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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1919
Page
2
Estimated receipts today include 16 000 hogs 8 780 holdovers and 8 500 cattle with 15 900 sheep. Market shows strong demand with hogs at 19.00 to 21.10 and cattle varying by weight with beef steers up to 20.40 while feeders and calves show mixed values. Lambs and yearlings also quoted with ranges from 11.75 to 21.00 and sheep steady.
An Iowa City advertisement shows BE W. Wagner & Co furnishing services with contact details for B. Hant manager at phone 726 Corn.
Weekly report lists egg receipts by day ending April 19 totaling 44 8537 dozen or 1494 cases and four car loads. Advertising notes invite patrons and describe produce delivered with prices for bees cream glee hens roosters ducks turkeys and rabbits per pound and other terms.
The Journal notes spring plowing lags due to recent rains while oats and pastures grow. Nineteen counties report demand for 8 to 25 farm laborers. Wage ranges for single men run from 40 to 60 dollars. married men average 50 to 70 dollars.
About fifteen to twenty farmers in Washington County plant soybeans this year. County agent notes seed supplies cover 150 to 200 acres, marking a solid start for the new crop. With seed running short, those wishing to try should place orders now.
F E B Palmer sprayed pear and cherry trees yesterday with help from the county agent at George Browns south of town. About thirty farmers in the vicinity are spraying this spring, a sharp rise from last year when only three or four attempted the practice.
Calves should receive grain from week two, about half a pound daily at one month, rising to three pounds by the third month, with grain never mixed with milk. Corn should be cracked, oats added sparingly, and several grain mixes recommended. Hay and roughage must be offered but not overfed. alfalfa in small amounts. Planting guidance urges vigorous, acclimated seed, thick stands, and four kernels per three stalks, noting a farm help shortage in Iowa areas.
The guide notes beets thrive in rich soil and can be sown with eight to ten seeds per foot. Expect four to six weeks to harvest, with thinning needed as beet crowns mature. Early greens can be eaten, and June to August plantings yield fall storage when hand cultivation keeps rows twelve to fourteen inches apart.
Agricultural expert refutes the idea that oats have declined due to motor vehicles. He notes U S oats acreage rose from 30,953,768 in 1906 to 44,400,000 in 1918, with hay production also increasing, suggesting horse feed demand remains steady despite fewer horses.
The passage cites 1914 70,071,000 tons and 1918 89,833,000 tons to argue the horse remains viable amid rising gasoline power. Illinois leads oats production with 4,508,000 acres in 1918, nearly double any other state. Rhode Island produced 2,000 bushels into the public store that year.
Gentlemen of the jury hear a harsh summing up noting unintelligible counsel and incredible witnesses. The plaintiffs and defendants are described as bad characters making the verdict matter of indifference.
The Iowa war savings committee women in Des Moines launch a statewide price survey to compile accurate food costs from Davenport Minneapolis and other cities. Findings aim to curb living costs and aid a national thrift campaign while testing remedies for overcharging as part of a broader food budget study.
The text argues that a person who cannot forgive a wrong is like a dog oppressed by a brutal master and cannot claim true superiority of soul.
Rock Island April 28. Robert Cook thirty one shot Deetl Nesbit twenty seven a Davenport barber and Mrs Tda Woods proprietor of a cafe Nesbit died almost immediately and Mrs Woods lived several hours Jealousy is given as the cause Cook had been drinking and laughed for hours at the police station after arrest
European researchers replace mercury in a vapor lamp with alternative metals to create a pure white light. The breakthrough demonstrates viable white-light emission without toxic mercury components, advancing lamp technology.
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