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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1925
Page
4
Psalm 121 verse 8 is used as a blessing for readers on Friday November 27, 1925, assuring divine preservation of every going out and coming in from now on. The note frames a timeless religious assurance within a daily scripture reflection.
The Y M C A and Y W C A invite all to an open house this evening from 7 30 to 10 00. Visitors will tour the facilities see the work of the past year and preview plans for the next year with displays from Dietrick and others including water demonstrations and gymnasium exhibits.
The piece discusses keeping a metaphorical shade down to hide true selves. It notes that emergencies cause the shade to rise revealing ugliness, while in normal times people maintain a calm facade and smile.
ABE MARTIN quotes Arch Pusey who resigned as dry officer yesterday and returned home to painting. He adds a wry line about a woman's happiness tied to placing confidence in someone.
Poet Walt Mason urges unity against a shared social plague narcotics and dope culture. He denounces partisan squabbles and tax furor while calling for decisive action to combat addiction and protect youth. The poem frames drug abuse as a monster requiring moral resolve and collective effort.
A reflection on how brief lapses expose a person’s true nature to the world. The shade rising reveals a lasting image that shapes social standing and judgment beyond any outward polish or effort.
Southern California engineers call the Ventura coast section of the new ocean shore highway among the nation’s top projects. In 7.4 miles, 1,213,724 cubic yards of rock and earth were excavated, with 334,086 cubic yards moved in solid rock cliffs near Big Sycamore Canyon at a cost of 238,871.20 dollars. Work was done by rope-lowered crews over cliffs and some sites were worked while location men dangled above breakers. Two years of grading precede paving next summer.
Beloit College announces a nine week program next summer to train students in museum and field archaeology. The Logan Museum School will visit twelve European museums and conduct field work in France and Algeria.
Three years to finish The Iron Horse involved about 5000 extras in Nevada desert and Sierra camp life. Two towns built and three tribes of Indians used for authenticity. Cast diverse with Irish and Chinese prominent, 100 cooks aided, 1000 costumes, and original railroad engines loaned for the scenes.
Paris resumes hearty German fare as Frankfurters sauerkraut and pilsener replace prewar disguises. Since the Locarno conference Parisians return to traditional menus while news from Cherbourg notes Count Salm and his mother en route to New York amid divorce rumors.
A compact note lists common usage errors and pronunciation tips. It highlights mistakes like using I versus me in personal matters, misspellings such as aggravate, and mispronunciations like savor. It promotes vocabulary growth with a daily word study and defines lineament as a distinguishing line or feature.
A jumble of local humor and anecdotes. The notes include coal use comparisons, a graveyard theft tale by medical students, a farmhouse pie prank about cherry pies, convict chat about life, a quip on rising living costs, and a line about age and new ideas.
A fragment poem mocks dieting, alcohol, and hairstyle trends while错playful lines joke about skating rinks as landing fields and a pun on psychology. It notes dying man turnings in bed and a critique of cosmetics for aging eyes. The piece ends with a quip on pronunciation of psychology.
Dr. James Moffatt, translator of the Bible now in the country, thanked the audience with a characteristic hum after applause. He mused that a young preacher seeks audience and an old one is surprised at attendance, declaring, in effect, that he is a very old preacher.
By the Way recounts a country night scare as a white figure in a cornfield trails a pair of sisters to a friend s house. The piece weaves memories of a wedding reception from thirty years ago with humorous recollections and a pepper dusted cake misadventure by Mrs B.
A Minnesota man hooks a seven pound beauty. his wife replies with a bigger ten pound fish jab. The comic exchange ends with the holiday calendar noting Christmas as the next big event.
A peppermint oil shortage from unseasonable frost and heat in May across southern Michigan and northwest Indiana cuts crop yields by 70 percent to about 250000 pounds. Prices rise from around 1.25 to over 17 per pound as growers consider a pool to market oil at peak value.
Ottumwa, Nov. 27. Misa Harriet Meyers assistant librarian visits the city jail each week with a bailiff and a load of books to spur reading. One prisoner read four prohibition titles and said he would have avoided arrest had he studied them sooner. Another inmate studied for a civil service exam. Readers favor Zane Grey Harold Bell Wright Peter B Kyne and James Oliver Curwood with requests for music etiquette and bird books.
Iowa state health officials report 3 058 practicing physicians in the state based on a complete registration. Worth county has six doctors the fewest Polk county leads with 271 and Woodbury with 140. The law requires physician registration with the state board of health. The figure implies about one doctor for every 800 residents.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe the Quincy railroad in Massachusetts as the first actual railroad in America. It mentions belts of stone and rails tested for vehicles and references the Bunker Hill monument context.
An expert advises bathing the eyes three or four times daily with a boric acid solution to add luster. Regular baths are claimed to make eyes look brighter and rest the eyes, giving the face a fresher appearance.
The text argues the phrase Spare the rod does not appear in the Bible. It notes the closest verse is He that spareth the rod hateth his son from Proverbs 13, highlighting the misattribution and pointing to its source in scripture.
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