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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1918
Page
2
Chicago markets show strong hogs and cattle with steady to higher prospects. Estimated receipts totals include 23 000 cattle hogs and 8 000 sheep with heavy trading and good to choice price ranges across light mixed and heavy categories.
Grateful mothers from Eau Claire and Youngstown report Foley's Honey and Tar Compound cured their children's croup and whooping cough after other remedies failed. They praise quick relief from throat inflammation and persistent coughs. The old remedy is said to ease irritated chest and bronchial coughs and remains effective for adults and children. Lemmon's Pharmacy Washington lists it.
Following the death of her husband Emma Rittenhouse as administratrix will hold a public sale of personal property on Saturday April 20 at 2 PM at her North Marion Avenue residence formerly occupied by Harry Payne. Items include feed corn horses cattle grain tools and misc machinery with usual terms. Auctioneer Charles Brown and clerk R E Dougherty oversee the sale.
The Jasmine family includes at least 200 species with about 20 varieties sold in the United States. The gem of the family is the primrose Jasmine, or jasminum premulinum, which blooms in winter with blossoms larger than those of other species.
The Dublin sale of 19 Mangold Holstein cows planned for Wednesday was postponed due to weather. They will be sold in Washington at 1:00 p m Saturday April 20 rain or shine. More announcements will follow.
Dairymen in Brighton formed a temporary cow test association at a meeting last Friday night with Loraine Stannard as chairman. Fifteen attendees enrolled about 140 cows, with more added since and additional members expected. Members include G. A. Stannard and Son, H. F. Tracy and Son, Harry Lloyd, Zihiman Bros, M. A. Williams, Clarence Wolcott, Laird Woodford, Mr. Richardson and Mr. Funston. The calf club and the milk condensery appear to be forerunners of the group. Harry Kleese reports corn seed tests near 50 percent and plans to keep breeding horses, stressing better sires and continuing improvement in bloodline and costs.
The article quotes multiple farmers and experts discussing seed storage methods, oat yields, attitudes toward burning corn stalks, cattle feeding costs, alfalfa inoculation, grass feeding as a best buy, pork supply due to winter shipping, cattle profitability, hog breeding views, calf value, stalk cutters versus fire, pruning and spraying for apples, Percheron mares by Spencer Reed, and comparative feeding practices between Britain and the United States.
Reports say shearing has started in southern latitudes while the new clip situation shows few developments. Rumors of sales at 55 and 8c per unit remain unconfirmed, with no official confirmation or actions announced.
The central section notes common price quotes for bright wools with renewed foreign buying led by Japan. Government needs and early fabric deliveries dominate, while fleece wool sales lag. Montana Wyoming clips traded around 1.85 dollars, with prices rising. New Mexican wool sold at 1.75 on scoured basis. Breeder's Gazette.
The Journal markets report reaches feeders and shippers via Western Union messenger boy and daily phone to Kinross Haskins Ainsworth Columbus Junction West Chester Kalona Wellman and Wayland Winfield Crawfordsville Riverside and Brighton Savings Bank. Citizens and subscribers are urged to invite newcomers to use these market services any time.
The USDA weekly seed corn report shows District 611 in Iowa with local seed stocks of 3500 bushels testing 80 percent or higher and 57.29 bushels below 80 percent or untested. General stock includes 550 bushels of 80 percent or more and 175 bushels below 80 percent or untested. The average is about 156 bushels per county, prompting a call to tag each seed bag with dealer name corn type origin germination percentage and test date.
The text discusses the role of a general manager in handling groups, noting it requires brains, patience, and attractiveness. It argues the job largely benefits the manager through personal satisfaction rather than others, and warns that removing some managers would not affect community efficiency or peace. It emphasizes the need for a leader with large mentality to achieve harmonious results.
The passage reflects on growing wiser from focusing on personal rights to recognizing duties. It contrasts listening for rights with awareness of duties, noting the fear of harming others grows as understanding deepens.
Community notes from Over County cover neighborhood happenings in Washington County. Short items describe local events, meetings, and small reports from various communities.
April reports show Mrs. Moran families from Columbus Junction visiting friends. Several Washington and Des Moines visitors arrive for weekend gatherings with local residents. A Red Cross play debuts in the opera house and a new baby arrives as community events unfold through Sunday.
In Clay Clay on April 19 the church hosts a program and box supper under the Red Cross committee to support local relief work. Women are urged to bring boxes and attend to see the progress of the ladies’ efforts.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Hotle announce the birth of a healthy infant. The brief notice highlights proud parental joy in Dublin with no further details.
Sunday visits and family movements fill Brighton community notes. Mentions include W. Follen and family in Woolson, Mrs. Bell Spohn's return from Ohio, Lt. Theodore Wanerus to Wellman, and several trips to Mediapolis Davenport and Burlington. A birth at day is recorded, Laura MecKinnis burial plans, a death in Crawley La. and a World War era Medal dated May 5 1915.
The Whartons present the serial photo drama The Eagle's Eye at Fox Theatre next Friday. Chief Flynn reveals how Imperial Germany's spy network in America aided plans to sink the Lusitania and the Berlin belief in her destruction prompted a Times ad warning Americans away.
The storm brought soaking rains across Washington county and the central Midwest after weeks of dryness. Officials report oats and wheat prospects improving with 0.70 inches recorded in the latest rainfall and forecasts suggesting a bumper wheat crop as moisture spreads from Iowa to Missouri.
Best for children experience proves Foley's Honey and Tar is the best family medicine for coughs colds croup and whooping cough. Mrs M E Schlarb Ashland Pa writes that a dose relieves her little girl when ill. For sale by J E Lemmon's Pharmacy.
Indigo is now produced from coal tar in the United States with a Midland Michigan plant outputting 1,000 pounds of 20 percent paste daily. Early tariffs left indigo on the free list until a 1916 bill imposed duties, marking a bold move against German dye makers.
Read the Washington County edition of the Evening Journal for local news, updates, and community notices from the county seat and surrounding towns. This brief reflects the paper’s emphasis on local events and daily reporting.
Quote reflects Carlyle asserting modern epic is not about arms or dress but about practical labor and the common man. The remark elevates industry and tools as the defining martial epic of the age.
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