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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1925
Page
4
Littler's History of Iowa and Washington County Begins Serial Publication
The Journal will start publishing Nathan Littler's Sketches of Early Iowa and Washington County History next Saturday. The installments will be in convenient clipping form for scrapbook preservation, with over one hundred chapters containing valuable historical material. Readers, especially youths, are urged to study the sketches for a permanent store of early Iowa history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Littler
Iowa
Washington County
Thore
Fire Prevention Week Message Urges Vigilance This Winter
A historic plea notes daily fire losses of property and forty one lives as a warning to inspect homes for hazards. It stresses nearing winter as chimneys burn and furnaces start, urging stricter safety to protect property against fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Journal
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason Remittance Reflection
A light verse about Uncle Heck’s monthly checks fading after death, leaving the speaker to confront poverty and idleness. The poem contrasts early ease with later toil, urging self reliance and honest labor over relying on gifts.
Fire losses and a call to cut national waste
The article laments high fire losses in the United States comparing them with national wealth and crop values from 1922 and 1923. It argues the US spends more on fire loss than federal internal revenues and suggests surrendering the “championship” to Holland by reducing per capita fire losses to 11 cents to lower insurance costs and save lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Holland
Excitement rises on Coppeck highway as Knight buys tract
H B Knight, Washington National Bank cashier, buys the building lot south of the Link residence and plans to start a home immediately. The property will replace the Knight family home as they move in spring. John Shalla, buyer of the Connor sisters' place, aims to cultivate a top garden while competing with Benson, Neiswancer, and Wagner over potato bug rivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coppeck Highway
Otto Dankwardt
Carl Jungbluth
H. B. Knight
Washington National Bank
Joe Link
Link
Coppock Highway
Knight
Connor Sisters
John Shalla
Shalla
Washington
George Benson
Abe Neiswancer
Knight Wagner
The Lady Who Lied at Fox Theatre with Horace Pierpont
A desert isolation tale unfolds as a poisoned Horace Pierpont faces a vengeful physician in a dramatic clash of rival motives. The film adaptation of Robert Hichens’s Sahara stories stars Lewis Stone Virginia Valli and Nita Naldi with exotic Algerian, Venetian, and French Algiers settings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Pierpont
Fox Theatre
Robert Hichens
Sahara
Lewis Stone
Virginia Valli
Nita Naldi
Farflung
Venice
Algiers
Crusade Seeks to Restore Religion in U S Home Life
Indianapolis hosts the first Christian Family convention organized by the Christian Family Crusade under Rev. William Garfield Holderby of Chicago. Gov. Ed Jackson and U S Senators Samuel M. Ralston and James Watson lead a state committee planning three three day sessions on family, church, and national relations with a move to divide the country into 20 areas for targeted campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Christian Family Crusade
William Garfield Holderby
Chicago
Ed Jackson
U.S
Samuel M. Ralston
James Watson
Indiana
Expert Will Endeavor to Save Washington Tree in Virginia
Martin Davey a famed tree surgeon and Ohio congressman volunteers his services to save the last of 13 horse chestnut trees planted by George Washington in Fredericksburg Virginia. The aging tree on John F Scott property, once part of the Kenmore estate, has drawn thousands of visitors for more than a century. Davey will undertake restoration at his own expense, with costs estimated around 400 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Fredericksburg
Martin Davey
Ohio
George Washington
John F. Scott
Kenmore
Betty Washington Lewis
Davey
The Cobra De Capello at the Zoo Talks with Coral Snake
In a fairy tale scene Billie Brownie listens as Cobra de Capello and Coral Snake debate life in the zoo. The poisonous cobra boasts of power and desire to bite, while the coral snake warns that audiences come to see but not be harmed, ending with Billie leaving satisfied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cobra de-Capello
Billie Brownie
Fairyland
Coral Snake
India
Tim
Canary misadventure upsets household proverb lesson
A master repeats a proverb about the early bird and the worm. Tommy confesses he let the canary out early and it did not return with the worm. The thrashing explains the consequence of the mishap tied to the proverb.
The Final Score Sparks Chatter At The Office
A breezy crowd debates a final score at 6:30 pm while a mix of quirky comments and eye catching phrases fills the room. The dialogue touches on cars and personal choices and hints at a light publicity moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Fragmented Comic Dialog From Nightly Whats
A garbled snippet shows noisy dialogue with slang and misheard lines about a joke brace a prize to Meester Cactus and a doller, plus a doctor scene and a Chicago monkey biting a boy. The text imitates hurried street chatter with broken phrases and odd humor.
If at first you don't succeed try try again
Helmer Elk of McPherson Kansas a music dealer with nine years in business has owned 635 different motor cars spanning 36 makes Only three times
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helmer Elk
McPherson
Kan
Worries Rise Over Birth Time And Daylight Saving Controversy
A fragment hints at a baby born around dusk with daylight saving time affecting the date, leading to questions about the birthday and associated consequences. A mother faces a troubling scene as infidelity and alimony themes appear in the verse.
Fragmented humorous snippets and verse in a newspaper page
A collage of jokes rhymes and brief notes includes lines about a mother and wife, silly couplets and a domestic teaser about a man mowing at dawn. The text mixes aphorisms comic verse and playful quips with stray phrases and garbled lines.
Income tax returns show stars valued higher than presidents
The report compares incomes and tax returns of movie stars with those of presidents, noting that top actors show higher valuations on tax records. It highlights the star system’s financial draw and contrasts it with political leadership earnings.
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Mutual
Ist
N. Littler
Abe Martin
Walt Mason
Heck
Uncle Heck
Crusade
Mary Graham Bonner
Billie
BY the
Way
Elk
Dicuss the
Weaathier
Wilbur Fr. Schwininfel
Tefferson B. Hateh
W. F
J. A
Tony
Hubby
Wifey
Lena Kite
Brassiere
Glenn Mack
Roy
East End
Hal
Willie
ICTL
Peter N. Jacobsen Cigar Company
Davenport
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