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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1919
Page
2
Hogs estimated receipts 26 000 with holdover 3 056 and mixed bid ranges. Beef cattle receipts 15 000 while calves and feeders show prices from 7 75 to 18 50 for various weights. Lambs and sheep receipts around 7 000 with bids steady to higher and prime lots noted in places.
An official Esthonian army communique reports captures of Pachery in the Pekofë sector and Hat mush on the eastern Gulf of Riga shore. Both battles followed hard fighting and the victories unlocked the Hal fash Volmar railway corridor from Bolshevik control.
Dispatches describe drastic Spanish measures to suppress strikes. Warship guns are mounted in Barcelona and censorship is enforced. Madrid papers halted publication in protest, while several thousand arrests are reported and authorities bar employers from reimbursing workers for lost time.
Population about 600000 and an area rivaling Pennsylvania provide abundant room for growth. The tropic climate has few disadvantages. The interior is mountainous and salubrious with rich land for diversified farming and fruit growing, while the rest is used for pasturage.
The Mt Pleasant reports Henry County built a strong reputation for profitable livestock through farm bureau co operation and stock listings via the Farm Bureau Exchange. Washington County follows with a catalog of about forty breeders and high quality livestock, while Montgomery County tests soybeans with corn to improve hogs amid high feed costs. The effort carries the Missouri slogan If Missouri can we can as farmers plan a second trial.
The community catalogs show few livestock illustrations due to a lack of suitable photographs. Breeders struggle to secure high quality images and must hire expert photographers at high cost. A cooperative approach may improve results, with more announcements expected.
In Nashua on Cedar Lake wild ducks feed each morning with no fear of people. They dive for breakfast as locals observe. The Reporter notes spring waterfowl shooting is prohibited by federal law and local hunters are expected to follow it.
Reports from the Bureau of Markets indicate motor trucks are increasingly used to haul hogs to market. At Peoria Illinois stockyards during October to February, wagon and truck receipts reached 50 380 hogs, about 19 percent of total, up from 1 percent a year ago and 10 percent two years ago, reflecting broader shifts in transport and elevated prices. Similar trend appears at Cincinnati yards with 139 972 hogs by truck and wagon in 1918 versus 77 232 in 1917.
The piece reflects on the dual nature of trials and blessings in life. It emphasizes perseverance through hardship while recognizing positive outcomes that follow effort.
Clinton Iowa April 1 Former County Superintendent George FE Farrell now in France as an army camp instructor writes that France’s road system, with hard surfaced roads and deep road beds, enabled rapid wartime movement and that trucks will dominate logistics. He notes American dirt and mud roads hinder convoys and long trips.
In Oskaloosa Iowa District Court the jury ruled in favor of plaintiff C. A. Barden against A. J. Wymore on a note thirty years old. Recovery set at 2602.96 dollars plus costs and judgment. The case sought enforcement of payment on old notes.
Chicago police report three bandits captured at Riverside hotel in McHenry TH after plundering American Brass vault in Kenosha and killing a policeman. Suspects include Te land L. Darlon, R. E. Curtiss, and Sarkis Boshnakian. arrested while two wore soldier uniforms and one in brown suit and hat. They were taken to Kenosha for questioning.
A magician states that magic seeks to amuse audiences rather than mislead. The craft focuses on entertainment through performance rather than trickery or deceit.
How to grow peppers notes that large sweet peppers are popular and easy to culture. Pepper plants are tender and usually started indoors before transplanting, with seed sowing and handling similar to tomatoes. Plant spacing ranges from eighteen inches apart in hand culture to three feet between rows for horse cultivation.
Local note states Corporal Howard Freshwaters is en route home from France and expected to land this week, per his parents Mr and Mrs J A Freshwaters. Also, Methodist Ladies Aid volunteers will run autos on Wednesday to deliver papers and magazines. residents should signal committee members.
A public house in Dumfries displays an old arm chair said to have been used by poet Burns when visiting. Patrons who sit in the chair must treat everyone present in the room.
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