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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1922
Page
4
Chicago market report for December 2 1922 shows estimated receipts 11000 holdover 1984 and number of hogs cattle sheep and calves with prices for various weight classes from medium to heavy. Reports today include hogs 7.40 7.00 packing sows 7.26 7.60 cattle receipts 2000 with 2500 rotated and shipments 18562 4586 442 in stock figures.
Markets show mixed futures with wheat at about 1.16 to 1.20 in May and July contracts while corn hovers near .69 to .71 and oats around .44. Cash demand listed as 40 car wheat and 150 cars oats with tone steady to lower. livestock weekly estimates place hogs at 659000, cattle 26000, sheep 24000 for Monday.
The notice lists sale dates and auctioneers with locations around Washington Crawford county. Dec 5 L. GO at 1% northwest of Washington. Dec 7 J. H. Baird in Washington. Dec 13 Alfred Nash at three and one fourth miles northwest of Crawford.
The Chinese junk Amoy, sailing from Shanghai, completed a 69 foot high three mast voyage with no auxiliary power to Victoria British Columbia. The Dutch Canadian captain, married to a Chinese woman, reportedly had his wife operate the ship during the 1 day crossing.
Fragmentary report notes Jonas endured a run of luck before a pitted clash in dhétomer at Honolulu without public Hietty. The record states he could not hold the trage Ka Lama.
The article describes a daylight driven automatic lighthouse built on the Swansea coast. It explains that daytime operation powers the lamp, while evening fading triggers its reduction and dawn extinguishes it through chemical action.
A busy literary map pinned an announcement on a residence door stating No admission except On business and No Business transacted here. The back door echoing sign urged Please do not enter Without knocking and Please do not Knock.
Violet scented seaweed grows in the lakes of the Manyishtuk peninsula in the Caspian, emitting a pleasant odor that wafts for miles from its source.
A cherry tree in Sittingbourne Kent bears fruit and is linked to a planting dating to the reign of Henry VII. The site notes the tree’s historic origin and enduring fruit bearing.
Ferren Zerbe reputedly owns the largest coin in the world. The item is a stamped copper plate measuring 10 inches square and weighing 9.5 pounds. Its value is cited as four dater, with the term dater linked to an old Swedish coinage unit from around 1700.
Silk fitted carriages once valued at 15000 dollars and owned by Tim Sullivan and Anthony J. Drexel were sold in Knoxville for 20 dollars. Some horses brought 5 to 51 dollars each. Harvard Observatory plates from Arequipa Peru reveal new variable stars and many nebulae with stars far brighter than the sun.
A. Brisbane states wise thinking comes from training the mind with good resolutions. Real achievement requires planning thinking and thousands of resolute acts to begin.
A Hawaii lighthouse keeper found a floating mass of ambergris weighing about 80 pounds. The substance, valued near £50,000, was seized for assessment and potential sale.
A character named Char coal Eph muses that happiness comes more from what a man wishes to have than from what he possesses, reflecting on desires that drive actions and contentment. The line captures frontier wisdom and a sober, reflective tone typical of the era.
A quip from the Richmond Times-Dispatch defines the honeymoon as the period between the last agreement and the first dispute, highlighting a humorous view of early marriage dynamics.
The Detroit Motor News quotes Phineas Shark, a noted statistician, arguing that even with safety zones aligned nationwide there would remain pedestrians outside them and drivers who would still breach zones, highlighting ongoing traffic risk.
Fruits and vegetables show mixed movement with eastern stocks softer and western prices steady to higher. Livestock and meats prices rise across cattle hogs and lambs in Chicago with week totals for cattle hogs and sheep on the watch. Grain and dairy markets show firmer butter and steady hay while cotton closes higher on the week with New York futures and spot prices advancing.
The Fox Theatre presents the spectacle Nero a two day engagement starting Monday. The film traces Nero from sixteen to his downfall showing his early Roman schooling and artistic aspirations followed by sensational affairs with Poppaea Sabina and political murders. The piece highlights his rise to imperial power and eventual suicide as his own troops close in.
A renowned bishop waits for a train in a rural village when a stranger eyeing him asks if he has seen his picture in the paper. The bishop nods and the man asks what he was cured of in a respectful slang filled exchange.
A fragment describes Nero among conspirators who backed Galba for emperor and notes fear of daggers spurring Nero to take his own life.
The fragment describes a confrontation where a speaker says they were attacked by Bit Jones, injuring the speaker's eye and clothing. The caller asks their mother to fetch the father's razor strap for immediate action, mentioning a soon upcoming date in an hour. The tone is urgent and domestic, implying a violent dispute and a need for swift retribution.
The quote reflects a shift in the present century from theology to liberty. Saints become conspicuous revolutionists as heroism remains, yet direction is dictated by the age’s pressure, according to H. W. Leeky.
A Indianapolis girl asks if Niagara Falls is turned off at night after watching the water volume pour over the American side. She imagines the water from the Indiana settlers monument at Indianapolis also being turned off late each night.
A ten year old boy unearthed a very ancient silver coin at Mapford England. He also found a battered rusted silver match case missing its lid. The coin bears a queen's head on one side and the inscription Wil on the other. Officials estimate the coin to be about 350 years old.
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