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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1930
Page
2
U S Department of Agriculture price listing from Chicago shows slaughter cattle and calves mostly steady, hogs and sows with mixed declines, fat lambs and ewes offered with several price ranges. Tops note heavy demand in top weight classes while light yearlings and some light-weight hogs show weakness amid ample supplies.
Market notes show lamb categories with weights and prices, from good and choice lambs to cull and common, plus feeder lambs. A Chicago grain and seed market section follows with wheat and corn bid ranges and cash grain receipts, and Toledo seed prices for clover and timothy. A closing quoted literary remark meditates on stars and contemplation as true prayer.
The National Geographic Magazine notes the Labrador current runs south with icebergs and rich marine life. It provides breeding and feeding grounds for many species and shapes marine ecosystems along coastal regions.
Washington produce markets list pricing for Leghorn fowls and hides per pound with small inconsistent figures. Mentions sick or crippled poultry and lambs with note about market status and pricing for deformed stock.
The item recounts a lively day of sales and gossip from West Chester and nearby towns including Cherry sale crowds from Crawfordsville Riverside Keota Wellman Kelona and Ainsworth. Mentions Mr James Daniels nearing eighty nine, ad lookups for poultry and hatchings, a London show, and locals trading eggs and goods. Train schedules and local notices intersperse with brief personal notes and advertisements.
A humorous note on a Hindu child translating Rock of Ages into his dialect producing a garbled version that reads as if asking for a headquarter but retaining some literary flair in his tongue. The piece highlights the clash of language and reverence in a lighthearted contrast.
A Scotsman weekly anecdote describes a chat between a chatty elderly woman and an innocent elevator boy as the lift ascends. He recalls dangers in the shaft with head injuries and broken machinery, noting the rope looks weak and the engineer on duty as the ride remains “interesting.”
An eminent professor of entomology explains that a butterfly's heart often beats backwards. The heart sits in the insect's back rather than its chest, enlarging a long blood vessel. A beat starts at the rear, moves forward, then pauses before reversing. The middle beat occasionally triggers reverse flow.
Water soluble drawing ink base uses carbon black in water with shellac and borax. A formula calls for 28 parts shellac and 7 parts borax per 1000 parts water, dissolved with gentle heating and sediment removed. Fresh shellac dissolves poorly when bleached or aged.
An interclear tongue can be more cruel than torture or dagger. Sharp words pierce deeper than swords, harming loved ones and exposing vulnerable hearts. The Montreal Family Herald urges readers to consider the power of speech and the harm of cruel wit.
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