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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1925
Page
4
A brief proclamation notes the observance of peace on Friday October 9 1925. The message invokes blessing and goodwill toward men with a biblical citation from Luke 2 14.
The piece notes Iowa furnishes about one fourth of the six great corn belt states output and claims Iowa leads the nation in corn production. It compares crop values nationwide with corn valued at roughly 2.405 billion dollars and asserts corn’s supremacy over wheat and cotton.
The editors request readers to submit residence pictures from Washington county and nearby areas for a special pictorial and anniversary edition. Baby pictures are already in electrotype, but more home photos are still welcomed to showcase local beauty.
Citizens along the Coppock Highway show a strong willingness to fund travel improvements as the push for better roads gains momentum across the country. The passage notes generous support and a growing public spirit for infrastructure.
A vendor extols the Rooster car with flamboyant promises and multilingual sales talk. The speaker compares rivals including the Piker car, noting smooth running and bargains while the agent offers favorable terms to secure a sale.
The text argues that good reads, comfort, health, and financial savings come from paved streets. It recalls a town square before pavement and bitter opposition to first paving efforts. It urges paving thousands of Iowa roads with proper grading and drainage to yield broad dividends.
The famed baseball pitcher Christy Mathewson dies of tuberculosis in a New York mountain town. Once a World Series hero, his health weakened after service in World War I, and a relapse ended his storied career.
Lorel Guy reports Miss Frances Dunvar helps with cleaning at the Dunbar home in Brighton. A Farmers Union speaker will address the school house Thursday evening. Charlie Corpman was a business caller at Wellston Wednesday afternoon.
A noisy letters page piece mocks vulgar jokes and social pretensions. It pokes fun at college loafing and race biased quips while noting readers’ taste for daring amusement and cheeky commentary.
Mrs Will Saville and Mrs Donald Darby shire and daughter Marie spent Saturday at Lee Hesseltine's. Mr and Mrs Cal Beenblossom visited Sunday at Roy Kephart's. Fred Zieglowsky sawed wood for Howard Baker Monday. Frank Bruty and son do carpenter work for John Caldwell. Charley Anderson delivered hogs to Washington Tuesday morning. R W Gamon and Sons will hold their annual Poland China hog sale Saturday in Washington. Mr and Mrs Howard Wittig and children visited Sunday after S B at Pete Wittigs in Washington.
An absent-minded professor asks which way he was walking and learns he was heading home to lunch. The friend answers down, and the professor realizes he had been heading home. The joke, from Boys' Life, plays on confusion about direction and meals.
Hundreds trek to the rock plateau above Chatworth California known as the Little Garden of the Gods to witness a key sequence for First National's His Supreme Moment with Blanche Sweet and Ronald Colman A large lighting setup creates night action as a mob battle ends with burning mine buildings The Fox Theatre will show the film next Monday and Tuesday.
Miss Christine Mineart visited her parents Mr and Mrs Henry Mineart for the weekend. Charlie Corpman Charlie Farmi and Orval Farrier delivered sheep to Wellston on Monday. The Indian Creek Women�s Club met with Mrs Laura Guy this week while Mr and Mrs Charlie Farrier were callers in Brighton. Mrs Willard Farrier of Brighton is caring for the new girl.
A western traveler suffering from indigestion was found in a Pullman car with his wife. She mistook a stranger for her husband and applied a mustard plaster before realizing the error. The incident ended with laughter as the true traveler recovered.
A short local obituary notes Charles an infant mouse found on East Main Street after being expelled by a cat and dog, treated with a medicine dropper, and dying in the night with no struggle. The piece mixes humor and reflections with terse anecdotes about daily life.
A brief humor note from Boys' Life features a doctor and patient banter about illness and anesthesia. The doctor mocks the patient for asking how long until results show, lightening the mood with a quip about the nature of anesthesia.
University of Iowa football drills focus on forward passes as backs Kutach Schirmer Fry and Graham get work. Raffengperger remains out with injury while expected line shake up has not yet occurred. Smith Romey Nelson Vegge Rodawig Krasuski Holman Griffen and Johnstone named among positions and reserves.
Paul Seistrup, Denmark's last executioner, died at 78. In 25 years in office there were only three executions as the death penalty had been nearly abolished.
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