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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1922
Page
2
Cattle hogs and sheep receipts totaled around 23,605 with shipments nearing 10897 for hogs and 46232 for cattle. Prices show steady to higher moves on hogs and mixed to steady on cattle with lambs and feeder stock noted, reflects a busy Chicago cash market and wholesale levels.
John A Babcock operates as commission merchant at 27 38 Main Floor Exchange U S Yard Chicago Illinois News brief identifies him and location as key details in business profile.
A Victorian collage of wry quips and brief anecdotes from various papers, highlighting irony in fortune, misheard anthems, and social foibles. Notable lines reference Pittsburg Sun Boston Transcript Portland Oregonian Sydney Bulletin and New York Christian Work with light, humorous observations.
New invention uses electrically driven mirrors to reflect light beams in any direction, enabling efficient maneuvering of heavy searchlights without manual handling.
Dialogue highlights a couple remarking on a man aged forty and a woman aged twenty. The exchange notes the girl’s youth and the man’s age, with a comment on future years when she is fifty and he reaches one hundred. The tone hints at social commentary on age disparity.
A dense listing of closing out and stock sales in Iowa towns including Washington Columbus Junction Keota and West Chester. Dates span January 19 to February 24 with Duroc Jersey Poland China Hampshire and Percheron breeds and multiple farms such as Haskins Crawfordsville and Evergreen Farms.
County farmers heard from State Veterinarian P Malcolm about upcoming school of instruction and TB testing funds. Washington and Franklin township meetings discussed 1922 demonstration work, with Frank Reed outlining 4H and Junior Club benefits for breeders and youth.
Chicago Livestock Bulletin notes excess warmed-up cattle reach market, pushing prices and profits for feeders and killers. Liquidity pressures and financial worries push liquidation until March 1, with beef demand reviving after holidays and Western stockers firming as pasture replenishment nears.
An advertisement touts SUSTO as a concentrated nutritious tonic food tablet proven in tests at a major American medical college. It claims to rebuild flesh and strength for thin weak run-down people and convalescents, with a money-back guarantee if claims fail, sold by Sheroan Brothers. The piece ends with a short verse about a boy on a railroad track.
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