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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1923
Page
2
Chicago markets report jan 20 1923 estimated receipts hogs 5000 cattle 500 sheep 2000 holdover 5891 strong to 10 higher market with top 8.85 and 8.95 on heavy and medium weight hogs. Shipments and receipts listed for Hogs cattle sheep calves with Prices and car counts.
A long row of sale notices lists closing out sales and public auctions from Jan 22 to Feb 27 in towns like Washington Crawfordsville Has kins Wellman Ainsworth and Keota. It includes real estate and personal property auctions and a mule sale with dates and local directions.
Manila report shows Spain ranking fifth among nations trading with the Philippines in October. Trade totaled 600000 dollars, up from 570000 the prior year, with Spain exchanging wine and textiles for cigars tobacco hemp and vegetables. United States foreign commerce with the Philippines rose to 10700000 dollars, up five million from the previous October.
Daily on business days at 9 30 a m receipts shipments estimated carrots local weather and opening futures market for wheat corn oats rye barley pork lard and ribs 10 00 a m futures quotations live stock prices 12 30 p m futures quotations 1 60 p m futures quotations 1 20 p m closing futures quotes high and low for day cash grain prices gross bids for cash grain to arrive On Saturdays closing prices at 12 05 p m Visible Supply changes posted Regular Concert Sending Schedule 10 00 p m Tue Thu Sat 9 00 and 10 00 p m Sun Special programs announced from station Wave Length 360 Meters Shipdead.
Iowa State College announces a strong Farmers Week program from January 29 to February 3 in Ames with a reduced one and a half fare for Iowa travelers. The event features lectures, demonstrations, Rural Life conferences, the Iowa State Corn and Small Grain show, a Farmers Banquet, and appearances by national speakers including former Governor Frank Lowden.
Ernest Carlson sold forty Duroc sows and gifts to a strong crowd at the East End Garage. Top gift brought 51.00 with other prices near 40. Buyers included John Krebs Riverside and Eli Yoder Kalona among many bidders from Washington Crawfordsville Kalona Wayland Keota and more. Shorthorn cows sold at nominal prices. O. D. Booth bought two at 100.00 and 80.00.
A Boston Transcript cartoon shows Time with a golf stick replacing the scythe. The caption hints the depicted figure is a club golfer who digs divots from readers’ heads and eventually puts them all into a hole.
Ames Iowa January 20 farm youngsters move to urban areas says Professor W H Lancelot of Iowa State College vocational education. He notes a high link between cityward migration and schooling with 35 percent of rural youths leaving farms and rural population shrinking 16.5 percent in ten years. He warns of foreign ownership creeping into town farms and urges policies to keep rural youths educated and on farms.
Detroit January 20 Henry Ford advocates a worldwide industrial expansion to educate people and create prosperity so war ends. He argues universal automobile use will spread machinery knowledge reduce hunger and pacify nations by fostering travel and understanding among villagers in places like Mexico and Russia.
Professor Lancelot urges Jona to demand that rural schools educate for country life with the same rigor as city schools. He argues schools should prepare youth to stay on or return to the countryside rather than migrate away.
Regular county teachers examinations to be held at the Court House in Washington Iowa on January 24 25 and 26 1925. Schedule lists subjects by day with times and includes Didatics Orthography Geography History Domestic Science Arithmetic Physiology Agriculture Music Grammar Penmanship Algebra Economics Civics Physics. Clara M Wallace county superintendent.
Rare postage stamps valued at over £125,000 were found on old letters in the garret of a Philadelphia house. The discovery highlights the unexpected value of collectible postal items.
A fragment notes prices for ducks and geese by the pound with unclear figures. The text lists ducks per pound and geese per pound with a dash indicating missing values. No dates or locations are provided.
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