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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1918
Page
2
Des Moines August 3 1918 forecast for the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys calls for showers on Thursday and temperatures mostly above normal.
Estimated hog receipts 20 000 with last Saturday's 2 999 carried over. Hog prices range 18.00 to 19.80 with top 19.80 on Saturday. Cattle steady to lower with good grades steady, calves 10.50 to 17.50, cows 7.25 to 14.00, veal 16.00 to 16.75. Sheep and lambs steady with choicest 17.25 to 18.00, feeders 12.75 to 14.45, ewe values 13.25 to 13.75. Receipts yesterday 9 677 hogs, 3 520 cattle, 3 101 sheep. shipments 638 hogs, 1 GOODS?
Grain futures report furnished by E. W. Wagner & Co shows corn oats and clover prices with July and August figures. Prices for corn rise to about 1.59 to 1.63 per unit across Sept Oct contracts. Oats range from .67 to .69 with Sept and Oct activity. Clover prices listed for Oct Dec and Mar futures at 18.00 17.90 and 18.10 respectively.
Turner Grain Co W M Hewitt reports cash close figures in St Louis on August 5 with No 1 red wheat at 2.24 and No 2 red at 2.21 to 2.22, along with various hard wheat corn and white oat price levels across several grades including No 3 white oats at 67 and No 2 oats at 65 to 67.
Grateful mothers from Wisconsin and Ohio write of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound curing severe croup and whooping cough in children after other remedies failed. They praise relief for throat inflammation and lingering cough and claim efficiency for adults too. The old remedy is sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy in Washington.
Harold Hoover urges Europe to shift feeding away from animals to bread grains as Allied needs loom. He warns reduced U S animal feeds exports until submarine threat ends and calls for larger breeding and feeding efforts to prevent meat and milk shortages. Maple Grove note adds local corn field as hopeful crop.
Read about Wheat sale rules from the Grain Corporation and market options across Minneapolis Cedar Rapids and Burlington. The piece also covers local Farm news from English River township and Maple Grove, including drafts, fly control, and admiration for American soldiers.
Short notes report arrivals, departures, and notices from Washington County. Includes marriages births deaths welcomes and farewells across communities with names and places prominent in these social briefs.
In Washington on Saturday Mr and Mrs J J Grimm of the San Luis Valley Colorado visited Herman Twinam home and Carlton Wilson and Guy Gardner of Washington were town visitors. Donald Smith and Merle Twinam visited in Burlington. Merle enlisted in the mechanical section of the aviation department and goes to Des Moines today for further examination. Mr and Mrs H B Graham moved Saturday into the house recently occupied by the Fred Franklin family. Miss Eva Gormley spent the weekend from Cedar Falls with family. Rev W G Robertson preached at the 2nd United Presbyterian church in Washington yesterday. Mr and Mrs F T Wolk and son Preston of Washington were visitors at C A Wooley home yesterday afternoon. Mrs Eugene Fletcher and son of Columbus Junction visited here yesterday. Mrs Henry McCoy and daughters of Ottumwa are visitors with relatives.
Local notes report visits by Mr and Mrs John Beatty of Washington and Mrs Butler of Burlington at the J N Phillips home. Sickness spreads with weather changes, and several residents suffer illnesses. Threshing finishes up soon with demonstrations by Mise Oleen at the Phillips home next Wednesday afternoon.
August 5 visitors included A M McCall Mr and Mrs C H Fish burn Joe Shafer Mrs Beenblossom and children Mrs Mary Moore Rey Mrs P H Hayley and son Jack and Mrs C A Sprague among othersadier The brief item lists several residents as visitors in Crawfordsville with family members named.
The 12,000 ton Invincible, built at Bethlehem Alameda yard in Oakland, was launched in 24 working days setting a possible world record. Built for Cunard and the United States, it measures 440 feet long and 56 feet wide, with a speed of eleven knots.
A humorous exchange shows Blobbs declaring himself the oldest man while a younger boy recounts childhood memories. The banter contrasts age perception with anecdotes of past youth.
Secretary Baker via Fuel Administrator Garfield sends a personal greeting to 150 Mercer county Pennsylvania miners who, though retired for age, returned to work to meet the nation's coal needs. Baker commends the workers as heroes of the pick and credits free government spirit for their action.
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