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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1922
Page
2
Market data from Chicago show cattle hogs and sheep receipts for December 16 1922 with estimated totals and price ranges. Notable figures include hogs estimated at 1500 to 1600 head with steady tone, cattle around 1500, and sheep about 1000. Bulk sales ranged across weight classes with top prices around 8.20 and 7.70 for sows and heavy weights.
Auction notices show sales by Roy Schiebel near Washington on December 27 and Ralph W. Moore in Crawfordsville on December 28 both closing out. February dates include John Wagner in Washington for a Poland China Sale on the 3rd and R. S. Custer in Washington closing out on February 22.
A fictional 1922 Western Newspaper crime story opens with Sylvia Latham answering a secretary ad for a large corporation. She resigns after a heated dispute between Henry Cowle and his son Harry over moving to Portland and marriage plans. Sylvia then interviews for a live-in cook job with Mrs Chambers and encounters a bustle of domestic misadventure as Alphonse returns home.
County Agent Harold V. Ellis presented the Washington county farm bureau’s annual report noting a prior deficit of 870.14 and detailing soil, lime, and fertilizer projects, pruning and spraying demonstrations, and extensive poultry culling efforts. The report highlights lime applications, seed potato trials, soybean and clover programs, and weathered insect challenges while stressing continued education through extension services and farmer cooperation.
Fragmentary dialogue references a person named Jones and a speaker named Snibblings. The shard hints at grievance and moral judgment without full context or events. No dates, places, or clear outcomes are present in the legible portion.
Quip between Estellie and Mabel reveals a mood of light chatter about clothing. Mabel suggests a hand-painted blouse as the best match for Estellie’s complexion, reflecting period tone and social banter.
A description of barbarian societies where gender separation is extreme, with men and women using distinct languages in interactions. The text notes this linguistic division as part of broader sexual segregation trends.
The note recalls that betrothal rings were often used as pledges in ancient Greece and Rome, with rings becoming formal wedding symbols over time. It contrasts betrothal and wedding rings and notes the evolution of the pledge.
The advertisement describes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a remedy for catarrh and deafness caused by catarrh. It touts an ointment for local relief and an internal tonic that acts through the blood on mucous surfaces to restore normal conditions. Sold by druggists for over 49 years by F. J. Chengy & Co. Toledo, Ohio.
The Farm Bureau reports 58 meetings and tours like the first Township tour at Lime Creek and a large 300 attendee picnic at Brighton. It highlights publicity efforts through newspapers and the Farm Bureau Exchange, notes a proposed 1923 program of demonstrations from sow selection to soil testing, and discusses hog disease testing permits and bee management.
The under cover reservoir will hold 25 million gallons and cost about 13 million dollars. Construction began in 1914 and the full waterworks addition should finish by 1926. The plant spans fifty acres and sits in an exclusive neighborhood with a top gardened for aesthetics.
Property Owners Federation urges fire tax payers to fund arrest and conviction of incendiaries in any town. Section 3 of Articles of Association directs contributions for numerous fires, regardless of location. Service core operates for the interest of fire taxes, not as an insurer.
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