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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1918
Page
2
Estimated receipts total around 19 000 cattle 7 000 sheep with market prospects weak for cattle and lower for sheep. Second report shows strong prices with light and mixed grain futures up to 10 higher than yesterday, and various market segments for hogs cattle calves and lambs across Chicago trades.
Mrs T Neureuer of Fau Claire and D Gilkeson of Youngstown Ohio extol Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for curing severe croup and whooping cough in children after other remedies failed. A nurse and a pharmacy ad claim it relieves throat inflammation and bronchial coughs for all ages.
A curt exchange shows a potential suitor asking the father for his daughter's hand He confirms consent by the daughterYeux shows a comic misdirection as the father comments No further action could alter the outcome The scene ends with Pateman returning home and pondering if youth would hinder marriage prospects
Venezuela covers 1 020 400 square kilometers with an estimated population of 2 824 044 concentrated in coastal and mountain districts. Apure Bolivar and the Delta Amacuro and Amazonas regions are among the most sparsely populated areas with an average of 643 people per square kilometer.
The Journal's Farm Department describes J N Carter planting potatoes in furrows during plowing, with manure enriching soil. Raspberry shoots show spring life. G M Peck drains fields and tiling progresses. pigs from a sale grow well.ому
Progress reported by the Bureau of Animal Industry with the War Department targets horse cars pens stockyards and sales barns. Disinfection is urged as the best current method to curb shipping fever and reduce losses with officials asking traders to cooperate and curb evasion by transferring diseased stock.
Farmers with mares should breed widely this spring to meet a rising postwar demand for heavy horses. Draft geldings fetch about 500 in England and similar prices are seen in Chicago for first class drafters. Breeding all available mares to top draft stallions now could capitalize on forthcoming nationwide reconstruction needs.
Sorghem in tllesots Director Charles Adkins of the Hai neis Department of Agriculture advocates planting sorghum as a home sugar supply. Recalling 30 to 40 years ago farmers grew patches of sorghum. Early Amber is a top Illinois variety needing 70 to 100 days to ripen. Best soil is light sandy loam. Plant in rows 3 to 4 feet apart and 4 to 6 inches between plants.
The Breeder's Gazette notes R B Ogilvie of the American Clydesdale Association argues geldings earn more as utility horses than plugs. He cites recent averages showing geldings outpacing many purebreds and even suggests buying purebred mares to raise geldings for profit.
Washington April 24 Revised standards affecting interstate and foreign wheat and shelled corn grading go into effect July 15 1918 under the Grain Standards Act. The changes raise dockage percentage as whole numbers and redefine foreign material. Hard kernels and moisture limits are adjusted. minimum test weights and total wheat allowances are liberalized across grades. the system aims to shift more grain into higher grades.
The Bureau of Markets issues Service and Regulatory Announcements No. 38 detailing revised wheat and corn standards. Changes include new grade limits for damaged and smutty wheat, removal of certain subgrades, added carlicky wheat grades, and weight per bushel requirements for all corn numerical grades. Separate sample grades for white yellow and mixed corn are now established.
Jos Gillard of Nashville Tennessee reports a lingering dry hacking cough and chest pain relieved by Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. The ad claims the product soothes heals and cures and notes I E Lemmon's Pharmacy as the seller.
The stage show Freckles draws strong crowds with frequent encores thanks to songs and incidental music composed for the piece by Anatol Friedland. The Vilenniese masterwork blends poetic fancy with nature imagery and stirring dramatic incidents, enhanced by tuneful music. It appears at the Graham Theatre for matinee and night performances on Saturday April 27.
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