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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1923
Page
2
Hogs estimated receipts 28 000 holdover 13 098. Cattle estimated receipts 11 000. Market slow with most items 10 to 15 lower. top hogs 9.40. Sheep receipts 25 000. fat lambs 15 to 25 lower, culls steady, fed lambs 50 lower. Official yesterday totals show hogs 10623, cattle 2943, sheep 25947, calves 18922.
A reflective note on human needs beyond sustenance as a quest to discover the self and realize the soul. The text frames history as a journey toward an unknown inquest into inner immortality.
In 1420 a Milan councilor introduced an early alarm clock that rang a bell at a set hour and lit a small wax candle automatically, marking a notable innovation in timekeeping and household automation.
A brief quotation notes that health and a day grant power to overshadow emperors. The fragment reflects on the value of wellbeing and time as decisive forces in influence. The tone is aphoristic and reflective, with no concrete events or individuals.
A quoted character stresses reading explanatory remarks as essential to enjoy a motion picture highlighting education's role in access to cinema. The lines echo a belief in literacy as a gateway to understanding media.
Sale dates announce Poland China Hog Sale September 25 by W R Gamon & Sons at six miles southeast. October 6 Welsh & Wagner Pol and China Hog Sale. October 10 Chas Nicola & Son Brighton Duroe Sale. October 13 Ernest Carlson Duroe Jersey Hog Sale. A historical note remarks that Greeks and Romans used daily bell rings to signal market openings, implying small bells would fail to serve such purpose.
In the Boston Evening Transcript a humorous exchange features a landlady advising a boarder about rice pudding. The whisper hints at a wedding next door yesterday, adding local flavor to a domestic vignette.
The world's most valuable carriage, built for Charles X of France, is kept in the palace of Trianon at Versailles. From pole to hind wheels it is encrusted with gold and reportedly cost over $200,000.
The text explains Pigeon English as a mix of English and Portuguese with Chinese idioms to help Chinese speakers avoid the sound of the letter R, which becomes I, and to insert a double e after troubling consonants.
Experts estimate a man could live on 30 cents daily by eating garlic as a steady diet but do not specify how many friends he might lose by adopting the regimen.
A quotation by Gladstone asserts that government should ease moral conduct for citizens and hinder wrongdoing, framing ideal governance as enabling virtue and preventing vice.
Aug 28 report from Crawfordsville lists Harry Paschal's return from Excelsior Springs with concern for his father. Local events include Homecoming day August 30 with Legion Auxiliary dinner after 11:30 at the Methodist basement and a Wyman vs Mediopolis baseball game. Families attend Des Moines fair. multiple visits, reunions, threshing, and school preparations are noted.
Aug 27 Rubio notes cooler weather after rain easing dust and a refreshing air. L B Luithly and wife visit Washington for eye treatment. Local residents John Hartnell William Morrow Guy Black camp near Skunk River. Raymond Steinbeck breaks arm crank Ford. Sam Torrence ships 70 hogs to Rubio association.
In Wyman and vicinity updates Miss Lizzie Humphreys and Mrs. Fred Humphreys attend the State Fair. Mrs. J E Humphreys and son Edward return from Racine Wisconsin. Mrs J K Dunn with William and Mary go on an auto trip to Clarinda Iowa. Dewey Homer Davis Lee Metzger Lorraine Simons depart for Wymore Nebraska. Mr G B Farrel and Mr John Belville were in town on business. Mr and Mrs H B Oldt and family are noted residents.
Coppock ball team lost to Mt Pleasant 9 to 7 on Sunday. A large crowd attended from Coppock and nearby. School begins Sept 3 with a teacher from Pleasant Plain. Visitors include Simpson of Fairfield and many local families shared weekend gatherings.
The Farmers picnic local No 228 at Rich mond on August 23 featured a long parade with floats animals and bands. A basket dinner followed in Richmond park with prizes awarded for floats and individuals.
Speakers including Frank Oliva president of Johnson Co Farmers Union Iowa City and Wilson former state president plus state senator J L Brookhart provided talks. Miss Muriel Straysky readings Mrs Joe Malichky sang Faded Love Letter. Girls Glee Club performed as wheel barrow and foot races and tug of war were won by Richmond locals.
The zoetrope first appeared in several forms including a stereoscopic version with two reels in a horizontal wheel.
A reflection on perpetual growth as the rule of business and life. The passage asserts nothing stays still and that change drives all, including people, with growth and decay as constant forces shaping existence.
The author notes that after long experience ennui is a major foe while remunerative labor is a key ally, praising diligence and work as essential counter to weariness and idleness. The quotation emphasizes practical labor as a stabilizing force in life and society.
Tydeus one of Adrastus seven chiefs placed beds on the tunie of his shield. Rhesus a Thracian king and noted warrior used teils to decorate the harnesses of his swift noted horses.
Mary describes a neighbor Mrs Brown as having two kittens both black with one showing white trim. The note highlights the kittens as the focus of her visit and her appreciation.
Guidance warns magnets break easily if dropped and explains how to align poles for attraction and repulsion. A pocket compass can test polarity by pairing two south poles together to check repulsion and attraction effects.
A reader recounts a near fatal stomach episode on his birthday eight months ago. After recovery with Mayr's Wonderful Remedy, he reports improved digestion and absence of pain, claiming the product cures many stomach and intestinal ailments. Lemmon's Pharmacy advertises the medicine with a money back guarantee.
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