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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1922
Page
8
Farm sales are reported to be considerably higher than pre estimates with Crawfordsville’s Ralpoore sale nearly doubling expectations. Cattle and hog prices show strength with cows to $80 and pigs at $8.30. Hay sells for about $6.50 a ton while farm equipment and harness also move well.
Des Moines reports a quarter million dollar gift to the University of Iowa medical school tied to a 450 000 dollar yearly appropriation for five years to complete a building program. Lawmakers convene January eight amid tax concerns and competing funding requests including education, roads, and maternity welfare.
Reading through the Washington notes many residents are visiting or shopping in Washington yesterday and today. Names include CC Harley of West Chester W A Cherry of Brighton H D Frame of Ainsworth Lyon's for cookies Schuyler Livingston in Des Moines Ben Adams of Keota Mrs Bell Kelsey Crawfordsville Miss Mabel Horman Crawfordsville and James Fitzgerald Ainsworth. Orders urged early for bakery goods.
A collage of notices records customers and shoppers at Bruns Seed Store Lemmon’s Pharmacy and Washington National Bank notes along with travels of Mrs L Stewart Mrs Phelix Ott Donald Ross and others. It reports visits between Washington Keota Ainsworth and Monmouth with families and a Wendell Rocking chair missing item appeal and Legion officers election mention.
The article discusses how the phrase due process of law is not defined in constitutions but is generally understood as law administered through regular court processes. It explains the common interpretation across state and federal documents.
In an English police court a woman derides certain husbands saying they are useful only for playing with children while a bit of work remains undone. The remark reflects attitudes toward domestic help and gender roles presented during the proceedings.
A Seulenan reflects that true depth lies not in forgetting self but in thinking of others. The piece contrasts self-absorption with a charitable mindset, urging consideration of others as a path to virtue.
A newspaper suggests a young man retreat from civilization to a tropic isle but notes coconuts on the consolidated coconut exchange and the amalgamated banana Fickers union planning an island-wide strike, signaling unrest once there.
The bureau of standards cites the only known case of papier mache wheels being used in Pullman cars. Pullman car wheels were built by gluing many cardboard plates between two outside thin metal plates and encased by a steel tire.
A quirk of nature gives a man a terrapin appetite and a tea and toast stomach while champagne lures him toward excess. The odd description weighs humor against health and hints at appetite’s stubborn edge.
The Osage orange tree is native to the southwest United States and is not closely related to the true orange. It was first found near an Osage Indian village, and its fruit resembles an orange in appearance, which explains the name.
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