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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1920
Page
2
Estimated receipts hogs 19 164 cattle 11 602 sheep 25 968 calves 3 561. Hogs steady to up. top 15 85. Beef steers demand varied by weight. cows and bulls priced across a wide range. Lambs and feeder stock listed with multiple weight categories and prices, overall market activity described as steady with shifts by class.
Saturday and Monday mark first chance to buy Singer Sewing Machines at old prices with a price raise Tuesday August 27. Machines available on payments and old machines taken in trade. Local families report children undergoing tonsil and adenoid operations with improving recovery. Townspeople receive seed, tires, and travel notices while relatives visit and return from nearby cities.
An Iowa vigilante network organized by the Iowa Bankers association and state agents under Gov. Harding plans armed town committees, hidden telephone links, and rewards to pursue bank robbers. Three counties Decatur Lucas and Iowa have organized with more joining, as authorities coordinate with sheriffs and Burns detectives over bonds thefts totaling over 200000 dollars.
Reports show road sign painting near completion across most counties with two exceptions Case and Carroll not under uniform state plan. Travelers praise the system guiding routes via numbers on yellow signs and arrows at turns.
Notes indicate the character of treatment for roadsides and pastures during early winter or early spring. The focus is on improving conditions with appropriate care practices for that season.
In Muscatine the special election on the proposed school bond issue failed 29 to 1966 after polls closed at 7 p.m. Early returns showed strong opposition in wards 1 2 and 3 the total vote 2895 with 1934 men and 961 women voting.
The article notes a larger than expected turnout driven by strong personal appeal on the issue. The total votes exceed the governor election two years earlier by roughly 400, indicating a notable increase in participation.
An Iowa Falls man jailed in Eldora and later in Marshalltown escaped twice by exploiting opportunities rather than breaking bars. He was rearrested in Eldora and then disappeared again from a South Third Avenue station, prompting a search for him.
In Fort Madison Iowa on August 13 5 year old Jean Prouty daughter of E D Prouty of Keokuk was fatally struck by flying glass after a head on collision between the Prouty Ford sedan and a car driven by G B McGuire of Fort Madison near Montrose The coroner s jury will hear the case Friday and charges of manslaughter were filed against McGuire with alleged reckless driving pushed by the Prouty family McGuire claims speeds under five miles per hour and minimal vehicle damage reported
The article forecasts a sugar production rise of about 333000 tons in the United States this fall, enough to add six pounds per person. Iowa increases beet acreage, with US beet area near one million acres. Europe may reduce demand while rising Orient consumption, spurred by postwar wealth, lifts sugar use.
Summer presents a favorable time to treat rheumatism by cleansing the blood. S S S is promoted as a thorough blood purifier that removes the germ source of rheumatic trouble. Written literature and medical advice available from the Swift Laboratory in Atlanta Georgia.
Traer set Aug 23 and 24 for a big homecoming with a farmers picnic and Tama county American Legion reunion. Democratic governor candidate Clyde L. Herring will speak Aug 23 and Republican Nate Kendall Aug 24, drawing thousands. A Tama county farm bureau picnic and world war veterans reunion accompany the event with a Tama county championship baseball tournament and other amusements. Local business men pledge $1,000 to finance the celebration.
State agricultural warnings report chinch bugs appearing in southern Missouri Indiana and Illinois with earlier spring flight extending into parts of Indiana Farmers urged to monitor crops and take preventive actions as the pest emerges in new areas.
A fragment notes superstition surrounding a diamond loss. The garbled text hints at cultural beliefs or anxieties tied to the missing gem without clear names, places, or dates.
The fragment hints a figure may be confined in a steel ribbed cell with a solid locked door in Hardin County or nearby, suggesting a discussion of detention or incarceration.
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