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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1922
Page
2
Chicago reports estimated receipts for hogs 320900 and cattle 11000 with holdovers 7447. Market shows lighter weights active, other weights slow. beef steers and veal calves listed with prices 10.40 to 10.95 for higher grades. Lambs and sheep receipts 22000 with prices from 2.00 to 12.85 and breeding sheep 5.00 to 11.25. Grain summaries note corn at 109 cars and oats around 31-44 cents higher. Tomorrow's estimates: cattle 17000, sheep 10000.
Miss Alta Fessenden and R. S. Pickford marry at the bride's parents home near Mason City. The couple will reside in Wapello as Pickford begins his duties as Louisa County Farm Bureau agent. The bride will teach in the fourth and fifth grades at Wapello Consolidated. the groom, Ames State College graduate, served in World War I and previously farmed near Nora Springs.
Marshalltown, Aug 17. Judge B O Tankersley declared that the county will not support unemployed men with hungry children unless they seek and accept work. Samuel Beemer and Frank Mullinix faced vagramey charges after social worker Marjorie Dix reported destitution. Both were found guilty, released on $200 bonds, and secured jobs by noon, avoiding jail by working.
Holding your breath serves as a basic health check. Adults typically sustain breath for about 40 to 60 seconds, indicating cardiopulmonary fitness and overall stamina.
Howard Williamson files in district court a suit against Mr. and Mrs. Pait Wagner seeking dissolution of a five month old partnership and a receiver to operate a 313 acre farm near Muscatine. He claims $11,282 in damages including loans, rent, hogs and crops, living expenses, profits and a commission for selling the farm.
Lars Peter Johnson of St. Charles Iowa, a World War II veteran and Des Moines coal miner, earned high marks at Iowa State College after training. He bought 15 acres near St. Charles and built a poultry and apple operation with 1000 bushels of Jonathon apples, 473 chickens from 500 chicks, and sales of 40 cockerels as market demand rose.
Mrs. Wlugleigh explains she always ties her dog to guard against bites or theft of his bone, noting fear of random trouble from passersby.
Iowa State tests report Hubam as a effective green manure after winter wheat. Early seeded plots outperform later ones. Hubam can be plowed under in first season without harming next spring. Warren county survey notes cash renters lose ground to stock and grain share lessees, many farms remain around 160 acres with corn and wheat mixes.
Iowa state guidance urges statewide action in late August and September to combat Canada thistle a perennial weed with underground roots eight to twelve inches deep. Methods include digging out patches plowing August soil eight inches deep surface cultivation weekly and using smother crops like Sudan grass or millet followed by a fall plow to catch remaining shoots.
President Smith of the Iowa Coal Operators association said Hawkeye mine owners are prepared to meet the United Mine Workers in Des Moines Friday to discuss applying Cleveland peace terms to Iowa mines. He urged no preconditions and noted uncertainty over terms. Dispatches described the proposed Iowa parley as a union leaders’ discussion with operators invited.
Washington informs that coal operators have broken from the fair price pact and now price coal well above the agreed 3.50 a ton. Secretary Hoover says new federal laws may be needed to curb profiteering and enforce fuel committee distributions, though no specific proposals are yet released. Prices have climbed from 3.50 to 6, 7.50, and in some districts up to 13 a ton.
Moscow reports that Russian factories pay higher costs for goods, pushing the Soviet government to consider importing harvesters from Germany or the United States. The International Harvester plant near Moscow, though efficient, incurs costs nearly double those of German and American plants due to high raw material prices and strict labor laws. A worker with a pregnant wife earns 25 percent extra pay for nine months.
Eleven relatives of Rev. Mr. Wood of Sharon township contributed skin to save his life after a live wire burn. A total of 137 skin grafts were applied to his body, with relatives traveling from Davenport and Cedar Rapids to help.
Thirty cars of coal from non union fields in Kentucky were uncoupled from a Mobile and Ohio train, unloaded, and set afire by a crowd at Percy near Sparta Illinois. The fire was still burning when word was received.
Iowa farm expert F G Churchill outlines steps to reduce corn diseases through seed treatment, crop rotation, and field selection. Emphasizes two years corn, one year small grain, one year clover or hay on rotation, and planting soybeans with corn for benefits. Local meetings will educate on planting cultivation and harvesting practices.
Iowa native John T. Adams, Republican National Committee chairman, argues agriculture sustained the nation during 1921 downturns. He credits the 1921 emergency tariff, War Finance Corporation credit, and Farm Loan bank funding for higher farm prices and relief to northwest drought areas and irrigation settlers.
The text notes bonus months of pay for births and dependents, with women receiving seven extra months. It cites a Russian workman earns about $1 daily excluding extras. It contrasts five Russians under poorer conditions producing the same output as two Americans with better machinery.
Utilities report intensified fuel crisis relief as Iowa Railway and Light begins steam operation with fuel oil. One 500 HP boiler with an oil burner carries most city load since Saturday and is claimed to run between 200 and 300 percent efficient when burning oil.
For over 40 years Hall's Catarrh Medicine has been used in treating catarrh. The kit includes a local ointment to relieve inflammation and an internal tonic that works through the blood on mucous membranes. Sold by all druggists N. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
The text argues major laws supported farmers joining cooperative marketing bodies to pool and market produce, stabilizing prices for producers and consumers. It notes the Packers' Stockyard Act and grain trading acts, designed to curb gambling and ensure fair treatment, while stressing agriculture’s central role in national prosperity.
Members are urged to attend a special convention at Woodman Hall on Saturday, August 19 at two o'clock to address urgent business. County farmers are asked to join after the Chauataqua program and participate in matters of mutual interest. Wm. Sutherland, Pres, I. B. Rabenold, Sec’y.
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