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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1925
Page
4
Des Moines Theatre Crackdown Lets Off Light Sentence
A Des Moines court sentenced a large theatre company and many chorus girls for presenting an indecent show, with the judge noting the offense was not much worse than others of the time. The piece reflects a broader crusade against movie and stage content and criticizes New York City as a breeding ground for such material. Washington ladies visiting Des Moines attended club events and sometimes saw the show, prompting comments on cultural standards.
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Des Moines
New York City
United States
New York
Washington
September Turns the Seasons in a Rural Poem
A poem recalls September as a transition between summer and winter. It notes cooling rain, ripening harvests, and the need to prepare hearths, coal supplies, and home repairs before harsh weather arrives. The speaker contrasts summer’s heat with September’s foreboding chill and winter’s approach.
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Donjon
James
Dole
Pumpern'ck & Peters
Public opinion on theater offerings in Des Moines
The writer condemns dirty plays at the Princess and Garrick theaters in Des Moines. They urge the public to boycott unsavory productions, praising wholesome plays with real artists and clean storytelling, and warn that theaters chase the dollar over decency.
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Des Moines
Garrick
Ambition and Temptation Drive A Typist Toward Wealth
A young typist seeks marriage to a millionaire and enters high society. She attends weekend parties, mingles with wealthy men and their companions, and experiences glamour, temptation, and a fall from grace. The film, supervised by Carl Hudson, aims to reveal a sweeping soul stirring story.
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Hin
Carl Hudson
Chickie At Fox Theatre Sparks John Dillon Thrills
Director John Francis Dillon hails Chickie as deeper than Flaming Youth with sensational thrills color and emotion. Dorothy Mackaill leads a strong cast including Hobart Bosworth John Bowers Gladys Brockwell Myrtle Stedman as the tale unfolds about a poor girl in a thriller narrative.
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John Francis Dillon
Chickie
First National
Fox Theatre
Dillon
Harold Bell Wright’s Stories Reach Vast Audience On Screen
Harold Bell Wright resigned from preaching over a decade ago to write. D. Appleton & Co. reports over 566 million read his works in ten years. The Re-Creation of Brian Kent has been adapted to film with about 100 million viewers, and Fox Theatre shows it as a Master Attraction on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Harold Bell Wright
D. Appleton & Co
Wright
Brian Kent
Fox Theatre
Pictures
Moscow actors form society to build home for art workers
A group from the Moscow Art Theatre led by K Stanislavski V Danchenko and V Kachalov forms a building society to erect a Moscow home for actors and painters. The residents will have living quarters a theatre and a roof garden with local authorities promising support.
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Moscow
K. Stanislavsk
V. Danchenko
V. Kachalov
Moscow Art Theatre
Rhea Claims Superiority in Feathered Family Debate
A talking Rhea boasts of beauty and South American origins while Mrs. Districh Ostrich and Mr. Ostrich dispute lineage and size. The trio quarrels over who is most handsome, then opt for a sunlit nap rather than further argument, dreaming of homes in Africa and South America.
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Mrs. Districh
Mr. Ostrich
Tam
South America
Africa
Tam Amaller
Mrs. Ostrich
The New Morality Speech Sparks Librarian Debate
Ferdinand Huxley, a Denver librarian, notes readers drift back to Dickens Scott and Thackeray as they reject modern novelists moral stance. He cites a chorus girl anecdote about fidelity and love to illustrate shifting values.
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Ferdinand Huxley
Denver
Dickens
Scott
Thackeray
By The Way Month Ends With Jests And Whimsy
Selections from the By The Way column reveal light gossip and puns. Quips about clothing sickness and a joke about Noah on the ark mingle with verses and casual musings on holidays, love, and daily life written in a humorously dated tone.
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Bosco
BRACERS and laughter from the Book of Books column
In a lighthearted column readers are urged to collect BRACERS from quotes in The Book of Books. The piece quotes Lincoln and gospel lines as examples and notes reader comments and occasional editorial drift, ending with a prompt about renewed features.
Landlord Faces Easier Job Raising Rent Than Tenant
Ten years after funny pictures showed a wife at 3:00 A M the scene shifts to a man finding the night key in the mailbox on return home and making his own breakfast. The piece hints at school boys voting and comments on assignment duties with skeptical tone.
Suspect Returns Stolen Prince Albert Can to Journal
A man who entered the Journal office noon today turned in a Prince Albert tobacco can he said he stole from a pocket and had a change of heart. The owner may claim the can by calling the Journal office and paying 15 cents a line for this notice.
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Prince Albert
Journal Office
P. A
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