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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1922
Page
2
Chicago March 31 opening market shows hog receipts about 9,900 vs 4,506 yesterday while cattle 500 and sheep 4,000. Prices for heavy, medium, and light weight hogs trend unevenly with top around 10.60 and most sales near 10.40. Cattle and hog estimates for Monday project large demand with hogs near 46,000, cattle 19,000, sheep 18,000.
Des Moines report says Bankers Life Insurance recovered a $10,000 payout to the widow of Dr. Harold E. Roy after he reappeared alive in Los Angeles. Roy had vanished in March 1921 during a canoe trip near Dyckman Street, New York, with his canoe later found damaged on the Hudson at Eighty Sixth Street. The missing dentist surfaced in February 1922 at Union Station in Kansas City, then wired his father to join his wife in Los Angeles.
Des Moines April 1 Iowa primaries loom as one of the biggest votes in years with Col Leon W Ainsworth veteran farmer and Republican treasurer nominee candidate leading early activity. Hoyt former treasurer may yet enter and stir the contest while Ainsworth claims broad support across the state amid a growing early mobilization.
The report notes Governor Kendall gathering more nominating signatures than any candidate in state history, predicting a clean sweep. Observers call it a big primary year for Iowa amid strong support from farmers and service men.
The Interstate Commerce Commission found that in 1920, contracts with outside locomotive construction firms for engine repairs cost the New York Central and the Pennsylvania Railroad more than in-house shop work. The Atlantic Coast Line was justified, though it also incurred excess costs. Five commissioners disagreed with the majority on Pennsylvanian and New York Central findings.
Ben F Monroney, a farmer from Charleston, was sentenced to an indeterminate term in Chester penitentiary by Judge J. T. Kincaid after a jury found him insane at the time of murdering his wife and two children with an ex. The court noted he had not fully recovered from insanity.
Washington reports the American government informed other powers at the Washington conference that the U S Senate has completed ratification of the treaties. Once all ratifications are in, a date will be set for exchange and the treaties will take effect.
The 200 room Colonial hotel at Nassau in the Bahama islands was destroyed by fire. The blaze threatened much of the city before radio reports say firefighters contained it. Damage ran into millions of dollars.
The article recalls medieval papal conclaves with no time limit. A Viterbo gathering near Rome lasted over two years and a half before townsfolk, angered by anarchy in the pontifical states, climbed the palace and unroofed it.
This passage compares the quiet, persistent progress of the press to corn growing unseen to the eye. It notes that much has been accomplished beyond common awareness, with changes gradual and imperceptible until later confirmation of achievement.
The Journal Office lists metal clips for general use in desks and filing. Includes assorted sizes suitable for papers, folders, and organizing documents. Sold by The Journal Office at 376 with standard metal finishes.
County agent Fred Overly reports strong farmer interest in soils problems at a Jess Alexander farm demonstration plot. They discuss lime and acid phosphate on clover and rising tankage costs pushing sow beans and alfalfa as hog feed. A big pruning and spraying demo on Carl Meilike farm underscores fruit protection amid high prices with a May 17 visit by Dr. H Herrick of the State Horticultural Society.
Chicago reports recall the lives of Chang and Eng born in 1811 Siam and Rosa Blazek and her sister, twin sisters who died this week. The article notes their shared linkage near the hip for the Blazeks and the two by four inch elastic bond for the Siamese brothers.
In Washington a bill by Representative Johnson to ban women from smoking in the national capital draws support and pushes for broader action. Miss Alice Robertson defends a woman’s right to smoke, while Volstead and Cannon weigh in. The article also recounts a separate historical note on Chang and Sng’s later life on a plantation.
Sioux City report by J H Strief, chair of state institutions control, cites 6000 feeble minded children needing care and 175 in a Glenwood waiting list. He warns of widespread narcotic abuse among 21 to 85 year old men, with doctors and lawyers among hospital patients and Negro dealers supplying drugs.
In Traer on Monday voters faced a contested election with one ticket visible while opponents claim no space on the printed ballot for write-ins making the result potentially illegal. The proposed two mill tax for the city band failed, leaving merchants to fund summer concerts as in past years.
Iowa farmers using Poultry Record Flocks highlight sanitation housing and feeding as crucial to success. Mrs. Marion Van Wyk of Osceola County leads in egg production and health of flocks. She advocates clean houses light ventilation dust baths and careful disease controls. The article also details feed mixes and chick care practices emphasizing practical methods for better returns.
Iowa orchard health is normal for spring says R L Herrick secretary of the Iowa Horticultural society. Winter was survived well with buds and leaves two to four weeks behind last year but a fair start is expected. First spray likely late April with liquid spray for large orchards and dry lime sulfur for small home orchards. Mrs L J Cherry travels to Oakville to visit son Robert Cherry.
Oskaloosa Iowa rebuffed Risberg and his Chicago roster offering to bring a Black Sox exhibition game. The club cites a policy to keep its records clean and uphold American baseball standards. The letter warns Risberg his team is tabooed by organized baseball and will not be booked in Oskaloosa.
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