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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1930
Page
2
Hog receipts 13 000 led by 3 000, market strong to 10 higher, top 140 170 lb hogs. Calves and cattle mixed with fat cattle steady to higher, vealers weak, bulls strong. Sheep receipts 4 000 with active market, lambs and ewes varied by weight and grade.
Veterinary practitioners report outbreaks across eastern Iowa including Hog Cholera in Coggan Sheffield Hampton Iowa City. hemorrhagic septicemia in cattle at Atkins Hampton Iowa City Clinton Maquoketa Green Bennett. pulmonary edema in cattle Greene. contagious abortion in cattle across multiple towns such as Le Porte City Stanwood Springville Creene Durant Pysart Amber Anamosa Hampton Tiffin Iowa City. blackleg in cattle at Ainsworth Union Wet Branch Maquoketa Clinton Morse. swine diseases including Stonwood Fin in at Elgin Dyart Mange in Dysart. pig scours at Martelle. fowl cholera in Marshalltown Elgin Corgan Iowa City. roup in chickens at Dysart Cedar Rapids.
Nature Magazine explains lobsters are crustaceans, not fish, despite common usage of the term fishery. The group includes shrimps, crabs, wood lice, water fleas and barnacles.
The origin of the term nickname traces to ekename meaning an additional name. Early writers used ekename in the fourteenth century and from 1550 onward the form nickname became common.
Betty bids on a lilac glass desk at a town auction hoping to save her mother’s home but the desk shatters in a car crash. In the wreck the old deed hidden by Cousin Rose is revealed, giving Betty the house and its contents as promised.
A Iowa column recalls December 30 1929 farm sales near Havre and nearby towns. Mrs Dallas Toppug visits Washington while son assists at home. Doc Byers recovers slowly after illness as community reflects on year end meals and finances.
A fragmented notice lists plans to visit a church for religious influence and mentions various local events. It highlights Harrison Dodder moving his store, upcoming sales by J Hi Bairds Dairy, and the McCreedy household goods sale, plus farm and timber chatter around Washington with references to local dinners and road improvements.
The fragment quotes Mrs. Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte saying Aristotle wrote about women’s cunning and concluded there is no remedy except keeping away from them. The text appears as a detached remark attributed to a Mentor Magazine excerpt.
Theodore Roosevelt relates a family trip to Sagamore where mother insists children take Jamaica ginger for colds. The medicine is disliked by all and even the father says he dares not intervene, fearing his own dose.
The Franklin community reports family visits including the Felten dorf and Kleese households and a move by Harry Kleese from Titus to his place. Neighbors share Christmas Day dinners, a school Christmas program, and a party hosted by Miss Coulter. Several residents travel to Iowa City and Indianola while noting unharvested corn fields and ankle injury updates.
An old tale recounts Aristotle surrendering to a princess’s maid in waiting as Alexander the Great grew. He is said to have appeared in the garden in a silken gown. The maid used ruses to lure the sage and the youth, ending with a staged chase around the garden.
The Amicable Society introduced life insurance in England in 1696. It spread to Philadelphia in 1759 aiding Presbyterian ministers and families, followed by a similar Episcopal clergy provider. The Insurance Company of North America began general business in Philadelphia in 1766.
The article notes that slavery persisted openly in England until 1772 when the King's Bench ruled it unlawful “in England.” Parliament freed slaves in the British West Indies in 1888 by funding £20 million to slaveholders, with total abolition in British dominions occurring only recently, as cited from Pathfinder Magazine.
A Cincinnati Enquirer item notes that a husband nicknamed the Married Grouch is troubled when his wife recovers and knows he must meet many bills that day. The quip highlights domestic strain over financial pressures.
A Chicago News piece proclaims a provocative line about love and hate, framing it as a bold stance on loyalties. The opinion contrasts friendships with rivalries to underline dramatic social tensions.
Ohio State Journal notes a somber scene about a person forced to eat roquefort cheese out of politeness, highlighting awkward social pressure and discomfort.
Listing of poultry prices for fresh laid eggs pullet hens springs and Leghorns with per pound rates and special notes. Also beef and horse hides prices and a policy that sick or crippled poultry has no market.
A sequence of public and closing out sales listed by dates and locations around Washington Wellman Ainsworth Rubio and Wellman area. Entries include dairy cows farm livestock and land sales by W M Meeks J H Baird Albert Maas Zeck Teets Hawkins and others with distances from Washington and nearby towns.
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