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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1920
Page
2
Chicago market notes estimated receipts for hogs 7500 cattle 1900 sheep 5000. Prices show hogs strong to 10 up with top 15.36 and various weight classes linked to 14.10 to 16.25. Cattle and calves also listed with declines vs week ago and steady to strong stockers. Receipts and shipments figures given for hogs cattle sheep calves.
Grain futures close report furnished by E. W. Wagner and Co of Iowa City with J. B. Hunt as manager. Summary notes price movements and market activity for the day.
The piece argues that Shakespeare's children did not reach his standard, compares Dickens's offspring unfavorably, notes Owen Meredith as lesser than Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton, and says Alexander Dumas fils could not rival his father. It also states Nathaniel Hawthorne outpaced his son Julian in producing worthwhile books.
Six year old Willie overhears his parents talk about a vacant house. He observes the dining room is the lightest and explains it is because it is closest to the windows. The rooms are described as immense and dark overall.
A Housewife advises removing moisture or varnish from window glass by keeping spots moistened with turpentine and ammonia then rubbing with coarse cloth dipped in coarse salt. Alternatively moisten spots with baking soda in hot water and scrape off. The edge of a coin is sometimes used.
Literary fragment explores love and hesitation as one partner contemplates confessing while feigning indifference. It hints at internal dialogue and the tension of revealing true feelings. The piece reads like a journal note on romantic risk and emotional vulnerability.
Journal lists multiple farm department public sale dates and sellers near Washington, plus closing out sales around March. Grain loan withdrawals and anticipated market placements prompt concern in Washington area. Iowa corn yields and national dairy cow performance shown by crop reports. cows with higher production and butterfat yield more revenue per cost.
Readers are invited to send or call the Journal with interesting local farm items. Livestock shipments public sale prices and any special farm activity details are especially welcome for publication.
A Sioux Falls Argus Leader piece asserts farmers never loaf and will not. It cites Marion township census data with numbers for farms automobiles and tractors and mentions a Kansas City mule auction record of a span selling for $1,000 as the auction peak followed by many spans selling from $600 to $890.
A report notes a federal move to withdraw grain loan programs. The action could affect farmers, lenders, and regional markets dependent on agricultural credit. Officials indicate changes aim to streamline subsidy systems and reduce public costs.
Owing to east blizzards freight delays push up egg and butter markets while shipments en route may drop prices soon. Producers urged to deliver cream to Washington Butter station. payments listed for eggs hens hides furs and other goods with a note on crafting robes rugs and coats to measure.
Rural Route No four notes visits as Mr and Mrs Fred Kephart spend Sunday with George and Mrs Hopping. Bryan Nicholson assists Oscar Gardner plans moving to Will Easter farm with T L Dodds moving to vacated Gardner place. Nicholson also visits Charlie Kephart with Anna Simmering calling at the Kephart home.
Four year old Edna planned a visit to her aunt but recalled her mother’s warning not to eat. Upon returning home she stated her stomach had tipped over, illustrating a child’s humorous misinterpretation of illness.
November 30 marks the Russian monarch Peter I’s defeat by Charles XII of Sweden. With 40 000 troops against 8 000, the Swede’s superior command offset the czar’s numerical advantage in a historic day.
Chicago activists from the Manufacturers and Dealers Association and multiple trade groups mobilize against the prohibition amendment. They push for a national policy allowing light wine and beer and urge petitions for Gov Edward L Edwards of New Jersey as Democratic presidential candidate. The effort targets the April 1 primaries and probes candidate positions on wet versus dry.
A People's Theme Journal passage reflects on female crime and probation law. It argues that girls seek pleasures and possessions, not theft, and urges better means for girls to earn what they need before trouble, predicting a world changed by preventive measures.
To keep cider sweet place in each barrel immediately on making four ounces of must ard salt and one ounce of ground chalk. Shake well. Cider may be preserved sweet by canning in airtight jars after settling liquid and racking off dregs. Do not allow fermentation to start before canning or it will not keep.
A fragment quotes Ruskin on how sharing possessions awakens the instinct to communicate good with others as power grows. This compact reflection ties personal generosity to collective action and social virtue.
George Hampton of Washington, managing director of the Farmers' National Council, urged unified action among cooperative agencies at the National Farmer-Labor Cooperative Congress in Chicago. His statement that farmers will never go on strike drew delegates to their feet.
The article notes sea urchins eggs used in Ceylon with raw oysters. It mentions Mexican omelets flavored by a stinging insect that is prepared after removing the sting. It also describes drying and cooking large varieties of locusts and grasshoppers in India, Arabia, and Syria.
The text records a Sertahy minister visiting a farmhouse for tea before "execsses" and humorously notes he prefers to pray after work. It also mentions Tutuila and nearby Samoan islands were acquired by the United States in January 1900, detailing areas and populations with Pago Pago as the main harbor.
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