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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1924
Page
4
The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to publish all news dispatches credited in this paper and the local news published herein. Rights to publication of special dispatches are also reserved.
A daily devotional notes that God accepts those who fear him and do what is right in every nation citing Acts 10 34 35. The tone reflects a Protestant spiritual reflection printed for readers seeking moral guidance and comfort.
Dave Darrah of Charles City cites rapid European response to the Dawes Commission. In Canada, farmers and business people watched eagerly as the plan took effect, forecasting big wheat exports and renewed prosperity. A Belgium cable ordered three carloads of Iowa products, followed by a orders from the Netherlands.
An Iowa plant reports growing European demand after the Dawes Commission’s work in Europe. France and Spain see restored sales and distributors note renewed business as Europe regains solvency and self respect. The piece cites optimism for postwar recovery and suggests a cautious U.S. neutrality in global affairs.
Producer Joseph M. Schenck explains film spending for The Song of Love Norma Talmadge’s First National release. He lists budget items from scenario and director to art direction camera work and wardrobe noting many line items. The interview outlines how profits are allocated across crew, talent, and production needs in early cinema.
The document lists cost categories for a stage production including salaries for carpenters and scenic staff, prop purchases and rentals, location costs, transportation, hotels, meals, vehicle hires, electricians, materials, negative film, developing, cutting, sample prints, titles and inserts, and photographing titles. It numbers each entry from 12 to 34 and notes various labor and material expenses.
Eastern football day features Princeton versus Notre Dame at Palmer Stadium and Harvard versus Dartmouth at Cambridge. Yale meets Brown, Syracuse faces Penn State, La Fayette plays W and J at Yankee Stadium, West Virginia and Centre travel to the Polo Grounds, and Columbia hosts Williams at Baker Field for a slate of major showdowns.
The church school meets at 9 30 a m with classes for all ages. No preaching services today due to the pastor’s absence at the Iowa Baptist convention annual meeting in Council Bluffs. John D Kern is the pastor.
Poem reflects on smiles, gullibility, and scams as the speaker recalls past trust in cheerful strangers and laments the loss of faith. He contrasts hopeful, benevolent charm with wary, hard nosed skepticism, noting how smiling salesmen and quick profits erode trust.
A dealer advertises authentic artifacts with full weight and provenance, selling them at a fixed price to ensure consistent value. Contact details and origin hints accompany the listing, indicating a straightforward sale of items presented as genuine relics.
A slice of small town humor and notices. Includes a citizen praised for voting, a playful warning about a weiner roast gone wrong, free booklets on safe driving, political divisions in one family, and witty exchanges between townsfolk about war, dictionaries, life work, and a soup stain joke.
A humorous saying credits human invention for undergarments that add whimsy to legs. The phrase contrasts divine creation with playful apparel, highlighting fashion's role in humor.
A wealthy Osage man paid a subscription in Sand Springs Oklahoma after conversion. He preferred a paper receipt to the en enamelled check, stating that upon death St Peter would ask for a receipt and he would then have to hunt to find it.
Notices invite friends and relatives to aid in beautifying Blatchley cemetery at West Colesville on Saturday August 23 1924 at 130 p m with scythes and sickles. Community input encouraged.
A Mt Pleasant clipping presents quotes on judging by actions not gossip, a tongue tied grammar joke about seeing and saw, Mrs Wise recalling a doctor’s stimulant prescription, and a husband’s startled reaction. The tone mirrors a local humor column.
A quiet morning scene shows Little Mary Weatphal asking her father about his shaving tool. The caption notes mud thrown ground lost as an aside in this vignette from a rural town.
A Washington hardware clerk touts a “very nice dinner pail” while a carpenter’s bride objects that its round shape cannot hold a square meal, prompting a brief household pun about practicality and design.
A woman visits a radio store and asks to buy a radio fan to improve air flow in her stuffy room. The lighthearted item reflects everyday shopper needs and local retail life.
A man admitted stealing a case of canned peaches from a grocer's store room to his lawyer. The lawyer joked he would take half, then argued the man did not get any more peaches than the lawyer. The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
Two motorists stopping near a farm orchard picked apples from the trees and bragged to the farmer. The farmer replied that he had taken their tools while they were in the orchard, turning the joke into a harmless exchange.
The Mennonite people have bought the Lena Maurer property to use as a parsonage. It will be remodeled and repaired before Mr and Mrs Miller move in.
A reader recalls discovering a felt hat stored in a back closet over the summer and abandoned behind the gas heater. The item, once suitable for spring, remains intact though crumpled.
A letter head shows The Chew Publishing Company with president J A Chew and vice president J P Chew. Secretary is W B Chew and directors include J A Chew J P Chew W B Chew F W Chew J B Chew and A W Chew. Chews your own comment.
A terse telephone exchange reveals a man intends a surprise encounter while a woman denies expectations, heightening suspense over an unexpected meeting. The moment hints at underlying tension and possible miscommunication in a quiet domestic scene.
A fragment echoes a political and social reflection on governance and domestic life. It contrasts a president or official hearing complaints with a family man at home, suggesting duty lies in both public leadership and private duty. The piece references Dr. Co A Boice and a cautionary note on leadership.
He recalls meeting in a revolving door at the post office and claims they began going around together then, while she counters that their first meeting was not at that moment.
The Journal touts smart advertising as a lasting value and promotes its service as the reliable choice for readers seeking effective ads.
The horns of deer are shed and renewed yearly. They drop shortly after the previous season and require about three or four months for new horns to reach full size.
A terse verse fragment by I Atkin contemplates whether the heart can accept a rival's failure without triumph, posing a moral question about competition and sympathy. The line hints at inner conflict and the burden of sportsmanship or ambition in rivalry.
The notice lists arrivals and departures for Golden State Limited and related trains, including Nos. 4 12 50 30 8 29 11 and westbound 8 49 11 with corresponding times. It also details Washington Branch locals and freights Nos. 450 430 836 429 449 835, noting daily schedules with exceptions Sundays and multiple agents.
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