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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1920
Page
2
Daily market report shows cattle and hogs with steady to strong bids and higher day gains. Estimates cite receipts of 10 000 cattle 16 000 hogs and 25 000 mixed, with packers and traders adjusting limits and prices across weights and grades.
A damaged notice appears to reference a Main Floor Exchange event in Chicago Illinois under the Commissions Merchand G and Yard names with unclear dates and details. The readable fragment suggests a local business or public sale context but lacks complete facts.
Saturday December 11 marks the final day for Christmas photo negatives with many appointments booked. Local items note travels to Richland Havre Ottumwa and Wayland for family visits. Spirelly corset demonstrations at Hotel Colenso and a K P convention in Ottumwa are mentioned along with Ford supplies and jewelry offerings.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Maxwell departed last night for Seattle to visit relatives and will stay with his sister Mrs. John Springer in Palo Alto and with kin in Los Angeles.
Schedules announce a community dance Friday night at the Armory with all residents invited. Notices mention Mrs. E. J. Evans of Ainsworth visiting Washington. An advertisement promotes Lemmon’s Rheuma plan from Lemmon’s Drug Store. Miss Sue Wallingford travels to Winfield to see her sister. Westphal's Jeweler sells mesh bags and coin purses. Lyda Hellam is a chiropractor at 205wd-fr-tt, Black Southwest Corner Square, over Farmer's Union.
The passage emphasizes the economic value of teaching health to citizens, stating that raising healthy citizens is essential for the republic. It urges all efforts to promote health education as foundational for national strength.
A sequence of farm sale notices announces closing out sales and purebred cattle auctions across Iowa towns including Titus Grace Hill West Chester Keota Wells ton Columbus Junction Washington Haskins and Ainsworth with sale dates mid December and late December thorough listings of bidders and locations by Oscar Bjork O Dayton C O Dayton F T Kauffman Clegg Bros Fred B Weekly P S Stock L Bauer and O B Willey Angus cattle sale noted.
Mrs C L Smith traveled to Columbus Junction this morning to see Fordson purchasers from the prior week. Shoppers included Ralph Bauer Cyrus Wagner Fred Cannon Geo Bush Walter Boyer William Johnson Bert Buckles. West Side Jewelry owner sold silver and gold to customers. W A Sagen a Chicago millinery salesman was in town on trade calls.
Mrs. Jerome Williams and Hoyt Jerome from Erie visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Warner. Notice to delinquent water consumers last day to pay water rent without penalty. If unpaid, water will be turned off. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ross visit James Cowger in Fairfield. Upholstered goods and jewelry ads appear including pianos, mesh bags, coin purses, and an Edison diamond disc as a Christmas present option.
PARM BUREAU NOTES discusses methods to improve alkaline soils in Washington county. Deep cultivation and straw mulch reduce evaporation and salt buildup while under drainage carries soluble salts away, reclaiming affected fields. Also brief notices: visitors, ads, sales, and local errands follow the agricultural column.
The notes urge the W C T U to attend the upcoming Thursday meeting at Mrs. Bergquick's Easy Main, with devotional subject Secret of Our Success from Psalms 37 3 5. Leader Mrs. Cherry emphasizes dues payments and urges sending the dollar if attendance is impossible.
The Fordson performs daring stunts touted as the wildest show yet and promises massive crowd appeal. A school survey notes milk drinkers are taller and heavier than non drinkers and two years ahead in growth.
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