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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1925

Page

2

Hogs and Cattle Prices Steady to Higher in Chicago Markets

Daily Market Reports from Chicago show hog receipts around 32 000 with a steady to higher tone. Hogs 190 340 lb butchers 11 60 11 85. sows 10 66 10 80. feeders 9 50 10 50. Cattle receipts 12 000 with steers steady to higher, yearlings active, top loads 16 25. cows and heifers steady to firm. calves 12 50 14 00. Lambs and sheep demand strong with fat lambs 17 25 17 75 and feeding lambs up to 17 90. Wheat and corn futures mixed with May wheat 4 87% to 87 and corn around 1 29 to 1 32.

Chicago

Livestock Estimates Reported for Tomorrow

Chicago February 24 official live stock estimates show 7000 cattle 8000 sheep and 11000 pigs for tomorrow.

Chicago Omorrow House

College basketball scores and results across multiple games

Results show St Thomas over Des Moines University 37 to 29, Central 27 over Penn 26, Carleton 25 over Cornell 22, Oklahoma 42 over Grinnell 25, Penn State 2 over Syracuse 18, Army 42 over Muhlenberg 18, Ohio State 34 over Northwestern 23, Indiana 20 over Illinois 24, Wisconsin 32 over Purdue 39, Dartmouth 21 over Columbia 15, Carnegie Tech 36 over Notre Dame, South Dakota University 29 over South Dakota State 22. In Tahiti, exploration on Rurutu reveals high quality manganese, paint rock, copper traces, and a promising platinum ore deposit studied by European assay ers. Rurutu lies 200 miles south of Tahiti.

St. Thomas Des Moines University Central Penn Carleton Cornell Oklahoma Grinnell University of Pennsylvania Syracuse Army Muhlenberg Ohio State Northwestern Indiana Wiinois Wisconsin Purdue Dartmouth Columbia Carnegie Tech Notre Dame Papeete Tahiti Rurutu

Oldest Test Station Rothamsted at Harpenden England

Rothamsted station in Harpenden England is the oldest agricultural experiment station in the English speaking world. Some tests have run since the mid nineteenth century.

Rothamsted Station Harpenden England

Sale Dates and Locations for Noble and Washington

Sale dates listed for February 28 at Stock Yard Noble La Community Sale and March 2 closing out sale three percent miles south of Washington. George Simerman.

Noble, la Washington George Simerman

Poultry and Livestock Prices From Washington Markets

Market list shows prices for cream and eggs, various weights of hens, leghorn and black varieties, old roosters, ducks and geese, swan geese, beef and horse hides. No market for cull sick or crippled poultry. Prices include 22 cents for saltientn and 14 cents, 12 cents, 8 cents, 16 cents, 7 cents, 8 cents per pound or head as listed.

Washington

Grain and feed prices listed for Chicago market bid

Chicago bid table shows wheat No 2 hard at 1.86 and No 3 at 1.83 to 1.84. Corn values range from No 3 mixed 1.12 to No 6 yellow 1.05 to 1.07. Oats rye barley and seeds priced with various grades and figures including lard and ride.

Chicago

Race Relations Talk At Des Moines Church

Dr George F E Haynes of New York spoke on race relations to a large Des Moines audience at St Paul A M E Church. He traced the Inter Racial Movement from Atlanta to the north, urged strong leadership among Negroes, and praised the work of the organization and its members. The meeting was under the Ministerial Alliance with Rev R P Palmer presiding and the Y M C A Glee Club performing.

J. B. Kaslev A. M. FE Des Moines George FE. Haynes New York St. Paul A.M. EB. Dhurch Haynes Atlanta South North Steaper the West High School Ministerial Alliance R. P. Palmer Y. M. C. A. Glee Club

Cedar Rapids Wins Indoor Track Meet at Iowa University

Washington high school wins fourth consecutive inter scholastic meet at Iowa City as Cedar Rapids captures team title. John Robinson clears 5 ft 10 7/8 in high jump, Shove and Stamats set 440 dash marks, and Hogendorn sets 880 run time in a meet packed with records.

