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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1920
Page
2
Estimated receipts today include 84 005 hogs 11 000 cattle and 16 000 sheep with markets slow to unevenly lower then strong to 25 up for some classes. Top reads 15 70 early. butchers and feeders show varied values across weight ranges with calves and stockers noted. Official yesterday totals: hogs 18 853 cattle 28 861 sheep 9 26 calves 919.
A fragment lists a series of percentages and numbers with stray month hints including May July September and values such as 98 99 97 0.99 388 90 88 906 76 13 78 176. No coherent event or entity is clear.
Americans returning from World War I battlefields report profiteering by merchants near the Romagne forest cemetery in Paris. Hotels restaurants and shops raise prices, with lodging from 81 a night and meals escalating to high sums. Local profiteers are cited around Verdu Mezieres Chateau-Thierry Reissons and other sites used by American troops.
Reports from fifty seven Iowa counties show wages for single men from 50 to 100 dollars with board and for married men from 60 to 120 dollars. Average is 68.25 for singles and 74.22 for married men while help is scarce and of poor quality. Some counties report enough help or manageable conditions. Farmers increasingly seed down land to avoid high wages.
The Methodist Episcopal movement raised 112 million dollars for home foreign missions and postwar reconstruction. Tithing, praised by Truesdale and others, boosts church giving and productivity with workers and owners pledging ten percent. Communities from Mississippi to West China report widespread tithing gains and stronger church membership.
West Virginia joins the Better Sires Better Stock campaign to improve livestock. Farmers pledge to use only purebred sires, with feeding demonstrations planned in coming months. Counties plan campaigns to raise stock standards and expect hundreds of purebred sires and dams to be introduced soon.
Secretary Sidney Coon of the Washington County Farmers Mutual Insurance association reported settled claims: W. A. Harper Washington two horses 365 dollars. S. R. B. Cline Columbus Junction calf 15. Della Hillhouse Washington cow 100. William D. Hesseltine hay 120. T. T. Neff Wayland house and contents 2295. Teartiy Colton Columbus Junction contents of house 12.
Edwin J. O'Malley city markets commissioner calls for a month long boycott of candy soda water and pastry to ease a sugar shortage and lower prices He argues private control leaves public markets bare While awaiting a response Secretary Tumulty says he will inform President Wilson of the proposal to appoint a board to fix sugar prices and regulate distribution
The commanding officer at Chanute Field in Rantoul Illinois agreed to dispatch an airplane to help locate wolf packs in the wild country northwest of Rantoul. The move follows farmer complaints that spring blizzards have driven many wolves into their vicinity.
Elaine Hammerstein stars in Greater Than Fame at the Fox Theatre tomorrow. The film carries a moral about contentment and patience as keys to success. A country girl ventures to New York to win on the operatic stage and overcomes obstacles with talent.
Four thousand Irish residents in London including pipe bands and Sinn Fein supporters gathered at Warnewood Scrubbs to chant and memorialize hunger strike prisoners. The event featured solemn recitals and Gaeltacht phrases as part of a historic London protest.
Lady Anne Aggapetian, wife of Armenian General Newton Aggapetian, told Baltimore listeners that Turkish massacres last fall followed America’s refusal to sign the peace treaty. She said Armenians hoped Allied protection after armistice but Turks renewed oppression when the U S did not sign. The speaker cited destruction of fields towns and killings as proof.
Dispatches from Brownsville report Monterey plans to join Obregon revolutionary faction. Advance guard of Obregon forces moves toward Mataguileris district with large ammo shipments and cavalry supplies.
Conclusive findings from an Iowa State College experiment show fifty six cattle purchased last November at Kansas City averaged 1,299 pounds after 120 days of feeding. Lot variations yielded 3.01 pounds daily gain across seven lots with price gains from $3.50 to $4.16 per head. Prof Culbertson notes profits despite labor and stock costs, with molasses and beet molasses affecting meat quality and cost.
The Olds mobile Economy Truck is praised for furniture delivery use with a long wheel base for loading, flexible springs, and pneumatic cord tires to reduce vibration. Electric lighting aids dusk and night work, an electric starter saves effort, and a large radiator supports long drives and heavy use. The ad highlights numerous good features.
Brooklyn Dodgers spotlight a rising National League star in Ernie Neis, touted as a real finds this season. The piece praises his speed and hitting promise, labeling him a standout youngster on the squad.
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