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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1923
Page
2
Estimated today hogs 25 000 cattle 11 000 sheep 19 000. Top 8 96 for 140 220 lb hogs. Good heavy fat cattle around 12 00 to 13 90 for yearlings and steers. Western feeders 6 00 7 76. Bulk pork and bull prices shown. grain bids listed. Tomorrow hogs 21 000 cattle 11 000 sheep 15 000. Liverpool wheat futures noted.
A young man with a black eye confronts a film star claiming she struck him after he kissed her in the dark. The star apologizes saying she mistook him for her husband, explaining the confusing incident.
Sale dates set for Poland China hogs and other breeds: September 26 at W. R. Gamon Sons six miles southeast. October 6 Welsh Wagner Pol and China hog sale. October 10 Chas Nicola & Son Brighton Duroc sale. October 13 Ernest Carlson Duroc Jersey hog sale.
Prince Nikolai of Roumania seeks the Albanian throne as Albania gains Roumanian backing for Little Entente admission. Notables support the bid citing a Roumanian court alliance to aid reconstruction. Queen Marie supports her son's pursuit.
Telegraph communications in Germany have been swamped since the mark began its downward sweep. Since January business on German telegraph lines has doubled the pace of last year, making telegrams slower than letters and prompting a government appeal to the public to conserve usage and balance demand.
A Chicago woman, Mrs Helen Seveik, credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relieving backache weakness and other female troubles. She offers to write to any new girl or woman facing similar symptoms to share her experience and answer questions.
Pilotburg notes describe visits, church social plans with Rev Moore showing pictures, and local residents attending fairs and Chautauqua events. The column lists farm activity including threshing, hog deliveries to the Farmers Union, and family visits among residents and relatives in nearby towns.
W H McCall and sister Miss Mary returned home after a week at the McCleery home near Somonank Hl. Lois Davidson visited Cedar Rapids. Masonic lodge members and families held a country picnic near Summer bridge. American Legion home coming on Aug 30 features parade address by Judge C A Dewey and a band concert. Loyal Temperance Legion plans a program at the United Presbyterian church next Sabbath evening.
Residents report a very fine chautauqua program this year. Local families attend events, camping at chautauqua, visiting kin, and sharing daily activities such as harvest help and threshing progress. Numerous neighbors travel nearby for fairs and reunions, with several returning from trips to Wapello, Mt. Pleasant, and Sunset park.
Wyman Wy man Iowa reports family travels to Wisconsin and Chicago. Rev John Hammond of Wales Wisconsin calls on friends. Clark Humphrey hosts Clinton Paisley and Ed Fullerton visits. Sudden death of Mrs J M Rees of Qawlfordsville noted. relatives from Illinois visiting Joe F Davis family.
A vivid record of attendance at the chautauqua and local visits. Melville Kline of Kansas City spends days at the Briley home while Des Moines visitors dine with the Pringles. Wedding plans for Miss Tressa Jane Phillips noted along with neighborhood greetings.
Wellston and surrounding residents report Sunday visits with neighbors including Brinning Penning Kolosik Heil Hell and Bennett families. The Young America threshing ring plans to finish threshing today while Glenn Little sold oats to C H Beimming and delivered them Saturday.
The first government employment bureau began in France. In 1848 a bureau opened in each mairie of Paris. The initial agency in England opened in 184? and the first in this country appeared five years later.
A Missouri town woman faced a dog trial over a sheep killing with only circumstantial evidence. Senator West volunteered to defend the widow’s collie but spoke no defense, and the jury returned Not Guilty after his moving tribute to a dog’s constancy.
A New Haven Evening Register note quotes a student muttering hind lines when a Homer passage could not be translated, reflecting classroom frustration with classical texts.
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