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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1920
Page
2
Chicago market notes show hogs at 900 today with holdovers, cattle receipts about 6 090, and total receipts around 8 000 in the first report. Second report records steady to firm prices across hogs cattle sheep and calves, with top hogs around 16 30 and cattle showing gains for yearlings and steers.
Journal notes use of litmus tests to gauge soil acidity and limestone needs. Truog method provides approximate limestone amounts to correct sour soils on farms near Wellman and Jackson townships, plus reports on hog-breeding buyers visiting the county and a clay township dairy farm meeting.
In New Haven on April 3 Mr Strum sold eight hogs to the Farmers Union averaging 200 pounds with Alvin Strum and Marion Smith assisting. Roy Wells bought a Ford truck and a tractor. Marion Smith and John Pratt cut posts for a line fence. Merle Statler hauled a tractor to West Chester for repairs for spring work.
On the Ebner farm just south of Haskins ten sows yielded 113 pigs. The record litter was one of 15 porkers. Mr. Ebner houses the hogs in a half monitor type hog house with cement floor.
Farmers across Washington county plan to boost bean acreage this season citing profitability over corn feeds. A medium early bean suited for hogging down and a slightly later variety for ensilage are recommended. H Rittenhouse Cedar township aims to plant beans with corn and raise sheep in the field. Farm Bureau invites samples for corn ear tests to select top 40 ears for future seed programs.
New Haven on April 3 reports neighbors and families sharing visits. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Strum called on Jess Riley. Mrs. Marion Smith visited her relatives. Clarence Baker and Marion Smith joined Washington callers. Woodward Sheets Combs families and Bert Smith visited Frank Smith. Mrs. Seymour Statler checked on her father Corpman, who remains poorly but improves.
John Speidel reports a crop of 95 pigs farrowed in five days and favors early pigs under glass with artificial heat when needed. Grant Griffith of Lime Creek township orders a carload of limestone. this marks his second shipment.
The Sew and So club gathered Wednesday afternoon at Miss Jennie Strum’s residence with small attendance due to the busy season. Visitation notes include Loretta and Bernard Walker from Washington and families visiting relatives in Washington over the weekend. Also reported are funeral attendance, new vehicles owned by Walter Statler and Willard Leet, and various local visits to Washington.
Mrs Clarence Young and son Robery visited Ottumwa and Cedar Rapids relatives before returning home. Mrs W E Stump arrived from Washington to spend time with friends. Miss Mina McCleary returned to Alden to teach after a week at home. William Hughes died at his Welsh neighborhood home of blood poisoning after a hog wound. The Social Woar club met at Mrs Ollie Anwyl with a musical program and a silver spoon gift for Mrs Stump. Oscar Hughes was called due to his brother William’s illness.
Farmers plan sprays for fruit trees after Thursday hail damaged orchards. First spray before bloom uses lime sulfur 8 to 10 quarts and lead arsenate paste 3 pounds per 50 gallons water. Second spray during petal drop uses lime sulfur 5 quarts and lead arsenate 2 pounds per 50 gallons. Third spray three weeks after second uses 4 quarts lime sulfur and 2 pounds lead arsenate per 50 gallons. Fourth spray targets winter apples with Bordeaux mixture 4-4-50 and 2 pounds lead arsenate per 50 gallons. Soil erosion demo noted at Stannard and Stannard.
Roger Babson, a leading statistician, urged support for the Inter Church movement before a Pittsburgh church conference. He argued that religion is the greatest factor in business conditions, shaping security far more than banks or assets, and urged laymen to back the Interchurch effort.
The man had not felt well for days and, after a splinter in his other hand caused pain, sought medical help but did not mention the other hand. He grew worse that night and died yesterday forenoon.
Emma Carpenter visited her mother in Brighton on Wednesday. Fred and Mrs Dold visited Mrs Carlson in Rome who is recovering from flu. Merrimac resident Mr Smith travels to Oskaloosa to visit friends for several days. About a dozen men met the Fairfield engineer to discuss the river road situation and felled a tree and dug ditches for drainage. The river road has been impassable recently and farmers hope for repairs to prevent washouts. Ronald Cold and Lizzie Carpenter visited Washington Wednesday evening. Miss Fletcher of Mt Pleasant visited the Jay Ricks home Thursday. Miss Nora Hutchison left for Burlington for the teachers convention. Mr and Mrs Gleede Dold and Mr and Mrs Fred Dold attended a show in Washington Tuesday. John Merchant spent several days with friends in Burlington. Mr Caldwell and daughter from Washington visited Coppock last Sunday and organized the Sunday School, with 25 present. No vote was held until Easter to organize amid blustery rain. prayers for a larger attendance this Sunday.
A storm passed Thursday night with little rain. Visits included Edwin Leeper family and Al Carlson group from Mt Pleasant, Dold family from Rome and Marsh, at Fred and G F Dold homes Sunday and Monday. Ethel Hixon of Wayland spent Monday afternoon with Fred Cold. Mrs. Frank Manning shows slight improvement after illness. Ethel Hyde and son and Edna Brier of Brighton visited E Nichols home. Ella Merchant was a Brighton business dealer on Tuesday.
A chest bearing CLR initials sold at Rushbrooke hall near Bury St. Edmunds fetched 260 dollars. Items from King Charles era included two day shirts and a night cap realizing 92 dollars, a silk brocade suit with coat waistcoat sleeves and knee breeches at 185 dollars, silk stockings with zigzag stripes at 26 dollars, and a painted leather jester's coat at 85 dollars.
The passage argues that many human outcomes from growth and weight to mood and crime tendency are shaped by a mysterious revolution in nature. It claims collected evidence shows these effects across childhood to adulthood with impacts on health and behavior.
The article discusses name origins for Ida and Ada. Ada linked to Adah wife of Lamech as ornament in ancient times. Later authorities view Ada as Latinized Had meaning happy or rich, akin to the German Ida. Ida associated with turquoise as a gem.
The article notes that Arden lies near London and inspired Shakespeare’s woodland scenes in A Midsummer Night's Dream. It cites the ancient oaks and the fairies dancing beneath them as enduring images of the enchanted forest setting.
The article explains that the buggy whip is produced domestically, but nearly all its components are imported. It notes Arctic bone for handles, rattan from the South Sea islands, and carabao hides from the Philippine Islands or similarly warm regions.
An article surveys ancient inns in England noting contenders for oldest inn. It mentions The Crown of Claringford offered for sale as dating to the fourteenth century, The Fighting Cocks at St Owans claimed from ten, and a claim that Bishop Mehard of Durham stayed at Blyth Nottingham in 1274 with remains still present.
The chipmunk is a provident creature who stores a large quantity of nuts and grain in a winter burrow. When cold season arrives, its burrow mouth closes and a hard winter poses no danger. Hawks owls and weasels may starve, but the chipmunk rests safely beneath snow with plenty.
Waterproof glues resist water and keep a high share of original strength even after long immersion. They are inexpensive, made from readily available market materials, and apply cold to set without heat.
An exchange disputes the claim that Satan introduced playing cards in Eden. The rebuttal asserts the sun’s first flush as the origin, framing it in a witty, literary note.
A church sermon shifts from ancient oratory to a direct clear English style likened to jazz. The Interchurch World Movement notes this modern pulpit method awakens congregations and strengthens Protestant cooperation.
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