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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1923
Page
2
Chicago April 25 1925 market report shows hogs receipts 22000 holdover 12979 with slow to lower bid, beef cattle receipts 10000 with slow to weak trade, sheep 13009 receipts and varied prices. Official yesterday totals list hogs cattle sheep calves receipts 27197 shipments 2048 5107 4809.
Beach-Wickham Grain Co provides market figures showing Barlington lows Rye 2 cars Wheat 42 cars Corn 71 cars Oats 61 cars and various grade prices. Livestock estimates for tomorrow: Hogs 32000 cattle 10000 sheep 12000. Liverpool Cable Wheat shows May July Oct higher. Viola Cherry had an appendicitis operation this morning at the county hospital.
Notice offers consignments of cattle and hogs to commission merchant John A Babcock based in Chicago Illinois Rooms 27 28 Main Floor Exchange U S Yard. No further details provided.
The Wan gen system emerges as a major consolidation of about 4,600 miles, bringing together Nickel Plate lines with Chesapeake and Ohio and Hocking Valley under one umbrella. P. and Mantis J. Van Sweringen of Cleveland, aged 42 and 40, direct this quiet expansion, aiming to create a Newark News style hub with Newport News and Norli ports and a future Union station in Cleveland. The move links several railroads including Nickel Plate and related lines, shaping a broader network while the brothers also oversee Shaker Heights development and the Calumet and Chicago Canal and Dock Company in Chicago.
The West Chester high school senior class will present the comedy drama Civil Service at the Baptist church on Friday and Monday. Miss Ruth Fabrick coaches the cast which features Willis Ferguson Kate Kenyon Dorothy Ralston Steve Audiane Ralph Edwards and many others in a plot about a stolen sum of money with a happy ending.
Washington Do Farm Bureau notes acid phosphate appears in larger quantities this year, especially in Seventy-Six and Lime Creek townships, combined with lime for soil improvement. Farmers test soil, compare yields with and without fertilizer, and consider rotating legumes. Rates range from 125 to 600 pounds per acre, with larger applications every four years to balance phosphorus. The county urges consulting the agent or bureau director and outlines market pig club rules for youths 10 to 18 years old, include farrow date, weight, and show eligibility.
The largest legume field trial in Washington County runs at G. G. Griffith’s Wellman farm. White sweet clover red clover and other legumes grow on four plots including acid phosphate and lime lime and acid phosphate and check. The study assesses manure value and the impact of lime and phosphorus on legumes and notes plowing under a legume crop as an economical nitrogen source to boost clover yields.
Many wool producers show interest in forming a cooperative wool market. W G Warner of the Iowa Fleece Wool Growers Association will speak on wool marketing conditions. The wool pool has paid producers more than the market, with last year’s net price about seven cents higher per pound and over 41000 net for the county. Farmers urged to contact the county agent if pooling proceeds.
A market pig club invites boys and girls aged ten to eighteen to join the contest. The Farm Bureau directors plan to send a stock judging team to the state fair, with eligibility limited to those enrolled in club work.
Muscatine Journal notes Governor Kendall's veto of the Caldwell gas tax proposal, saying it would burden payers without timely roads benefits. It criticizes the split road funding, favors prioritizing primary roads, and portrays the measure as class legislation rejected by an executive exercising authority. The veto aligns with public sentiment in Iowa.
The world longest ski stride lies in Oberhof Thuringia with a 60 mile course laid along an old road winding through the Thuringian forest.
Des Moines April 25 A new pole vault record near 18 feet is expected at the Drake Relays meet. Rogers of Kansas holds the Drake meet mark at 11 feet 94 inches but has vaulted over 12 feet this spring. McKowan of Kansas State Teachers College is favored with 12 feet 9 inches, and others Hogan Prosser Landowski Collis Brownell may clear 12 feet. The field includes stars from Notre Dame Michigan Illinois, promising a thrilling vault event.
The Associated Press reports fifty four new Methodist churches were built on Luzon over the last four years. A conservation and advance committee showed $560,000 raised and spent, and the church now counts 65,000 members in the Philippines.
London April 24. The eight bridesmaids at Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Ly on will wear cream chiffon gowns with lily leaf green tulle and silver leaf embroidery. The bride’s dress is a lace trimmed chiffon ivory gown with Nottingham lace sleeves and a lace train loaned by the Queen. The bridesmaids’ outfits include headpieces of silver leaves and silver roses. thistles honor Scotland. The go away outfit is dove grey crepe. Destination unnamed.
A 19th century note reports elephants craving the fruit of the umganu tree in South Africa. The fruit allegedly produces a strong intoxicating effect, making elephants tipsy, staggering about, and performing antics while vocally screaming, sometimes with tremendous fits.
Frank Berg of Parnell Mo describes Tanlac improving his stomach trouble headaches dizziness nervousness and sleeplessness. He says his appetite nerves and sleep are better and he could lay brick again if needed. The ad notes Tanlac is for sale by druggists with over 37 million bottles sold.
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