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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1922
Page
2
The Chicago market reports estimated today hogs 17000 cattle 9000 sheep 12000 with holdovers listed. Beef cattle and veal prices shown for different weights and quality. Official yesterday figures include hogs cattle sheep and calves receipts and shipments. Des Moines river park planned pool project details describe sand and gravel pool with bath houses lifeguards and funding estimates.
Prof. E G Schroeder and Coach David Armbruster proposed a metropolitan swimming beach at University Towns city park with an initial $5,000 to $12,000 budget. The park board reportedly rejected the project, leaving the plan uncertain and possibly dropped for the year.
April 11 mark the Graham theatre debut of the Dunbar Opera Follies presented by the American Opera Association under Ralph Dunbar. The revue features numbers from Carmen Rigoletto Martha and other standards with burlesque turns and a Rigdon Dancers troupe. Seven stage settings and Broadway quality vaudeville acts promise top price satisfaction for patrons.
Louisa County Farm Bureau promotes poultry club growth urging early hatch, two hens per member, and pure bred stock. April 13 14 offers dual demonstrations in pruning spraying grafting and poultry management at four sites Oakville Morning Sun Grandview Elim Grove. Trials for temporary pasture mix and seed corn testing urged with results from Ames Iowa. Don N Fish addressed members near Wapello. plan to revisit in April and expand women’s outreach through Miss Holden demonstrations.
Among the stubble one finds harvestmen with extraordinarily long legs that move quickly. They hunt mostly at night and kill small insects or drink dew. If caught by a leg they surrender it instantly and worm stalks drift away. The same surrender pattern is seen in some spiders and insects like grasshoppers and crickets.
Iowa farmers can use existing grape vines to avoid buying new stock as high prices persist. C V Holsinger of Iowa State College says cuttings taken from last year’s growth before buds swell provide good material for new vines. Bright color distinguishes last year’s wood from older wood. Begin preparing cuttings now.
Instructions describe selecting cane sections nine to twelve inches long with at least three buds. Cut at least one fourth inch from the lowest bud and two inches from the top bud. Store cuttings in damp sawdust or sand in a semi warm place and protect from weather. In May place cuttings in prepared soil with top bud exposed and roots will form. Plant many cuttings to allow removal of weaker vines and ensure healthy growth by fall.
The Methodist Episcopal Church urges a special fast offering equal to one tenth of weekly income for Holy Week April 9 to 16. A message from Bishop Henderson and committees appeals to all churches to support national missions rather than local funds.
An old advertisement describes cold remedies for nasal catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Medicine combines a local ointment with a systemic tonic that purports to strengthen the body and reduce susceptibility to colds. Sold by druggists for over 49 years by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
A Indianapolis church piloted a tithing week showing 142 of 875 members contributing about $800, versus $175 in a normal Sunday. If repeated yearly, titers could raise substantial funds toward a $200,000 local benevolent budget. Ten percent became permanent stewards and more trials were sought.
The church reports its Sunday school now has suitable accommodations and notes a transformed life within the congregation. Investments in church work have awakened belief in the spiritual power of the Christian faith and life.
The line suggests a value of true strength aiding the mind that can grasp both great and small ideas. Attributed to Johnson, it echoes a universal theme of balanced perception and mental fortitude.
Mrs Gadder asks what kind of people moved next door. Mrs Herdie deflects. The tale recalls a four person family with six boys and two dogs, and a brass bedstead, a van driver quarrel, and a man about twenty years older than the woman, with a man named Smith in the background.
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