle.
In Maquoketa Iowa Mrs Lena Stender and Louis Holtz planned to wed Tuesday afternoon at 5 pm. Guests gathered clergy arrived but the ceremony was delayed until after midnight due to the groom lacking a valid divorce. The wedding finally occurred early Wednesday morning performed by Rev E A Beederman. Both parties are between 60 and 70.
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