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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1923
Page
2
Chicago opening reports show estimated receipts hogs 27 000 cattle 11 000 and 16 000 none clear. Market slow steady for various classes with bids and top prices noted for steers sows bulls and lambs. bundled figures include top hogs at 8 30 and cattle ranges up to 9 85 with heifers and stockers showing slower demand.
Open high low close data for Wheat and Corn from Chicago with futures in Sept May July contracts. Cash Wheat at Chicago 27 cars with tone higher. oats and corn also noted with no major changes. Livestock tomorrow estimates show hogs 23000 cattle 9000 sheep 17000. Liverpool Cable wheat futures quoted higher across May July and October.
The Iowa District Gas Association announced Davenport's Peoples Light as prize winner for uninterrupted service, with 68 years. Other firms reported long records including Clinton Gas 54 years and Council Bluffs Citizens Gas 63 years, while several reach decades of service across Iowa utilities.
A garbled passage discusses the Pomeranian dog and its view as a pet, then shifts to pencils and graphite before mentioning Canada and British authority. It references a British governor and Dominion symbols, hinting at colonial governance. The text blends dog lore, art materials, and imperial notes without clear cohesion.
Pittsburg reports experiments by the American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers with the U S Bureau of Mines and Carnegie Institute of Technology. Fat men tolerate high temperatures and humidity better. sweat is the chief eye irritant. ice water rarely causes cramps. weight loss varies by individual but lighter men tire sooner.
A quirky fragment recalls Bright Sayings and Three watching a shodpa skinning squirrels. A child asks Grandpa to plant tails in the garden to raise more squirrels and hear them shout again next year at Weveland Plain Deater.
A historical note describes African gorillas living in small groups as if in villages, building twig and branch shelters, and in many ways resembling the native Zulu people.
Louisa County Farm Bureau women hold meetings across townships to organize for clothing construction nutrition programs beginning August and September. Miss Avis Talcott and County Agent Pickford assist, with training schools possible where interest exists. A May 26 meeting at Wapello will elect a county chairman and set plans for further work. Corn variety tests will start in Port Louisa Columbus City Elm Grove Concord and Grandview townships to identify high yielding strains.
The USDA reports improving conditions for winter grains though early in the season and potential damage not yet clear. Rain and snow benefit many states while moisture gaps persist in others. Oats show rust in the south. spring seeding underway. corn, cotton, rice, and early potatoes planted. tobacco beds seeded. pastures and fruit prospects favorable. labor ample but may tighten with spring work.
Among the Maoris of New Zealand women do not tattoo face except lips. The lips become disfavored as red lips are considered a disgrace for a woman, according to the observed practice.
An honest, sensible and well bred man will not insult me and no other cen. Pepe.
An optimistic bettor surveys the oyster of opportunity hoping for a pearl, while a pessimist dreads ptomaine poisoning. The contrast frames risk versus reward in betting psychology.
Increased demand for seed and information on adaptability prompts the Farm Bureau to locate three soybean variety test plots in Louisa county this year. Ten varieties Ito San Manchu Black Eyebrow Medium Green Midwest Peking Columbia Wilson and Virginia will each have three pounds planted side by side to assess hogging down silage and seed value. Tests are likely in Concord Grandview and Wapello townships with possible plots in Eliot and Jefferson townships.
Bernard Paul Griener son of Mr and Mrs Frank Griener near Harper died April 17 at age 3 years 2 months 11 days from a long illness. He is survived by his parents two brothers Everette Francis James Peter grandparents and many relatives. Funeral at St Peter and Paul church April 19 with Mass of Angels by Rev H Sandbenhler. Interment in parish cemetery. The poem line describes him as not dead merely away with memories of violets and gentle love.
The use of vertical lines emphasizes height in a room making a low ceiling feel higher. Tips include striped wallpaper, long straight drapes, panel mirrors, framed pictures, and high backed chairs to enhance the vertical effect.
A fragmentary Evening transcript questions how a little girl in a biblical scene could know about killing if no one had died before. The lines hint at paradoxes of knowledge and mortality in a curious meditation.
The passage compares a ton of gold to pop pounds and ounces, estimating a ton’s value around $640 with assay weight at $20 per ounce, reflecting rough commodity pricing phrasing.
A reflective note warns that giving customers too much credit can backfire as they may leave if overindulged, urging balance between generosity and prudent business practices.
A historical quotation by Colton warns it is better to meet danger than wait. It advises sailors on a lee shore to go to sea to avoid shipwreck when foreseeing a hurricane. This compact adage frames proactive risk taking as prudent in storms.
The essay argues democracy is a device of individualism and warns against excessive government control. It notes postwar discontent over unequal war sacrifices, defends equal legal rights, and describes government as the growing economic force challenging individual initiative. It stresses regulating utilities and restraint of trade as safeguards of opportunity amid advancing industry.
A discussion on balancing regulation and free initiative to curb domination by big forces such as railways power and oil while preserving innovation. It argues against nationalization, urges targeted controls to preserve equality of opportunity, notes regulation’s benefits and weaknesses, and calls for continued moral and economic progress supported by education public opinion and improved governance.
A mother hosts a guest after months away when Mortie and Bobby enter. Myrtle notes Trebby looks different after a facial wash. Myrtle quips the change, and Myrtle explains Trebby’s face has just been washed.
The speaker attributes envy to pride and calls it a driver of crime and sedition. Envy is described as a toxic slime of the soul and a poison corroding virtue and life.
A quotation from Johnsen argues that virtue untried by danger or temptation remains gold not yet tested, noting that prudence without hardship and integrity under attack lack measurable value.
A nonbreakable watch crystal can be fashioned from transparent celluloid material, offering a fragile yet durable substitute for traditional mineral glass. The idea highlights plastic alternatives in timepiece design and manufacturing exploration.
In a local note the Arkansas Plaindenter laments a reporter’s drunken arrest during the editor’s absence. The paper admits reluctance to publish but includes only a few local items and condemns the subject as a worthless menace.
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