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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1922
Page
2
Estimated receipts today Hog 19 000 cattle 10 000 sheep 10 156 hogs top around 11.00 early 34 hogs at 11.00 market mostly steady to slow with supply of 40496 hogs 17270 cattle 14405 sheep 3318 calves. Shipments 65945 cattle 3897 hogs 3455 sheep 112 calves 1
Grain markets in Iowa City furnished by Beach Wickham Grain Co with manager contact 726.
Mrs. Evelyn Summerhays sues John Summerhays for 15000 claiming her husband Glenn was beaten while intoxicated by wine allegedly kept for sale. She seeks 5000 actual and 10000 exemplary damages, saying the attack broke his leg and left her unable to work while the husband is unable to provide support.
A quotation from William James Tilley praising labor as the enduring foundation of monuments in verse and stone, framing labor as the creator of enduring works across eras.
Indianapolis April 11 Great coal strikes have been few in modern history but marked by long durations and large unions. Five major strikes are summarized from 1894 to 1919, with outcomes including wage increases and union demoralization in some cases.
Henry County notes the Baby Boot Club with 26 youths feeding 92 calves. Eight Herefords eight Shorthorns and eight Angus show gains up to March 1st with Angus leading at 270 pounds. Other calves include Fair Hope Shorthorn and a large Hereford. efforts emphasize oats over corn. Prizes total 100 dollars plus a state fair prize, while a separate seed test discusses Deplodia and seed viability.
Last Friday neighbors met at Newell D Moore’s home to form a spray association serving the ring. A power sprayer will be rented through the Iowa Fruit Growers Association with a gasoline engine from Mr Keeley. Moore chairs the group and will seek a qualified operator as soon as possible. Lead arsenate and lime sulfur have been ordered and spraying will begin on cherries and plums in the vicinity.
Evergreen trees aged thirty five years or more on Enoch Beery’s farm in Salem township are being chopped down to restore sun and dry the mud along the road. Two Sow and Litter Club members say they cannot continue work due to gifts bred for the club.
Bishop Edwin H. Hughes of the Methodist Episcopal Church is announced as the baccalaureate speaker for Iowa University’s June 4 commencement program. Born December 7, 1866, he led DePauw University as president before becoming a bishop in 1908.
The term trash traces to a bundle of firewood where sellers filled the center with small, useless scraps to make the bundle seem fuller. This origin explains how trash came to denote worthless material and by extension a broader sense of waste.
Prohibition efforts announce swift patrols on the Niagara river and Lake Champlain to curb Canadian rum smuggling. Airplane and car patrol plans are described as necessary to stop bootleg operations, with farmers paid to clear snow routes for rum deliveries and indictments tied to whiskey withdrawals from New York warehouses.
The Dunbar Opera Follies debuts at Graham Theater tonight led by Ralph Dunbar. The show features The White Hussar Singing Band Lorna Doone Jackson and Rigdon Dancers plus Newton twins and Dunbar Salon Singers in a two and a half hour revue with six scene settings and modern lighting.
Thomas G Craven argues in the Dial that determinism strips art of human consciousness and reduces it to a medium for Windlite to act, ignoring art's teleology and its imperishable beauty. The passage critiques art as subservient to inflexible forces rather than meaningful human purpose.
A midlife stonegrapher noted for careful work is described as steady and plain. The text hints at a wife who sometimes visits the office, suggesting routine, casual contact rather than a pattern of intrusion. The tone remains matter of fact and observational.
Reported plan outlines 100 agents positioned on the border to patrol Lake Erie Lake Ontario Niagara River and Lake Champlain with speedboats and at least one airplane. A fleet of speed cars would support operations as the party leaves Canada and seeks safe ashore negotiations with US buyers.
Testimonial by a housewife claiming success after 16 weeks bedridden with stomach pains and jaundice. She attributes recovery to Mayr's Wonderful Remedy, advertised as removing catarrhal mucus and inflammation in the intestinal tract. Ends with money back guarantee and Lemmon's Pharmacy ad.
Mutual 038 Kees fresh laid per doz 20e Cream butter fattest per Ib Heavy hens per Ib Light hena per Ib Leghorns per Ib Smooth springs per Ib Staggy springs per Ib Old roosters per Ib Ducks per Ib Geese per Ib Turkeys per Ib Calf hides per Ib Beef hides per Ib Horse hides each
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