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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1921
Page
2
Hogs receipts estimated at 16 000 with 9 014 holdovers. Cattle receipts about 3 000 and feeders steady to strong. hogs and cattle priced 16 to 25 lower overall. Sheep receipts around 8 000 with lamb prices and yearling sheep steady to firm. official yesterday totals listed for hogs cattle sheep calves.
Iowa City firm Fk W Wagner and Co lists livestock figures for the Chicago markets with 6000 hogs 1000 cattle and 4000 sheep. B Hunt Met and phone number 726 were noted.
Washington April 1 figures from Dr P P Clayton show the 1920 luxury budget at 22 7 billion dollars while education spending since the start of the republic totals 16 6 billion. The article lists major luxury categories and notes a rising spend on tobacco and related items.
A speaker argues that limiting tobacco use could raise school salaries dramatically. He notes 1918 education costs and 1920 tobacco spend, claiming tobacco savings could boost teachers' pay by over 120 percent. He proposes reducing smoking from three to two cigarettes and chewing from three to two with the funds directed to schools.
A wanderer scribe claims Horace Manners fights to stay mayor of Portersburg while a fatherly narrator reveals a hidden paternity. He promises to expose "the whole story" of Jack and Beth during a Saturday screening of Smoldering Embers at the Graham Theatre, signed A Vagabond, Per Frank Keenan.
Clarence Potter faced a hostile reception at his controversial Hit the Baby concession in Oakville Indiana as local youths hurled eggs at him and his black baby figures. Potter plans to prosecute but no arrests have been reported.
Shanghai reports the Chinese ministry of education has banned bobbed hair and bound feet to curb modern ideas among young girls. Married status requires parental consent and co education is barred for girls over fourteen.
The coat of arms served as an arworla insignia embroidered on cloth over armor to identify the knight in battle. All knights of the middle ages bore such emblems, and many have been preserved by their descendants.
A summary of farm notes discusses small self feeders being preferred for hogs due to ease of movement and safer feeding, with cautions about clogs and upkeep. It also covers recommendations for early apple pear cherry and plum sprays to combat pests and diseases, including lime sulfur and arsenate mixes, plus notes on spray costs and chart access.
Iowa State college poultry experts warn that lice and mites devastate young chicks and must be eliminated. Lice stay on birds feeding on scales while mites suck blood. both impair health and survival. Treatments include fluoride under wings and a blue ointment vaseline mix for setters, plus cleaning roosts and whitewash with lime sulfur or stock dip solution.
A correspondent notes our incomplete report on a child misquoting the anthem with My ecountry teases me and Arthur of liberty. He also cites a second child misquoting scripture with Surely the good Mrs. Murphy will follow me all the days of my life.
The Muscatine Journal notes a Department of Agriculture plea for farmers to plant black walnut trees to replace wartime gunstock trees. It highlights the wood’s easy workability and beauty, plus sentimental value as nutting declines. The piece urges rural landowners to act, promising good prices for nut crops and noting walnuts can grow anywhere.
At Council Bluffs C. Hafer, a lumber dealer with a chicken sideline, uses electric light to extend daylight. He sets an 8 pm bedtime, causing hens to roost promptly and laying 5 100 eggs across November through February from eighty five hens.
Des Moines March 30 Indifference marked the senate session as several anticipated measures failed. Ingersoll's Will to require sleds and bobsleds to carry four foot six inch runners was rejected 23 to 21 despite backing from the farm bureau. A paddle propelled boat fishing ban died 21 to 24 despite Senator Price urging passage.
Des Moines April 1 The public utility bill known as the Springer bill faced House opposition over Senate action and potential veto efforts. It is generally believed the governor will sign, despite a dispute over whether the indefinite franchise feature creates a perpetual franchise. The House also plans to scrutinize the salary bill for state officials as passed by the Senate. Vertigo diagnosis links to inner ear imbalance by Dr. Vandertoett.
Fragmentary quotation discusses moods and moral expectations in family life. Emphasizes that sustained unpleasant moods are not excusable and relate to health and conduct. Source appears as a dated opinion or editorial fragment.
In a mint room two large pairs of scales sit in glass cases and are suspended on pulleys. One scale weighs silver by stamping weight, while the gold balance detects tiny weight differences between identical papers, revealing signatures.
Lesson for April 3 surveys Romans 12 2 and Luke 631 stressing the mercies of God as the basis of dedication to Him The text outlines living as a living sacrifice embracing the whole person and rational service and urges nonconformity to the world An emphasis on loving others sincerely enduring trials in hope and practicing kindness toward unbelievers and enemies.
A reflective quotation on motherhood and child upbringing highlights a mother’s influence over a child’s character and the shaping of a life, suggesting paternal care cannot rival maternal guidance.
A short quip by A. 8S. Wilshire notes that those who bow before God may lift their heads before the world, suggesting humility precedes public dignity.
A cryptic quote suggests a belief that a child's future is shaped by a mother's efforts, attributed to Nae ooleon. The fragmentary line hints at maternal influence guiding a child's path.
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