How to Conquer an Enemy
A concise meditation dated Friday October 23 1925 offers practical guidance to overcome opposition. It emphasizes steadfast faith disciplined conduct and strategic calm as keys to victory over adversaries in everyday life.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1925
Page
4
Rat Science Turns Varmint Into Life Extender
A columnist argues scientists may study rats to learn humane food gains for humans. It notes a bond between rat and man and suggests feeding tests could extend life and reveal optimal human diets. A humorous aside asks newlyweds to test a rat on the husband before serving it to him.
Down Along the Highway Shows Ongoing Activity
A fragment notes continuing activity along a highway area with mentions of nearby work, traffic, and local responses. The piece emphasizes sustained movement and place names without detailing events or outcomes.
Labor’s Lament of the Working Man and Neighbor
A speaker contrasts his neighbor Dave Doodad’s brutal daily labor with his own fatigue from writing. He notes Doodad’s backbreaking sand and gravel work, dangerous drills, and long hours, while the speaker, weary from creative toil, rests in a deep chair and imagines leisure that eludes him. The piece laments the gap between labor and rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Doodad
Tle
Mikes
Peters
Sarah
Residents prepare Coppock Highway for business growth
Theodore Brown of the American Pearl Button Company plans permanent relocation along the Coppock Highway. He purchased the Charles Schmoeller residence, prompting the Schmoellers to move. The area sees new cottages by Schmoeller, a sale of the corner cottage to Max Marble, and planned homes for H. B. Knight and family. Gravel work and rough grading progress as residents contribute to paving and local club projects. All’s well on the Coppock Highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coppock
American Pearl Button Company
Theodore Brown
Charles Schmoeler
Coppock Highway
Local citizen grows extraordinary Chinese radish in city farm
A prominent but unnamed city resident celebrates fiftieth year of law practice and adds radish farming to his ventures. He produced a Chinese radish four feet long with vast girth, far larger than typical radishes, while insisting it is not horse radish though many exclaim with a “gee” upon seeing it.
Cinch bugs strike Wapello county cornfields
Cinch bugs injure corn in Wapello county this fall with reports from extension entomologist Fred D. Butcher. Farmers with heavy infestations are urged to burn matted bluegrass along fence lines and nonpastured areas before January 1. The first bug brood was small due to weather. the second brood increased corn damage during silage and fodder cutting. The pest affects southeastern Iowa counties Clarke Decatur Page Fremont and adjacent areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Wapello
Fred D. Butcher
Iowa State College
Iowa City Hosts Iowa Press Association District Conference
The Iowa City event opens with Edgar Watson Howe of Atchison Kansas scheduled to address the editors during the district conference of the Iowa Press Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa Press Association
Edgar Watson Howe
Atchison, Kansas
New Printing Process Uses Photographic Film
Inventors J. R. C. August and E. K. Hunter of London claim a machine that replaces metal type with photographic film. Operated like a typewriter, it photographs characters onto a master film to produce exposed film equal to metal type. A single spool holds about 2700 fonts, enabling rapid, wireless composition across cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
J. R. C. August
E. K. Hunter
London
United Typothetae
America
New York
Paris
Berlin
A.E. Goodwin
Federation of Master Printers and Allied Trades of
Great Britain
Ireland
A. F E. Owen Jones
Caxton Magazine
United Typothetae of America
England
St. Mary’s Fort Madison Pastor Honored as Monsignor
The Very Rev. Joseph H. Stall pastor of St. Mary’s church Fort Madison has been elevated to monsignor. He previously served as vice president of St. Ambrose College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Joseph H. Stall
St. Mary's Church At
Fort Madison
St. Ambrose College
The Lambs Would Make Good Soldiers
A Maltese cat in a progressive urban area is struck by a car near Dankwardt's meat Market. Pedestrians stop and mourn as the victim becomes a symbol of hurried modern life and dwindling courtesy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dankwardt's
Had
Pie Confusion and Cautionary Notes in Brief Snippets
A playful dialogue on pie flavor ends with a punchline about taste. A cautionary phrase warns against courting marriage while playing with matches. A quirky caption about sediments in a bathtub and a tongue in cheek note on hat pin and hair pin factories. A light column teaser and a short joke closing with Anxious Moments.
