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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1925
Page
2
Chicago market notes show hog receipts around 30 000 with gains across light weight and slaughter categories. Cattle receipts near 20 000 with strong bid for big weight steers, sheep offerings softer. grain and feed prices listed for wheat corn oats rye barley and seeds.
Hogs receipts 8 500 with prices 10 to 15 cents higher, top 14 50. cattle receipts 5 000 with native steers slow, western deals steady 8 00 to 8 25, cows 6 50. sheep receipts 4 540 with fat lambs lower, top 14 10 and early sales 14 50.
In Toledo on August 10 the report lists Clover seed cash at 17.35 with October at 15.90 and December at 15.10. Timothy seed cash quotes show 3.95 for now and futures at 4.35 for September and 4.15 for October.
Official livestock estimates show hiogs at 16 000 cattle 10 000 and sheep 13 000 for tomorrow as reported from Chicago on August 10.
A fragmented quip reflects on health and gratitude tied to Benjamin Franklin, noting the narrator’s long winded, reflective stance about wellness and appreciation.
Chicago market report lists wheat corn oats rye lard ribs and bellies with Sept Dec and May contracts. Prices show highs lows and closes across wheat corn oats rye lard ribs and bellies for the day with monthly futures figures.
New York on August 10 reports changes in the visible supply of American grain. Wheat rises by 1 927 000 bushels and oats up 3 441 000, while corn falls 1 083 000, rye down 242 000, and barley up 148 000 bushels.
Mrs Carrie Hendrip and three sons of Mexico Missouri spent two weeks visiting the Misekhs family and others. The writer laments long trip for a parade and circus despite rain mud and cost. Farmers praise timely rain saving tall corn while neighbors move and relocate townsfolk to Warrington and West Chester.
Berlin reports that inflation in 1923 directly reversed health gains after the war. Dr. Schiele, Interior Minister, cites rising tuberculosis and rickets, increased malnourished children, while 1924 mortality reached new lows and authorities push sanitation, school hygiene, and nationwide exhibitions to aid poorer communities.
Figures compiled by Gerald Bedwell deputy district court clerk show marriages in Polk county for the year ending August 1 fell from 2262 to 1946 while divorces rose from 1199 to 1261. The period August 1 1923 to August 1 1924 saw marriages lead by 1003, and August 1 1924 to August 1 1925 by 685.
Geneva dispatch reports the Royal Academy of Science of Amsterdam organizing a solar study from the Gornergrat station at 9600 feet. Expedition is to be led by J. Van der Bilt of the Dutch Academy of Science.
An old advertisement promises to fatten a slender person with McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets from New York. It claims the tablets hide the fishy taste and offer a refund if five pounds aren’t gained in 30 days, with examples of rapid weight gain and child growth.
In Washington County Iowa the district court hears a petition by William Reinert Lucy Reinert and others to quiet and confirm fee simple title to extensive described real estate across multiple sections and parcels alleging invalid adverse claims by numerous defendants unknown claimants and others with a July 20 1925 notice for appearance and defense set by Attorneys Livingston and Eicher.
Seattle Aug 8 W T Lopp head of Alaska division of the US Bureau of Education for 31 years left his home for Baffin Land to reorganize the reindeer industry for the Hudson Bay Company. Reindeer work started in Alaska in 1892 and the herd has grown to about 700 on Baffin Land. The Danish government is negotiating with Lopp to expand reindeer raising to Greenland.
London July 22. United States official O Connor states there can be no real peace or security in Europe or the world until certain conditions are met. He emphasizes the need for robust allied coordination and concrete postwar arrangements to ensure lasting stability.
T P O Connor argues for mutual understanding as essential for peace. He warns against assuming Britons and Americans share a single heritage and cautions Europeans to seek peace while relying on Atlantic partnership with a powerful American ally. He notes Americans are not all descendants of Britain and rejects Pilgrim Fathers rhetoric as persuasive only to a minority.
Railway time table snippet shows eastbound and westbound Golden State Limited and related passenger and local freight trains. Includes arrival and departure times, Knoxville Branch services, and agent note W. Russell with Train Nos 23 25 and local passenger movements.
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