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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1922
Page
4
Chicago April 24 market notes show hogs light losses to 10 cents and cattle and lambs varied by weight. Receipts total near 24,000 cattle 24,000 hogs 4,269 calves 151 sheep 42,307. shipments show 1,192 hogs 85 cattle 4,759 sheep. Grain closes show wheat around 1.19 to 1.46, corn 61 to 66, oats around 41 to 42.
Washington reports a 1919 strike reducing bituminous coal output in the second week, with anthracite nearly zero. Revised April 10 figures show 8.675 million tons of bituminous and 6 thousand tons of anthracite, totaling 3.681 million tons. Second-week totals: soft coal 4.024 million and anthracite 1.86 million, 5.884 million overall, about 2 million tons below 1910 strike levels.
An unnamed fan defends the home team through a tough game, staying loyal to the end while others leave. The piece notes the fan’s commitment even as the home team falters and fans desert.
Shelby County led by County Agent H B McCartney reports over 5000 cattle tested for tuberculosis in three months. Testing, supervised by McCartney and a five member farm bureau committee, used Dr J F Wall and resulted in cattle reacting to tests being sent to Omaha Stockyards for slaughter under government supervision.
Des Moines county farmers face prolonged seeding delays, with Mr Turner estimating two to three weeks lost. At 30 cents per hour for man labor and a four horse team on 1766 farms idle, daily costs reach about 15 894 dollars, threatening yields and later crop preparations amid wet cloudy weather and a drop in spring pig crops.
A farm bureau exchange ad lists Ancona eggs at 5.00 per 100 and cockerels at 1.25 each with blue ribbon state fair honors. Multiple Iowa breeders offer Angus heifers, Shorthorn bull, and farm implements including plows, sheller, and cultivator.
The article notes a supply of hogs for the 1922 3 winter market, signaling expectations for市场 conditions and pricing in the livestock sector.
Aldon Iowa farmers Neils Larson and Son say soy beans boost corn yields and root nodules through inoculation. They report pasture rotation and feed benefits with soy bean inclusion, noting large lamb gains after planting 90 acres of corn with beans and switching to Manchu variety for higher yields.
A Maquoketa area farmer advocates spraying to control pests on apples. He describes a profitable result from one tree selling apples at 3.00 per bushel, earning 56 dollars. The guide stresses two late sprays to curb apple worms and outlines mix ratios and timing for lime sulfur or Bordeaux with lead arsenate, plus a final spray in late July to target the second brood of coddling moths.
Elvin Kirkman a 14 year old son of John Kirkman was found dead near a railroad switch at Coal City. The coroner seeks four other boys who may know what happened as authorities suspect a rock crushed his head during a night at a dance and a box car light investigation.
Audubon county agent Lew P. Reeve notes soil erosion is a major farmer problem. Demonstrations over two years show dams installed are satisfactory and holding. Some farmers have added up to forty dams after meetings. I Nl. Sunderlin of Iowa State College may return in June to inspect work. Locating gravel in Benton county enables potential 150 miles of highway coverage with aid from the county farm bureau and Ames office.
Mrs Helen Bourne Jay Lee files suit for divorce from Howard B Lee claiming she was confined at home and made to do the wash while he golfed. Lee, a noted golfer, is linked to Henry J Jay former Packard president and to Senator Truman Newberry through family ties.
Figures from the mint show half of the silver sold to Great Britain and a third of melted silver dollars used to ease India's coin famine have been replaced by the treasury. Government sales totaled about 200 million ounces of silver from melting dollars for roughly 205 million dollars.
Paris says the German government paid the first monthly installment to the reparations commission under the new plan approved March 21. The sum was 34,500,000 marks, with subsequent payments set at 872,500,000 gold marks each month.
John McCormack the famous Irish tenor plans to sail from New York to London on May 2. He will spend the summer in England and Ireland recuperating after throat illness, with American engagements canceled.
The text argues two key lights are needed in a kitchen: one between the windows over the sink and another inside the hood over the stove to cast light directly on the stove. If placed correctly, no additional lighting is required.
A brief note urges delaying small decisions to avoid risk. The saying haste makes waste is ancient, yet the idea remains: a ten minute pause can lead to wiser, safer choices.
A lighthearted note reflects on married life where couples still hold hands after tying the knot, though the husband remains cautious about letting go.
A quotation attributed to Wendell Phillips on the essence of genius and eloquence, comparing it to the sweetness of roses and the ecstasy of birds and sunsets.
A reflective quote notes that adversity tests few, while prosperity tests many. Carlyle remarks that one man endures hardship better than many endure wealth, highlighting resilience as a common human trial.
A fragment quotes a musician noting familiarity as a ghost and whisking his hat off, attributed to Roston Triasevipt.
A fragmentary line praises beauty and loveliness as eternal, noting it never becomes nothing. The quotation evokes John Keats and enduring aesthetic joy.
The 1922-23 Nevada schools contract states that a teacher who marries from signing to year end is terminated and forfeits a 90 bonus. The clause was set at a school board meeting where two high school instructors were elected, Ruth Proutzman and Genevieve Schug, with Proutzman at Greeley and Schug at Cylinder. Automobile-making ranks first among Italy's industries.
Des Moines Iowa reports a generally fair week with normal temperatures across the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Valleys. Separate data notes Austria's 1921 drink bill totaling about 6.22 billion dollars, equaling the nation's currency in circulation and triple the coal bill.
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