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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1922

Page

2

Chicago Market Reports and Grain Prices Summary

Chicago receipts and prices for cattle sheep hogs and veal calves show mixed movements with steady to higher trend in beef and steady hog values. Grain markets list wheat corn and oats prices with cash market quotes for No 2 red winter wheat and yellow white corn and oats futures and spot quotes.

Hoge Chicago Chicago Farrow King Chick Hatchery Co Iowa City Janesville Janesville Gang Waterloo Concord South Bend

A Double Miss

A brief quoted exchange from a Boston Transcript piece shows a wife expressing affection and prayer for her husband and his companion during his hunting trip. The fragment hints at personal sentiment and interpersonal dynamics within a newspaper vignette.

Boston Transcript

Infant Reaches Majority Before Twenty First Birthday

The text explains how a person born December 31, 1900 becomes an adult at the first moment of the day preceding their twenty first birthday. A child born at that date would reach majority just before midnight on October 20, 1921, about forty eight hours minus two minutes before turning twenty one.

Keep Striving in the Face of Despair

Motivational reflection urging perseverance over despondency. It argues that humility is not found in cowardice but in continuing the journey with resolve. The speaker emphasizes resuming effort after every stumble and pressing forward on one’s chosen course.

Feneton

Half Price Sale Noted in Brief Entry

A short listing shows items offered at 2.00 each with a 7 percent rate quoted. The note ends with a mention of half price.

Monkey Wrench Ad Lists Hardware Goods and Pledges Sales

The ad lists buyers and items such as Goodyear belt parts Killdust belt dressing magneto wringer rollers and a Hart-Parr tractor from various customers including Lee McAvoy Lloyd Hays Amos Weaver Geo Ferguson Geo Wallace and W H Blair. It promotes more sales with references to ice water heating stock tank wooden axes a No 45 stover mill and a sales record push.

Arthur Long Goodyear Carris Mfg. Co Lee McAvoy Begins Motor Co Lloyd Hays John Shebeck Pp. H. Swift John Dodds Clarence Jackson A. E. Rinner New Holland Gary O

Poultry and dairy notes from Iowa State College archive

The column covers meat handling with hide curing, Argentine interest in Iowa corn, early poultry selection for better hatchings, price guidance for 1922, ground corn benefits for dairy cows, and cow test results in Dallas County showcasing milk, butterfat gains and improved breeding decisions.

J. J. Gordon Extension Service Iowa State College Town State College Eoen The Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station Cow Test Association Dallas County Farm Bureau Don Chase

Plan for Better Homes Aims to Improve Iowa Farms

Iowa farmers plan landscaping orchards windbreaks and sanitary features under guidance of H H Cornell extension landscape architect at Iowa State College. He offers consultations to communities and individuals interested in improving farm appearance and efficiency.

E. G. Nourse Iowa State College Nourse Mr. Nourse Iowa H. H. Cornell Cornell

Butter Quality Improves in Iowa Dairy Contest

The 1922 Iowa butter contest shows record quality as butter makers excel across twelve events. Postville hosted the opening with 70 tubs on trial, the largest entry yet, and contestants must display at least eight tubs to win a prize across the series.

Iowa Postville

Co operative Livestock Shipping Grows in Dallas County

In two years Dallas County has seen rapid growth in shipping associations for livestock. Ten associations with 1,537 members operate across twelve to fifteen points, with 590 cars shipped valued at 778,992 dollars. Waukee leads with 85 hog cars, 20 cattle cars, and one sheep car totaling 150,000 dollars. Perry holds the largest membership at 200.

Dallas County U. EF. Codlin Codlin Waukee Perry Association

Meat Inspection Workers Guard Nation's Breakfast

Government inspectors work daily in 39 packing and meat preparing plants ensuring meat products leave facilities free of disease. They examine countless animals before and after slaughter, performing a service with a vast aggregate impact on public health.

Federal meat inspection figures show losses from disease

The article notes 191 533 animals condemned and 671 504 carcass parts for food, with 62 836 dead or dying animals disposed of nonfood. Tuberculosis and hog cholera cause large losses. pneumonia also harms swine and cattle. emphasis on yearly tolls and ongoing efforts to reduce disease and losses for a growing population.

Federal Meat Inspection United States Department of Agriculture

Poised Woman Wins In Modern Life Says Ad

An advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for nervousness and weak health in women. It claims poise and confidence come from sound health and steady nerves, urging readers to purchase the product.

Lydia BE Lydia BE. Pinkham

Actress Mabel Van Buren Stars in Conrad in Quest of His Youth

Talented actress Mabel Van Buren returns to the Lasky lot to appear as Nina in William DeMille's Paramount production Conrad in Quest of His Youth starring Thomas Meighan. The Fox Theatre schedules showings for two days starting Monday. Margaret Loomis leads the cast with support from Kathryn Williams Maym Kelso and Sylvia Ashton.

Paramount Picture Conrad Mabel van Buren Jesse L Leonard Merrick Conrad Warrener Margaret Loomis Kathryn Williams Maym Kelso Sylvia Ashton

Burnt Bridges as a Metaphor in Personal Choices

Reflects on people who destroy connections after or before leaving a situation. The saying contrasts two approaches to moving on, highlighting consequences for relationships and future opportunities.

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