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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1918
Page
2
Estimated receipts and market prospects across cattle hogs and sheep. Reports show strong to higher prices with mixed and heavy categories trading up to 17.85 for hogs and cattle steady to higher on the day. Second report notes improved demand and higher numbers for sheep and lambs with Western and native grades showing gains.
Grateful mothers from Fau Claire and Youngstown report Foley Honey and Tar Compound cured severe croup and whooping cough in children after other remedies failed. They note rapid relief from throat inflammation and coughing with first doses and emphasize the remedy’s long standing efficacy for adults and children alike, sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy Washington.
The report identifies Major Rice, a veteran of American campaigns from South American evolutions to the Boxer Rebellion, who commands the first squadron and acts as chief of scouts under General Lawton. He is described as a son of a Minnesota governor and a notable figure among American aviators in the Somme fighting.
The Parm Bureau shares farm news on soil tests seed corn and questions. John Work suffers a major ankle injury after a plow accident near his John McLaughlin place and will be off work. Livestock supplies shift as calves sell or enter feed. white face cows near pasture. A new colt joins the herd and Wells’ imported mare returns to work after shipping fever. Stallions alternate in the paddock.
The piece analyzes a cow producing 12 000 pounds of milk per year, valuing output at 6 000 quarts or $600, with profit margins showing $100 annual net after feeding labor and depreciation. It notes Mangold’s herd averages 8 000 quarts per cow and discusses future herd dispersal amid cheese‑making changes.
M R Wells expresses belief in good alulf and warns against excess eating while noting Wereford cattle and Percheron horses as evidence. A herd bull stands in the barn, described as large.
Guidance from County Agent Fedderson covers seed corn testing above 92 percent, silage fed cattle trials at Ames, and hog care. It recommends navy and soy beans with corn for balanced hog rations, rape as hog forage, and cane for molasses to ease sugar shortages.
Salt Lake City April 9 federal war savings chief H B Marshall reports sales of Thrift stamps and War certificates have poured into the national treasury, with hundreds of millions received to date as the drive continues across the western district. Read the advertisements.
Mrs Thos H Davis of Montgomery Indiana reports months of doctoring without relief. After using Foley Kidney Pills she gained relief and says eight bottles cured her. Sold by J E Lemmon's Pharmacy.
The report questions why Chicago livestock prices swing when packers profits are capped at a fixed percent. It notes packers earned limited margins on meat and by products, yet cash cattle prices fell by about 50 cents to a dollar per cwt despite similar day-ago prices, implying profit-based price moves.
Local beef producers question how prices were set for government orders. They argue packers buy low to fill orders and wonder about links to paid government workers. The Pearsons talk drew from outraged locals, while investigations into packers fail to reveal clear answers. Some reflect that officials may be “kind o’ clever.”
W Merriman, a Southern Pacific employee and member of the I W W was given a choice to kiss the American flag or hang by a Sparks citizens committee. He kissed the flag and was escorted to the Nevada California line near Verdi by Sparks citizens amid disloyal remarks targeting the government and soldiers.
Kansas City Journal notes the landlady provides a wide range of services and goods in the advertisements. The ad page offers household helps, rentals, and other offerings, reflecting the newspaper’s typical classified layout.
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