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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1923
Page
2
Chicago opening report lists estimated hog receipts 24 000 and cattle 4 500 to 10 000. Second report notes market steady to up to 15 cents higher, with beef steers and cows priced across weight classes and lambs at top around 14 75. Overall activity described as slow and uneven with varied quality.
A compiled schedule lists numerous public and closing out sales in Iowa towns including Washington Craw fordsville Letts and Wellman. Buyers like J Wright Jay Brewer and R S Custer are named alongside sale dates from January 20 to February 27.
Official yesterday market report lists lamb and sheep bids with values for yearling wethers ewes and feeder lambs. Receipts show hogs cattle sheep calves totaling 31618 head with shipments of 11706 hogs 4053 cattle 6053 sheep 272 calves.
The Associated Press reports that the Merchant Tailor Designers Association will likely introduce a resolution opposing bell shaped trousers with side laced vents at its January convention in St. Louis. A second proposed resolution backs the French-Capper Truth in Fabric bill requiring textile labels showing virgin wool content.
A European woman living in China orders late food but mispronounces the phrase. Her request to the cook for “the elty gate” leads to a humorous kitchen mix up due to tone and language misunderstandings.
A French experimenter tested handgrip strength under colored lights and found red to be distinctly the most stimulating color, with orange, yellow, green, and blue following in that order.
A wife cured her stomach troubles after trying Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy praised by a friend in Oshkosh. The simple preparation claims to remove catarrhal mucus and reduce inflammation causing stomach liver and intestinal ailments. One dose convinces or money refunded Lemmon’s Pharmacy and leading druggists.
Des Moines January 19 The number of cattle on feed in Iowa on January 1 fell 15 percent from December 1 levels due to heavy marketings and rising feed costs. Despite the drop, January 1, 1923 cattle on feed rose 35 percent from 1922. Report notes shifting from heavy to lighter feeders and provides monthly marketing projections and November December influx figures.
The December weather summary notes near normal temperatures with no severe cold, a record warm Christmas day, and precipitation near 0.37 inch. Light freezing rain on the 6th and 7th caused icy surfaces and vehicle skidding, while overall snowfall remained light and winter wheat stayed mostly unharmed.
The Mississippi River at week hit an all time low of 3.1 feet below the previous gauge. The sustained low water worsened conditions for local manufacturers and increased operating costs, according to the report.
Birds and bats are the only living vertebrates capable of powered flight while other animals such as squirrels lizards snakes fish and lemurs display aerial movement through leaps or gliding.
A mid eighteenth century account by George William Steller details the extinct Arctic sea cow found near Yering Island with Vitus Bering. It weighed about 5,000 pounds and measured from 20 to 00 feet in length, sharing similarities with the manatee and dugong of southern waters.
The county requires sworn claims to be filed with the County Auditor before the monthly sessions. All claims must be sworn before an authorized official and filed by the Saturday preceding the first Monday of the month. A. L. Griffith, County Auditor.
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