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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1925
Page
4
Daily meditation from the Bible Thought for Today cites Job 22 21 urging readers to acquaint themselves with God and seek peace to receive good. The compact devotional highlights spiritual peace as the path to blessing.
The paper requests readers to submit clear black and white baby and residence pictures from Washington county for reprint in the anniversary edition. They seek as many as possible and ask for town and country homes, scenery or sentimental subjects, to arrive within one to two weeks.
A Delaware medical official warns that girls starving themselves to keep a “stylish silhouette” risk tuberculosis and other illnesses. He cites cases of ill health from undernutrition and argues society’s fashion trends push this common sense concern.
A humorous poem about a writer who vows to stay in touch with his aging aunt but is distracted by city life. It contrasts promised weekly letters with the reality of delayed correspondence and the sorrow of waiting relatives who receive no news. The piece ends noting the quiet toll of unwritten letters on devoted family.
The article argues for better health habits through fresh air, eye and ear protection, and dental care while criticizing excessive fasting among youth. It warns against extreme dieting and promotes nourishing food, balanced exercise, and accepting minor weight gain as a sign of good health.
Down our Way reports an imminent home swap between Otto Dankwardt and Carl Jungbluth. The move would place Otto and family in Carl's home and Carl's family on the Coppock Highway site. A final name on the dotted line is awaited, with neighbors amused by the evolving swap and the prospect of a community celebration.
Iowa City officials announce belated football letters for 24 former Hawkeye athletes who helped inaugurate Iowa football. Ceremonies will occur during the Wisconsin Iowa game at Iowa City on November 7, recognizing players from 1889 to 1898, the era without letters.
Warner Bros. releases A Broadway Butterfly showing for two days at the Fox Theatre starting Monday. Irene Astaire, a country girl new to Broadway, becomes a chorus girl amid flirtatious city life, tangled with two men, resolved by Cookie Dale. Cast includes Fazenda, Louis, Devore, Landis, Tashman, Roche, Lucas, Gilbert. directed by Beaudine from Zanuck story.
Eighteen eighty seven athletes were identified as worthy of the block one sweater from a long list of candidates. Nineteenteen veterans from eight states will return to the scene of their battles to receive their overdue sweaters before the Iowa Day crowd.
The Houston Post Dispatch notes that envy fades when one values the success of a rival's fountain pen. The piece credits the writer whose own craft and persistence yield financial gains rather than covetous feeling.
A pun contrasts Noal’s wooden ark with Joan of Arc who is termed Maid of Or laane, noting the difference between a literal vessel and a famous historical figure.
A collage of light content includes spring frost talk on crops, blackbird anecdotes, autumn colors, and city sounds plus humorous missives about radios and a garlic of jokes. Readers share radio build pleas and witty quips while a playful final line notes a baked crossword puzzle.
A noted quip from a young criminal lawyer at a millionaire financier funeral is recalled. The lawyer, famed for wit, sits beside the deceased's relatives as the service begins and quips that the service has "just opened for the defense."
Local piece recalls neighbors in Evra Higgins and Bara Higgins shops gathering by the fire with chewing and spitting as a social quirk. The fragment notes a joke about crossword makers favoring obsolete words, hinting at humorous regional chatter.
A brief note describes radios present yet producing no sound. The sighting focuses on silent devices amid the scene, evoking a quiet, attention to equipment without audible output. No individuals or organizations are named in the accessible text.
A man named Isador Shapiro rushes into a grocery and slams a dime on the counter begging for ten cent animal crackers with the shouted demand take out the pigs. A provocative line about a girl of no principle adds a jarring note to the scene.
Court heard a defendant plead equity after being caught with cattle he could not account for. The judge asked for remarks before sentencing. The defendant offered a brief, quizzical reply about closing the pasture gate after them.
A column announces Cae tus winning the Bracer prize with a life riding metaphor and invites readers to submit their secret ambition. It notes ongoing contests with two cash prizes and urges readers to begin making small, independent mistakes rather than seeking others advice.
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