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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1921
Page
2
Chicago market reports show pork receipts at 5 000 with total receipts about 6 495 for cattle 200 sheep 4 500. Prices vary by weight with hogs 7.00 to 7.80, cattle to 7.40 and sows around 6.00 to 8.76, official totals released with no market on Monday December 26.
Peculiar schedule lists Reneau and Schulty sale at Myers Farm near Prairie Flower on January 28. Redlinger closing out near Washington on January 10. Stephenson and Shaner in Winfield with a Duroc bred sow sale on January 8. Alliman Bros at Noble with Duroc cow sale on February 2. Hunter and Hunter selling spotted Poland China.
Norma Talmadge is honored by a hog breed named Norma's Pride at the Bradley Harbold ranch in Cen terville Iowa. The hogs are described as world class prize stock tied to the actress who appears in The Wonderful Thing at the Fox Theatre.
Farm department outlines scours in calves tied to sanitation and feeding. Treat white scour via naval iodine and disinfectant powder. manage common scour with half ration and castor oil, then adjust milk mix with formalin solution. Emphasizes cleanliness, sunshine, clean water, and salt. notes Butter market decline and rising butter production, plus poultry stock levels and turkeys’ Christmas demand.
Iowa farmer BE CT Ketcham enjoys modern power on his farm and predicts a future with motor power agriculture. He uses tractors to work 25 acres of corn daily and 40 acres of grain in a day and a half, while doing his own repairs and stressing proper oil use. He aims to farm without horses, intensify production, grow alfalfa, lime fields, raise better livestock and babies.
In dialogue from the Birmingham Age-Herald and Literary Digest the talk turns to gardening and neighbors. A dispute over chickens leads to a reconciliation and an amusing discovery of hidden stores. The piece contrasts with a question about the girl of today, answered with a teasing remark.
Leona Neal Gale and Opal Polton aged six to fifteen from Wellman Iowa will spend Christmas at a state provided home in Toledo. Judge C A Dewey deemed the mother unfit, Sheriff Denison and Fred Schroeder transport the four older children to the juvenile home once the Leander Clark college buildings. The home aids dependent children not a reform school and uses former Leander Clark facilities now owned by the state. Congresswoman Alice Robertson quips a remark about women and ham sandwiches.
Local notices list events at Castle Hall Rotary esquire rank ceremony. Christian church program Friday evening at 7 20. Fort nightly club art department meet Tuesday 2 30 with Mrs F L Wilson. Pythian Sisters hold important meeting Tuesday 7 30 December 27 Castle Hall. St Pauls Evangelical Christmas program Sunday 6 pm. Farmers Union to form local State organizer at No 11 school Dec 28 7 30. Prairie Mlower Baptismal Sunday morning. Young Women Missionary Society 7 30 Tuesday Dec 27. New Haven Baptist revival after New Years Rev Unthank.
A Portland press report describes a woman who stayed in a hotel alone and spoke loudly enough for echoes to trap her final words. Her bold attempt to speak one last time proved fatal by the echoing sounds.
A Washington Star quote features Senator Sorghum on expectations in politics. He argues that managing expectations is an asset and credits his success to keeping supporters hopeful despite disappointments.
Mrs A D Dusenberry of 615 EB seesond St credits Doan's Kidney Pills with relief from chronic kidney trouble back pain and nervous spells. She says the remedy cured irregular kidney action helped sleep and energy and she reaffirms her 1910 promise. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY publishes the testimonial in support of the product.
A dialogue questions if the area is for Hollywood figures only and confirms a grand residence on the corner belongs to a celebrated divorce lawyer, highlighting the pretentious homes of prominent figures in Birmingham.
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