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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1948

Page

5

Root Vegetables Store in Basement for Year-Round Use

Fresh root crops and late cabbage varieties can be stored in a furnace heated basement. Build a storage room with insulation on walls and ceiling, a sand floor, and a vented window setup for temperature control. Keep out light and pests with screened openings and darkened windows.

Women Struggle for Power in U S Politics Says Coronet

The piece notes women’s progress in American politics is hampered by a male dominated system. It cites suffragettes, the White House protests, and the current low share of women in Congress while stressing the high effort needed for women to gain nominations and ascend from local to national office.

Coronet Magazine White House Willian Howard Taft Woodrow Wilson Pittsburgh Congress Brighton Iowa Oregon Price & Terms Rayburn Land Co Washington

Honshu Island Described as Japan’s Largest Homeland

The article details Honshu as Japan’s largest and most populous island with Kyoto and Tokyo as urban centers. It notes a wide plain essential for cultivation, timber resources, minerals including copper gold and iron pyrites, coal and small petroleum, plus hydroelectric power from mountain streams powering industry.

Honshu Main Japan New England Middle Atlantic United States England Scotland - England - Wales Great Britain Kyoto Tokyo

Lost and Found Dept at Fosem Bray Army Depot

The U S army runs a vast lost and found at Fosem Bray Aisne France, the quartermaster personal effects and baggage depot. More than 100000 pieces of baggage and personal property await claim by soldiers. Items range from toothbrushes to stuffed snakes left by evacuees and captured or missing men during European theater movements.

U. S. Army Fosembray Aisne France

Cautionary Rules for Handling Insecticides

Mixing insecticides requires keeping children and pets away and washing utensils promptly after mixing. Avoid mouth eyes and skin contact during mixing and spraying. Do not wear shorts or sun-suits. wash hands and face after use. Wash sprayed garments, burn insect powder bags, and bury leftover cans at least one foot underground.

Livestock Markets Mixed in Chicago Prints

Chicago market report shows hogs trading unevenly with top at 31.10 per load and bulls, cattle, and sheep activity varied. Hog weights and sow prices dominate the day while lighter cattle and veal fallbacks appear. spring lambs steady with limited high grade lots and notable price points across categories.

Chicago Produce Market Report Aug 2

Chicago market notes show poultry volumes with 16 trucks and a steady market. Prices listed for hens, fryers, broilers, ducks, geese, turkeys, geese and pigeons alongside bee stock and fresh receipts. Extra markets show percentages for various grade categories and current receipts.

Plymouth Rock White Rock White Rock Springs Plymouth Rock Springs Colored Springs

Chicago Grain Table and Pottery Artists Described

The report lists Wheat Corn Oats and Soybeans prices with Sept Oct May and July figures in Chicago trading. A separate piece notes Britain's pottery industry employs about 67 000 workers with over half women and details the hand painted artistry and firing process in traditional studio practice.

Britain

Falls cause nearly half of home accident fatalities 1933 43

The record shows that 176 100 of 355 000 home accident fatalities occurred from falls over the 1933 to 1943 period. This accounts for 49.6 percent of total home fatalities.

North Dakota State Symbols: Motto Flower and Bird

North Dakota embraces the motto Liberty and Union Now and Forever One and Inseparable. The official state flower is the wild prairie rose and the Western meadowlark is the unofficial state bird.

Union North Dakota

Chicago and North Western Railways Centennial Wood Use

Chicago and North Western railway marks its centennial this year while consuming about 120 million board feet of wood or wood products annually as a large user of timber.

Chicago and North Western Railway

Journal Sale Date Column

Weekly and midweek livestock sales listed at multiple Iowa barns including Whittaker Midway Kalona Ollie Sigourney and schedules show August public grocery sale and herd stock events with start times and locations across Fairfield Winfield and surrounding towns. Ends with household goods closing out sale at 2019 North Sixth.

Whittaker Sale Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Iowa Kalona Sales Barn Kalona Ollie Livestock Exchange Ollie Hi Dollar Sales Company Sigourney Fairfield Highway 34 Klett West End Poland Winfield Iown Earl Kelloge & Sons North Sixth C. P. Fox

Landis Named Baseball Czar With Seven Year Pact

Kenesaw M. Landis was elected high commissioner of baseball in 1921 on a seven year contract worth $50,000 annually. He became the supreme ruler of the game, wielding broad authority over operations.

Kenesaw M. Landis

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Adtaker Floyd Tucker C. L. Jeutinge New London Nelson Well Company Hob Amlong East Adams Kenneth Hines Mose Levy Junk Yard Iowa Continental Telephone Co G. E. Montgomery L. Lawrence Dearborn Chitago Geo Westen Wellman Washington St Elmes Batterson South &Th South Side Square Wayne Marston Art Ainsworth George Young Kermy Payne Mills Auto Service Washington Motor West 2Nd Jesse Meeks Betty Meeks Elmer Walt and Charlotte Lester Ailiman Washington County Washington Concrete Company Briggs & Stratton Gamble's Harve Wilson Montgomery Ward ED Sorrell Coolerator Gamble Milo Heisdorffer Keota SAKS Dillon, Sharp & CO Columbus Clyde Thompson Haskins Prairie Haskins Geo. J. Breitenbach Stewart and Crone Stewart Kaiser - Frazer Spurfeon C. V. Crull John W. Lee M. Willis Richards Washington County Farm Store Glen Dunbar Richland Hawkeye State Livestock Buyers Q Yards KBIZ Boyd Besco Mgr Freshwaters Farrow A. G. Heck Washington R Eclipse Lumber Company Cod Martin's Cleaners Wehr Studio Charles Scranton B-L-S Pioneer Rexall Drug Sherwin Williams Sherwin-Williams Jess Osincup Walgreen Agency M-H Geo. C. Stewart West Sunset Park George J. Breitenbach Mort Chance South Sixth de Pont du Pont Farmall Glen Wenger Wayland U. S Jap Island Ph. P A. C. Motor Ward's Montgomery Ward & Co Farrell Creo- Fate Posts Chester Richard Peck McCormick Deering Isale Fred Hermann Call Lost and Found Department Arizona New Mexico Chicago Livestock Chicago Sroners & Merchants Grain Dealers Feed Dealers Aamers The Iran Ewan Clague U. S. Labor Statistics Commissioner Journal T. W. Harwood Columbus Junction, Town Whd F. D. Smylie
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