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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1923
Page
2
Chicago market notes January 24 1923 show hog receipts about 25000 with 17811 holdover and cattle receipts near 9900 with 18000 sheep. Beef and veal priced to 12.50 for prime heavy beef steers and 9.65 to 12.60 for lighter weights while hogs move slow with varied weekly ranges. Livestock and grain figures include corn oats and wheat prices and 172 car corn tone changes. Tomorrow projections list hogs 58000 cattle 10000 sheep 17000.
A dense schedule lists sales from Jan 25 to Feb 27 in towns such as Crawfordsville Washington Wellman and Keota. Entries include horse mules poland china stock namespaces and real estate with buyers and locations specified.
The report lists prices for sheep categories including medium good and choice ewes at 9.58 to 13.50, ewes medium good and choice at 5.00 to 8.35, ewes culIs and common at 3.50 to 6.00, and feeder lambs medium good and choice at 12.75 to 14.85. The figures reflect current market rates for these livestock grades.
Readable figures show hogs cattle and sheep receipts and shipments with multiple numeric values. The fragment lists totals for receipts and shipments across different categories, though context and dates are missing.
An editorial in the Ohio State Journal argues that true recognition should come from meaningful deeds, not from honorary memberships in organizations the individual does not wish to join. It critiques public figures who seek prestige through such affiliations rather than substantive achievements.
George B Selden of Rochester New York is credited as the inventor of the first gasoline powered vehicle. The modern automobile is a development of his invention and the refinement of the gasoline motor.
The text presents Leonardo da Vinci as a premier physiologist of his time noting his anatomical drawings and dissections. It highlights his fame as a painter and claims he produced detailed human body studies through direct hands-on exploration.
A bill by Rep Blake of Fayette in the Iowa House proposes shifting tax due dates for farmers from March and September to May and November. The change aims to align payments with the late spring and early autumn harvest cycles, easing farmer liquidity and reducing bank loan demand between tax time and harvest receipts.
Wellman community club held a banquet for the local high school football team which had one loss and limited scoring by opponents. Eardley Bell Jr acted as toastmaster while Mayor Joe McClellan gave the welcome. Superintendent C. Culver and Chester Meade spoke along with John Hancock of the state university.
A Washington Star item quotes Uncle Phen critiquing a small tip and urging staff to be more courteous to prompt the next customer to notice. The report highlights a gruff tone and a push for better service.
A trimmed note cites a Benjamin Franklin maxim from Poor Richard warning that an undutiful daughter may make an unmanageable wife. The remark reflects colonial era social expectations and gender norms.
A young writer submits a tale featuring Flo who calls his son an spendthrift and derides his own new motorized touring machine, exposing a repeated pattern of sarcasm and flawed phrasing in the prose.
Chicago Americenn reports a famous scientist claims his chicken experiments prove the possibility of unlimited existence. A commentator recalls meeting the scientist in a downtown line room yesterday.
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