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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1922
Page
2
Daily market notes show hog receipts about 15 900 with holdovers around 401, cattle receipts near 2 000 and sheep 6 000. Prices range from 9.00 to 10.76 for various hog weights, cattle with medium to prime grades up to 9.40, and lambs bidding 11.50 to 14.25. Estimated tomorrow hogs 6 000, cattle 500, sheep 3 000.
A merchant recounts to his wife how he admired a dress seen on a young woman. The garment was of cloth with trim, colored wine or shrimp pink, paired with a notable hat, creating an impressive overall look.
A Youth's Companion item describes a controversial theory that diet alters race coloration. It claims Europeans, Asians, and Caucasians changed color due to eating meat, milk, or salt, with Africans remaining black under simple fruit and root living.
Peking April 21 reports say fighting has broken out between Wu Pei Pu and Chang Tso Lin for North China control. At Machang south of Tien Msin two warlords marshal forces, halting freight traffic and driving peasants to seek safety in cities.
The Bureau of Mines forecast a billion gallon gasoline reserve and reported 818.5 million gallons stored as of March 1, the largest in industry history. The March 1 total rose 112 million gallons from February 1 and exceeded May high by 138 million gallons than a year ago.
Milwaukee April 21 Walter Burke of Kenosha was sentenced to five years at Fort Leavenworth and fined 14 500 plus costs for violation of the Volstead act in Federal court Judge Geiger presiding. Nineteen politicians and businessmen were similarly sentenced by Judges Geiger Anderson and Evans.
Philadelphia reports Lieut Ralph Haynes set a new tail spinning record after a fight at Manoa, near here. He tumbled between 100 and 9,700 feet, surpassing the previous 500 foot tallspin record at Daytona Beach Florida last fall. The plane went up to 11,500 feet before dropping.
A Boston Transcript report recounts a mistress and her new girl discussing a poison bottle labeled three drops for an infant six for an adult and a tea spoonful for an emetic. The girl, unsure of her status, took a spoonful hoping it was safe, causing alarm.
A concise reflection on poetry as the supreme form of expression, noting its distinct rhythm and measure. Matthew Arnold asserts that a nation's genius in poetry elevates its verse, making rhythm and cadence notably adequate and beautiful.
A brief cartoonish remark from a genial editor notes Mrs Smith’s unusual dexterity with both hands in performing her daring duties. The exchange shows a lighthearted tone on a notable female figure in a Tit-Bits style piece.
Iowa farmers face worker shortages as recent wet weather delays seedings. County Agent Turner notes strong need for experienced labor and says conditions have shifted. Farm bureau offices report demand outpacing supply across Des Moines County.
Delegates to the Daughters of the American Revolution paid homage at George Washington's tomb in Mount Vernon April 21. Marshal Joffre and French ambassador Jules Jas sement attended the event and helped plant a tree under DAR auspices. The marshal placed a wreath on the tomb.
Rev. A Schuls pastor of the German Lutheran church in Lincoln township, 45, married with children, was arrested in Smith Center Kansas and charged with a statutory offense against a 16 year old girl member of his congregation. He is held in the county jail awaiting preliminary trial.
Tokyo reports Chinese troops have taken over the barracks and guard the first section of the Shantung railroad. The line is being handed to China under the Washington disarmament conference agreement as Japanese evacuation proceeds steadily.
Uncle Eden counsels that criticizing a friend is futile since their family often knows more about flaws. He urges caution and suggests reframing feedback to avoid public embarrassment. His stance reflects a practical approach to interpersonal honesty.
Indignant Hammond club women at a mass meeting denounced the billed appearance of Jack Johnson the colored pugilist with a white burlesque show at a leading Hammond theater. A women’s club passed resolutions demanding the engagement’s cancellation.
Washington April 21 The House 5S to Ws refused to accept the conference report on the independent officers appropriation bill over a provision allowing the Shipping Board to employ six officials at salaries of 25000 each. The vote blocked the measure indicating concerns over added payroll costs and board expansion.
Secretary of Labor Davis and Attorney General Daugherty said there had been a justifiable boosting of coal prices due to the strike and urged the Department of Justice to halt the practice. A cabinet conference agreed to launch an immediate investigation into a possible conspiracy among coal operators to maintain high prices.
A concise examination frames culture as a deliberate pursuit of ideal form. It argues perfection as an organizing principle shaping beliefs, arts, and social norms across societies.
Story county farm bureau women at Iowa State College host a joint meeting with farm men to push county wide projects led by extension specialists. Clothing work tops the plan with aims to reach every district, train local leaders, and enter at least seventy homes per township.
The program will use training schools and specialists to spread clothing expertise in Story county with small group township meetings style shows and county fair events. Partners include the parents teachers association womens clubs and agencies with committee members Mrs J Solberg Fernals Mrs O B Potee Ames Mrs Milton Gorman McCallsburg.
A library patron annotates a book with underlined text and margins noting punctuation changes. Librarians say most edits are punctuation tweaks, while some readers show intense engagement and critical thought.
A philosophic praise of the Bible translation as a remarkable historical event. It calls the work an original in effect, surpassing mere translation in style while conveying the thought with high merit, lauding it as the finest English classic of its time.
Parliament members often ignore speech limits and a new time clock proposal would display the duration of each speaker's remarks. The device would start at zero at the beginning of a speech.
Sheriff Charles Denison announces a public sale of Dora C Wilson and James Wilson property in Washington County Iowa. The sale, held at the county courthouse, runs May 6 1922 from 9 AM to 4 PM with a 1 PM start for the auction. Cash terms.
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