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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1918
Page
2
Hogs and cattle markets show strong demand with higher prices. Estimated receipts total around 19,000 hogs and 1,000 cattle. hogs top near 17.90 and average around 17.64. Beef cattle, veal calves, and sheep also rise compared with the prior week.
Grain futures market update provided by E. W. Wagner & Co. of Iowa City. The report cites B. Hunt as manager and lists contact phone 726 for further information.
The Journal of the American Medical Association supports the high value of fish as a food but cautions that fish must be properly cared for to avoid potential harm, noting no criticism if properly prepared and handled.
A witty exchange strings together sharp social commentary as a woman weighs her words about Mrs. Gabbalot. The remark frames Mrs. Gabbalot as notably misinformed while maintaining a charitable tone.
A brief quote attributed to De Maitre highlights waltzing as the great secret of success. The line frames discipline and rhythm as keys to achievement.
The ad urges farmers to deliver poultry and cotton tail rabbits to the commission shippers due to bad roads. They raise prices by one cent per pound for deliveries and list current rates for turkeys geese ducks chickens and rabbits with instructions to keep produce fresh but not frozen.
Journal notes numerous farm sales and closings across Iowa counties with dates and locations for J R Dunn Harvey Hoyle W H McConnell Clegg Brothers Lewis Evans F C Beatty Edward Feichtmeir W L Bible Ernest Carlson Glenn Hayes Shaver Fry Frank Leeper Mike Trier J M Lord Son John Krebs Elmer Swickard R F Smylie and others as examples of local support for the Lord herd of Duroes. A noted Christmas gift farm and regional electrification projects are also mentioned.
Agricultural guidance explains that spraying fruit trees controls pests and diseases, boosting this year's yield and improving next year's buds. It details the cluster bud spray and subsequent applications with lime sulfur and lead arsenate, plus notes on timing and quantities. It also mentions local agricultural assistance. Separately, reports on Joe Knoeth delivering red hogs to Chas Thomas and pig Club results highlight heavy weights and good gains in farm stock feeding.
Cedar township farmer Jim Phillips advocates soil fertility by livestock methods while Karl Miksch of Ainsworth buys a Duroc spring boar from J. M. Lord & Son for his herd. The pig traces to Widle & Son of Genoa, Nebraska with Orion's King BF as sire, famed champion of the 1917 National Twine Show. Widle & Son refused 5,000 dollars for Orion's King.
Sioux City stock yards saw record hog receipts last week totaling 71,4283 hogs with a value of 2 606 818 dollars. Officials attribute the surge to a government appeal urging farmers to boost production.
Reports from a recent army horse auction show 300 sound horses weighing 1,100 to 1,700 pounds and aged five to ten years. The armistice ends military use and exporters may buy surplus horses, while shippers warn sellers to hold back as the market remains top heavy. Analysts anticipate price reductions next spring unless export demand expands, with tractors increasingly replacing horses on farms. Miss M Moermond husked 1,600 bushels of corn on her brother Jack’s farm, who is in the service.
A Minneapolis Journal critique mocks the grasshopper as an insect fool noting its aimless existence and cartoonish features. It contrasts bees wasps ants and crab worms to highlight the grasshopper’s perceived lack of purpose and intellect.
A silkworm hatches and quadruples in size every day, reaching about 4000 times its initial volume in 28 days. The rapid growth showcases the extraordinary metamorphosis from larva to cocoon.
Brief notes from Brighton and nearby towns record Christmas visits and departures. Ter esa Kasowsky returns from Des Moines to her parents. Warren Morgan comes home from Camp Dix. Mrs R J Armstrong and daughter Rhua visit J W Meyers. Marie Gowey returns from Davenport for holidays. Genevieve Tracy home from Iowa City for nine days. Mabel McCarty visits from Burlington. Dorothy Bridwell from Cedar Rapids visits. Margery Funston and Mrs Kime and baby return to Fremont. Katheryn Frazey departs for Pocahontas to resume school. Mrs H E Bryan and her son spend holidays with her parents.
Arthur Parks and Lloyd Dickinson return from the Great Lakes Naval Training Station on a ten day furlough. Mrs. Aletha Hicks learns her grandson Robert Hicks, 19, was accidentally shot and killed in Cass Lake Minnesota. Lieut. Harry Wentworth also comes home for a ten day furlough.
Virgil Cummings, son of Calvin Cummings, died at age ten after rheumatism and heart trouble. Born December 21 1908 in Texas, he lived most of his life in Crawfordsville and recently joined the local Presbyterian church. He is survived by his father and community mourns.
Cummings and his sister Neva will have private funeral services at the residence this Sabbath afternoon at 2 o'clock conducted by Rev. W. M. Covert.
Washington December 28 Uncle Sam begins demobilization of his mule army. At least 45000 mules and horses not needed by the government will be auctioned early in January. Some animals are in good condition while others show hard service and will need rest and recreation.
Chicago dispatch reports Clarence Cox a wealthy Fairfield Iowa stock dealer vanished December 16 after leaving with a car load of stock valued at 2800 dollars and sending a draft to his local bank. His wife supplied the information and detectives are investigating.
In Fairfield Dee 28 Clarence Cox, previously feared missing and last seen in Chicago, has returned to his home while his wife fears foul play remains possible but no details accompany the reappearance.
In Sioux City on Monday evening loud stink bombs released in a packed theatre caused the audience and actors to flee within ten minutes. Erwin Watts, 19, has been charged after several spectators identified him as the person who set off the bombs containing hydrogen sulfide with a rotten egg odor.
At a Pittsburgh steel works powdered coal moves through 1500 feet of four inch pipe under 40 psi and pushes four tons through a 550 foot line in five minutes showing extraordinary flow and pressure conditions.
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