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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1925
Page
2
Chicago market report shows hog receipts 24 000 with mixed demand to yard traders and shippers. Cattle receipts 12 000 with weakness in most grades and beef heifers. Sheep receipts 9 000 slow with fat lambs around 25 cents lower and California springers at 16.50 straight.
Amusements note that Herbert Brenon’s Paramount production The Side Show of Life will screen at the Foxtonite on Friday evening with showings likely to attract local audiences.
Chicago market brief lists values for wheat corn oats rye barley and seeds with assorted grades and samples. Notable figures include No 2 mixed corn 1.06 and No 2 yellow 1.16 with several white oats and clover seed ranges. lard ribs bellies also priced.
Open high low and close prices listed for WHEAT CORN OATS RYE LARD RIBS and BELLIES across May July and Sept contracts in Chicago market data dated April 16 with percentage changes and settlement figures. The record shows specific bid ask and close values for each commodity and contract month.
An adaptation of William J. Locke’s novel The Mountebank features Er nest Torrence in the principal role with Anna Q. Nilsson. The clown who joins the army rises to brigadier general and falls in love with a titled Englishwoman, delivering the comedy and pathos the book is known for.
Doctors warn cod liver oil tastes bad but supplies vitamins to aid flesh and resistance. McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets are in high demand, with claims of rapid weight gain and a money back promise if 5 pounds in 30 days isn’t achieved.
Local announcements list social events and meetings from Moose Lodge Rebekah group and church societies. Includes Ladies Aid M E and Presbyterian missions, Y W C A, Rag rag demonstrations, and upcoming programs at churches and community rooms.
Sioux City grocery owner Barney Kaplan was shot and seriously injured when two Black men attempted a robbery after demanding surrender. The incident details violence connected to a robbery attempt at a local store. Miles of Des Moines influenza illness notes. Governor Towner tax comment. English dies after shotgun blast at country club. Devaux sues over slander related to film tour and hotel bill disputes.
Des Moines Dean Charles F. Curtiss of Iowa State College Ames was cut and badly bruised when the car he rode in near Hickman Mills Missouri was struck by another vehicle whose driver fled the scene.
Fifteen pupils under teacher Martha Teets and aides presented a festival of song recitation and violin at Lexington’s Sunday School studio. The program featured solo and group numbers, prayers, and Easter themes, with Mrs Teets and Miss Campbell praised for their musical contributions and the students lauded for eager participation. Participants included Arthur Sprague, Helen Amlong, Robert McAvoy, Leo Oldfield, Marvin Bishop, Bernice Amlong, and others.
The passage recalls Civil War veteran memories and Memorial Day flag placements at the local cemetery. It mentions Mrs. Walker and her late husband, plus names like G. F. Pulsifer and Henry Luers. Social events include the Black Hawk Social club gathering with the Parcell and Allison families, Easter decorations and refreshments, and reports of Phyllis Woodford teaching in Kewanee.
A quotation notes that leisure and solitude follow riches, as exhaustion of thought drives the wealthy to seek company and bustle to stave off self fatigue. The remark attributes weariness to wealth and social life as a remedy.
In Crawfordsville Indiana an April note corrects misidentifications in Mrs Kate Walkers death notice. She was sister of Major Roukin and daughter of John Rouk n who settled here in 1844. He built the House of All Nations on the site later occupied by the People's Savings Bank.
A fragmented timetable lists Golden State and Knoxville branch trains with numbers for passenger and local freight services. It includes arrivals and departures, daily operation notes, and agent stamps, reflecting a mid century railroad schedule page.
A clipped ad urges players to ask Sherman Bros or any druggist for a tube of Joint-Ease to stay limber like thousands of others. It promises relief from muscle soreness once Joint-Pase is used, framing it as a standard training aid.
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