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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1922
Page
2
Estimated receipts for today 16 000 cattle 8 000 hogs and 16 000 sheep with holdovers. Market reported steady to 10 higher with top hogs 10 65 and cattle to 9 26 for prime weights. Officials note active trading and steady early sales across hogs cattle and lambs.
Uncle Eben quotes Solomon as a wise man needed to handle many domestic troubles and avoid the divehee colt. The line frames a humorous view of wisdom guiding everyday family life.
A quirky prose fragment describes a living room figure bursting through a door to greet you, hinting at a surreal or playful narrative tone. The line blends domestic space with an unexpected entrance to set a mood of uncanny immediacy.
Eugene Chase Cassady of Washington and Indianapolis was commissioned to paint the conference on the limitation of armament for the Daughters of the American Revolution. His painting has been accepted and will hang in Memorial Hall, Washington. Cassady studied at the Chicago Art Institute and the John Herron Art Institute in Indianapolis and teaches in Washington after a stint in the army aviation section.
The Santa Marta departed Key West for Nassau with six aboard including a woman. naval seaplanes joined a search as none have arrived. Passengers include pilots Muisk and Richardson mechanic Rood erick Dr Eugene Lowe and pharmacist Leslie Curry. The woman’s name is unlearned and Duke Schiller’s mobbing at Nassau last week is noted.
Twelve ship yards along the Atlantic coast increased their working forces since January 1, while nine reduced staff, according to Atlantic Coast Ship builders' association reports for the quarter ended March 31. Although several yards did not report, officials said curtailment may be ending and most companies were hiring more men. The 21 reporting concerns now employ about 22,000 workers, excluding supervisory staff, versus 58,000 a year earlier.
The flagship Huron of the Asiatic squadron receives rush orders to sail for China. In Peking trains are halted as Wu Pei-fu troops move. Hankow line cut and Chang Tso-lin forces deny rail service. Military situation remains otherwise unchanged amid troop concentrations.
The May 4 meeting in the county farm bureau office will feature W. G. Warner speaking on wool marketing grading handling and information for all wool growers and even those with little wool. The event aims to inform on marketing and avoid implying cooperative shipping.
A survey of women entering professions and public roles shows Philadelphia hosting 263 women physicians and nine female clergy. Examples include Miss Lillian H. Tutcher as England’s first woman insurance broker and Princess Kalanianaole joining Hawaii’s rehabilitation commission.
Plant lemon seeds in a flower pot for quick growth and garnish. use stove lids to repurpose heat when baking. heat oranges to ease peeling. rub kid shoes with glycerine to prevent cracks. store silver with camphor in airtight case. add glycerine to jam to reduce sugar.
New York April 26 report of a formal loan of 1000000 to the Canadian government by a syndicate of bankers led by J P Morgan. Bonds mature in 50 years and pay five percent interest. Proceeds to refinance the Dominion's existing debt.
Sixteen year old Willetta Huggins of Janesville Wisconsin, totally blind and deaf, learns to receive telephone messages by touch and shows notable discrimination in touch and sound. Eskimo girls lead blanket tossing and jumps of up to thirty five feet. Mary L Trescott named bankruptcy referee in Scranton Pennsylvania, first woman in that state to hold the post. Florence Bryant hoboing from Los Angeles to New York and Genevieve Ward the celebrated actress turning eighty five this week with plans for a Shakespeare festival.
London rumors hint at a sleep walking scene in a Lady MacBeth production. Tattooing grows in favor for identification among women as monograms or coats of arms appear on backs. A shampoo parlor serves about 2000 women learning nagauta singing for Japanese shamisen income around 100 monthly.
NYC spends about 16 million dollars annually to clean streets. The figure underscores the scale of sanitation operations and municipal budgeting for routine urban maintenance.
Mrs. Alvah H. McCreary of 1631 Locust Street Philadelphia declares Tanlac cured two years of severe stomach trouble and indigestion. She praises the remedy and wishes to share it with every sick person. Advertisement notes Washington distribution by Sherman Brothers and Pioneer Drug Store.
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