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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1923
Page
2
Chicago dispatch August 27 1923 est receipts hogs 62000 cattle 28000 sheep 19000 market notes holdovers lean to strong top 35 – vealers 12.00 early top 12.65 lambs good western bids 13.50. Grain rates and futures from Beach Wickham with wheat corn oats and rye prices and Liverpool wheat futures.
A brief reflection on how outward looks can mask inner character. The author cites Shakespeare to illustrate that even a benevolent exterior may conceal hidden flaws or virtues within a person.
A quotation from Jefferson emphasizes that only the people themselves safeguard religious and political freedom by being the depository of information about their society. The message asserts public knowledge as the basis for liberty.
Guidance on displaying the American flag states the blue field should face left when hung on a wall or building. For outdoor or street displays with no background, the field should face north or east.
A Maine newspaper reports the death of a man struck by a railroad train and notes he had a similar accident a year earlier, urging that the habit not become chronic and that the danger be avoided.
Rept. 25 list shows Poland China sale by W R Gamon & Sons six miles southeast on October 6 Welsh and Wagner Pol and China sale on October 10 Chas Nicola and Son Brighton Duroc sale on October 13 Ernest Carlson Duroc Jersey hog sale appears in the schedule
W. H. Hudson, English naturalist and novelist, was born near the middle of the last century in South America on the La Plata plains to English emigrant parents and died at his London home on August 18, 1922.
Rosa Lee, Lew Todd’s daughter, returns to her old town and seeks her father’s store. She reunites with John Tabor, an old acquaintance, who later becomes her husband in California. The tale echoes Cover’s wood memories and a vow to revive a shared past.
Quotations reflect Juvenal’s view that gods favor what is proper over what pleases. Humans are valued by the divine beyond self interest, suggesting moral duty over personal desire. This meditation on piety contrasts pleasure with virtue and the gods’ discerning justice.
A Charleston News reflection laments how constant demands dull appreciation of life s beauty. The author warns unrelenting focus on exacting tasks robs one of glimpses of nature and broader horizons. He urges balance to preserve perspective and joy.
A quotation attributed to Lord John Russell extols the agriculturist as the purest and most holy class of men. It emphasizes healthfulness and constant awareness of divine power, claiming agriculture offers exalted moral sensibilities and a benevolent view of supreme power.
When a calf cramp occurs during sleep the urge is to wiggle the toes but that worsens pain. Raise the leg and thrust the heel forward then work it back and forth until relief. A single sharp forward thrust of the heel can straighten the muscle instantly.
Nature Magazine notes photographers find birds easiest to approach at nests and compares wasps to birds in being drawn to well built homes. The piece suggests providing proper houses can attract both species for observation and photography.
The grass family includes ten thousand species with about 1300 native to the United States. Members spread across all earth zones from a few inches tall to trees over sixty feet tall.
Benjamin Brodsky, an immigrant from Russia eighteen years in the US, runs a Venice California newspaper without being able to read or write. His secretary reads the daily papers to him.
The article explains why genuine gold jewelry cannot be pure gold and outlines how gold is alloyed for durability. Fourteen karat gold is identified as ideal for commerce, and the coinage standard is defined as eleven parts gold to one part copper.
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