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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1922
Page
2
Chicago market summary shows cattle hogs and sheep receipts for Aug 31 1922 with price ranges from beef steers and butchers to hogs and lambs. top cattle and hog values noted. grain futures quoted with wheat corn and oats movements. Cash grains listed with bid ranges and car counts.
Sale dates listed include September 19 by Welch and Wagner of Washington and October 10 by W. R. Gammon of Washington for Poland China hog sales.
The plan to eradicate tuberculosis in cattle across counties is spreading in the United States Department of Agriculture reports. Michigan leads, five counties freed from the plague, boards of supervisors fund cooperation with state and federal forces.
Michael Collins was buried at Glasnevin cemetery amid three hundred thousand mourners. Miss Kitty Kiernan, his sweetheart and fiancée, sent a white lily on the coffin as a poignant moment. The funeral route stretched five miles and lasted over three hours. The service included Bishop Fogarty, fifty firing volleys, and a final bugle call. Minister Mulcay spoke of Collins’s enduring spirit and guiding ideals.
The text asserts rising confidence in wiping out the disease, claiming the prospect is more promising now than ever, as stated by those in charge and tied to want ads that emphasize the payoffs.
Cotton prices fell as New York October futures declined 11 points and spot cotton closed at 22.14 cents per pound. Wheat and corn saw narrow moves with futures in Chicago and Minneapolis around $1. No. 2 red winter wheat and No. 2 mixed corn traded near $1.05 and 61 cents respectively. Live stock and meats showed mixed gains and losses across hogs cattle and lambs, with August 30 Chicago prices detailing beef veal and lamb ranges. Dairy products remained firmer with butter and cheese markets steady to firm and Wisconsin cheese prices largely unchanged.
The agriculture department issues packing methods to reduce egg breakage in transit. It describes case construction, nail counts, and layered filler arrangements using cupped pulp trays and fillers to minimize shocks and losses, plus warnings against improper packing that causes damage.
Federal authorities tracked and captured William Bridgman, a suspected counterfeiter indicted in Keokuk. After flight across the nation including Honolulu, he was arrested in Memphis and turned over to Iowa officials. Bridgman awaits the next federal term in Keokuk with a possible guilty plea shifting venue.
Texas set a new state cattle dipping record with 6,783,503 dippings in July, surpassing June’s total by over 150,000 as part of the nationwide tick eradication effort begun in 1906. About 16,000 vats operated, with over 200 new vats added in July, reflecting strong cooperation among state and county officials cattle owners and USDA agents.
A Wauseon Ohio mother testifies her daughter suffered recurring backache and leg pain yet improved after two years of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter endorses the product for mothers with ailing daughters and notes lasting gains in activity and strength.
Berlin Ange 31 aviators linger after the Rhein glider contest as the American team arrives hoping for better results than in France. Four gliders flew together on the final day, with Hentzen setting a world record by remaining aloft for three hours while Hackmack logged an hour and a half. Spectators, many veterans, watched as the pilots circled and raced in the mountains and open country, praising soaring potential and strength.
About 220000 people have attended the Passion Play in Oberammergau Bavaria with 18239 Americans among them. Receipts total around 15 million marks and demand remains high with multiple performances weekly and seats sold out through September 1. A special presentation is planned for Catholics gathering in Munich next week for a conference.
The text notes that horizontal winds are not the main challenge, but vertical air currents. It proposes the seaside as a suitable test site where cool water and hot sand could generate favorable rising air movements for experiments.
A speaker resolves to begin anew with a higher creed, ceasing complaint about neighbors and envy of rivals. They commit to seek praise worthy things, find hidden beauties, embrace duty without fear, and focus on their own path, rain or shine.
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