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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1925
Page
4
A Bible Thought for Today from October 28 1925 notes riches fly away when pursued by human wisdom and labor is urged to avoid seeking wealth for its own sake. The piece cites Proverbs 23 4 5 and emphasizes restraint in wealth.
The Southern Iowa legal community presses Congress to create and fill an additional federal judgeship. Judge Charles A. Dewey, a seven year Iowa bench veteran, receives broad support as a strong, active citizen and war veteran likely to advance to the federal bench from Des Moines.
A poem asks Punktown youths to seek luck in the city while noting many return broke. It contrasts city ambitions with rural heaviness, showing exiles begging for fifty cents and the cycle of hopeful yet faltering town lads. The piece ends with a call to return home to Punktown.
A playful note says Wisconsin nut crops are short and squirrels swim the Mississippi to Iowa for tastier stores. It jokes about regional nut brands and mentions Minnesota Missouri and Milwaukee as other nut districts for seasonal stock.
A patriotic piece argues for keeping a navy not only for war but for safety and aid. It highlights the Scnic Depth Finder invention for faster depth checks, protecting Yangtze trade, and rescuing travelers in foreign ports. It recalls the Navy’s wartime relief in the Near East and ships’ roles under the US Navy in global crises.
Miral Dratol oversaw evacuations of hundreds of thousands of refugees in Asiatic Turkey. From Smyrna area alone 262000 were moved to Aegean islands and Greece mainland. A 1200 ton destroyer with 116 crew carried 671 Armenian and Greek women and children to Salonica. another destroyer took 400 orphans to Constantinople.
Miss Leota Piper returns to Frank Sands home after weeks with grandparents in Washington. Shoppers visit Washington and Davenport locals. John Krautz, Alfred Erickson butchered a hog. Social Hour Club meets at Mrs. Paul Maxwell with eight members and two visitors, light program and luncheon. Mrs. C M Maxwell and Mrs. Delbert Maxwell attend. Mr. Vollmer rents Hooper farm for next year.
In Rome American film stars confuse visitors as Italian spelling blends I Y and C to sound alike. Fans read Fatty Maj Murray Betty Blithe Glorya Swanson Mary Pik ford Mary Fhilbin Maj Mkavoj. Douglas Fairbanks often goes by Dooglas in local chatter.
Officials from state dairy groups and Iowa State College met in Ames to plan standardizing butter under the Iowa brand across 23 creameries. A university extension agent will visit plants to align texture flavor salt and body, then market the unified product through a single channel. The effort seeks higher margins and stronger shows in national contests.
A fragmented 1925 diary style page blends holiday wishes, personal musings, and snippets about snow, snavl boys, and saw balls. It references optimism, the need to channel ambition, a romantic line about marriage for love, and a humorous aside on Chinese language pronunciation presented as a stray thought.
A Macon Georgia bulldog is given two baby tigers to raise as the narrator muses on changing seasons and the lore of October. The piece blends homespun reflections with a child’s view of gentleness and coming frost as leaves turn. The article ends with a brisk aside noting modern housekeeping struggles with tin can disposal.
A reader confesses a dream of managing institutions such as a hospital or large hotel while admitting personal failures at domestic duties. The piece contrasts ideal leadership fantasies with real-life chaos at home and questions whether such ambitions are worthwhile.
A spoof about Johnny Posthole returning after desertion and his wife Mary facing a cold that follows to school. The verses mix humor with a funeral twist as Mary contemplates life and money, ending with nineteen cents and six children.
A staged exchange shows a playful reclaim of emotion where one character declares the other's lack of significance. The scene pivots on a kiss and a flippant, coy line about mind over matter and personal importance.
A humorous slice about California earthquakes and celebrity neighborhoods. The writer riffs on press coverage, losses, and local homes in Hollywood and Beverly Hills with light, satirical tone. Strong names and places from California culture appear, including Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Harold Lloyd, and Marys and Dougs houses.
A clipped dialogue notes Washington County residents, except Mrs. McFarland, becoming Californiaized. Curl’s baby to be set. Mary Pickford may face a future rival. Slivers and Mrs. Sandy Hook exchange bouquets, prompting the speaker to consider returning to Iowa.
A curious tale unfolds as a statuesque performer accuses her Philadelphian employer of starting the day like New York. The exchange ends with a blunt remark about kissing and work. The text also mentions blackberry sauce as a marking aid for linen.
Fragmentary text references use of resources in war and production, with garbled phrasing suggesting policy or effort limits and nonstandard wording for Uncle Sam. No clear names, dates, or events are identifiable.
Hod Eller, once a major leaguer and key helper in Washington's 1919 pennant drive, moved from baseball to Indianapolis traffic duty after a journeyman career. The piece notes Reuther and Eller guiding Cincinnati to a title in 1919 and Eller’s shift to policing amid a long baseball arc.
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