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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1933
Page
2
Chicago market details show 20 000 hogs with steady to lower prices. Pigs 10 pounds and up 2.65 to 3.85, sows 2.80 to 3.15. Cattle and veal prices listed by weight, with steers 500 to 900 pounds 5.75 to 7.25 for good and choice, calves and vealers also priced across weight ranges. Sheep at 17 000 head, mostly steady with ranges for lambs and mutton across weight classes.
Chicago notes firmer markets for eggs butter and poultry with steady to strong prices amid varied receipts. Grain quotes show May wheat around 4.64, corn near 0.25, oats about 0.17, with other figures indicating fluctuating futures and near term contracts.
Leap year has been blamed for marriage customs and women's proposals but such links are overstated. A century old English almanac cites a Scottish 1228 law about allowing maidens to propose, yet Alexander II ruled Scotland earlier and Henry III’s era shows no such statute in England. France Genoa and Florence had similar rules in later periods.
The Sunday school began as a Sunday meeting for children in Gloucester England with Robert Raikes who hired teachers at 25 cents a day and started in 1780. A London offshoot by Rowland Hill opened in 1784 and day long sessions ran after church services. In New England the first organized Sunday school is linked to Bishop Asbury in Hanover Virginia.
A Johns Hopkins study counted 402 wasps in a single nest including 105 adults, larvae, and pupae. Experts note autumn sampling likely underestimates the summer population, as worker wasps die off in warm months. The nest was preserved in alcohol for a year after collection.
The page notes Johannes Gutenberg born around 1400 in Mainz and his partnership with Faust to establish a printing press. It records his early works a vocabulary and a Latin Bible, his death about 1468, and the Gutenberg Bible as a prized but scarce volume with 41 known copies, most imperfect. A London private collector recently paid well over $100,000 for a paper copy at auction.
The line attributed to President Andrew Jackson claims he favored federal authority over state interests in the Cherokee Nation vs Georgia dispute. The Supreme Court ruled for the Indians, but Jackson believed U S interests and Georgia's interests were superior, leading to continued removal despite the treaty.
Anthony Hope observes that thinking of others yields either tempered self satisfaction or resigned acceptance. He notes science and heart diverge and that personal misery varies, with the happy visible to us while the wretched seem distant, and cautions against easy conversion of Granties's doctrine proponents.
D. F. Macon reports local happenings from neighboring towns including civic events, school news, and small community milestones. Highlights focus on meetings, anniversaries, and new business openings with placing dates and attendee names where available.
Local notes recount a cold week with foggy mist and near blizzard chill as residents from Wellston to Columbus Junction visit Washington. It records visits, a funeral in Columbus City, a family birth, a car purchase, and a store purchase amid frigid January conditions.
Weather concerns delay the Mayhew sale near Thavre as road conditions hinder attendance and operations. Officials expect improved travel and a rescheduled date as community members monitor forecasts.
Valley Junction High school’s mat team swept most district titles at the state district meet, amassing 48 points to Perry’s 25. Grinnell placed third as Wendel Bates won the 145 pound class and Bradley was runner-up in the 135 pound division. Earl Golwin of Yale dislocated a rib and forfeited in the 115 pound final.
Knotek Brothers at the Trier sale pavilion sold Wave Ace Durocs with a top price of 57.00 for a fall boar sired by Wave Ace Iowa Grand Champion, bought by Manley and Anderson of Bondurant. A Wave Ace bred fall sow topped at 54.00 bought by Cramer & Son of Monroe. The sale averaged 24.00 with 1sows through the ring at 25.00.
Route six reports visitors at Mrs John Shebeck and Charlie Stewart homes with group gatherings across routes. The Fuhr Garrett funeral for Mrs Schmidt is noted at Muscatine with sympathy offered to the family. cold, stormy weather hindered activity and moving plans loom as spring approaches.
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