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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1908
Page
2
The article contrasts insects, noting the queen bee lays about 300 eggs per hour while the queen termite can lay 84,000 daily and around 80,000 during a month long laying season. It adds the queen bee outlives the termite, laying 1,500,000 eggs over four or five summers.
Winter wheat prices range from No. 2 red at 1.03 to No. 3 hard at 1.00 per bushel with spring wheat at 1.07 for No. 1 northern. Corn and oats show mixed quotes while hogs and cattle receipts and prices are listed for Chicago and East Buffalo markets. Elgin butter markets report creamery extra at 30 cents and firsts at 25 to 27 cents.
Berlin December 12 a Reichstag debate quoted Reich Foreign Affairs Secretary von Schoen denying any government payment for suppressing the Hale interview with Emperor William. He said no funds were used and the withdrawal was the emperor’s own initiative.
The dialogue jokes about obtaining atmosphere in Pittsburgh for a steel mill story. Gunner plans to visit the city, and the exchange humorously notes that atmosphere is taken by the chunk, via Chicago News.
The District Court of Washington County Iowa requires all named defendants and unknown claimants to answer Helen Cunningham's suit by noon of the second day of the next term beginning January 5 1909 at the courthouse in Washington. The petition seeks to quiet title to Lot five in block four in Brighton and related parcels, claiming record and equitable ownership for over twenty years and asking cancellation of adverse claims and liens.
A foreclosure suit filed in Springfield against St Marys Academy of Benedictine Sisters of Nauvoo seeks $16,000 on a note signed by Sister Mary of the institution and endorsed by P J Keiran. The note was purchased by Alliance Insurance from Keiran.
Milwaukee December 12 John Muenzenberger eighty one files for divorce from Amelia sixty seven after less than two months of marriage. He cites disputes over a bank book which she demanded in threatening terms saying she would fix him if not given.
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