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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1919
Page
2
Chicago markets list estimated receipts for hogs 8006 holdover 5050 cattle 5500 and 15000 sheep with prices rising 25 to 50 cents over yesterday. Beef steers and feeders show mixed gains and declines across weights while fat lambs remain steady to strong with upper ranges noted.
Corn at 1.99 to 2.00 per bushel for 110 cars with a steady tone. Oats at 73 to 77 percent for 200 cars. December Coffee for 1975 noted in the market report.
Senator Walsh and Representative Vitagerald urge a White House conference with President Wilson and government workers to discuss unifying pay for federal employees. The push seeks standardization across agencies and positions, aiming to reduce disparities and create parity in compensation.
Washington August 22 Food administration officials notified Attorney General Palmer of readiness to revoke the license of any licensed sugar dealer after a Justice Department hearing found violations of the Food Control Act regulations.
The journal lists public sales and administrator sales near Washington including Aug 26 by W J Crozier, Sept 3 by W H Helmick, Sept 4 by Mrs N W Noecker, Sept 20 by Alliman Bros of Noble Iowa, and Oct 4 a Duroc Jersey sale by Milo J Shalla Wellman Route 4. It also includes a long humorous note on guinea fowl and farm feeding advice highlighting green corn as cattle feed and its benefits for fattening horses.
W H Helmick of southwest of Washington has sold his 120 acre farm to Glenn Shinebarger and plans to move to Washington next month. A closing out sale will be held September 3 offering nearly all livestock and farm equipment. Helmick, a longtime local settler, has farmed the property 26 years and faces a switch to city life in search of rest from strenuous farm duties.
Those who own large horses and seek rapid fattening may recognize the value of suc...
Owing to railroad strikes and an embargo on freight, government food dumping has depressed produce prices and created handling difficulties. We will buy today at quoted prices for eyes 36¢, hens 4¢, springs 9¢, old roosters 3¢, ducks 18¢, geese 10¢, turkeys 20¢, cream and butter 50¢, with markets largely closed on hides and prices varying daily.
George A. French of Cherokee predicts and achieves $2 corn by unloading 18 000 bushels. Kossuth County reports 53 purebred cattle herds under tuberculosis testing urged by federal and state authorities. Wool producers enjoy higher prices and quicker settlements under federal state coordination. John Waldron from West Union markets a 900 pound black barrow for 144 dollars, the highest price for a hog in the ordinary channel.
An estimate puts the volume of water on the planet's surface at 315 009 000 cubic miles. The figure highlights the vast oceanic coverage and the distribution of water between oceans rivers and groundwater.
Des Moines officials investigate two peach basket stories to determine shipment costs. Wagoned notes claim prices from 50 cents to $2.25 per basket, with inspectors calculating Des Moines and Iowa City costs including freight, icing, war tax, shrinkage, and overhead.
Charles Weldin of Wapello Iowa a former drugstore owner survived a steep hillside fall while outing with his family near Totlesboro. He tumbled about 150 feet striking trees and logs but escaped fatal injury. He is confined to bed with soreness and stiffness under a physician’s care but improving.
Oskaloosa, Aug 20 A caravan of automobiles over a mile long carried 200 Oskaloosa businessmen visiting neighboring towns. The event was led by representatives from local commerce groups as part of a regional business goodwill tour.
The Wude band toured over 200 miles through Mahaska and nearby counties preaching the gospel of Oskaloosa and boosting the upcoming Southern Iowa Fair in September. Stops included New Sharon Tainter Sully Lynville Scarsboro Montezuma Barnes City Gibson Thornburg What Cheer Sigourney Delta and Rose Hill with meals at Montezuma and Delta. The Retail Merchants association of Oskaloosa stages these annual trips and this tour is hailed as the most successful yet.
The starfish arm ends bear small red eyes not forming images but highly sensitive to light. They help the creature detect distant illumination differences from the surrounding area and become aware of light changes.
The passage urges building for lasting value beyond current life and present use. It emphasizes work that future generations will thank, a call to durable, meaningful heritage in construction and efforts.
English Bros Realty Co of Sedalia Missouri advertises Central Missouri corn and blue grass land. They highlight dairy section grazing seasons and ideal farms near the Missouri State Fair Grounds. They note a soil map in office from recent Government survey and claim sales approaching half a million dollars since January 15.
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