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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1922
Page
2
Daily market notes from Chicago showing receipts of 18 000 hogs 11 000 cattle and 15 000 sheep with steady to higher tones. Tops range 11 00 for hogs with mixed weights and cattle pricing across heavy medium and light grades. lambs and yearlings also reported with varied strength. Estimates for tomorrow project 22 000 hogs 11 000 cattle 15 000 sheep.
Sept 19 Welch and Wagener Washington announce a Poland China hog sale. Oct 10 W R Gammon Washington announces another Poland China hog sale.
The old remark notes that marriage cases typically unfold as a court action with the husband suing for the wife's hand while she may counter with alimony claims. The playful observation frames domestic litigation as a formal legal contest rather than a private matter.
Des Moines reports farm bureaus boosting youth farming with Boy and Girl club work. Baby Beef and Pig Club entries show 14 and 15 year olds raising purebred cattle and hogs outpacing some fathers. About 400 livestock entries across 69 counties, with one third by girls, and 1,000 purebred farm animals raised yearly by youth.
Ft. Madison Ia Aug 30 After suffering a broken hip for several weeks Mrs Theodore Stoevener 1134 Fourth street died early Sunday morning She was an invalid when she slipped and fell at her home and sustained a fracture of the hip and never recovered from the injury Mrs Stoevener was 76 years of age and had lived in Ft Madison fifty four years A charter member of the Rosary society of St Marys church and a devoted churchwoman she had many friends in the community.
Iowa crop and weather bulletin notes popcorn output dropped from 1919’s 68,506,297 pounds on 35,013 acres to about 13,000,000 pounds in 1921 as prices slid to near 1 cent. For 1922 only about 5,600 acres were planted, mainly in Sac andoda Lin counties, with July 1 condition at 83 percent and projected yield near 9,600,000 pounds.
The Louisa County Farm Bureau announces inspection meetings for fence building and fence post tests, soy bean and clover plots, with presentations by county agents and a Farm Crops Department specialist from Ames. Demonstrations cover soybeans as livestock supplement and clover lime phosphate effects, plus moving picture programs and upcoming meetings in September.
The wedding cake represents an ancient tradition where the bride cuts the cake and the couple share food or drink. This act was often the principal ceremony in early cultures and remains a common practice in many regions today.
A farmer’s guide outlines culling to raise egg yield from about 60 to 90 per hen yearly. It explains signs of laying, vent condition, and abdomen capacity, recommending a mash of ground corn oats bran and tankage to sustain production.
Plans for the annual Farm Bureau picnic at Court House Park in Wapello on Tuesday September 12 are announced. Col. B. S. Brookhart and Clyde L. Herring will address farmers. The event features games, a ball game, band music, a noon picnic with free lemonade, and a full day of activities.
Antonio Pavon of Ft. Madison fired at Clarence Hammond Saturday night. The bullet struck Hammond's head but did not penetrate his skull. Pavon was arrested after a chase with a taxi and jailed on $500 bond for a September grand jury.
Wright McCormick, University of Texas professor, died after slipping and falling thirty feet down a gully on Mount Ajasco near Mexico City. Witnesses say he was dead when rescuers arrived.
Mrs. C F Myers of Cuba, formerly Davenport teacher Marguerite Rag uet, woke to a prowler entering her second floor alcove. She screamed for police and firemen, firing a warning shot with her mother at the stair foot as officers searched but failed to locate the burglar.
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