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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1918
Page
2
Friday morning report states Albert Winga, aged 9, was run over by a train at Rock Island Station yesterday evening. He died at the county hospital early today. A second crash involving a separate vehicle, Jeg, is noted in the incident sequence.
Oscar Rittenhouse of North Marion f Ave died at 12 40 this morning aged 42. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Chicago reports opening hogs weak to 10 cents lower amid receipts of 34 009 with good to choice hogs at 17 25 to 17 70. Cattle show strong to ten higher prospects while sheep run ten higher on steady demand as markets balance supply and demand on opening.
The British steamer Carlisle Castle, 14825 gross tons, left an Atlantic port Jan 27 and was torpedoed Feb 10 in the English Channel. All crew were saved except the fourth engineer who was killed. The ship carried war supplies under Cunard charter.
Farmers discuss soil acidity tests and lime needs, seed corn quality from 250 samples, and the value of ear tests. Hog housing upgrades use hollow tile and adjustable partitions, with show sows and Durves pigs advancing the fall market.
Washington County neighborhoods report on coming and going in brief letters and notices. Residents share small events, local goings on, and community updates gathered from multiple districts.
Miss Cecil Hotle aided her sister Mrs. Howard Baker with housework last week. Sam and Mrs. Sigafoose traveled to Centerville on business Friday. Roy Kephart and baby Velma visited Cal Beanblossom Sunday. Carl Sneider lost a horse Tuesday. The Bakers and Lucile visited Mrs. Aliie Hesseltine Sunday. Dr. Reid attended a sick horse for Roy Kephart Tuesday. Mrs. Claude McCall and Margaret visited Etieine Keating in Washington Sunday. The Kepharts and children Bertha and Beatrice visited Lewis Baker Sunday. Harry Bishop and family spent Monday evening with Frank Chilcote. An Easter program was attended at the Christian church in Washington Sunday evening.
The Federal Trade Commission issued complaints against Cutler Mail Chute Co of Rochester New York and American Mailing Device Corp of New York alleging they sold products at or below cost to push the rival out of the market. Clearings set for May 13.
The cathedral at Noyon is described as burning in a Berlin sourced statement. The German report attributes the blaze to French bombardment and frames the incident within ongoing Axis and Allied hostilities.
A county campaign committee distributes yellow yellowing cards to township committees for Liberty Loan slackers. Cards mailed from county headquarters in the Washington National Bank building. Pink cards will mark partial contributions. Canvassers equipped to pursue those who do not dig up.
Everett Pratt lost the fingertip from his left hand when he slipped it into a wind mill plunger while it ran. Silas Caldwell delivers oats in Havre this week. Will Saville and Myrtle visited the Will Palmer home near Haskins. John Putman and children visited Arthur Therion. Golla Miller owns a new Ford. A. B. Carr and daughters Jennie and Mable rode to Burlington. Howard Witting visited Lester Wagner. Will Easter group visited Grandma Easter in Ainsworth. A patriotic service is planned at Pleasant Hill church on Sunday April 7 with a morning service and a basket dinner at noon. All are invited. cakes and meat are excluded. Henry Mize and John Cunningham called on Will Easter. Will Easter and family visited Grandma Easter in Ainsworth Sunday afternoon.
Visitors Joseph Murphy T J Brown H D Cherryholmes Miss Grace Cunningham and W G Robertson came through Washington yesterday. Marshall Gannon and wife stay with her father E B Franklin. Marshall has mumps. United Presbyterians set Saturday 2 PM church meeting. Chris Berry, former Wayne resident now in California, attended services last night. Sermon centered on be willing to be saved and door knocking by Jesus. The piece ends mid sentence about the sinner and doctor.
The preacher emphasizes that cure comes only from God and requires willingness to be cured. He notes the danger of small sins and the need for separation from known sin, while recounting biblical leprosy cleansing and contemporary faith actions. The Mt. Pleasant gospel team and a college soloist may join tonight’s service.
Franklin E. Brooke, former Leander Clarke College president now a Kansas rancher near Winona, predicts Kansas will yield about 175,000,000 bushels of fall wheat. He notes heavy rain and favorable conditions revived as much as 75,000,000 bushels may be harvested, with spring wheat also benefiting and overall acreage up due to wartime planting.
Ames April 4 Prof H D Hughes head of the farm crops dept at Iowa State college says despite drought harming winter and spring wheat the current situation is not alarming. He notes moisture is needed nationwide with western Iowa worst off and warns continued dry spells could delay spring wheat development.
A 19th century advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh in all stages by affecting the blood and mucous surfaces. It asserts the remedy builds constitution and offers $100 to any case it cannot cure, inviting readers to request testimonials.
The county marks the first anniversary of U S entry into the war and the 56th anniversary of the Shiloh battle with Liberty Day events. A G A R committee plans a mass meeting at the Methodist church and a noon Shiloh veterans lunch at Cook?s.
Reports from Iowa indicate widespread farming activity as farmers rush to finish field work before anticipated rains. Local observers say the ongoing good weather has allowed harvest and preparation to proceed rapidly across counties, with rain now seen as highly beneficial to crops.
The Buffalo Times notes a shift as old-fashioned neck shaving fades from barbering practice. Paragraphers pose questions about the traditional man and neck grooming, signaling a transition in barber services and grooming norms.
Keokuk Presbytery meets at United Presbyterian Church Crawfordsville on Monday at 8 p.m. Dr. Robert McWatty Russell of Moody Bible Institute Chicago will give the evening address. Tuesday morning covers business with a 2:30 conference featuring talks on Bible school call for boys, Christ's habits of Prayer, and church needs today.
Across China about 440 newspapers exist and only around fifty show strong circulation. The average runs under 3,000 copies per issue, while Shanghai reports a daily circulation as high as 80,000 for one newspaper.
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