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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1921
Page
2
Chicago market report dated December 13 1921 shows hogs with receipts around 63000 and cattle demand steady with beef and veal prices listed. Sheep and lambs saw higher prices while feeders remained steady. official yesterday figures and printer notes from W Wagner & Co included.
Des Moines merchants report Christmas decorations including trees holly mistletoe and wreaths will cost about 15 percent less this year than during the last two seasons. A 16 percent national price cut is noted due to high freight but demand remains strong with 6000 to 7000 trees stored for last minute buyers.
A sequence of sale listings near Washington Columbus Junction Wayland and Winfield outlines dates from December 14 through January 28 for various ranch and purebred livestock auctions. Names include Mrs Wm Galloway L B Hoyle Rowe and Westbrook J M Wolfe Frank Dutler Val Redfinger Stephenson and Shaner Alliman Bros and others at multiple northeast and northwest of Washington locations.
August 1921 freight traffic on the Rock Island shows 833,384,000 net ton miles versus 789,196,000 in August 1920, with net railway operating income reaching 2,365,961 dollars. Eight months to August yield an 8,690,907 dollar income, reversing a 1920 deficit. Net tons per train stood at 5650 in August 1921.
In August 1920 Rock Island shows higher carload tonnage at 26.4 tons versus 25 last August and 24.5 for the year. Miles per car day stand at 29.4, down from 30.5 last August but up from 26.6 for the year. The report notes improved morale on Rock Island lines and optimism for future months.
Wisdom from Hsun Shih Chang stresses that national welfare and human happiness hinge on labor thrift neighborly kindness and mutual help not on military power or science. The piece notes habits as assets or liabilities and warns many people undervalue themselves before any effort. It also offers a tip that dried orange peel repels moths without odor.
The weekly farm note reports continued light poultry supply with heavier selling, a declining butter market due to higher receipts, and a 5 percent year over year rise in butter production. It urges better cream delivery quality, twice weekly winter deliveries, and notes rising egg supplies lowering prices. Moldy corn in Iowa warns against feeding it to livestock to avoid poisoning risks.
C Reike Sperry reports strong profits from 80 acre poultry farm with net gains of 1834.27 in 1919 and 1800 in 1920 plus 1500 in first ten months of 1921. Mrs Geo Bunker Henry County nests 4622 from 284 hens averaging 122 eggs per hen this season. Both stress careful culling winter feeding and tankage based mash as key to profitability.
The Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association certifies 55 000 bush els of small grain seed with emphasis on lowar cats in 1919. Strong focus on avoiding noxious weed seeds and ensuring seed purity under set rules. Moldy corn in open cribs concerns Iowa farmers, mold grows with moisture in storage.
Soil experts at Iowa State College urge applying lime to the surface rather than plowing it under and recommend discing or harrowing to work it in. Finely crushed limestone is preferred, as other forms require special treatments or risk burning off organic matter. When used with manure in truck crop farming, better lime grades can be used with careful application for best results.
In Guthrie and surrounding counties, field tests by County Agent W A Geiger with Iowa State College extension crop specialists show northern certified potato seed yields larger and fewer scabby tubers than home grown seed under identical conditions. Cass and Mitchell counties report similar results as the trial assesses certified seed value.
Forty four youths in the Have A Large Sow And Lit Ter Club of Franklin County raised and sold 132 animals at a recent sale. Members grew 268 pigs over the summer with local banks financing the effort and offering $280 for the best animals developed.
University of Iowa installs a motion picture machine to analyze athletes in action. Coaches including Bresnahan and Ashmore plan to use films of sprinters, hurdlers, jumpers, and backfield players to correct technique and aid the summer coaching course.
The American Legion Weekly piece jokes about a Bagdad ferris wheel made of timber with crude chairs and manual rotation. A lawyer asks about six bankers named as pallbearers in a will and the judge accepts, noting they have carried us so long they might finish the job.
Dec 12 Riverside reports Mr and Mrs Robert Heitzman visiting relatives in Iowa City while Fred Bauer underwent appendicitis surgery with serious prognosis. Local social events include Circle club at Claude Flynn home with Albert Hahn taking high honors. W R C officers elected for the coming year with Ellen Krebs as president and Laura Godlove as delegate to the district convention.
A playful note from the Boston Transcript quotes Uncle Ezra on opportunities, saying they may come once but hopes remain for repeats with something new. The line suggests resilience and returning attempts.
A Northwestern Canlidron letter quotes a parent saying his son can attend school today after shaving for the first time. The note notes readiness and plans to participate in classes.
Forecast calls for generally fair conditions with temperatures near or above normal. Some chance of light snow in the upper Mississippi Valley around Wednesday, with similar mild trends anticipated elsewhere in the region.
Crawfordsville reports visitors from J C Cunningham J C Mitchell J P Jones Vernon Russell Elwyn Davidson and W P Davidson in Washington yesterday. Eva Blankenhorn remains ill after appendicitis surgery at Washington County Hospital. Local high school boys basketball team traveled to Washington to face the high school.
Ad copy evokes a New York clothing store scene praising a lapel as delicate yet resilient, opening like a flower to sunlight. The fragment reflects old advertising prose celebrating fashion and craftsmanship across eras.
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