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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1921
Page
2
Daily market notes from Chicago dated August 18 1921 show hogs cattle and sheep receipts and price ranges. Hogs near 22 000 today with steady to 25 cents higher trade. cattle about 10 000 receipts. sheep 17 000 with steady to slow demand and calves firm.
A home remedy suggests placing a hot lid or plate over white spots on varnished furniture. This method is claimed to draw out moisture and reduce blemishes, making the spots fade with repeated applications.
Sale listings show dates starting September 17 with W Kh Gamon noted in the Wash Sale entry. Details are terse but indicate an itemized transfer or sale event in the local market.
Davenport to host the fifteenth national convention of the Universal Chiropractors Association from August 21 to 27. A tribute to Dr. D D Palmer will honor the founder of chiropractic and unveil his memorial bust. Dr B J Palmer, long a leading figure in the field, will be honored. Annual chiropractic school commencement exercises are planned during the convention. Bernard MacFadden will open the program with an address on National Protection followed by legislative discussions by state chairs.
A local notice lists activities and purchases from Aug. 11 to Aug. 16. It mentions Chautauqua season tickets, various hardware and machinery buys, electric pump jacks, lawn sprinklers, belts, engines, and oil products. Names include T. C. Reeves, George Wallace, Ed Davis, A. Swayze, Frank Van Horn, Charles Wilson, Iowa Gas & Electric Co, W. E. Henss, Lee McAvoy, D. Wittman, Walter Duvall, Evan L. Edwards, and others. The item notes safety promotion and community trades at a general store.
Grain markets eased for the week with corn and oats down while wheat held near small losses. Chicago and Kansas City prices slipped from the prior week as export sales waned and cash demand remained quiet. Hay markets softened with weak demand and ample supply. Live stock saw mixed moves, hogs lower and beef and lamb prices mostly down, while western dairy prospects in Nevada aim to stabilize farms through cooperative dairy herds.
Aug 18 at Union Stock Yards notes grass cattle value readjustments continue as cornfed scarcity raises prices yet grades near top falter. Heavy cattle hit 10.45 and yearlings 10.85, while middle and common grades slide. Anticipated rise in grass beef gathering west of the Missouri and looming bullock shortage affect near-term market.
Des Moines reports total taxable value for 1921 at 1,112,984,853 after soldiers exemptions deductions. Increase from 1920 totals and a tax levy raised to 8.75 mills are noted by the executive council. Forest and fruit trees and town lots figures are listed among property classes.
The document lists personal property 147,322,067 Express property 328,258 Telephone and telegraph 7,915,578 Transmission lines 1,328,849 Railroad and related property 90,516,428 totaling taxable value 1,121,793,760 Soldiers' exemption personal property 298,722 Lands and town lots 8,510,185 net taxable value 1,112,984,853.
Friction and fun fill Friday and Saturday as Tom Mix, Fox star, appears in A Ridin' Romeo at the Fox Theatre. The cowboy hero finds a baby, fosters it, and triggers a sheriff chase for kidnapping amid thrilling chases and laughs.
A tale claims President Harding uses a unique ball marked with thirteen stars and his initials. Caddies chase the balls with zeal but find none, as the special ball tempts theft with a rumored value of fifty dollars, fueling persistent myths about the president’s ball cost.
In Mason City on August 18, Farmer Dyer set up tolls at the crash site of last week’s airplane wreck. Family members collected 5 cents per head or 10 cents for autos, later rising to 20 cents for all entrants. Despite gates, hundreds still queued to view the scene, with some seeking free routes around the toll.
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