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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1920
Page
2
Chicago market report shows receipts for hogs cattle and sheep with bids across weights. Prices range with hogs up to 16.25 and cattle and veal ranges. slow market for beef and lambs with mixed quality and various weight classes.
Iowa Ally 10Wa 1 B Hunt manager reports corn at 149 cars with tone steady but corn No 4 W C at 1.45 14T oats 87 cars with tone steady No 3 W 0 at 87 88114 delivered.
The hornpipe is an old English dance rich in British sailor folklore. Modern hornpipes are in common time and livelier, while the ancient form preserves its maritime connection to the instrument used during performance.
The Rouen great clock, built in 1280, has run for centuries with only cleaning and minor repairs. It never stopped for more than five centuries and continues to strike hours and chime quarters.
The smallest French dependency is Ile d Hoedle east of Belle Isle with 288 residents who do not speak French. Celtic Fishing is the main industry and households are run by women. The town has no streets and mud houses.
A facetious man quips that a couple of dull kids will make any woman look smart if they are on her feet. The remark is presented without further context or attribution.
A list of farm department public sale and closing out sale dates appears with names and locations near Washington. Entries include Ida W. Koehler, Carl Swails, O. H. Palmer, J A Thompson, Corneal Welch, J H Mangold, Virgil Turnipseed, W E Turnipseed, W M & Lloyd Easter, Matt Casey, J H Baird, N H & D M Denison, Chas Shalla, W M & W R Galloway, O H Davia. Additional statistics show cattle and hog numbers, values, and a note on hog cholera immunity trials conducted in Amex Iowa. A letter from C H Faires discusses using purebred sires in the Better Sires campaign.
Mr. W Hodges and his wife and children leave Ainsworth after eight years to settle in Rio Illinois where Hodges has bought a farm. Mrs Hodges leaves Iowa with a noted poultry record including 1919 sales of 625 dollars and 240 dollars from chickens and 250 birds in her care.
A Bureau of Crop Estimates survey as of January 1 notes fewer farm animals overall with mild cows up about 272000 head and mules up 41000 head. Other cattle down 700000 head and horses down 373000 head, reflecting shifts in cattle and equine stocks.
Chaos erupts at Mount Pleasant Insane Hospital as attendants Anderson and Swallow clash in a ward. After investigations by Dr. R. A. Stewart and Senator McColl, Anderson is discharged and Swallow faces pressure to resign. A second riot call leads to further resignations and threats of charges amid a tense power struggle.
In Webster City a fake telegram with the name of O. C. Pliley induced First National Bank to wire $125 via Western Union. The forger, now in Idaho, used a second telegram seeking $75. The initial message, reportedly from Des Moines, led to payment without proper ID.
The article cautions against taunting children as it worsens a child’s disposition. It notes parents are unlikely culprits, while older siblings or relatives may cause ongoing misery through playful taunts. A thoughtless adult can set a child struggling, repeatedly thwarting their aims and causing irritation.
A quotation attributed to Chesterfield asserts that true merit cannot stay hidden and will be discovered, though recognition may not always come as deserved. It emphasizes that merit is ultimately shown by the person who possesses it.
Mount Saugay is described as the most active volcano in the world with a height of 17 190 feet. It sits on the eastern Andes in South America and has remained in near constant eruption since 1728.
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