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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1922
Page
2
Chicago market report dated Aug 14 shows hogs receipts estimated at 32,000 with steady to firm tone and top 10.60. Cattle and sheep receipts at 16,000 and 12,000 with varied price ranges across weight classes. Beef steers and butchers listed with multiple price bands, lambs and feeders priced, official yesterday totals included.
McGregor August 14 The Wild Life school opens with an attendance of 500 and a larger number daily. Activities include bird hikes lantern talks and field trips led by government and conservation experts from the United States Biological Survey and state fish propagation and rescue programs. The program features a motor trip to Pike's Peak and a hike to Pictured Rocks canyon with Kodak day on Thursday and Sportsman's day on Saturday under W E Albert.
A Country Girls Creed urges love of the countryside and service to the community. It speaks of beauty in nature, courage in facing life, and the duty to unite neighbors in a shared ideal of country life and mutual care.
A Washington scientist asserts peanut consumption stimulates hair growth. The remark, branded as slang by the Boston Transcript, hints at a commission from peanut vendors for spreading the information.
The article notes rapid weight loss during vigorous activity both on track and at sea. It cites a swimmer attempting the Channel who reportedly left the water lighter by ten pounds despite eating and drinking. It argues small, natural weight variations are not a cause for alarm unless weight loss is continuous and excessive.
The London Morning Post recalls the first Christmas card invented by Sir Henry Cole in 1846. He asked J C Horsley to design a popular greeting to be sent via the penny post. The card featured a central panel with two side panels showing feeding the hungry and clothing the naked. The piece reportedly sold in a thousand copies.
Circulated items from Crawfordsville Keota Eagle Petersburg Florida and Ainsworth note a Woodrow Wilson rumor about war profits, a Washington baseball clash on September 12, and a funeral directors convention. Also reported are Shaffer Bros Hog Waterer sales through Davenport and a Scout Carnival in Ainsworth with a big basket dinner and Crawfordsville band.
Miss Mae Allen entertained a group of young ladies at a 6 o'clock dinner Friday evening last week. The guests were Misses Helen Wylie Edna Elizabeth Jessie Klein Mary Hunter and Mabel Morton all of Washington.
Kalona and Washington played a tightly contested baseball game decided in the eleventh inning. Stebbins pitched well for Kalona and Little for Washington, each allowing seven hits with Kalona committing two errors and Washington one in a cleanly played contest.
Washington county agent Ellis visited Amsh County yesterday to survey several dairy herds. Auctioneer Dave Yoder piloted the official during the inspection as Ellis expressed surprise at the quality of the herds.
Wellman residents attended a concert by the famous Scotch Hichlanders at Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. The players are from St.
Fort Madison Iowa August 14 convicts begin work in the new chair factory at the state penitentiary power from a Murray Corliss engine delivers 219 horsepower and a fly wheel weighing 18000 pounds. The four story brick plant 200 by 50 feet will house 150 to 260 workers and cost about one third of an outside estimate. The building is fireproof and cyclone proof with daylight and ventilation. Construction progresses with floors and roof nearing completion by September 1 and will save taxpayers money.
The new siren in Wellman could be heard for miles causing farmers to call central dispatch on Tuesday afternoon to locate the fire. The piece notes the siren rarely used at night and recalls Clark Brown who slept through the 1902 east Main street fire that consumed half the block.
The Brighton school board hired Miss Maurine McLaughlin of Washington to teach mathematics at the high school. Only the 7th grade vacancy remains.
The article notes that work on the roof is not urgent while convicts will earn money by next week as the paint shop runs at full capacity. State operation ensures profit benefits the state and workers, with pay from twenty five cents to one dollar daily. Funds may cover necessities or be saved for life after release.
Mrs. Napoleon B. Jennings of Grant City Michigan and her husband aged 72 and nearly 73 climbed 555 feet to the Washington Monument top on Wednesday, rejecting elevators as unsafe and praising the exercise value. The Jennings are cousins of William Jennings Bryan.
Amos Carr of Collins Story County Iowa demonstrates creosoting fence posts on his farm in cooperation with the farm bureau and Iowa State College extension service. The process uses coal tar creosote. about 25 to 35 posts can be treated daily at a cost near 12 cents per post, with evidence that seasoned posts absorb preservative more evenly when species are separated and heartwood is treated after sapwood.
Opinion piece argues that trivial matters are inflated while genuine issues are ignored due to a lack of capability to evaluate importance. It stresses that the skill of appraisal is scarce in modern times and needed more than ever.
Dehydrated raw vegetables stored airtight at normal temperatures show moisture level as a key preservation factor. A critical moisture range preserves color and flavor for up to six months. Cabbage retains quality between 53 and 3.4 percent moisture, onions between 5.74 and 6.64 percent. High humidity at low temperatures causes more damage than dry conditions.
Des Moines reports a weekly forecast with considerable cloudiness and scattered local showers. Temperatures are expected to be normal for the period.
Members of the Farmers Union in Washington County are urged to attend a special convention at Woodman Hall on Saturday afternoon August 19 at two o clock sharp. Important business will be discussed and all members are urged to participate without conflicting with the Chautauqua program. Sutherland and Kabenold sign this notice.
Advice on shaping a child's character through truthfulness and consistent example. Emphasizes modeling honesty, encouraging honesty in the child, and showing responsibility in daily life.
The list shows fresh laid bees per dozen, Butterfat cream per pound, and various livestock prices. Hens leghorn and heavy, ducks, geese, turkeys per pound, pigeons per each, and hides for cattle and horse are listed with sparse values and markings.
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