Country Jane’s Humble Poem About Cranky Demeanor
A brief poem narrator named Country Jane admits a sharp bark and rare pleasant words. She says she is not pessimistic and not truly cranky, despite a tough exterior and mock hard boiled persona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country
Ome
Hud
Men Have Little Respect For Law When Fear Is Lacking
A terse editorial laments that men show scant respect for authority when fear of the law does not deter them. The piece argues for stronger enforcement and stiffer penalties to restore order and public trust.
They Married After Two-Year Engagement
A family member recalls that the couple wed after an engagement lasting two years, suggesting they grew tired of constant togetherness and decided to marry.
Court Mixed Testimony in Speeding Incident
In witness testimony the driver claimed speeds of 30, 20 and 15 miles per hour during a crash path while a second witness cited 10 mph on a crnel road. The defendant said the vehicle was nearly at a standstill when approached by the officer, and the court warned of stopping the case with a $25 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crnel Road
Private Hobo Talks Millionaire Dream Freight Car
Two hobos discuss wealth with the idea of buying a freight car for private use. The exchange frames a simple fantasy about large money and personal transport on rail.
Washington Correspondent Fumbles Grammar in Light Verse
A playful letter from Washington Iowa dated Oct 20 1925 mocks grammar and recalls a humorous exchange between a wife and husband about washing dishes. The note includes a light verse about a city man mistaking a kitty and ends with the author’s signature Sue Donym.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Iowa
Husband
Sue Donym
Tragic Realization Turns Dance To Fatigue For Woman
A witty reflection on how dance tires a woman, dieting makes her uneasy, and romantic talk loses charm leaving her unamused. The piecePlayfully critiques social expectations while noting fatigue and boredom in relationships and self image.
Cities Are What Men Make Them Across the Deserts
A reflective urban note asserts that cities are created by people rather than landscapes. It explores how human effort shapes streets, districts, and community life even in remote deserts and distant places.
Cites Are What Men Make Them And Build A Dyke
The passage urges men to accept work and defend land against the sea by building dykes and seizing opportunity. It emphasizes human effort over fate, citing cities as products of people and God given land, and calls for labor and resilience to face threats. The line about a jail record on a phono graph appears as a stray reference within the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cites
Poem Fragments on Mood and Tense Choices
A compact verse explores could-be and might-have-been states. It contrasts being a possible outcome with the allure of present tense action, hinting at aspirational selfhood and the lure of becoming. The piece folds in paradoxes about potential versus realized identity.
A Pater Question and Bear Exchange on Loss and Pettierits
A lecturer declares there is no loss in life noting one thing drops as another takes its place. A respondent from Bear questions whether pettierits are involved, prompting a brief exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pater
Wote
Bear
Pettierits
Brother
Rasmussen dairy profits rise with cow testing gains
Christian Rasmussen, a Hancock county farmer, shows dairy testing profits in August increasing from 7.10 dollars per cow in 1923 to 11 dollars per cow in 1925. With 17 cows in milk, his extra profits reach 66.30 dollars, enough to cover a year’s dues for the testing association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Christian Rasmussen
Hancock County
Rasmusen
Rasmussen
Inventor of Broadcast Duck Calls Debuts in Vallejo Club
J. V. O'Hara, president of the Vallejo Gun Club, unveils a radio broadcasting device for duck calls. Radio gear is installed in club preserves and with the October shooting season opening, a quack quack echoes across the blinds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Calif
J. V. O'Hara
Vallejo
Prospectors Tramp Colorado Mountains for Precious Ore
Prospectors in large numbers roam Colorado mountains seeking metals as mining camps profit from ore grades not worth digging years ago. Metalurgy advances boost expected metal output about 20 percent vs pre war while ore handling costs ease. Zinc copper prices rise aided by British zinc export limits and Dawes plan effects. Cripple Creek yields up 17 percent in August and Silvertown adds 450 tons over July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colorado
Poland
Great Britain
Germany
Cripple Creek
Silvertown
Bees to compete in second annual honey contest
Iowa bees will show their stuff in the second annual honey contest at Iowa State College on November 1 under the Iowa Beekeepers association. State apiarist F B Paddock reports rapid sample intake and a larger show than last year with prizes for section winners and a sweepstakes for the best overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
Iowa State College
Iowa Beekeepers’ Association
F. B. Paddock
Paddock
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