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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1920
Page
2
Estimated receipts today include 4,000 hogs and 3,000 sheep with cattle around 1,500. Hogs steady to 10 cents higher, top 15.75. cows and veal steady to down 1.00. stockers firm. Grain markets show mixed moves with corn steady to slightly higher and oats easing, cash prices listed for futures and spot trades.
Governor W L Harding writes in the Review of Reviews about Iowa school consolidation. He notes 230 consolidated schools in 1919 rising to 407 districts voting for consolidation and new buildings, with over 1 800 four year high school graduates and 50 000 pupils transported daily.
In Waterloo on August 21 a group of twelve masked farmers roamed the area around lover's lane a mile north of the city keeping watch for alleged immoral behavior. They warned motorists away after hearing reports of gatherings that threatened local morals and carried firearms during nightly patrols.
In May 1920 Belgian coal production reached 1,737,080 tons, 90.9 percent of May 1913 output with Mons fields at 104.3 percent. Belgium reports rapid reconstruction with 282 of 283 central telephone offices reestablished and 80 percent of prewar subscribers back, despite material shortages and wartime looting of wiring and equipment.
Paris reports a Paris Academy presentation by Professor d Arsonval citing Dr Gantiez on the fox trot as a tuberculosis aid. The dance or even walking on tiptoe supposedly increases lung ventilation and respiratory exchange, offering an active treatment alternative to sanatoriums.
In Queensland March 1 is kept as a holiday sacred to St. David patron saint of Wales who resided in Menevia a popular pilgrimage site. William the Conqueror Henry II and Edward I visited this place. Two pilgrimages to Menevia were seen as equal to one to Rowe.
Ten Crawfordsville youths prepare for the state fair in Des Moines with calves from the B and Bishop Angus herd and From the Grosscup Herefords. The group includes Wilmer Lauder man Everette Stewart and other club members. Edgar barn in Crawfordsville showcases a 26 by 46 barn with a round roof and advanced features.
Mrs Ross Work of Moline Illinois stayed at the B C Bailey home and is an aunt of Mr Bailey. Mrs Gardinier of Keota visited her sister Mrs Pringle and attended chautauqua. Lloyd Humston entertained friends from a distance. Charles Bartholow visits his uncle in Kansas. Carl Phillips helped put up hay at Charley Cherry place last Thursday. Charles Vincent returned from Iowa City and Mrs Edgar Porter was operated on this morning at the hospital. R G Vincent owns a new Maxwell car. The neighborhood is well represented at the chautauqua daily.
In New York Babe Ruth hits a record homer as police search bleachers for the ball. A timid African American youth delivers the ball to Ruth at the Yankee clubhouse and receives a handshake a season pass and a large bank note as reward.
Des Moines Aug 20 State Banking Superintendent Henderson warns Iowans about Hamburg 1000 mark bonds sold as investments. He says local promoters profit up to 19.20 per bond and often use a German minister to gain trust, urging purchases through home banks. Insurance chief Savagereet guards against promotion stock and prompts strict action to clean doubtful paper from insurers and promoters.
Wallace Reid stars in The Valley of the Giants at the Fox Theatre next Tuesday and Wednesday. Colonel Pennington schemes to veto a town rail franchise, Bryce Cardi gan fights back by blocking Pennington’s road, sparking a brutal on screen brawl hailed as one of cinema’s most sensational.
The piece notes Cox’s stance on enforcement for all laws, labeling the nominee for president a “wet” due to backers from Tammany Hall and Murphy. It also states Cox’s election as governor tied to opposition to prohibition.
Mrs. A. D. Dusenberry of 616 E Second St. attributes lasting backache and kidney trouble relief to Doan's Kidney Pills. She first reported improvement in 1910 and renewed faith in 1919, noting renewed cure and continued effectiveness. 60c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y.
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