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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1923
Page
2
Two daily market updates from Chicago dated January 26 1923 report receipts and holdovers for cattle sheep and hogs. Prices show steady to higher tones across beef cows fat cattle steers veal calves feeders and lambs with detailed weight classes and ranges. Total receipts listed include hogs cattle and sheep with shipments noted.
Furnished by Beach-Wickham Grain Co. prices include No. 3 yellow corn at 69 to 70 percent, No. 3 white oats at 48 to 43 percent, No. 2 yellow corn at 71 to 77 percent, No. 3 hard wheat at 1.13, and No. 2 rye at 86 percent. Livestock cattle demand noted with 5 000 hogs and 5 000 sheep, plus 500 cattle forecast for tomorrow.
A compiled list of upcoming public sales across Iowa counties with sellers in Bent on January through February. Entries include Jan 27 D J Wittman and others in Washington and Hedrick plus many farm, livestock, real estate, and miscellaneous sales near Washington, Wellman, Crawfordsville, Ainsworth, and surrounding towns.
Paris officials and university leaders welcome a large influx of American students. Rector Paul Appell notes open doors and government backing, with Franco American groups aiding housing and language study. Public Instruction Minister Leon Berard discusses a summer school at Fort des Russes for 800 students with 400 applications already filed.
A writ of general execution directs a public sale of goods and chattels at East End Garage east of Washington Iowa on February 6 1923 between 9 a m and 4 p m. The sale lists car accessories including springs bearings gaskets spark plugs bulbs chains belts and tools to satisfy the execution against A G Long and Mrs A G Long. Terms are cash and the sale is conducted by the Sheriff of Washington County Iowa.
A report notes a boy judged no account may be influenced by a charge or burden carried, reflecting on judgment and consequences as discussed in the San Francisco Chronicle.
Swedesburg Shipping association held its annual meeting electing officers for the coming year. The 79 cars of livestock shipped to Chicago last year netted 116444 dollars. The 120 members expressed satisfaction with the year’s activities. Cedar County Farm Bureau banquet draws 200 plus members with reports of strong finances and growing membership. Picric acid available to Cedar County farmers at 11 dollars per hundred pounds for land clearing and blasting uses.
Guthrie Center Iowa January 26 Thirteen debaters in Guthrie county are now enrolled in the farmers debating contest Township contests will be held soon with local participants competing in the series.
Ames logical bulletin by Professor L H Pammel warns weeds pose a continual menace to Iowa farms villages cities and along roads with crop damage totaling 25000000 yearly A concise guide covers unlawful and noxious weeds growth propagation and best eradication methods to help farmers control infestations.
Ex tension workers from Iowa State College note many farmers have forgotten old butchering days and waste meat from improper cuts. Roy W. Snyder, extension specialist, will hold demonstrations across the state to show proper killing and carcass cutting techniques, with appearances planned for Guthrie county farmers.
Ames Iowa January bulletin from Iowa State College informs fruit growers and orchardists about fruits that thrive in Iowa. It lists apples plums cherries grapes raspberries and currants with soil and exposure needs and notes pear blight makes pear culture precarious statewide.
Guthrie Center hosts a spring Home Millinery course for Guthrie County farm women. The program, run with Iowa State College extension experts, will teach making and trimming hats with each participant creating a hat for herself. Enrollees gain instruction from a trained specialist and practice under expert guidance.
Paris reports a new antique furniture fad using trained wood worms to create authentic aged holes. A gardener near Dijon trains the worms before delivery, letting them bore holes in fresh pieces to mimic centuries of decay, replacing the old buckshot method.
A Bogton Evening Transcript quote quotes Uncle Ezray claiming poverty may be a blessing and that people should not seek land, reflecting local dialect and sentiment.
Jui Tunkins argues that blaming others for one’s misfortunes exposes own carelessness in a Washington Evening Star quote.
Iowa farmers see a brighter 1925 outlook as December 1922 prices for corn rise about 50 percent from December 1921. Crop service director Charles D Reed cites lower 1922 U S production and price trends above cost of production, urging accurate assessors statistics to guide acreage decisions and livestock data.
A note explains that caterpillars respire via openings on the sides of their bodies. The article discusses the function and location of these breathing holes.
The first commercial telephone exchange in the United States was established in New Haven on January 25, 1878, marking a milestone in communications history.
A terse biblical epigraph noting the virtue of restraint and measured speech attributed to Salomon. The remark highlights wisdom in limiting words when one possesses knowledge.
A Baltimore Sun remark notes that discussing psychotory is amusing because neither party understands it well. The quip emphasizes mutual unfamiliarity in casual dialogue.
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