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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1920
Page
2
Chicago report shows estimated receipts for cattle around 1,000 with holdovers 4,230 and mixed grain futures with wheat near 1.65 to 1.68. Corn steady to higher, oats firmer, rye around 1.53 to 1.64, and cash grain quotes across Chicago St Louis Toledo and other markets with various price ranges.
Readable fragments indicate a notice to consign live stock directly to a Chicago yard at 87-29 Main Floor Exchange. Specific names, dates, or terms are not clear in the fragment.
Polly Wallace the all western center is elected captain of the Ames Cyclones at a College Inn banquet honoring varsity football and cross country squads. The Oklahoma City native is a three year Ames letterman and war veteran who also starred for Minnesota and earned all western and all American mentions in critics notes.
In Cedar Rapids on December 11 the Iowa Motor Trades bureau met at the Chamber of Commerce with P F Chamberlin of the National Automobile Dealers Association urging dealers to advertise and sell service intelligently. He said public goodwill must be earned through friendly efficient service amid a favorable outlook for automotive trade.
The national System of education was introduced into Ireland in 1871 to take the place of the Society for the Education of the Poor. Before it, schools were run by churches as non pay schools or by charitable societies with government grants.
Ow er Wendell Holmes quips on restraint in victory and proper conduct. The Boston Pranscript cites a seasonable maxim about modesty in sportsmanship, urging competitors to boast little crow softly and pay up when beaten.
Toys as a whole have yielded larger profit than any other class of inventions.
Journal's Farm Department lists Dec sales by Clege Bros Columbus Junction and others near Washington and Keota with closing out events. Hog market tops Chicago, 70 head at 222 average, signaling tighter money and heavy receipts as farmers rush to cash in. Iowa State College experts urge seeding clover as green manure this spring to rebuild soil and profits after wartime shortages. A peace cry to return to clover is proposed to boost nitrogen and organic matter for future yields.
Des Moines reports the Iowa State Teachers association county superintendents group proposes a 3000 dollar minimum salary, 700 dollar travel aid, and authority to attend national education meetings. They also back consolidation changes, compulsory education enforcement by sheriff, and a 100 dollar per pupil tax levy with district authority to vote extra funds.
Iowa State College led all institutions at the Chicago International Live Stock show with a grand champion barrow and multiple firsts across hogs sheep and cattle. Individual winners include Harry Haddock of State Center and Geo Rosenfeld of Kelly, with the Clay Robinson cup awarded to ISU for top overall group.
Five Newton manufacturing plants halted operations leaving more than 600 workers idle. Four plants produce washing machines and one makes ditching machinery. The Maytag company One-Minute Manufacturing Co Automatic Electric Washer Co Woodrow company and the Par SONS company cited lack of demand and no clear date to resume work.
Fort Dodge Iowa December 11 Hanson and Tyler the largest automobile distributors in Iowa made a voluntary assignment of all their assets to the creditors. The company headquartered in Fort Dodge operates five branch houses in Sioux City Des Moines Webster City and Sioux Falls South Dakota.
The American Red Cross contributed five hundred thousand suits of reconditioned underwear and one hundred thousand pairs of rubber gloves to the League of Red Cross Societies for a typhus relief campaign in Central Europe. Estimated value is $650,000. Investigators warn of ongoing insanitary conditions aiding disease spread, especially in Poland where typhus risk remains high.
Des Moines reports Henry Wallace predicts an early upward turn in all farm prices and improved business conditions through 1921. He cites congressional action, labor wage aims, laid off workers, and deflation policy shifts as key factors shaping the market outlook amidst high railroad rates and currency inflation.
Partial line notes that wisely used resources can help everyone pass a difficult period with some financial loss but preserved productive energy. It emphasizes collective effort and cautious handling of shortages.
Des Moines Iowa December 11 Invitation letters from Iowa governor invite President Wilson and President-elect Harding to attend the National Conference on Parks in Des Moines January 10 to 12 1921. The notices credit cooperation with Interior Secretary John Barton Payne and urge early notification of attendance.
Jefferson county farmers now control the Jefferson County Fair association as Fairfield leaders retire after years of management. New officers elected at the Saturday meeting include President John Gilbert Secretary Charles Rose Treasurer E B Blakeney Bruce Gobble Rey Louden D J Johnston Frank McCormick and Charles Uisel. The farming community aims to keep officers and most directors as farmers for the coming year.
Market notes show prices for farm poultry and eggs. Fresh eggs per dozen, cream per pound, old hens per pound, old roosters per pound, ducks per pound, turkeys per pound with set rates and terms.
The dairy division of the Department of Agriculture assists dairymen in Dubois Pennsylvania to establish a cooperative milk distributing plant.
Mrs W F Haight reports dull kidney aches and hip pain eased by Doan's Kidney Pills. She describes vision flashes and low energy until relief after taking the medicine. The ad promotes Doan's Kidney Pills priced 60 cents at dealers, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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