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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1923

Page

2

Daily Market Reports Opening And Second Report

Chicago open markets show estimated receipts for hogs 62 000 cattle 14 000 sheep 12 000. Second report notes market active down 5 to 10 cents with varied weights and goods. beef steers and veal show ranges across weight classes and quality. Cash grain and futures details list prices for corn oats rye and wheat with mixed tones under steady to higher tones. Livestock estimates for tomorrow include hogs 50 000 cattle 7 000 sheep 10 000.

Chicago Tong Wele

Closing Out and Farm Sales List in Iowa Area

An extensive sequence of closing out sales and farm auctions listed with dates and locations across Washington Crawfordsville Has, Columbus Jct, Letts, Ainsworth, Haskins, Was hington and nearby towns. Notable items include livestock auctions and public sales from January to February.

E. L. Cook So. Ave B Washington Harry Gipple Columbus Iowa E. J. Roush Crawfordsville J. A. Wehr & Son Haskins R. S. Custer Washingon J. M. Brockway Letts Tom McGraw Cotter C. B. Yard James Quinn John M. Boshart Wayland Lowe John Warner Poland China Frank Newworth Haskins Frank Novy Gladwin McAvoy & Dayton Chester J. C. Huston W. O. Freeland Pudiie Sale Ainsworth

Probate of Will Notice in Iowa Court

Notice of hearing for the will of J. Rowman deceased dated 1911 and 1916 filed Sept 1922. The hearing is at 10 a.m. January 8, 1923, at the Court House Washington Iowa before the Sixth Judicial District. Clerk J D Glasgow administers.

Yoinstry Beth Codic Washington Iowa District Court Chas, A. Dewey Sixth Judicial District of J. D. Glasgow

Swedish miners toil in Arctic coal mine under endless night

One hundred eighty five Swedish coal miners are cut off from the world seven hundred miles north of the Arctic Circle on Spitzburgen island. They face months of darkness until next April while camps run on electricity and the miners rely on radio for news. Sweden uses river power for much of its energy, supplementing fuel with wood peat and charcoal, and the 185 miners continue to extract coal through the Arctic winter.

Gothenburg Arctic Circle Spitzburgen Sweden Greenland King Coal Rim

Tiger stomachs reveal varied prey for ancient beasts

J. B. Bell of the American museum examined the stomachs of more than thirty tigers and found many had fed on sea turtles, sharks, rays, porpoises, crabs, mackerel, shad and other fish.

J. B. Bell American Museum

Hall’s Catarrh Medicine Adverts a Cure

An 19th or early 20th century local advertisement promotes Hall’s Catarrh Medicine, claiming the ointment gives quick relief when applied topically and the internal tonic acts through the blood to cleanse mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists for over 40 years by F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo.

F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo

Cattle Feed In Iowa Leads Wide Increase In 1922

The Chicago office reports a sharp rise in cattle on feed across the corn belt with Iowa showing the largest 50 percent increase in head compared to 1921. Nebraska Missouri and South Dakota follow with 26 to 35 percent gains as feeder activity climbs amid abundant corn.

United States Levelry Belt Chicago UD Vision Mississippi Michigan Minnesota Iowa Illinois Nebraska Missouri South Dakota

Airship Link Planned Between Spain and Argentina

The Associated Press reports progress on an airship service linking Spain and Argentina with stations at Seville and Buenos Aires. Each circular station houses a mail liner in a windproof electric dome. Ships will have nine motors carry 40 passengers plus crew and 11 tons of baggage and mail. Weekly round trips are planned with three days westbound and four days six hours eastbound.

London Spain Argentina Seville Buenos Aires

Film drives Lorna Doone sales amid Tourneur adaptation

Booksellers report a surge in Lorna Doone sales as word spreads about a Maurice Tourneur film adaptation. A Madge Bellamy edition features photoplay stills and an autograph photo on the cover, boosting interest among Yale Princeton and other graduates.

Yale Princeton Lorna Doone Maurice Tourneur Madge Bellamy Miss Bellamy

Local Market Prices for Hens Turkeys and Hides

Readable fragments list per pound prices for live poultry farm items including hens of various weights and ages, leghorns, springs, old roosters, and turkey items. Also mentions beef hides and horse hides with unit pricing.

POF Windecscetcoe

Militon Bradley reissues Lorna Doone as classic romance

The Milton Bradley Company notes that Lorna Doone remains a best seller after more than five decades. Publishers produce multiple editions of this seventeenth century romance, maintaining its appeal across many reader markets. The source highlights enduring popularity and wide availability.

Traveling Africa and Child Care Customs Recounted

A travel passage notes contrasts in African child care from carrying on the back or hip to rolling in a cradle and the use of different objects, reflecting unfamiliar practices to the observer. The description preserves general cultural differences without sensational detail.

Africa

Phone 116 a Mutua's 12 2%e aan an oe Te

The fragmentary OCR text shows an unclear phone entry and cryptic notes with possible name Mutua. No coherent event or identifiable organizations are readable.

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