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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1922
Page
2
Hogs estimated receipts 7500 holdover 7579 cattle 1000 sheep 500. Fat market strong to higher. top 45. Bulk sales 15 40 heavy weights 250 plus 8.40. Medium 200-350 lbs 8.40. Light 150-260 lbs 8.45. Light lights 180-150 lbs 8.40. Packing sows 250+ smooth 7.60 7.00. 200+ rough 7.30 7.65. Pigs 130 lbs down 8.25 8.40. Shipments and receipts listed.
Beach-Wickham Grain Co furnishes market data for Burlington Iowa with Chicago cash prices. Wheat steady to 2 cents higher at 40 car volume. corn 340 cars at fractional gains. oats 130 cars up 1 cent. Grades listed include No 3 yellow corn 72 72.5, Old No 3 white oats 44.5, No 2 hard wheat 1.22 to 1.24. Livestock estimates for Monday show 62 000 hogs 25 000 cattle and 22 000 sheep.
The Rock Island Stork Yards hosts a cattle sale on December 9 by Brown and Shirley. December 12 features a closing out sale by Thomas and Leahy east of Rubio. December 13 lists Alfred Nash closing out sale northwest of Crawfordsville. December 15 offers a public sale at Clyde Hill house in Brighton.
The Associated Press reports that 26 cow testing associations in Iowa are expanding beyond tuberculosis testing. Testers note new barns with running water, concrete floors, and silos built on tester recommendations.
In Fayette county most members lack silos, while Hardin county has 19 silos with more planned. Dubuque members bought 10 purebred bulls after a sale, and National Dairy Show attendance by association members is rising in many counties. Delaware county reported 11 percent at the show last year, now 48 percent.
A Sabbath School lesson centers on the trinity of love time money and personal service with Jesus guiding how to translate love into action. The Good Samaritan story illustrates neighbor love and calls believers to serve despite differences, asking who is my neighbor and urging practical help.
Ames reports Iowa State College hogs win 61 ribbons six breeds and over 1700 dollars in prize money at the International Livestock Show in Chicago. The college also collects numerous cattle and sheep honors, while oat apple seedling efforts gain Wilder medal acclaim and Iowa leads the national Farm Bureau convention race.
Iowa's 11,000,000 bushel potato harvest suffers stem rot due to high late season temperatures and moisture. Extension pathologist R H Porter notes damage occurs in field and during harvesting unless stored properly, with Rural New Yorker varieties most affected.
The Wilder medal for outstanding horticultural contribution for the year is awarded to the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station for its work in developing the Ames apples program and related innovations.
A reconstructed sapphire is an imitation of the real gem. Counterfeit rubles reveal deceit through bubbles, and a sham sapphire may show the same sign. It resembles a doublet made from two clear crystals with a color layer between.
An advertising man notes varying city character and perceived gender markets. He observes Pittsburgh Gary Youngstown and Akron as male oriented markets while towns like Haverhill Lynn Lowell and Fall River are described as female oriented retail zones.
Advice notes that acids like lemon juice or vinegar can alter fabric color and suggests restoring it by sponging with ammonia and water followed by chloroform. The guidance focuses on chemical steps to revert color changes in textiles.
October and November additions include works by Curwood Sinclair Lewis Norris Wharton Wylie and Van Loon among many others. Notable entries include The Country Beyond The Dust Flower Glimpses of the Moon Story of Mankind and Barnaby Lee. A popular early perfume tale appears among lingering catalog notes.
A Dutch concert is a social entertainment where each man sings his own song aloud while neighbors sing along, or participants take turns singing a verse of any song, often with a well known chorus repeated after each verse.
A comic exchange unfolds as a villager scolds a motorist for driving too slowly and the driver jokes about cleaning the carburetors while awaiting service in Richmond. The dialogue highlights small town roadside humor and automotive woes.
Fragmented text references Ducks Pigeons and horse hides with prices and names garbled. Appears to describe trade or market activity with values like .88.40 and mentions individuals Fareed and others in an unclear listing.
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