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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1925
Page
2
Receipts show 20 000 hogs mostly lower with varied bids across weights. Cattle receipts around 9 000 with bids rising for fat steers and yearlings, stockers and feeders bearish but overall firm to higher. Sheep receipts near 19 000 with lamb prices steady to higher and heavier lambs commanding better values.
Official livestock estimates released in Chicago project 24 000 hogs 9 000 cattle and 13 000 sheep for the next day.
A German swimmer was stung by numerous jellyfish in the heavy sea and abandoned the competition after enduring severe pain. The incident prompted concerns about safety for athletes in coastal events.
Early reports describe South Africa's first large diamond found in a sorcerer’s leather bag. Several authorities note that in the early days diamonds were often playthings for Boer children.
A quotation attributed to John P. Altgeld highlights liberty as the root of American greatness and democracy shaping commerce while warning against harming the nation’s foundational principles. The line reflects on safeguarding liberty as essential to preserving national prosperity.
A Daily Thought reflecting on nature gifting humans the ability to entertain themselves alone. It notes that solitary amusement also teaches we owe ourselves partly to society, while emphasizing personal responsibility to self.
Market rates show butterfat cream at 40c per lb and fresh Hegs at 22c per dozen. Hens priced by weight from 16c to 20c per lb with various cuts and sizes. ducks geese and swan geese listed per pound. beef and horse hides priced per pound and each respectively. No market for cull sick crippled poultry noted.
An advertisement targets readers with liver and stomach complaints claiming Mayr's Wonderful Remedy provides complete and permanent relief by removing mucus and inflammation in the intestinal tract. The copy asserts fast results for stomach and liver issues and urges readers to try the remedy, promising broad efficacy for ailments including appendicitis.
Chicago wheat and corn prices listed for No 3 hard No 4 mixed No 2 white and yellow grades. Oats and rye values shown with futures style bids. Seed and pork products also noted with variable figures and fractions.
Chicago markets show May to Sept figures for wheat corn oats rye and fats with per bushel and hundredweight quotes. Highlights include wheat around 1.48 to 1.52 for May and 1.39 to 1.41 for July while corn trades near 1.03 to 1.09 and oats around 39 to 42 cents per quarter.
Rain in the domestic winter wheat belt pushed prices down in early dealings in Chicago. Liverpool futures failed to mirror yesterday's gains, adding pressure. May opened about 1.48 to 1.47 and July 1.39 to 1.38, with a later irregular slide reflecting increased offerings and weak demand. Oats and corn followed wheat lower as the market eased. provisions weakened on weaker hog and grain values.
A fragment describing a person who carries two veils in hand and marks each person or object with a visible sign to recall its value. It suggests constant attention at every meeting so as to gauge the proper level of acknowledgment and response.
A reflection on doing good for others emphasizes that benevolence benefits the helper both in outcomes and in the moral act, with conscience described as the ample reward for well doing.
A fragment notes a puzzling situation where a person cannot seem to complete an action. The text hints at a recurring struggle or obstacle without providing concrete details or outcomes.
Ames Queen, the Rhode Island breed world champion hen owned by Iowa State College, died suddenly at age eight. She produced 1,245 eggs over eight years with a yearly average of 166, including a best year of 238 eggs, and was to be mounted for study by students in poultry husbandry.
Fort Dodge April 28 A grand jury sat in special session to hear evidence in the case of Mrs Albert Hepperle charged with aiding a prisoner to escape from the county jail Thirteen witnesses have been subpoenaed. Hepperle is a sister of Frank Clayton killed while attempting an escape and is accused of smuggling a gun to him in jail.
Des Moines figure George Kuhns announced contracts were awarded for a new 5000 watt transmitter at radio station WHO. The project marks a significant expansion for the station and regional broadcasting capabilities.
A collage of 1925 headlines notes prohibition storms, air mail parachutes, a San Francisco broker sentenced to 930 years, a police arrest gone wrong, conflicting views on languages and wars to North Hole, plus jokes about Henry Ford, birth rates, and grapefruit origins.
In Des Moines on April 1 the city council ordered an investigation after a public demonstration last week saw many fiery crosses set in various areas. The inquiry aims to assign responsibility for what was described as a failure to extinguish the fires.
Compton posing as a Sigma Pi member from Tulane University enticed Cedar Rapids chapter to cash worthless checks. Arrested last night in Cedar Rapids, he admitted passing a worthless check at Clifton. Letter from Tulane confirms the fraud.
In Oxford Iowa Howard Gilroy seven was struck on the forehead by a toppled tombstone while playing near a cemetery. He suffered a severe forehead gash a sprained arm and extensive bruising.
Des Moines bowler C Wesley won the annual midwest sweepstakes in the bowling tournament with a 1662 eight game series. Ft Dodge’s F Ferguson placed fifth with 1613.
The report shows patent medicine sales across the United States last year topping £160,000,000, reflecting a large market for patent medicines and consumer demand nationwide.
In Suternalia rites celebrated in December at Heme, slaves wore masters’ garments while foster children paraded as masters, embodying the festival’s role reversal customs in honor of Saturn.
The first clear fused quartz window glass ever made will be used in the sunroom at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. It transmits ultraviolet rays while outperforming ordinary window glass.
A printed line from the Gen-Arhitsas Gazette hints at a reflective pause on waiting and hunger, suggesting a satirical or editorial stance in a short, wordy notice. The fragment emphasizes restraint and consequence without detailing events or names.
It takes from 300 to 600 pounds of water passing through plants to produce a single pound of dry matter.
The timetable lists eastbound trains No. 4 Golden State and No. 30 Local Pass arriving and departing various times. It shows westbound No. 3 Golden State and No. 49 Local Pass schedules with daily patterns and notes on freight and passenger services at Knoxville Branch trains 450 430 836 439 with daily operations except Sundays. Authority lines cite agents Russell and McKay and indicate multiple local passenger and freight services with staggered daily runs.
Iowa City April 28 Katie Hostetter filed suit naming the Iowa Memorial Union a private corporation as defendant and seeking $30000 plus an injunction. She alleges the union and the state condemned her property included in the memorial site. The piece also notes an old reference to a temple date and a cross word relic in a Baltimore museum.
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