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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1926
Page
2
Markets report hog receipts about 45 000 with mixed advances across weights from 140 to 160 pounds up to 13 75 for top sacks. Cattle receipts near 20 000 show fat steers 11.00 to 11.50 with weight gains to 15 cents. sheep receipts 16 000 show fat lambs 25 percent higher to 15.75 with packers slow to buy.
Clover seed shows cash imports at 16.00 with bids 19.75 and steady cash 16.00 for January February and March 16.00. October 15.76. Timothy seed quoted at 3.80 cash with January and March bids 3.80 and 3.85 respectively.
Lincoln Neb January 18 The Nebraska capitol project costs 9 million dollars and presents a new distinctly American prairie style. Professor Hartley B Alexander of the University declares the design symbolic of prairie soil and predicts future generations of architects will further develop this approach. The completed building will form a square crowned by a 400 foot tall tower.
Chicago cash grain prices reach mixed levels for wheat corn oats rye barley and seeds Jan 26 with No 1 hard wheat at 1 80 and various No 2 to No 6 mixed and yellow corn quotes across a wide range and futures detail for oats rye barley timothy and clover seed lard ribs bellies listed as markers.
Official livestock estimates for tomorrow list hogs 24 000 cattle 10 000 and sheep 15 000 for Chicago volume forecast as reported.
A quotation from the Boston Transcript is cited in the Pahuska Journal-Capital claiming civilization harms its own aims by enabling weak individuals to endure. The text presents a provocative modern-era critique rather than reporting a news event.
Peter Hendrickson underwent an operation at Bellevue hospital in Muscatine this week. Miss Jessie Foster was elected chairman of women's work in the first congressional district at the State Farm Bureau convention in Des Moines. The 4 H Girls Club of Union township will meet at Latifa and Helen Moody's home January 23. State Senator J. D. Buser of Conesville, representing Muscatine and Louisa counties, will seek re election per today's announcement. Mrs. Ben Nichols visited her parents near Winfield. The Old Clifton club was entertained by Mrs. B. E. Dunlap with twenty in attendance.
Public spirited Chinese teachers led by Jimmie Yen, a Yale and Princeton alumnus, promote education using a thousand common characters. They publish a million thousand character textbooks for ten cents each, reuse vacant temples as classrooms, and teach by air writing where boards are unavailable.
A Pennsylvania judge held that a married man can kiss a woman other than his wife if she does not object, a stance the Detroit News notes also deprives the wife of a comparable right should she desire.
A Hawaiian outrigger canoe rescued three people from a disabled motor launch fourteen miles off Honolulu amid heavy seas. Hawaiian history notes the island was settled by South Seas peoples who used the same kind of canoe to make the voyage.
Midsummer Eve customs in Brittany feature beacon lights on hilltops named the Fires of Saint John. The term references the Eve of the Nativity of Saint John Baptist as described for French regions and their midsummer traditions.
The article notes cabbage as a supposed remedy for drunkenness. It cites Egyptian practice of eating boiled cabbage before other foods to curb wine intake and French vineyard beliefs that cabbage near grapes harms wine quality.
A reflective line extols life as a path to heroic deeds and lasting record on the eternal skies, urging the reader to seize the vast possibilities within. The quotation frames potential as a driver of meaningful achievement.
Price list shows per pound rates for cream butterfat tests, various hens by weight and breed, ducks in white and colored varieties, large breed geese, swan geese, beef hides, and horse rides. Notes no market for sick, thin, or crippled poultry.
Three Banded Armadillo praises his shell and self defense while Six and Nine Banded Armadillos compare bands, teeth, and habits. They discuss food, burrowing, and general similarities as they comment on visiting the zoo and how humans view their appearance.
Des Moines hosts regional council sessions January 28 and 29 with Epworth League youth from 497 chapters invited. Leaders from Iowa, including Ora Neffeneger and Frank Bean, will discuss league work, college chapters, and ministerial training as 17,997 members study programs and 1,910 students pursue advanced education across five Iowa Methodist colleges. Reports cover six Iowa summer institutes that attracted 2,044 youths paying their own expenses and yielding 1,620 certificates.
The article notes ancient Egyptian veneer work in the British Museum and cites Pliny describing veneer’s spread in Rome. It states veneer gained popularity in the Netherlands France and England during the eighteenth century.
A sequence of scheduled closing out and public sales listed with dates from January through February. Locations include Dublin West Chester Crawfordsville Wellman Washington Keota and Wellston. Sellers include Otto Dankwardt Mrs Margaret Witting Charley Rickey Israel Davis estate and others.
"Yes, father," said the young man just out of college, "I've graduated and my education is complete. I must find a larger field where I can use it to the best advantage." The father replied there is a ten-acre corn field and the son can have it all to himself.
Father complains of a smashed tobacco jar and pipe by a youthful mischief, while Mother urges action over the loss and suggests not crying over it. The dialogue shows a domestic tone and a resolve to address the mishap without further delay.
New Broadway Temple in New York stands as a 24 story $4,600,000 Methodist church with a basement gymnasium swimming pool bowling alleys and social work facilities. Committees from Minneapolis plan a similar structure in their city and Ohio and Missouri churches consider emulating the project.
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