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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1920
Page
2
Fatimated receipts 17 000 cattle 9000 hogs 12496 top 15 90 and 1350 ranges. Beef steers 16 25 to 17 50 with various weights. Sheep and lambs varied with feeder and yearling prices. Receipts and shipments detailed. grain prices for wheat corn oats and rye listed. regional cash markets noted including St Louis Kansas City Milwaukee.
Mason City residents face higher gas charges due to a federal court order. The Cresco court allowed a new July rate scaling from 1.32% to 1.90 per thousand feet for the initial 16 000 feet, then 1.80 and 1.70 for higher usage, retroactive to June 19 through July 20. Citizens protest the retroactive billing and seek court clarity.
A century old term appears in dictionaries though not universal in this country. A shun-pike was a short byroad leaving a turnpike beside a tollgate and rejoining it on the other side, a curious relic reflecting thrifty behavior in early readers.
Parrots in the wild eat seeds and fruit and in captivity should receive similar foods. Feed sunflower and hemp seed boiled yellow corn stale bread soaked in water a piece of apple or banana roasted peanuts and dry crackers. Provide plenty of water and gravel and clean the cage daily.
John Speidel north of the city harvested twenty three tons of alfalfa from seven acres in two cuttings and will use the stand as sheep pasture for added profit beyond about seven hundred dollars in hay. He also produced five bushels per acre of Alsike clover seed, with current prices above twenty dollars per bushel. The report notes corn cutting machinery saves time for silage and two men in labor, and E J Lukavsky plans a Des Moines show herd of ten Polled Short horns.
Iowa report shows 260 per 1000 residents in state own national bank accounts and 329000 on demand deposits with 254000 savings accounts. Iowa ranks fifth in national banks with 358 state banks as of July 1, while New York Illinois Texas and Ohio lead. A Health tip notes charcoal powder mixed with milk or water can ease stomach headaches and heartburn.
In Brazil not 1 per cent of the male and female servants will sleep in their master's house. They assist on leaving at the latest by seven o'clock in the evening and will not return before seven or eight o'clock in the morning.
Ames Aug 11. H H Kildee head of animal husbandry at Town State College urges livestock breeders to support local county fairs. He cites local pride, sales of breeding stock, advertising value, and reputation built at home as key reasons not to neglect the fair. He notes some breeders rely on state and international shows but emphasizes county fairs as foundational.
A young girl named Margaret, recently recovered from chicken pox, struggles to recall a word her mother’s guest asks about. After a moment she guesses it sounds like something from the butcher and blurts out funny mispronounced lines about lamb chops.
Ida Tarbell reviews The Path She Chose directed by Philip Rosen at Graham Theatre. Virginia leaves a slum to seek a better life, faces a past pushing back, aided by friends, and finds happiness in a refined world. Anna Cornwall headlines with Claire Anderson and a supporting cast including Edward Coxen and Kathleen O Connor.
The article argues that skin diseases such as eczema tetter boils pimples ulcers and scalp eruptions arise from a disordered blood condition and can only be cured through the blood rather than local treatment. It outlines a radical rational treatment approach and implies local remedies fail.
An old farm ad touts SAL TONIK as a medicated condiment block for farm animals. It claims the 60 pound blocks are solid, weatherproof, and prevent disease by keeping stock well at all times. The copy urges proactive use to prevent worms and weeds and emphasizes profit from healthy animals.
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