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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1920
Page
4
A Chicago based forecast predicts 1920 will be a great crop year with corn up 138 million bushels oats up 200 million barley 25 million potatoes 40 million and cotton 3.25 million bales higher than last year. Hay and wheat are set to decline but wheat carryover should balance shortages keeping exports at about 220 million bushels.
Local human interest note describes women in Zanzibar taking up tennis, reflecting cultural exchange and sport access. It highlights new clubs, youth participation, and potential impact on women’s empowerment through sport in a developing region.
The poem denounces the cost of living with witty verse about spending on needless goods and flashy garments. It contrasts lavish purchases with simple needs and urges restraint, urging voters to cut excess and focus on basic comforts like hay, bread, and nutmeg seed.
In a bold assertion, Warren G. Harding declares that no man is large enough to govern the republic, arguing against concentrated or unchecked power and stressing the limits of executive authority.
Dialogues address race, trust in providers, and wedding rain insurance while a Sioux City Tribune quip questions coverage. A column notes thrift vs wealth, suggests telling merchants you saw ads, and a Senator Harding Cox speech anecdote. It condemns graft allegations in public promotion of a Washington county fair.
In late July to early August Iowa coal production dropped by an estimated 39,000 to 35,000 tons as 21 mines closed one to three days. Albia district bore the heaviest hit with 20,000 to 25,000 tons lost, Des Moines area about 5,000 tons, while most of the state saw only scattered stoppages.
City Council in Washington convened in April May and June 1920 led by Mayor Bovee. Votes approved minutes, salaries, and numerous fund disbursements across Contingent Water Street Alley Road Fire and Sanitary funds. Contracts awarded for tin can collection and Belfry clock installation with county. Clerk Kellogg reported April balance of 39,257.82 and notes on the budget filing. Multiple vendors and employees listed with amounts and purposes.
Historic advertisement offering Hall's Catarrh Medicine with claims it cures catarrh through the blood and mucous surfaces. Mentions internal use and 40 years on the market. Sells by druggists, with Toledo Ohio address for F. J. Cheney & Co. testimonials included.
A described practice involves canaries plucking feathers from young birds and placing them in a Small Cursory cage hung near the breeding cage. This arrangement allows feeding through the wires while preventing removal of the young until they can crack their food themselves.
A court trial demonstrated that hauling a rubber-tired vehicle on an average roadway and a steel-tired vehicle on a track requires about the Kale amount of power.
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