Cedar Rapids Iowa University Associated Press Iowa City Washington High School John Robinson Burlington Shove Stamats Berg Hogendorn Colfax Washington High Redel Beauchamp Winfield Stamata Washinton Griswold Fort Madison Raubenfels Tissler Swack Boettger Grinnell Dolesal Boyer Ammons Grant High Igeman Harper Coadh Svack Boettgeer McClung Robinson Nicewander Christy Coad Hines Burlington Stamatic Washington High James Town City Gabbert

Public sale under writ against Kisor spouses in Washington Iowa

By virtue of a writ directed from the District Court of Washington County Iowa the goods and lands of G G Kisor and Lena Kisor are to be sold at public auction in front of the Court House Washington Iowa on Monday March 9 1925 between 9 am and 4 pm The lot described is Lot 3 in Block 1 in Littlers subdivision Old College Grounds South Washington an addition to Washington City The sale starts at 130 pm and is conducted by the Sheriff of Washington County Iowa Charles M Denison credit cash terms Feb 7 1925 with notice Feb 24 Mar 3

District Court Washington County Iowa G. G. Kisor Lena Kisor Court House Washington Littler Old College Grounds South Jake J. Minnick

Fort Fisher and the Fall of Wilmington in Civil War

The article recalls Fort Fisher as a failed 1864 Union assault under Butler and Porter and then a successful 1865 land attack led by Alfred H. Terry. It notes heavy Confederate defenses, a disastrous powder-ship explosion, and the subsequent fall of Wilmington, bringing Union victory and Southern capitulation months later.

Fort Fisher B. Butler Alfred H. Terry We Wien Ingray Wilmington Cape Fear River Col. W. Lamb David Porter Butler Porter Furle Alfred H.terry Union Western

Revival Meetings to Open Sunday at Chester Church

West Chester's Baptist church hosts a two week evangelistic campaign starting Sunday March 1 led by Rev C F Hillis and his wife. Evening services run seven thirty except Saturdays with large past campaigns yielding hundreds of conversions in other towns. The Hills aim to bless all churches in West Chester and surrounding country through this town wide effort.

Chester West Chester Baptist Church C. Fe, Hillis Hillis Union Tabernacles Derry Hillig

Cod Liver Oil Tablets Promise Quick Gains for Children

An old advertisement touts McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets as a tasty, inexpensive remedy to improve appetite and add weight in puny children. It claims rapid results with a 9 year old gaining 12 pounds in seven months and a thin woman adding 9 pounds in 24 days, endorsed by doctors and pharmacists nationwide.

McCoy J. FE Lemmon America McCoy’s

Quick Quips From A Busy Day In 1925

A collage of wry comments on prices gas tax and politics with jokes about Chicago Los Angeles and Boston scenes. Mentions a judge sentencing a man thirty years a blithe tax and fashion notes plus humorous takes on spring delays and public figures.

West Chester campaign meeting with singing and sermons

A community campaign event in West Chester invites all residents with Mrs Hillis in charge of singing. The schedule includes Sundays with messages on catching Paul's passion for souls and an exciting race scene. Mrs Hillis and Mr Hillis will preach during the week as well.

West Chester Mr. Hillis

Prosperity Walks Abroad in Northwestern States

Prosperity's sudden arrival last summer unsettled Northwestern states with unexpected economic shifts. Chicago reports the phenomenon spreading through communities as markets adjust to new conditions and residents reassess their financial plans.

Chicago

Northwestern agriculture revival spurs prosperity says editor

The agricultural editor of The Minneapolis Tribune reports a revival in the northwest with 45 active farm projects across the region. He cites rising crop values from 1923 to 1924 and dairy by products boosting dairying, pigs, and poultry, arguing farm households meet debts from milk income and oppose price fixing.

Mr. Collisson the Tribune Five Northwest Star Collisson Federal Reserve District Minnesota

Cooks Prefer Gas Shows Half of US Cooking Use

A recent estimate indicates that about half of cooking in the United States is done with natural gas. The finding highlights gas appliances as the dominant choice in domestic kitchens across the nation.

United States

After Baby Was Born Woman Credits Pinkham Remedy

Mrs. James Miles of Dover Ohio says after childbirth she suffered pains in her sides and weakness until Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound restored her health. She credits the medicine for putting her on her feet again and notes it is sold by druggists everywhere.

Dover Ohio Lydia E. Pinkham James Miles Cherry Street

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