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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1920
Page
2
This week in Des Moines and the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys features generally fair skies with cold conditions. Temperatures start with freezing extremes in the first half and rise to normal levels in the latter half of the week.
Chicago market shows mixed cattle hog and sheep bids with large receipts. Hogs to 16.75 and 16.50 typical. cattle and veal varied by weight and class. lambs and feeder stock also quoted. Total receipts: hogs 9,809 cattle 5,971 sheep 5,971 calves 3,160. Shipments include cattle 97 with no hogs or lambs listed.
Oats and corn market notes with various bids and prices, including mixtures of percent values and car counts. Clover prices listed for October and 22.10 for Clover. Trades referenced by market terms as of period.
A speech extols American love through scout loyalty and unselfish duty. The author praises homes across the country and calls boy scouts brave, ready to sacrifice for loved ones and fellow scouts. Mention of Kelvin W. Maynard invokes a personal example of resilience and life.
Farm section asks readers to send livestock sales prices and farm items. Report notes hail storm damaged stock and poultry losses after Thursday night. A Washington stock pavilion project seeks funding, with $19 600 pledged and $15 000 more needed to start construction for early fall sales.
The best carload of draft horses ever bought at the Chicago open market is recorded with average weights above 1,800 pounds and prices over 450 dollars each f o b Chicago. Richards and Slipp of Fort Fairfield Maine purchased for the Maine potato fields with one pair selling for more than 1,000 dollars. Mules show similar gains with 800 to 900 dollar per pair sales and a 1,500 dollar draft mule sale in Atlanta. Agricultural and transport demand drives expected price rises over three years. R S Cunningham farm sold for 400 dollars per acre, 2 1/2 miles southeast of Hayre with 20 acres timber sold for 100 dollars per acre, buyer A M Bales of south of Washington.
Breathlessness stems from heart insufficiency whether due to poor fitness or disease. The heart cannot pump blood to the lungs efficiently, causing CO2 buildup that stimulates the breathing center and creates the sensation of needing to breathe rapidly.
A Columbus Dispatch column notes a clever theft of a small amount of jam mixed with rhubarb from a luncheon plate, claiming the thief’s skill would fool even a trained hand and brain. The incident highlights petty deception.
Essayish line about how people balance emotion and reason in life reflecting on inner conflict and harmony. A reflective note ends with the author Hare. the piece contemplates unity of heart and mind and the challenge to keep them distinct yet cooperative.
Sag inaw Michigan April 5 Gov Frank C Lowden Republican hopeful said in an address that government is the great worldly possession protecting home life liberty property schools and churches He contrasted American abundance with Mexican misery and urged citizens to value and uphold stable just government.
Detroit reports a surge of Hoover activity as the Michigan Hoover Republican club crowds in volunteers from across the state. Women tied to Hoover relief and domestic drives sign up to vote Hoover on the Republican ticket. Senator Hiram W. Johnson of California and Allen for Wood address crowds, attacking the league of nations and defending campaign funds and integrity.
A discussion notes that sticking out the tongue expresses contempt in many cultures from ancient times to the present. It observes the gesture’s universality among both savage and civilized peoples and its evolution from a ladylike notion to a widespread insult cue.
Washington April 5. Rumors in Iowa and national circles say Edwin T. Meredith secretary of agriculture could be a Democratic dark horse for the presidency if San Francisco changes the field. Leaders here describe him as satisfactory with broad goodwill but he shows no ambition to leave his current post.
A compact quotation notes that believing one can live without the world is self deceiving and claiming the world cannot do without him is equally mistaken. The line reflects La Rochefoucauld’s sober view on human vanity and social dependence.
The piece traces the term gob from 1890 discussions among coast-guard members. It notes sessions with pipe smoking and chewing producing lively banter and spitting, leading to terms gobbies and gob for sailors, derived from gob meaning mouth.
London reports Ramon de Valera known as president of the Irish republic is set to return from the United States. The Weekly Dispatch says Sir Hamar Greenwood will not interfere if de Valera adheres to constitutional agitation. If disorder emerges the government would seize him as assured.
A switch engine struck an automobile in Sioux City Iowa injuring three passengers. Mrs George Hanchett 22 and her eight month old daughter Mildred were killed instantly. Others named George Hanchett Lester Watkins and Mrs Vox Beebe were injured with Mrs Watkins in critical condition.
Robert E. Peary, then a U S Navy commander, reached the North Pole on April 6, 1900. In reward for the pole discovery the government promoted him to rear admiral.
A brief terse note quotes Bosien on praise for the living versus the dead. The Tangled transcription hints at thoughts on deserved attention and the unequal treatment of the deceased compared with the living.
The article contrasts Icelandic trawling with Teelandic methods, noting harsher winters in Icelandic regions from October to March and only brief daylight from December to January. It states Icelandic vessels are larger, reducing shared work between North Sea and Icelandic crews.
The Alto Parana river forming Paraguay and Argentina borders holds undiscovered hydro potential with falls reportedly up to 200 feet and power estimates around 1 600 horsepower. Iguazu Falls is noted as even more powerful than Niagara.
Jud Tunkine notes frictions among Parsnipville residents arise from honest peetee desires to work together and entertain everyone with a real good time.
A quip notes that a green author rarely completes a book that earns broad readership, printed in a London Blighty framing. The remark comments on the difficulty of achieving popular success in writing.
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